Game unstable?
 

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?

ffs..

6th crash within five minutes...

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

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.

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

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

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)

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

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.

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.

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

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 ???

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:

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.