Game Won't Start At All - Redux

[No601_Swallow]

Hi all. The strange issue I had after the 2.011 update has persisted, even after updating to 2.012.

 

It's a strange one. The launcher seems to launch Il-2.exe, but no "window" or "full screen" display appears onscreen. I do get the icon in the task bar to show something is going on. Here's the screenie posted by Jehuti in the first thread.

 

 

I don't know what to do. This is what I've tried so far:

 

• Modified the settings in the Launcher (turned off - and on - "seed when downloaded" and "fullscreen mode", as well as changing the screen resolution)
• Uninstalled, reinstalled and uninstalled Geforce Experience
• Stopped my MB sound app thingy (Realtek HD Audio Manager)
• Updated my GPU driver
• reinstalled the "redist" folder contents (DotNetFx-thingy and vc_redist-thingy)
• Deleted my updates folder and allowed the launcher to redownload it all, etc.
• Bought a blade of obsidian in order to sacrifice my firstborn to the Wrathful God of Simming (have to wait until the next full moon, apparently)
• Tried to throw PC out of second storey window.

Here's a technical file of some type:

 

 

 

Here's the contents of my startup.cfg file in case there's someone who might understand such things. This is the actual file. the " " bits following login and password, etc, are really like that:

[KEY = account]
      login = ""
      password = ""
[END]
[KEY = camera]
      cinematic = 1
      head_smooth = 0.50000
      shake = 1
[END]
[KEY = force_feedback]
      amplitude = 1.00000
      enabled = 1
      force = 1.00000
[END]
[KEY = graphics]
      desktop_center = 1
      fps_limit = 60
      full_height = 1080
      full_width = 1920
      fullscreen = 0
      gamma = 1.00000
      mgpu_compatible = 0
      multisampling = 2
      preset = 2
      vsync = 0
      win_width = 1920
      win_height = 1080
[END]
[KEY = input]
      input_map = "input.map"
[END]
[KEY = interface]
      language = "eng"
      log = "_gui.log"
      showcompas = 1
      showicons = 1
      units = ""
      withdebug = 0
[END]
[KEY = iservice]
      proxy_name = "alpha.il2sturmovik.net:443"
      register_url = ""
      server_debug = ""
      try_ping = 0
      try_web_port = 1
      use_proxy = 1
[END]
[KEY = network]
      available_ip = ""
      client_download_traflimit = 1000
      client_ip = ""
      client_upload_traflimit = 1000
      downloader_port = 28100
      server_download_traflimit = 1000
      server_upload_traflimit = 1000
      tcp_port = 28000
      udp_port = 28000
[END]
[KEY = sound]
      count = 32
      debug_radio = 0
      interface = 1
      quality = 1
      speedenable = true
      volume = 0.68000
[END]
[KEY = system]
      mgenlog = 0
      bin_log_folder = ""
      chatlog = 0
      debug_info = 0
      dlgbox_sky = 0
      gamelog = 0
      keep_binary_log = 0
      mission_text_log = 0
      modes = 0
      playoffline = 0
      reset_configs = 0
      show_net_skins = 1
      skin_dir = "graphics\Skins\"
[END]
[KEY = track_record]
      fx_sound = 2
      record_graphics_effect = 1
      record_ground_vehicles = 1
[END]
[KEY = updater]
      locales = "rus,eng,ger,spa,fra,pol"
      seed = 0
      language = "eng"
      web_distribution = 0
      enable_udp = 0
      p2p_port = 6881
[END]

 

 

 

Anyway, any help, suggestions or obsidian sharpeners would be truly appreciated!

[No601_Swallow]

Dadgummit. A "simple" reinstall did the trick - after all that. (I've lost most of my custom missions/groups/bits and pieces in the reinstall process, annoyingly. I thought I'd backed it all up but I must have forgotten to "paste" after I'd copied. Ho hum.)

 

Suppose I'll have to dismantle that altar to the Capricious God of Simming now. Bummer. That black marble cost a fortune. Might be able to flog the blade of obsidian second-hand, though.