frequent crashes with world 1.2

[wolle]

I had no problems playing through the user created missions (the ones I've tried, I play A10C and P51D) using the previous version of world. But with the new DCS world 1.2 I get crashes several minutes into all the missions I have tried so far. I can give additional details, but as a first step I would just like to know if I am alone, or if this is a problem other people experience too.

 

It has already been mentioned that the FPS took a serious hit with the new World version...

 

B.t.w. I checked the MD5 check sums, they all checked out...

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

[Nate--IRL--]

Details please.

 

Nate

[wolle]

Hi Nate,

 

Here you go. I attached the crash and log files. I saved the track, but when I replayed it, the trk file did not contain the right track.

 

The particular crash happened maybe 5 minutes into playing P51D escort mission (from users files), but as I said in my original message, any mission from the user files I played so far crashes sooner or later, whereas I didn't have any crashes with the previous version of world for the same missions.

 

Let me know if you need anything else. Your help is greatly appreciated.

DCS-20120718-004127.zip

[PishPosh]

Yeah, it's been happening with me as well. I got a super fatal crash the other night when I was in the mission editor where my entire computer froze up and then last night I got a CTD only a few minutes into the game while playing blackshark. I'll try to remember to get the crash logs when I get home.

[wolle]

Hi Nate (or any other moderator),

 

Can you at least tell me whether the logs I attached are useful, so I can submit a ticket.

 

Generally I love DCS products, but I have to say world 1.2 has been a nightmare so far in terms of crashes and FPS...

[Nate--IRL--]

Apologies for not getting back to you sooner - could you provide a DXdiag report too?

 

If you are using a 32bit system please note the links in my sig - they are essential in a 32bit OS

 

Nate

[wolle]

Hi Nate,

 

I attached my DXDIAG report. I didn't do that right after the crash, but just now when I read you reply. Hope that's OK.

 

I use windows 7 home 64 bit.

DxDiag.txt

[PhoenixBvo]

@ Wolle and PishPosh,

have you overclocked your systems at all? If so, are they 100% stable using several hours of simultaneous prime95 and IntelBurnTest testing?

I had similar crashes with A-10C on an overclocked system and found that my overclock had at least an influence on their frequency. So I tuned the system down testing for stability as suggested above and that mostly solved the crashes during missions.

 

However, now with World 1.2.0 they are back. So I'm curious as to the cause. Is it hardware related or some bug which was introduced in the latest version?

 

When I get home, I'll find the latest crash logs and add them to this post.

 

EDIT: Here is the log: http://www.filedropper.com/crashbs2 (The track is quite long, couldn't upload directly as attachment.)

Edited July 24, 2012 by PhoenixBvo
better test program substituted

[wolle]

No, I don't overclock...

 

Your post made me curious though: If I wanted to try overclocking, what procedure/software do you recommend?

[PhoenixBvo]

Oh, that's a big topic. It's very hardware dependent. You need a good cooling solution, with stock cooling you won't get very far. A word of warning: you may quickly run into stability issues which don't always immediately show up. If your system performs smoothly at stock speed, than it may be better to leave it as is. And your warranties, should you burn something, will most likely be void.

 

But if curiosity gets the better of you (or you're looking for a (relatively) cheap way of getting some extra fps): read on for a very short intro.

 

I started by searching the net for "overclocking" plus my motherboard and CPU which gave quite a few guides and results to steer by (memory type and timings are important as well). Basically you can access all the required settings in your BIOS, but the number of possibilities vary strongly per motherboard (where fancy = expensive).

Other than that it is a very time consuming process, because you have to iterate through lots of settings to find the best combination for your specific setup each time doing stability tests using prime95 and IntelBurnTest (there are others as well). Besides that, I know at least ASUS has a program (TurboV EVO) which allows you to set most stuff while the operation system is running thereby speeding up the process. Other manufacturers most likely have similar features.

You'll find lots of info on sites like www.overclockers.com and www.overclock.net.

 

Always keep in mind that stability is more important than a few more megaflops (millions floating point operations) perhaps generating 1 or 2 fps in the sim. Therefore, always do a thorough stability test (preferably overnight running the mentioned test programs simultaneously) before "freezing" the config.

Edited July 24, 2012 by PhoenixBvo