Game unstable?

[Krauter]

So.. I stopped playing SH5 for a while because I was bored..

Now I've returned, loaded up TDWs UI Mod V3.04,

BARF 1.3 +HP and a few minor mods.

Now I can't go 10 minutes without crashing.. wth??

I never had any stability issues before.. I don't get it.. could it be my graphics card causing CTDs with the Environment 2.2 by W_clear?

[Krauter]

ffs..

6th crash within five minutes...

As soon as I crank up TC (on the map view..) I get a CTD..

[scratch81]

that happens to me a bit, but i've never had it as often as you. only at the least convienient times (or most helpful, depending on how you look at it) . I'll be getting beat senseless by a group of destroyers, crash, load autosave, and poof, by boat gets repaired 100% with in seconds. destroyed components still show destroyed, but appear to be 100% functional regardless. agrivating to me. I'll typically load the last save that I (not ubi) saved.

[Ducimus]

I think i have only crashed once so far, and i think that was due to a mod conflict.

[THE_MASK]

It has never crashed for me , but your problem is either mods or your computer . I hope that narrows it down .

[scratch81]

You may want to keep an eye on your computer's heat. now that i recall on it, i had alot of issues with my graphics card over heating (which hadn't been an issue before)

[Task Force]

Yea, Ive had It crash acouple of times...

[7thSeal]

As soon as I crank up TC (on the map view..) I get a CTD..

This was an issue with the Environment mod, using Astradeus climate mod (enabling) after the Environment mod fixed it for me and some others as well.

Or you can read toward the end of the thread for the Environment mod and someone has redone and provided a file that might help as well.

[Nisgeis]

This was an issue with the Environment mod, using Astradeus climate mod (enabling) after the Environment mod fixed it for me and some others as well.

Or you can read toward the end of the thread for the Environment mod and someone has redone and provided a file that might help as well.

Yeah I was going to mention that. The problem was with the climate zone maps, which would crash the game if you went into a zone with an invalid colour. This would particularly happen going north/south.

To the OP, when you say your game is crashing regularly - is this after loading up the same saved game? If it is and you are on the same course, or have the same units around, then you'll get the same result. I also had one save file that would crash after a few minutes of loading it up, which was made shorter by using high TC. It only happened once though and was in a save where I had encountered two AI subs. I think I read somewhere that they have been known to cause problems.

I've only ever had that one series of crashes off that save game though, overall SH5 has been one of the most stable of the series to date.

[Ducimus]

One thing that people tend to overlook, is that mods can cause unstableness as well. Either by way of a bad combination of files (aka the infamous "mod soup"), or by virtue of (yes i know its shocking), some setting a modder may be using the game may not agree with. Not all crashes are caused by the game.

[THE_MASK]

No ctd ever with these mods
Accurate German Flags
AilClouds 3.0
AilMoon 1.5
AilRain 1.0
Grossdeutscher Rundfunk
Lite Campaign LC 1.2
NDB,NDH OM#1 - No Dialog Indicator
No Damn Bubbles, No Damn Halo Mod
No magic skills v1.5
No Ship Wakes 1.2
No Surface Hydrophone v2
RemoveLogoIntroTheDarkWraith
SD_MapCourseLine_tiny_arrows
sobers hatch mod
sobers multi color mod
U-boat Historical Specifications 1.4
Sh5EnvModGold
U-Boat_Killer_AI_Mod_v1.02
Capthelms audio mod
sobers base wave mechanics for SH5 v3
sobers crew AI reduced gun ranges
sobers darker ship bow spray
sobers no footstep sound mod
sobers silent hud
sobers talking conning crew mod
NewUIs_TDC_3_0_4_ByTheDarkWraith

[mjrhealth]

Ye I have crashes to desktop, got through first task headed to Kiel, but cant get in 6 tries so far 6 crashes to desktop, probably video drivers but am running latest, even did reinstall with AV disagled, still no go ???

[SteelViking]

Yeah, if you are running Env 2.2 it is most likely the ClimateZones.tga file, it is notorious for crashes to desktop. As mentioned, astradeus' mod lowers the amount of crashes you get, but some have found that it does still cause some. Near the end of the thread for Env 2.2 I have uploaded a totally redone file, that should solve the problem(I got rid of all unreferenced color, even ones that are on land:doh:). You can simply install it via JSGME over Env 2.2. Please try it and keep us posted about your results, it would nice to track down things that cause instability.:salute:

[Krauter]

OK, I will check out the file Steel.

Also, for your information, it was while travelling from Lorient to the Carribean, I would always crash around the same area of crossing the Golf of Biscay and into the Mid-Atlantic

[SteelViking]

OK, I will check out the file Steel.

Also, for your information, it was while travelling from Lorient to the Carribean, I would always crash around the same area of crossing the Golf of Biscay and into the Mid-Atlantic

Alright, I will double check that area in the file to make sure that the newest version is ok.

[mjrhealth]

Hey, made it into Kiel, just stared straight ahead lest it crash again, almost made it to the wharf, then crash, well at least i now have a saved game in Kiel, But no mods installed yet, have to get over this constant crashing before i get that far.

[Krauter]

Thanks alot Steel, the fix you posted helped tremendoulsly..

Apart from my power outage 5 minutes ago no crashes :D

[pickinthebanjo]

Any chance of SH5 supporting Crossfire?

[SteelViking]

Thanks alot Steel, the fix you posted helped tremendoulsly..

Apart from my power outage 5 minutes ago no crashes :D

Glad I could help:salute:

[609_Avatar]

Sorry to resurrect this thread but I'm a new owner (grudgingly so as wife bought it for me and I can't return it) and have installed a few mods and this thing is incredibly unstable! These are the mods I have installed:
http://www.akawardogs.net/squadftp/Screenies/SH5Mods.jpg

I've done about 4 missions so far and have had 2 freezes where the game just stops responding and 2 CTD at the same location as I try to go the the eastern side of Britain to sink some ships. Is it related to the environmental mod? When I tried out the game with my brother-in-law's copy to show him how to do stuff there were never any issues like this (crashing/locking up), though that was 1.1 and no use of the environmental mod but most of the others and a few more. Any ideas what I should try? Thanks.

Also, seeing I have your attention. :) I notice that with my 295GTX that with my settings I still get this ugly banding in the sky, especially around sunrise and sunset and it looks like I'm using 16bit color instead of 32bit. Is this normal or related to the environmental mod? Any special settings to look at in game or my graphics card? Thanks for any help you can give!

System Specs:
EVGA 790i FTW, Core2Quad Q9550 @4.01, EVGA GTX295 197.45s, 2x150gb WD Raptors, 2x200gb SATA, 8gb G.Skill DDR3 1600, OCZ 700W PS, HP DVD-RW, Onboard sound, 32" Sony Bravia XBR, Win7 Pro 64bit, Tai Chi watercooled case

[Wolfling04]

One problem I see is you need to add Env Mod. 3.1 to your mod list also it fixes some issues with 3.0

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166178

Your CTD issue is a problem with the climate zones in Env Mod 3.1 Steel Viking did a fix for the entire map and it does work.

Heres the Fix:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1463562&postcount=714

[THE_MASK]

Use any of these . I have no ctds ever .

Accurate German Flags
Grossdeutscher Rundfunk
RemoveLogoIntroTheDarkWraith
SD_MapCourseLine_tiny_arrows_ocred
Loading Screens Mod 2.0
Lite Campaign LC 1.2
Sh5EnvModGold environment mod
sobers base wave mechanics for SH5 v3
Capthelms SH5 Audio Mod
AilClouds 3.0
AilMoon 1.5
No Damn Bubbles, No Damn Halo Mod
NDB,NDH OM#1 - No Dialog Indicator
No magic skills v1.5
No Ship Wakes 1.2
North Atlantic Green 1.1
Shadow Improvement Mod
sobers multi color mod
sobers 100% underwater FX
sobers no footstep sound mod
sobers silent hud
sobers hyrophone fix
NewUIs_TDC_4_0_3_ByTheDarkWraith
MRP 1.3
MRP 16x9 patch
NewUIs_TDC_4_0_3_No_Hydrophone_On_Surface
NewUIs_TDC_4_0_3_Sub_Warship_Merchant_Same_Shape
NewUIs_TDC_4_0_3_Waypoint_Contacts_Same_Shape_No_C olor
IRAI_0_0_18_ByTheDarkWraith

[609_Avatar]

Thanks Wolfling04, I have figured out that it was related to that mod, once disabled no more problems. I also posted this finding in the env.3.0 thread and Viking said that he is aware of the coastal CTD issues and hasn't fixed them yet, he may actually just take out the stuff in those areas that causes it. As for 3.1 I guess I misunderstood the install directions as I thought I was to just extract the files into the 3.0 directory and overwrite the files there, which is what I did. Maybe I'll try it again once I'm back in port.

Sober, thanks for that list of mods, looks like there's several in there that I want to check out! I also like what you've done so far mod-wise, thanks.

[Trevally.]

Reaper7 did a sky mod for the banding.

[Hartmann]

I think that crashes could be caused by Mod Soup . Every shV is different and some are a good mod mix while others can have conflicts.

Now we have a lot of mods and this could be a problem until the first pack could be released.

[609_Avatar]

Reaper7 did a sky mod for the banding.

Oh yeah? Great to hear! Thanks for letting me know. Off to search for it now.