Fast mission related crashes with consistent pattern

[Dutch727]

Greetings,

 

I'm new to DCS world and still evaluating, flying the free airplanes, and enjoying it so far - when it works. Pretty likely to upgrade to a paid module when I can afford it. But I have one serious issue.

 

The game crashes with an access violation (see below, they are all the same) quite often when I generate a Fast Mission. About half to two thirds of the missions I generate crash consistently, but sometimes I get one that will work with no problems. On a 'failed generate' nothing I have done so far will get it to work. But if I keep cycling I'll eventually get one that will won't crash - and it *never* crashes. I can play it again and again with zero problems.

 

It's consistent in that it relates to something the mission generates. One that is "good" always works, one that is "bad" always crashes, even if I tinker with it in the mission editor and save it. In terms of timing, it crashes in the late stages of the load process, I never even see the cockpit before "DCS has stopped working" and the game restarts.

 

I'm still selectively deleting stuff with the editor to try and isolate exactly what it is in those bad generated missions that causes the crashes. But that's a pain, is taking lots of time, and I'm not getting much progress.

 

Anyone with more experience have any advice or ideas?

 

Thanks!

D

 

 

The crash logs all look like this:

 

# -------------- 20140827-060217 --------------

C:\Windows\system32\MSVCR110.dll

# C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at 6994E33D 01:0000D33D

#

# EAX = 8AF3F18E

# EBX = 00000066

# ECX = 00000019

# EDX = 00000002

# ESI = 8AF3F128

# EDI = 00000000

# CS:EIP = 001B:6994E33D

# SS:ESP = 0023:0020DB1C EBP = 00000000

# DS = 0023 ES = 0023 FS = 003B GS = 0000

# Flags = 00010206

[AtaliaA1]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=117763&highlight=MSVCR110.dll

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2019667

 

Run time error. update C++

[Dutch727]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=117763&highlight=MSVCR110.dll

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2019667

 

Run time error. update C++

 

Thank you for your suggestion.

 

I re-installed the version 11 C++ redistributables.

 

The problem persists. But it seems to be better, or I am on a lucky roll. Previously, of 10 generated missions only 2 or 3 would work. After the re-install, of the last 10, only 3 didn't work. But all three crash with the same issue.

 

I also installed the version 12 redist. No change from the previous behavior with 11. 6 of 10 worked, 4 didn't.

 

D

[AtaliaA1]

Some have found success in deleting the C++ files then reinstalling all of them. Seems to be a truncation when the crash happens. Of course that is opinion from experience with the OS.

 

 

So U use downloaded missions from users? u know the extra missions that can be downloaded the ones written from users. or do U use add on enhancements or anything?

Edited August 28, 2014 by AtaliaA1
Missions

[Dutch727]

I am quite new. I have only been trying out DCS the past five days and haven't downloaded anything or put any mods on it. It's vanilla right out of the virtual box except I have changed some control assignments. The current version 1.2.10.30996.

 

I did uninstall the previous version of the runtime systems before I re-installed.

 

I was wrong about it being better - it's about 50/50 good vs bad.

 

I turned traitor and am flying for Georgia on the blue team. But same ratio of good vs bad over here. But some other annoyances have cleared up.

 

I can live with it, but it's annoying. I'll look into user missions. All the canned, not generated ones seem to work fine.

 

I do believe there's something amiss in the mission generator but I can't prove it.

 

D

[Dutch727]

Update: The above crash happens on a 32-bit version of Windows 7. On the 64-bit version, the problem does not happen.

[Nate--IRL--]

Ahhhh that's it - DCS is not compatible with 32bit windows.

 

Minimum system requirements: OS 64-bit Windows Vista, 7 or 8; CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz; RAM: 6 GB; Free hard disk space: 10 GB; Video: 512 MB RAM card, DirectX 9.0c - compatible; Sound: DirectX 9.0c - compatible; requires internet activation.

 

Nate