Game Crash

[macfly]

Every time I get into game anywhere between 30 seconds to 5 minutes into me playing the game will stop responding. Sometimes it just closes the window but I can still hear the sounds from the game, other times it'll close and a crash card with unity on it comes up.

I have updated my computer as much as possible, verified game integrity, run compatibility mode Windows 7, and used launch option "-force-d3d9".

I have searched everything I can think of trying to fix this and am completely lost now.

[zaphodikus]

logs?

[Whiplash711]

Need your log files found in the SAVE folder in the EGS install folder. Even your PC specs would be helpful the full list not partial.

CPU?
Graphics?
RAM?
Type Drive? SSD or HDD?

This sounds like either you do not have enough RAM or your PC is just not up to snuff. Have you looked at the store page recently to compare what you REQUIRE with what your PC has?

[macfly]

@Whiplash711
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz 3.41 GHz
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series
Installed RAM 16.0 GB
The game is installed on a 2T HDD but I also have a 240GB SSD

As for Log Files is there a way to share it or do I just copy paste the whole thing here?

[zaphodikus]

try follow the other thread about game startup that was started today. @Piddlefoot posted a load of good tips to try. as usual without your logs, most of us are just guessing and wasting your time.

[macfly]

Here is the last one I had

Mono path[0] = 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Empyrion - Galactic Survival/Client/Empyrion_Data/Managed'
Mono config path = 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Empyrion - Galactic Survival/Client/MonoBleedingEdge/etc'
Initialize engine version: 2020.1.11f1 (698c1113cef0)
[Subsystems] Discovering subsystems at path C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Empyrion - Galactic Survival/Client/Empyrion_Data/UnitySubsystems
GfxDevice: creating device client; threaded=1
Direct3D:
Version: Direct3D 11.0 [level 11.0]
Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series (ID=0x68be)
Vendor:
VRAM: 1010 MB
Driver: 15.201.1151.1008
Begin MonoManager ReloadAssembly
- Completed reload, in 0.846 seconds
D3D11 device created for Microsoft Media Foundation video decoding.
<RI> Initializing input.

<RI> Input initialized.

<RI> Initialized touch support.

UnloadTime: 401.553700 ms
27-03:56:42.223 22_56 -LOG- *************************************************************************
27-03:56:42.572 22_56 -LOG- Empyrion - Galactic Survival
27-03:56:42.572 22_56 -LOG- Version: v1.3.3
27-03:56:42.573 22_56 -LOG- Build: 3209
27-03:56:42.573 22_56 -LOG- Platform: Win, 64 Bit
27-03:56:42.601 22_56 -LOG- OS: Windows 10 (10.0.0) 64bit
27-03:56:42.602 22_56 -LOG- DRAM: 16283
27-03:56:42.626 22_56 -LOG- CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz
27-03:56:42.626 22_56 -LOG- Freq: 3408
27-03:56:42.627 22_56 -LOG- Cores: 8
27-03:56:42.627 22_56 -LOG- Gfx: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series
27-03:56:42.628 22_56 -LOG- VRAM: 1010
27-03:56:42.632 22_56 -LOG- SL: 5
27-03:56:42.633 22_56 -LOG- Force DX9: False
27-03:56:42.633 22_56 -LOG- Instancing: True
27-03:56:42.637 22_56 -LOG- TimeZone: -05:00
27-03:56:42.637 22_56 -LOG- Culture: en-US
27-03:56:42.637 22_56 -LOG- Last build: 3209
27-03:56:42.673 22_56 -LOG- Build: Release (idSet)
27-03:56:42.675 22_56 -LOG- MainThreadId: 4204
27-03:56:42.675 22_56 -LOG- *************************************************************************
Setting up 4 worker threads for Enlighten.
Thread -> id: 2c78 -> priority: 1
Thread -> id: 3d34 -> priority: 1
Thread -> id: 3b44 -> priority: 1
Thread -> id: 3d58 -> priority: 1
Unloading 4 Unused Serialized files (Serialized files now loaded: 0)
UnloadTime: 20.923500 ms
27-03:57:25.038 22_57 -LOG- EAC: Not configured
27-03:57:27.442 22_57 -LOG- Args: Client/Empyrion.exe -force-d3d9 -logFile ../Logs/3209/Client_201226-225633-75.log

Unloading 388 unused Assets to reduce memory usage. Loaded Objects now: 6083.
Total: 58.814500 ms (FindLiveObjects: 0.378200 ms CreateObjectMapping: 0.259600 ms MarkObjects: 55.779500 ms DeleteObjects: 2.396900 ms)

Main Camera cannot be found. GPU Instancer needs either an existing camera with the "Main Camera" tag on the scene to autoselect it, or a manually specified camera. If you add your camera at runtime, please use the "GPUInstancerAPI.SetCamera" API function.
(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug/Debug.bindings.h Line: 35)

27-03:57:39.105 22_57 -LOG- Local player 76561197997231909/'macfly'
Initializing with custom id: 76561197997231909
(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug/Debug.bindings.h Line: 35)

27-03:57:46.474 22_57 -LOG- SWS.QueryItems: Requesting AllBlueprintsSubscr page 2
27-03:58:00.363 22_58 -LOG- SWS.OnQueryCompleted for AllBlueprintsSubscr page 2
27-03:58:29.356 22_58 -LOG- Starting SP/MP game
27-03:58:29.367 22_58 -LOG- Save game version v1.3.3, Build 3209
27-03:58:30.143 22_58 -LOG- Loaded icons into atlas. Time=76ms
Couldn't create a Convex Mesh from source mesh "mod_rocks_02_LOD0" within the maximum polygons limit (256). The partial hull will be used. Consider simplifying your mesh.
(Filename: Line: 91)

27-03:59:28.955 22_59 -LOG- Voxelizing took 808ms, voxels=154362, shapes=1282, mem=685kB
27-03:59:51.957 22_59 -LOG- Altering table StructuresHistory not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: pfid. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.957 22_59 -LOG- Altering table TerrainPlaceables not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: tpentityid. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.960 22_59 -LOG- Altering table DialogueVars not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: valuestr. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.961 22_59 -LOG- Altering table PerformanceData not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: hitasks. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.961 22_59 -LOG- Altering table PerformanceData not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: lotasks. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.962 22_59 -LOG- Altering table PerformanceData not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: dbtasks. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.962 22_59 -LOG- Altering table PerformanceData not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: queue0. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.962 22_59 -LOG- Altering table PerformanceData not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: queue1. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.962 22_59 -LOG- Altering table PerformanceData not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: queue2. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.962 22_59 -LOG- Altering table PerformanceData not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: queue3. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.963 22_59 -LOG- Altering table PerformanceNWPackages not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: type. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:51.963 22_59 -LOG- Altering table Marketplace not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: maxtranscost. Table already in correct format.
27-03:59:52.014 22_59 -LOG- Task Type=currentOptions ThreadId=12256 ManagedId=33
27-04:00:00.099 23_00 -LOG- Init: game=WillitCrash, mode=dataList, global seed=376329, playfield=Ar
27-04:00:01.262 23_00 -LOG- Loaded sector file C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Empyrion - Galactic Survival\Client/../Saves/Games/WillitCrash/Sectors/Sectors.yaml with 22 playfields, needed 1066ms
27-04:00:01.479 23_00 -LOG- Generating stars=17611 took 205
27-04:00:01.586 23_00 -LOG- Caching of BAI Behavior trees: 103 ms Memory: 0.105 MB
27-04:00:01.772 23_00 -LOG- Task Type=activeManager ThreadId=9928 ManagedId=34
27-04:00:01.849 23_00 -LOG- Thread 'CloneProcess1' ThreadId=10008 ManagedId=35
27-04:00:01.888 23_00 -LOG- Loading playfield 'Ar'
27-04:00:03.934 23_00 -LOG- Create 'Bazaar', 1017 took 13ms, spawn took 400ms. Total: 413ms
27-04:00:04.099 23_00 -LOG- Create 'Escape Pod', 1078 took 155ms, spawn took 1ms. Total: 156ms
27-04:00:04.174 23_00 -LOG- Create 'Drone Base', id=1016, cIdx=2 took 67ms, spawn took 7ms. Total: 74ms
27-04:00:04.174 23_00 -LOG- Creating and spawning 73 structures took 653ms
27-04:00:06.666 23_00 -LOG- Playfield 'Ar' with type 'planet' class=3 and playfield seed 748261 loaded (4776 ms)
Shader 'MicroSplat/Planet': dependency 'BaseMapShader' shader 'Hidden/MicroSplat/Planet_Base1207366470' not found
Unloading 5 Unused Serialized files (Serialized files now loaded: 7)

Unloading 39096 unused Assets to reduce memory usage. Loaded Objects now: 280728.
Total: 532.403800 ms (FindLiveObjects: 26.924600 ms CreateObjectMapping: 38.676800 ms MarkObjects: 436.798000 ms DeleteObjects: 30.003900 ms)

27-04:00:25.100 23_00 -LOG- Weather: CloudsDark

[zaphodikus]

looks like pretty normal loading logs to me here. Check out the thread here https://steamcommunity.com/app/383120/discussions/0/2998799976096924638/ for any relevant tips to your situation. I'm guessing it's graphics card drivers though or similar.

[Whiplash711]

Try moving the game over to the SSD. It is highly recommended by the developer that you load the game on a SSD. Though this may not be contributing to your current issue it may cause issues in the future for you. HDDs are becoming obsolete in gaming as they are so slow compared to SSD.

[Whiplash711]

Just looked and based on your log file you posted that graphic card does not meet the requirements of 2GB of VRAM as you have only 1GB.

[zaphodikus]

Originally posted by Whiplash711:

Just looked and based on your log file you posted that graphic card does not meet the requirements of 2GB of VRAM as you have only 1GB.

I'm on 2GB, and keen to move up, so I'm pretty sure this may be a huge contributor, you will have to turn down all the graphics settings. The game goes through periods where it causes my nvidia drivers to baulk. Hope that's the cause.

[macfly]

I'v had the graphics all the way down. I launched steam off my SSD and downloaded the game again on it and was able to play for about 20 min straight with no crash before i had to get off myself, maybe it has something to do with the HDD

[zaphodikus]

I hope this has helped. SSD is not really necessary, but my experience at SW engineering tells me that hardware variations are mostly just masking multi-threading gotchas in an app. Here's holding thumbs