V2 - Bluescreen about 10 seconds into my first flight

[MarkRebuck]

Bought V2. Very excited.

Went through the configuration screens to match my V1 settings.

Started a flight with the Diana2, full ballast, and the default task that came up when I selected free flight.

First thing I noticed was that I had no sound.

Then, just after takeoff (aerotow behind the Wilga)... bluescreen.

[Sigh].

When does V2.1 come out?

Couldn't attach the ErrorLog.txt file (said "invalid extension"), so I'm pasting it here:

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********** 2/20/2018 **********
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*** SETUP ***
-------------
[Graphics]
Mode=1920x1080x32
Fullscreen=1
VerticalSynch=0
TerrainVisibleDistance=4
TerrainMeshQuality=4
TerrainMeshFadeout=2
TreesDensity=4
CloudShadows=1
LensFlares=1
EnvironmentMapping=1
DisplayMode=Fullscreen
Numerator=23970
Denominator=1000
MSAACount=0
MSAAQuality=-1
ObjectsLOD=4
TexturesLOD=2
CanopyReflections=1
[Sound]
MasterVolume=10
MusicVolume=0
EffectsVolume=10
VarioVolume=5
VarioOffWhenNegative=0
Sound=1
3DSound=0
[Input]
ForceFeedback=1
AutoRudder=1
ReverseRudder=0
StickTrim=0
MouseLook=1
LeftButtonForMouseLook=1
AileronsNonLinearity=0
AileronsRatio=10
ElevatorNonLinearity=0
ElevatorRatio=10
RudderNonLinearity=4
RudderRatio=10
StickForceSimulation=4
PedalsForceSimulation=4
ViewSmoothing=3
ReverseTrimmer=0
StickCenterWithHandOff=1
VerticalViewCenter=0
[Network]
IconsColor=0
IconsIncludePlaneType=1
[Options]
Units=1
AltimeterSetting=0
VarioTimeConstant=0
EVarioTimeConstant=0
AveragerTimeConstant=3
AutoViewPanning=4
ScreenShotType=0
NMEAEnable=1
NMEAPort=COM1

*** FLIGHT PLAN ***
-------------------
[Version]
Condor version=2000

[Task]
Landscape=Slovenia2
Count=5
TPName0=SLOVENJ GRADEC
TPPosX0=107273.578125
TPPosY0=105873.484375
TPPosZ0=500
TPAirport0=1
TPSectorType0=0
TPRadius0=3000
TPAngle0=90
TPAltitude0=1500
TPWidth0=0
TPHeight0=10000
TPAzimuth0=0
TPName1=NewTP
TPPosX1=109073.578125
TPPosY1=111723.484375
TPPosZ1=437
TPAirport1=0
TPSectorType1=0
TPRadius1=3000
TPAngle1=180
TPAltitude1=1500
TPWidth1=0
TPHeight1=10000
TPAzimuth1=0
TPName2=SMREKOVEC
TPPosX2=124478.0546875
TPPosY2=98873.4453125
TPPosZ2=1169
TPAirport2=0
TPSectorType2=0
TPRadius2=3000
TPAngle2=90
TPAltitude2=1500
TPWidth2=0
TPHeight2=10000
TPAzimuth2=0
TPName3=CELJE
TPPosX3=99174.84375
TPPosY3=80767.296875
TPPosZ3=244
TPAirport3=1
TPSectorType3=0
TPRadius3=3000
TPAngle3=90
TPAltitude3=1500
TPWidth3=0
TPHeight3=10000
TPAzimuth3=0
TPName4=SLOVENJ GRADEC
TPPosX4=107273.578125
TPPosY4=105873.484375
TPPosZ4=500
TPAirport4=0
TPSectorType4=0
TPRadius4=3000
TPAngle4=90
TPAltitude4=1500
TPWidth4=0
TPHeight4=10000
TPAzimuth4=0
PZCount=0

[Weather]
WindDir=157.5
WindSpeed=4.16666650772095
WindUpperSpeed=0
WindDirVariation=1
WindSpeedVariation=1
WindTurbulence=1
ThermalsTemp=22.8125
ThermalsTempVariation=1
ThermalsDew=10
ThermalsStrength=2
ThermalsStrengthVariation=2
ThermalsInversionheight=2803.75
ThermalsWidth=2
ThermalsWidthVariation=1
ThermalsActivity=3
ThermalsTurbulence=1
ThermalsFlatsActivity=2
ThermalsStreeting=0
WavesStability=5
WavesMoisture=8
HighCloudsCoverage=2
Pressure=1025.18115234375
WeatherPreset=0
RandomizeWeatherOnEachFlight=0

[Plane]
Class=15-meter
Name=Diana2
Skin=Diana2 Red Stripes.dds
Water=248
DualPilotMass=0
CGBias=-5

[GameOptions]
StartTime=12
StartTimeWindow=0
RaceStartDelay=0.25
TaskDate=38524
IconsVisibleRange=20
ThermalHelpersRange=0
TurnpointHelpersRange=20
AllowPDA=1
AllowRealtimeScoring=1
AllowExternalView=1
AllowPadlockView=1
AllowSmoke=1
AllowPlaneRecovery=1
AllowHeightRecovery=1
AllowMidairCollisionRecovery=0
PenaltyCloudFlying=100
PenaltyPlaneRecovery=100
PenaltyHeightRecovery=100
PenaltyWrongWindowEnterance=100
PenaltyWindowCollision=100
PenaltyPenaltyZoneEnterance=100
PenaltyThermalHelpers=0
RandSeed=-1723331513
StartType=0
StartHeight=700
BreakProb=0
RopeLength=50
MaxTowplanes=2
MaxTeams=0
AcroFlight=0

[Description]
Text=A 76.4 km triangle task with start at Slovenj Gradec airport.


* ERROR LOG *
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CONDOR LOG STARTED AT 8:09:55 PM
Condor version: 2000
Creating splash screen.
Loading cursors.
Loading fonts.
Creating controlers.
Creating client.
Creating replay.
Creating flighttrack.
Loading GUI skins.
Checking skin hash list.
Saving skin hash list.
Reading language.
Writing installdir.
Reading lastplayer.
Reading defaultlandscape.
Loading Setup.
Destroying splash screen.
Entering Setup.
Enumerating devices.
0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.
VIDEO RAM: 2017.7 Mb.
1: Microsoft Basic Render Driver.
VIDEO RAM: 0.0 Mb.
SELECTED: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.
VIDEO RAM: 2017.7 Mb.
Initializing DirectX 11 framework.
Window size: 955 x 541.
0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.
VIDEO RAM: 2017.7 Mb.
1: Microsoft Basic Render Driver.
VIDEO RAM: 0.0 Mb.
SELECTED: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.
VIDEO RAM: 2017.7 Mb.
Created D3D11 Device and SwapChain.
Created RenderTarget View.
Created DepthStencil Texture.
Created DepthStencil View.
Created DepthStencil ShaderResourceView.
Set Viewports.
Set RenderTargets.
Finished initializing DirectX 11.

STARTING FREE FLIGHT SIMULATION AT 8:16:39 PM.
Debug mode: False, False.
Creating window.
Initializing DirectX 11 framework.
Window size: 1920 x 1080.
0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.
VIDEO RAM: 2017.7 Mb.
1: Microsoft Basic Render Driver.
VIDEO RAM: 0.0 Mb.
SELECTED: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.
VIDEO RAM: 2017.7 Mb.
Created D3D11 Device and SwapChain.
Created RenderTarget View.
Created DepthStencil Texture.
Created DepthStencil View.
Created DepthStencil ShaderResourceView.
Set Viewports.
Set RenderTargets.
Finished initializing DirectX 11.
Creating game objects.
Creating Scene.
Creating HUD.
Creating Sound.
Loading sounds.
Creating Flightcomp.
Loading polar data.
Creating NMEA.
Loading turnpoints.
Creating home airfield.
Creating Ghosts.
Creating Avion.
Creating Cameras.
Creating World.
Creating Land.
Creating Ground objects.
Creating Sun.
Creating Sky.
Creating Wind.
Creating Thermals.
Creating High Clouds.
Creating Middle Clouds.
Creating Turbulence.
Creating CloudFog.
Creating LiftHelp.
Creating TaskHelpers.
Creating Airports.
Creating CloudShadows.
Initializing Sun.
Initializing Airports.
Computing coarseHeightMap.
Caching terrain.
Tesselating Land.
TaskHelpers AfterTesselate.
Airports AfterTesselate.
Initializing Thermals.
HighClouds AfterRefresh.
Initializing middle clouds.
Initializing cloud shadows.
Initializing Avion.
Loading Avion.PlaneData from Diana2.
Creating Avion.Water.
Creating Avion.Wheelsmoke.
Creating Avion.Smoke.
Creating Avion.PolarData.
Creating Avion.FusPolarData.
Creating Avion.GeometryIE.
Creating Avion.GeometryS.
Creating Avion.Skin.
Creating Avion.Stress.
Creating Avion.Damage.
Creating Avion.Flex.
Creating Avion.RCN.
Creating Avion.Panel.
Creating Avion.Pilot.
Preparing for start.
Creating towplane.
Initializing Cameras.
Initializing FlightTrack.
Initializing FlightComp.
Initializing GroundObjects.
Aquiring controlers.
Force feedback initialized.
Initializing TrackIR.
NPClient location: C:\Program Files (x86)\NaturalPoint\TrackIR5\NPClient.dll.
Init_TrackIR_Dll OK.
NP_RegisterWindowHandle OK.
NP_QueryVersion OK.
NP_RegisterProgramProfileID OK.
NP_RequestData OK.
NP_StopCursor OK.
NP_StartDataTransmission OK.
TrackIR initialized. Version detected: 5.
Initializing timer.

ENTERED SIMULATION AT 8:17:29 PM.
Avion.UpdatePilot.fToPos<fPos at 8:18:24 PM: Access violation at address 0063E0AE in module 'Condor.exe'. Read of address 00000004.

[MarkRebuck]

FWIW, I was able to get sound, but only if I selected "3D Sound". I usually don't like 3D sound so I deselected it before my first try. I tried both the HDMI sound output to my monitor, and to my Logitech G430 headset. In both cases, I needed to enable "3D Sound" to get any sound at all.

[MarkRebuck]

Bumping all of my graphics settings down to medium/normal appears to stop the bluescreen. Now framerates are fantastic (>100 FPS), even with MSAA cranked up.

While I understand that my graphics card is a generation old and only has 2GB of memory, Condor V2 was defaulted to have all graphics settings maximized. This was a bad experience. Now I'm left wondering how high I can crank things before I get a bluescreen (which was something I always had to worry about with sceneries like AA in V1). Please consider picking defaults that are within the capabilities of the graphics card.

Lest this sound all bad: Things really do look lovely when I'm not bluescreening!

[MarkRebuck]

FWIW, I now have Visible Distance set to medium, and everything else maxed out (MSAA 4x and 4, all other options at their max, no screen reflections because they look funny to me ).

Things appear to be running fine. FPS in the 60-100 range.

[mbamberg]

Please remind me, how do you toggle FPS count on the screen?

Mike

[MarkRebuck]

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