# Game Continually crashes when creature dies

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-continually-crashes-when-creature-dies/28632
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [March 24, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-continually-crashes-when-creature-dies/28632 "2023-03-24T02:25:19Z")
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### Author: ![Scringis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/scringis/32/12181_2.png) [@Scringis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Scringis)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-continually-crashes-when-creature-dies/28632/1 "2023-03-24T02:25:20Z")

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Hello everyone.

Been playing CDDA for quite a while, on and off since 2021 or so, Recently I’ve been encountering a pretty annoying crash thats been preventing me from playing the game. I havent done any tests or anything, but it seems like every time I kill an entity, dosent seem to matter, the game crashes to desktop. I do have my log file, and I am updated to the latest version as of 9:34 pm, 03/23/23. I cant seem to post my log file here, but yeah, very unfortunate, and I hope someone can help.

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### Author: ![Profugo\_Barbatus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d26b3c/32.png) [@Profugo\_Barbatus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Profugo_Barbatus)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-continually-crashes-when-creature-dies/28632/2 "2023-03-24T03:05:38Z")

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Might be related to [this issue](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/64466) where achievements crash the game, there’s an achievement for first kill. No fix yet, but the thread mentions a workaround where you open the achievements window first [Default is ) hence the square brackets lol] and that may prevent the crash.

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### Author: ![Scringis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/scringis/32/12181_2.png) [@Scringis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Scringis)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-continually-crashes-when-creature-dies/28632/3 "2023-03-24T04:51:04Z")

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Ill try that and see if it works

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### Author: ![Scringis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/scringis/32/12181_2.png) [@Scringis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Scringis)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-continually-crashes-when-creature-dies/28632/4 "2023-03-24T05:00:03Z")

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So far so good! thank you so much!

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### Author: ![Scringis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/scringis/32/12181_2.png) [@Scringis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Scringis)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-continually-crashes-when-creature-dies/28632/5 "2023-03-24T05:22:09Z")

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That WAS the fix, buuut, now I cant access the achievement menu. I updated literally once, and the option is 100% gone. I looked it up in the keybind menu, no dice, its just gone. Am I just stupid or is there something else going on?

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### Author: ![AcidAntOnAMinefield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@AcidAntOnAMinefield](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AcidAntOnAMinefield)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-continually-crashes-when-creature-dies/28632/6 "2023-03-24T06:34:43Z")

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> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/64470>
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> Fixes #59686
> Fixes #59685 
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> \#### Describe the solution
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> \- Remove global "scores" keybind from code and replace it with a VIEW\_SCORES keybind accessible only from the diary menu.
> \- Re-use "scores" keybind's default use of ')' for the key to access the diary by default.
> \- Implement VIEW\_SCORES keybind and hint at its use from the diary menu.
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> \- Checked changed keybinds and ensured that they appeared in the right places and worked as expected.
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> diary menu:
> !\[WindowsTerminal\_nMG8Yy5khk\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2420411/226904133-ec4a40ce-fac9-43ff-8f98-d50db92b08bd.png)
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> diary keybindings:
> !\[WindowsTerminal\_hcPQPGeEah\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2420411/226904189-3c892b8a-28ff-4054-a526-c582b9834d31.png)
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> achievements/scores/killcount menu showing overlaid on top of diary menu:
> !\[WindowsTerminal\_VMXz7lZDck\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2420411/226904234-374ab4d0-cbd1-4f9c-9625-d2927ce5ff1a.png)

Maybe this is why you cannot see the achievement menu / keybinding anymore.

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### Author: ![Scringis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/scringis/32/12181_2.png) [@Scringis](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Scringis)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/game-continually-crashes-when-creature-dies/28632/7 "2023-03-24T07:12:26Z")

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What are the chances this gets shoved out within 30 mins of me figuring out a fix for that lol.