Call of Duty 2: No demo controls or game crash

[OomJan]

Game: Call of Duty 2
Version: All Versions
Symptom: Crash on game start-up with error messages or no/partial demo controls with Seismovision 3

Error messages include:

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Error during initialization:
Script compile error
(see console for details)

Or

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Attempted to overrun string in call to va()

Solution:
Below is a screenshot of all files in the ‘main’ folder of Call of Duty 2 v1.3. The ‘.iwd’ files are the data files for Call of Duty 2. Remove all ‘.iwd’ files not contained in the list below and your problem should be solved.




Note:
All the problem reports that I received for Call of Duty 2 had the same solution. Some mod or add-on broke demo playback support or does not let the game start. Even if you think you do not have a mod or add-on installed in the ‘main’ folder, check again.

A new feature in Seismovision v3.01 will make your life even easier. Seismovision 3 can then automatically temporarily disable non-standard iwd files before playing the demo and restore them afterwards. (An update is not yet available)

Download this page as PDF: http://www.seismovision.net/data/downloads/cod2main.pdf


http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html