Difference between revisions of "Software Failure 8000 0020"
From Worms Knowledge Base
(New page: {{ParentArticle|Tricks and glitches (first generation)}} If ''Worms'' encounters a fatal error, for instance it runs out of memory, then it will issue the instruction TRAP #0, which s...) |
(Added image.) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ParentArticle|[[Tricks and glitches (first generation)]]}} | {{ParentArticle|[[Tricks and glitches (first generation)]]}} | ||
| − | + | [[File:Software Failure Error 8000 0020.png|thumb|The Amiga error message that occurs on ''Worms: The Director's Cut''.]] | |
| − | If ''Worms'' encounters a fatal error, for instance it runs out of memory, then it will issue the instruction TRAP #0, which should call an "trap handler" to deal with the problem. However, the game doesn't set up such a trap handler, so instead the standard OS trap handler is invoked - which crashes the computer and displays the message "Software Failure | + | If ''Worms'' encounters a fatal error, for instance it runs out of memory, then it will issue the instruction TRAP #0, which should call an "trap handler" to deal with the problem. However, the game doesn't set up such a trap handler, so instead the standard OS trap handler is invoked - which crashes the computer and displays the error message "Software Failure. Error: 8000 0020". |
The freeware program [[WormsShell]] installs a trap handler which causes Worms to ''jump'' to its exit code if a fatal error occurs. This doesn't work perfectly as the game will still crash the machine on occasion. | The freeware program [[WormsShell]] installs a trap handler which causes Worms to ''jump'' to its exit code if a fatal error occurs. This doesn't work perfectly as the game will still crash the machine on occasion. | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 7 September 2024
If Worms encounters a fatal error, for instance it runs out of memory, then it will issue the instruction TRAP #0, which should call an "trap handler" to deal with the problem. However, the game doesn't set up such a trap handler, so instead the standard OS trap handler is invoked - which crashes the computer and displays the error message "Software Failure. Error: 8000 0020".
The freeware program WormsShell installs a trap handler which causes Worms to jump to its exit code if a fatal error occurs. This doesn't work perfectly as the game will still crash the machine on occasion.
