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    Ah, I see. (This is the kind of detail that gets lost in long threads...)

    I've added a new beta branch on Steam that is fixed to r265 so you can use that to roll back if you want. But that doesn't itself do anything to solve the problem.

    Thanks a lot, really appreciate it!

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    > Then what about making a beta branch with r265?

    What does that actually solve? You can already roll back to r265 if you want. Just download and install it. It won't open projects saved in newer releases, but if you're willing to modify the project file to allow that, then you can already go ahead and do it.

    As relixes said, I've meant Steam version. You can't roll back manually, if you're using Steam version of Construct 2.

    Ashley,

    I see your point. Then what about making a beta branch with r265? That way, users that know how to open a file in an older version (it's possible to do that) will "revert" manually and I think this will solve this question for some time, at least, while saving the time and nerves to people and to yourself. I understand that it's not a great thing from the point of actually finding out the cause of all this, but this issue ruins people's workflow for months now, and it doesn't seem like the solution is somewhere near.

    It's also is important to notice, that it's not that hard to open a project in an older version. The instruction on how to do that can be googled pretty easy, plus, there's even a tool to do that automatically for you. So, one way to deal with the questions, that supposedly can arise in Steam's community of C2 is to just create the official post in Steam's community group of Construct 2 with the explanation of the situation.

    Like all the information required for bug reports, it can help, but often does not in itself lead to a solution. This is why we require full reports for every issue: it can't be known in advance what will lead to the solution, so we require as much information as possible to help us identify what is going on. Very commonly people miss out crucial details which delays the investigation. We really need comprehensive reports in every case.

    This is understandable. But why not just roll back to the stable version then (r265)? It would save a lot of nerves to the users (plus, you won't have to pay attention to this question until you will have time to figure it out) and it won't take much time (I am speaking only about the procedure of build uploading through Steam dev's service).

    Ok, so far I had one crash, roughly after 15-20 minutes of working, after opening C2 that was updated to beta r268. I am not sure what caused it, though. I was just adding a new action when C2 suddenly froze and closed itself without any error. Just like it happened before. I checked out the autosave that was made close to the time that it crashed, and it seems like it works fine, on the first look.

    P.S. I can confirm, though, that UI elements, that were previously bugged, now work fine.

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    Okay, I will opt-in into beta and try to work for some time in it tomorrow. If something will change, I'll post it here. Thanks.

  • Hm, yeah, I can see your point, since not everybody watches forums/other info sources about current state of Construct, so that may lead a lot of people into confusion.

    Well, then I'm out of ideas. I just hope that you guys can look into that issue (with r267) and fix it, so people can get back to work without constantly worrying about losing progress. I don't even care that much about bugs with UI elements. Only those sudden crashes worry me a lot.

    Well, thanks again for looking into that issue and I hope the situation can be resolved soon.

  • Hello,

    I've got a proposition to roll back the Steam version of Construct 2 to r265, since using r267 brings a few really annoying bugs (crashes, Z order window and possibly other UI elements not working properly).

    I get it that Scirra staff is probably busy building C3, so it will be a while until we can get another update for C2, so the easiest way to make those crashes stop is to just roll back to r265 for now, which is really stable compared to r266 or r267.

    I tried to resolve that issue on my own by downloading r265 from the site and replacing the files in Steam directory, but Steam forces an update anyway. You can only postpone it, but it will be updated. So this way of dealing with that issue is not an option.

    I've got no other way, but to ask for your help. Please, bring back r265, so we can work without constant thinking about those random crashes (I've posted about them in Bug section).

    I've said "we", because I've encountered other people, that are on Steam and that have those crashes too. I'll try to reach them so they can share their thoughts about it here.

    Thanks in advance.

    Just wanted to bump that thread with two things.

    1. C2 closed itself yet again, while I was trying to import new frames into sprite.

    2. It would even be nice to just revert to r265 in Steam, since Steam users can't go back in versions on themselves.

    Thanks.

    Now that you've mentioned Image Editor, I kind of remembered, that the first time when C2 closed was when I was doing something with one of the sprites in Image Editor. I think I was closing it, when C2 just closed itself completely. And one time it just corrupted one of the frames. I can't remember what the error was saying, but I had to delete the frame and replace it with other file. Not sure if it's connected to the main topic, but maybe this info will help.

  • I have also been closed several times, although infrequently.

    Before the crash happens something happens to me, the window of C2 becomes large, it goes out of proportion, it becomes blurred and then two things can happen:

    1 - the crash occurs and C2 closes

    2 - returns to normal and nothing happens

    I think this happens when the file is being saved automatically, the backup is done.

    I've created a separate topic (https://www.construct.net/en/forum/construct-2/bugs-21/construct-r267-closes-itself-142998) for that matter, so it would be nice if you'd replicate your post about it there. Thanks in advance!

    I've encountered a really strange thing, supposedly after r267 was pushed (I'm on Steam version). Construct 2 randomly closes itself, without any error or pop-up messages. It freezes and closes either instantly or after a few moments. I'm not sure how to replicate that, because I can't see the pattern in it, but I've seen other people with the same issue. It happens randomly (or at least it appears so), so it really bugs me out, since you can't predict it and you should constantly think about it. I really hope that it can be solved. Big thank you in advance. P.S. I do not think that the issue is in my project, because it's relatively small yet, compared to my previously released game (I've never had any issues like that while working with it). And it doesn't look like there are any memory leaks (at least when monitoring c2 with task manager). It also maybe started in earlier versions. P.S.S. I've only noticed it in r267 because I've entered the phase that require more work inside the engine, than the previous stage of my current project. So, maybe there is someone, who seen that on previous version.

  • Just wanted to bump that thread. Z order window is still not working properly. Even if you call it with context menu (right click) it works only from clicking the second time. Also, C2 closed again without any error. All that started to happen after r267 in Steam.