"NASCAR '14 has encountered a fatal error and has to shut down"

[Michael M.]

Hi,

I do always get this windows error message (see above) in replay mode and when taking a screenshot. (Replay got saved before but that doesn't matter)
F12 steam overlay (screenshot) doesn't work in the replay/photo menu (ingame).

Dear developers,
please fix this!! .
The replay system/ photo mode was broken in '13 as well.. (stability issues, game freeze, .exe crashes when in replay/photo mode)

now in '14 it is still the same stability issue.....
system isn't the problem (see profile) and runs full settings stable/flawlessly when in game, just not in replay/photo mode ...even the steam features are gone in that ingame-replay-menu....
save a screenshot in the game = NASCAR'14.exe-crash.

I am sad :(
patch needed badly

Cheers anyway

[oh my lordy lord]

Yes I get the error a lot too. It helps to turn the nvidia physics particles off in settings. It does that and never connects to another oponent or starts a lobby in there are none. fml...

[Michael M.]

in my case it was a game bug/ conflict with nvidia driver settings I'd guess.
After some testing with the graphics settings (ingame) I have found a workaround.
no fatal error anymore in replay/ photo mode:

Settings I had tested in replay / photo mode:

Target FPS = 60 + physics particles = nvidia gpu ultra = .exe crash (fatal error)
Target FPS = 60 + physics particles = nvidia gpu = .exe crash (fatal error)
Target FPS = 60 + physics particles = disabled = .exe crash (fatal error
Target FPS = 60 (no hardware V Sync) + physics particles = nvidia gpu ultra = .exe crash (fatal error)
Target FPS = 60 (no hardware V Sync) + physics particles = nvidia gpu = .exe crash (fatal error)
Target FPS = 60 (no hardware V Sync) + physics particles = disabled = no more .exe crash/ fatal error!, screenshot get's saved and isn't corrupted anymore

great! ..I just hope they fix it in a patch !

Cheers!

[Arward Enword]

Originally posted by Michael M.:

in my case it was a game bug/ conflict with nvidia driver settings I'd guess.
After some testing with the graphics settings (ingame) I have found a workaround.
no fatal error anymore in replay/ photo mode:

Settings I had tested in replay / photo mode:

Target FPS = 60 + physics particles = nvidia gpu ultra = .exe crash (fatal error)
Target FPS = 60 + physics particles = nvidia gpu = .exe crash (fatal error)
Target FPS = 60 + physics particles = disabled = .exe crash (fatal error
Target FPS = 60 (no hardware V Sync) + physics particles = nvidia gpu ultra = .exe crash (fatal error)
Target FPS = 60 (no hardware V Sync) + physics particles = nvidia gpu = .exe crash (fatal error)
Target FPS = 60 (no hardware V Sync) + physics particles = disabled = no more .exe crash/ fatal error!, screenshot get's saved and isn't corrupted anymore

great! ..I just hope they fix it in a patch !

Cheers! :racefuel::pettyhat:

I did all of this and I'm still getting the fatal error. Any suggestions?

[kmanitou81]

Happens to me when I try to get back to a menu.

[Raiyan]

happens when I race at Daytona.. :(

[waston]

hello , bonjour,

my english is little, but i find for eliminate this probleme.

in your graphique seting (in game of course) anti-aliasing off and FXAA off
now you go to the piting 2 or 25 time , no probleme . is just cool

see you guys

[waston]

ok sorry for the information. but on the middle of the race, the bug is coming.

not cool.

[TheFifthElement]

Hey everyone,

I will check with the team and see if the crashing issues are fixed. I believe they are but I'll get a confirmation on this.

[WooDChuCk]

you believe they are? you guys haven't done anything to this game. It's worse than 13'. For god sakes give us a game that doesn't crash.

[Mathenis]

Originally posted by Mets:

Hey everyone,

I will check with the team and see if the crashing issues are fixed. I believe they are but I'll get a confirmation on this.

They aren't fixed for US.

Having the crashes fixed doesn't do us any good until you release a patch you've been stalling on for months.

[Truggins]

I feel sorry for Metz, all you guys do is give the developes so much sh*t I'm suprised they don't ban you for being rude.

[TalkboxMusik]

Originally posted by Truggins:

I feel sorry for Metz, all you guys do is give the developes so much sh*t I'm suprised they don't ban you for being rude.

I feel sorry for everyone who bought this game...

[MarcoCav]

Originally posted by Truggins:

I feel sorry for Metz, all you guys do is give the developes so much sh*t I'm suprised they don't ban you for being rude.

A good choice to ban all their buyers... indeed a good choice. After all they already ignore them, so this could really be the next step.

[Arward Enword]

Well let's all hope EA revives their NASCAR games. Their's weren't super good but they were better than ETX NASCAR games.

[Michael M.]

Originally posted by Speed Syndrome:

Well let's all hope EA revives their NASCAR games. Their's weren't super good but they were better than ETX NASCAR games.

lol...no way ... this game has a few bugs, still, yes and the multiplayer, at least for me, is totally broken because GER-->US connection mostly doesn''t work .
But it is a very good offline game in singleplayer mode and much improved above '13 ...
The AI has a few small issus at some tracks, f.e., when they merge out of pit road (mostly practice) but the overall racing agains them (side by side), even on RC's is very good designed and totally awesome! they really race the player hard, use every inch on the track but respect him if he holds his line
Best offline AI I've ever seen since N2 and 1999 edition
Most of the people who complain about the AI are those, who just haven't understood how it works to race them.... the experience is very sim like under race conditions if you play right

I just hope they keep the AI as it is because it is the best part in '14! ...and don''t screw it again as they did in '13! with each patch release since the beta release...

And please .... NO EA NASCAR game again...not the stupid ISI-game engine tec. again. :P

Cheers!