Can't start game, stuck at pilot info

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Can't start game, stuck at pilot info

Post by fnnwizard » Tue Jun 21, 2022 7:17 pm

I've tried everything I can think of to install and start sim. I get stuck at creating the pilot info screen. Says unable to write to pilot.ini file.

Any ideas?

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Re: Can't start game, stuck at pilot info

Post by Bre901 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 7:28 pm

The Pilot.ini is written in Documents\Pilots\YOUR_PILOT_NAME
Does that folder exist ?
Is it writeable ?
Is the Documents folder exported in OneDrive ?
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Re: Can't start game, stuck at pilot info

Post by BOD1 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 8:07 pm

You probably have your system protected against ransomware, if an app is not allowed to write in Documents, it's blocked.
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Re: Can't start game, stuck at pilot info

Post by fnnwizard » Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:21 am

Thanks for the tips, Condor was blocked from accessing the Documents folder. Working now! Thanks again to both of you!

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Re: Can't start game, stuck at pilot info

Post by OOYTV » Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:11 pm

Same problem here, how do you give Condor access please?

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Re: Can't start game, stuck at pilot info

Post by OOYTV » Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:07 pm

Support suggested starting the app as an admin, that dit not work. Still unable to write that.ini file.
Anyone any ideas? App remains unusable...

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Re: Can't start game, stuck at pilot info

Post by wickid » Wed Jul 19, 2023 5:06 am

Depending on what is preventing Condor from writing. You could try:

- Disable or make an exception for Condor in your virusscanner.
- Disable onedrive or googledrive apps
- use the administrator account to play Condor
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Re: Can't start game, stuck at pilot info

Post by OOYTV » Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:28 pm

Dankjewel wickid!

It was indeed the Windows Security app that blocked Condor2 from writing the pilot.ini
More specifically App & browser control - Protection history
I have allowed the 'threat service' and then I could write the ini

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