Game won't launch.

[andy1961]

My PC specs are easily capable of running this great sim but, after doing all preparations; setting up choice of aircraft, location/navigation etc, when I hit play everything either crashes and I get a black screen, or, I'm sent back to my Steam home screen.

I've installed and uninstalled and installed again many times now and I just can't get this game to fly, so to speak. Help please!

[Hartman]

Have you tried to check:
Properties ---> Local files ---> Verify integrity of game files ...

[andy1961]

Hi Hartman, thanks for getting back to me, much appreciated. Well I followed your instructions and validated/verified the game files with no problems, but it still either crashes or takes me back to the game's home screen. Don't know what to do. I'm not very savvy PC wise when it comes to finding these sort of solutions.
What's strange is the fact that I've played this great flight sim in the past with no problems, but I uninstalled it a few months ago and then installed it again earlier this week and now have this bizarre problem.

Thanks again.

[Hartman]

Too bad.

IPACS usually ask if you have upgraded graphics driver. Do you have the option of choosing Vulkan or OpenGL? Select OpenGL.

You can also ask for help here (IPACS reads all posts):

https://www.aerofly.com/community/forum/

BTW: Have you installed some addons that are not produced by IPACS?

[Jan (IPACS)]

Make sure to use the right graphics card.
If you had Aerofly in the past it might be a good idea to reset the settings by deleting the main.mcf file in your user documents/Aerofly FS 2 folder

[andy1961]

Hartman and Jan. Thank-you both for your suggestions. Unfortunately nothing is working - it just keeps crashing.

I'm going to head now to the Aerofly forum and see if I can get their help. I'm not holding my breath to be honest.

Thanks again.

[drhotwing1]

Originally posted by andy1961:

Hartman and Jan. Thank-you both for your suggestions. Unfortunately nothing is working - it just keeps crashing.

I'm going to head now to the Aerofly forum and see if I can get their help. I'm not holding my breath to be honest.

Thanks again.

Both Jan and myself are part of the IPACS development team and we are also reading this forum as well.

You can try to delete your 'Main.mcf' file located in your documents\Aerofly FS2 root folder. Delete it and try to run Aerofly again. If that doesn't work get us your TM log so that we can take a look to see where your problem is. We will get you working.

Jeff (IPACS)

[andy1961]

Hi Jeff,

I deleted the "Main.mcf' file as suggested a few days ago to reset it. Was I meant to do something further to reset it or did deleting said file do that automatically?
And I'm sorry but I don't know what the TM log is. You're dealing with a bit of a rookie here when it comes to most of this.

Thanks again for your on-going help.

[Jan (IPACS)]

The tm.log can be found in your user documents Aerofly FS 2 folder as documented here:
https://www.aerofly.com/dokuwiki/doku.php/simulator:log

[andy1961]

Thanks Jan, greatly appreciated.

[Sea Hippo]

Have you checked your antivirus? I had to add the aerofly exe file manually to the approved list, as I also experienced crashes with F-Secure.

[Dmitrii]

Same to me:

0.00-tmmodule: (8 modules) (tmsystimer,1) (tmsteam,1) (tmrandom,5) (tmsysinputdevicejoystick,10) (tmatmosphere,10) (tm_magnetic_field,11) (tm_time_zones,11) (tmsyssound,20)
0.00-tmmodule: init modules=(tmsystimer=f=10000000) (tmrandom=1911444143) (magnetic field=(257 198147)) (time zones=(1024 1048576)) (tmsyssound=(default=Generic Software) (0:Generic Software) (version=1.1) (1.1))
0.17-tmmodule: done
0.18-tmsyswin: Program version 2.06.05.17
0.18-tmsyswin: Copyright (C) 1998-2021 IPACS
0.18-tmsyswin: memory=(physical=16278MB, avail=11800MB) (virtual=23190MB, avail=134217727MB) (27 in use)
0.18-tmsyswin: operating system (10.0)= Microsoft Windows 10 or newer
0.18-tmsyswin: monitor size = 345 215
0.18-tmsyswin: fullscreen modes=(1024x768x32x60) (1280x800x32x60) (1280x1024x32x60) (1600x1200x32x60) (1680x1050x32x60) (1920x1080x32x60) (1920x1200x32x60) (2048x1536x32x60) (2560x1600x32x60) (3072x1920x32x60)
0.19-tmsysmisc: preferred ui language = 'ru-RU'
0.19-aerofly_fs: preferred language = 'ru'
0.19-aerofly: config folder = 'C:/Users/elise/OneDrive/?????????/Aerofly FS 2/'
0.19-module_config: loading config file 'C:/Users/elise/OneDrive/?????????/Aerofly FS 2/main.mcf = not found
0.19-tmsteam: initializing steam...
0.23-tmsyswin: checking if running in windows compatibility mode: (reported=10.0) (real=10.0 '10.0.19045')
0.24-tmsyswin: init window: (mdf=60Hz)23 dlc installed: name='Aerofly FS 2 - Aircraft - Q400'
0.28-tmsyswin: (window=0x0x3072x1920) (client=3072x1920) (screen=3072x1920) (32bpp) (60Hz) (fullscreen)
0.28-tmwinogl: initializing opengl...init window: (mdf=60Hz) (window=0x0x3072x1920) (client=3072x1920) (screen=3072x1920) (32bpp) (60Hz) (fullscreen)
0.72-tmwinogl: creating opengl context: (createcontextarb) (trying OpenGL Core 4.5= ok) (samplebuffers=0) (colorbits=32) (stencilbits=0) (depthbits=0)
0.85-tmwinogl: gl: (version 4.5) (core profile) (vendor=ATI Technologies Inc.) (renderer=AMD Radeon Pro 5300M) (version=4.5.14761 Core Profile Context FireGL 20.45.40.15 27.20.14540.15002)
0.86-tmwinogl: gl: (viewport=16384.00x16384.00) (texsize=16384) (texunits=160) (ps-texunits=32) (samples=32) (shading_language=4.60) (shader_max_vertex=16384) (shader_max_fragment=16384)
0.86-tmwinogl: gl: extensions=GL_AMDX_debug_output GL_AMD_blend_minmax_factor GL_AMD_conservative_depth GL_AMD_debug_output GL_AMD_depth_clamp_separate GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend GL_AMD_framebuffer_sample_positions GL_AMD_gcn_shader GL_AMD_gpu_shader_half_float GL_AMD_gpu_shader_half_float_fetch GL_AMD_gpu_shader_int16 GL_AMD_gpu_shader_int64 GL_AMD_interleaved_elements GL_AMD_multi_draw_indirect GL_AMD_name_gen_delete GL_AMD_occlusion_query_event GL_AMD_performance_monitor GL_AMD_pinned_memory GL_AMD_query_buffer_object GL_AMD_sample_positions GL_AMD_seamless_cubemap_per_texture GL_AMD_shader_atomic_counter_ops GL_AMD_shader_stencil_export GL_AMD_shader_stencil_value_export GL_AMD_shader_trace GL_AMD_shader_trinary_minmax GL_AMD_sparse_texture GL_AMD_sparse_texture_pool GL_AMD_stencil_operation_extended GL_AMD_texture_cube_map_array GL_AMD_texture_texture4 GL_AMD_transform_feedback3_lines_triangles GL_AMD_transform_feedback4 GL_AMD_vertex_shader_layer GL_AMD_vertex_shader_viewport_in 0.86-tmwinogl: gl: wgl extensions=WGL_ARB_extensions_string WGL_ARB_pixel_format WGL_ATI_pixel_format_float WGL_ARB_pixel_format_float WGL_ARB_multisample WGL_EXT_swap_control WGL_EXT_swap_control_tear WGL_ARB_pbuffer WGL_ARB_render_texture WGL_ARB_make_current_read WGL_EXT_extensions_string WGL_ARB_buffer_region WGL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB WGL_EXT_colorspace WGL_ATI_render_texture_rectangle WGL_EXT_pixel_format_packed_float WGL_I3D_genlock WGL_NV_swap_group WGL_ARB_create_context WGL_AMD_gpu_association WGL_ARB_create_context_profile WGL_ARB_context_flush_control WGL_NV_DX_interop WGL_ARB_create_context_no_error WGL_NV_DX_interop2 WGL_NV_float_buffer
0.86-tmwinogl: gl: extensions used=(anisotropic filter of 16.00) (primitive restart) (vertexarrayobject) (texture array) (gpu shader4) (explicit uniform location) (texture rgtc compression) (texture storage) (buffer storage) (bindless texture) (dsa arb) (dsa ext) (uniform_buffer_object) (drawelementsinstanced) (drawelementsbasevertex) (vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev) (vertex_attrib_binding) (texturebufferobject) (occlusionquery) (multi_bind) (mdi) (tessellation) (invalidatesubdata) (clipcontrol) (polygonoffsetclamp) (minsampleshading) (sync) (timer_query) (debug output) (swapcontrol) (swapcontroltear)
0.88-tmwinogl: gl: reducing max texture size from 16384 to 4096
0.88-tmwinogl: gl: ati meminfo: (mem-vbo= 2966MB 2733MB) (mem-tex= 2966MB 2733MB)
1.03-tmwinogl: gl: amd gpu info: mem=4096MB renderer='AMD Radeon Pro 5300M' opengl='4.6.14761 Compatibility Profile Context FireGL 20.45.40.15 27.20.14540.15002' clock_speed=0Mhz
1.07-aerofly: resolution=3072px ss=345.00mm density=8.90 -> csf=1.00 res=3072.000000
1.28-aerofly: window size=3072x1920 physical display size=345mmx215mm
1.28-tp: num threads=12: fth=1 bth=1 btl=5
1.29-tmrenderer_font: loading font 'texture/fontdisplay.tff'=(512x566) (h=45) (nc=25992) ok
1.29-tmrenderer_font: loading font 'texture/hud.tff'=(512x245) (h=48) (nc=177) ok
1.29-tmrenderer_font: loading font 'texture/fonthelp.tff'=(512x415) (h=57) (nc=188) ok
1.29-tmrenderer_font: loading font 'texture/segment.tff'=(512x196) (h=48) (nc=124) ok
1.45-tmrenderer_font: loading font 'texture/console.tff'=(256x128) (h=10) (nc=8365) ok
1.46-aerofly: scanning resource file folder 'C:/Users/elise/OneDrive/?????????/Aerofly FS 2/resource_files/'...
1.47-tmsystobiieyex: initializing Tobii Eye...
1.47-tmsysinputdevice: searching for input devices...
1.48-tmsysinputdevicejoystick:searching joysticks...
1.48-tmscene: number of stars = 1572
1.53-tmsystobiieyex: ERROR: (TrackWindow failed)
1.53-tmsystobiieyex: shutting down Tobii Eye... done
1.54-tmsimulator:
1.54-tmsimulator: loading model 'c172': name='c172' folder='aircraft/c172/'
1.54-tmterrain: init terrain 'scenery/'...
1.54-tmsimulator: init airports and places...
1.55-tmmodelmanager: model: (name='c172') (directory='aircraft/c172/')
1.55-tmmodelmanager: loading configfile 'aircraft/c172/c172.tmc'
1.55-tmmodelmanager: contact points 3: (0.240 1.268 -0.923 r=0.212) (0.240 -1.268 -0.923 r=0.212) (1.924 0.000 -1.079 r=0.193)
1.55-tmmodelmanager: option folders 1: (aircraft/c172/)
1.56-tmscene: shadowmap = 2048x2048 sp=8
1.56-tmsimulator: scanning places folder: airports=25 places=0
1.57-tmterrain: mesh quality = 2.50
1.57-tmterrain: terrain quadtree: maximum depth=12 nodes=5592404 min_size=2.00 avgnode per render=324 quadtree_size=2048
1.60-tmsimulator: scanning airports folder: airports=170 places=25
1.61-tmworld_airports: qt 'wab_avail': omin=((65536.0 65536.0)) bb=(( 0.0 0.0)-(65536.0 65536.0)) numin= 195 -> nodes= 1 endnodes= 1 endobj= 195 depth= 0 maxpernode= 195 min=((65536.0 65536.0))
1.61-tmworld_airports: qt 'wab_avail': omin=((32768.0 32768.0)) bb=(( 0.0 0.0)-(65536.0 65536.0)) numin= 195 -> nodes= 2 endnodes= 1 endobj= 195 depth= 1 maxpernode= 195 min=((32768.0 32768.0))
1.61-tmworld_airports: qt 'wab_avail': omin=((16384.0 16384.0)) bb=(( 0.0 0.0)-(65536.0 65536.0)) numin= 195 -> nodes= 3 endnodes= 1 endobj= 195 depth= 2 maxpernode= 195 min=((16384.0 16384.0))
1.61-tmworld_airports: qt 'wab_avail': omin=(( 8192.0 8192.0)) bb=(( 0.0 0.0)-(65536.0 65536.0)) numin= 195 -> nodes= 5 endnodes= 2 endobj= 195 depth= 3 maxpernode= 184 min=(( 8192.0 8192.0))
1.61-tmworld_airports: qt 'wab_avail': omin=(( 4096.0 4096.0)) bb=(( 0.0 0.0)-(65536.0 65536.0)) numin= 195 -> nodes= 7 endnodes= 3 endobj= 195 depth= 4 maxpernode= 162 min=(( 4096.0 4096.0))
1.61-tmworld_airports: qt 'wad': omin=(( 256.0 256.0)) bb=(( 0.0 0.0)-(65536.0 65536.0)) numin= 195 -> nodes= 28 endnodes= 18 endobj= 195 depth= 8 maxpernode= 22 min=(( 256.0 256.0))
1.61-tmworld_airports: supported airports: 195
1.62-tmterrain_mesh: terrain mesh: indices=46592 memory=18 MB
1.62-tmterrain_mesh:
1.62-tmterrain: creating terrain tree manager begin
1.70-tmsysinputdevicejoystick: joystick 0: 'DEFENDER GAME RACER WIRELESS G2' axes=5 buttons=16 slider=0 pov=1 type=00010215
1.70-tmsysinputdevice: 1 devices found= (DEFENDER GAME RACER WIRELESS G2) (c813aee106cae526)
1.70-tmsystrackir: trackir dll not found (DLL Location key not present)
1.76-tmterrain_cmaps: color maps: num=14004 ims=1024 levelminmax=0/14