PvZ Crash

[huntermaclean]

I downloaded the latest Plants vs Zombies (1.6) and started a fresh game. Played just fine until level 4-2 where the game consistently crashes right before the first wave.
Tried re-installing the app, still crashes.

Anyone else having problems with the latest update? Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Hunter

iPhone 3G
iOS 4.2.1

 

[ozzyman500]

Doesn't crash for me. Maybe it's because it's on old tech.

 

[huntermaclean]

If it was hardware related, the crashing would be more random. I've experienced major slowdowns with a ton of pea shooters and zombies on the screen, but never a crash until now. The fact that I can reproduce the problem at the exact same place every time tells me it must be software related.

 

[ozzyman500]

Whenever I still had my 3G, it was slow as hell. 4.3.3 still sucks, but hopefully 5.0 will fix that.

 

[huntermaclean]

Yeah, I wanna upgrade, just waiting for the next hardware release.

So, I did some more testing and discovered part of the problem. I had been using the lanterns to get rid of the fog. Since this was the first level I began using the lanterns, I tried the level without them. It played through just fine. I'm not sure what it means, I will forward my findings to Pop Cap and just play through the fog for now!

Hunter

 

[ozzyman500]

Well if you can get through one of the heavy fog levels without lanterns then that's another achievement. Good luck, I don't know what to tell ya.

 

[chyndl]

Exact same issue

...on iPhone 3G. It just started a few days ago. I stopped using the lanterns, and it seemed to work, but it's still noticeably slower than it was last week. I'll send a message to PopCap as well.

Thanks for the workaround!