zlib.dll crash

Butcher868 · November 29, 2018

Hello guys,

since a month i have a big problem. My game often crashes, without an error.

I see only an error at the Windows System Log.

Faulting application name: DCS.exe, Version: 2.5.3.23225, time stamp: 0x5bcf2c15

Faulting module name: zlib.dll, Version: 1.2.11.0, time stamp: 0x5a3007bf

Exception code: 0xc00000fd

Fault offset: 0x0000000000017518

Faulting process id: 0xebc

Faulting application start time: 0x01d4786dcc7b2aca

Faulting application path: <F:\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe>

Faulting module path: <F:\DCS World\bin\zlib.dll>

Report Id: 1b56cf58-eacd-4f1f-b7b1-6eccf16caa71

Faulting package full name:

Faulting package-relative application ID:

log name_ Application

source: Application Error

Report-ID: 1000

level: Failure

If I delete the zlib.dll and repair DCS, the game works for 2-3 days. If not the game crashes all 10-15 minutes. All other games on my PC working great. (Counterstrike, Battlefield, Kingdom Come, etc)

My Win10 System and all drivers are up to date, nothing is overclocked.

I deleted my whole DCS SSD Drive, made an Hard Drive Test and installed DCS new and I made some RAM-Tests but every Test said that my System is fine.

Soooo what could it be!? Please help me guys! :(

Edited November 29, 2018 by Butcher868

Butcher868 · November 30, 2018

No one? :/

naizarak · November 30, 2018

zlib is a data compression utility, and most likely crashes because of a RAM fault. you should run a RAM stress utility like memtest86 to verify

Butcher868 · December 3, 2018

i did, but no faults

Leto · December 3, 2018

Same problems here, Butcher. No sparetime left to take a closer look at the moment. Will report if I find something.

Butcher868 · December 3, 2018

Same problems here, Butcher. No sparetime left to take a closer look at the moment. Will report if I find something.

Yeah thanks, and i will report if i will find something.

dpj463 · December 18, 2018

Hello all,

It seems I have the same problem now. It was after I got the last update today. Same error and event log statements. I am the non steam version and only have 1 paid module...P51.

Just went to the DCS web site and entered a ticket with my logs etc.

Will let ya know when I hear something.