Crash on Startup

[99Lucky99__]

Since the Mosquito update, I haven't been able to start the game, dude to it crashing every time after I press the "Play" button in the launcher. 

Idk if I'm the only one experiencing this. 

 

 

[FlyingH]

Don´t use the Play button, go into your games folder ...../bin/game and find the IL2.exe. send a shortcut of it to your desktop or taskbar and use that to start your game.

Edited May 31, 2022 by FlyingH

[99Lucky99__]

13 hours ago, FlyingH said:

Don´t use the Play button, go into your games folder ...../bin/game and find the IL2.exe. send a shortcut of it to your desktop or taskbar and use that to start your game.

Thanks for the very quick answer, but it doesn't work either... I just get a black screen for a second, and then the game closes...

[FlyingH]

Sorry to hear, I have a similar problem nowadays, I can only start the game via the steamapp, the IL2.exe files on my PC, one in the storebought and the other in the steamapps do not work. I have to go via steam to get up and running!

[firdimigdi]

2 hours ago, 99Lucky99__ said:

Thanks for the very quick answer, but it doesn't work either... I just get a black screen for a second, and then the game closes...

 

Try renaming your startup.cfg in the <installdir>\data directory and see if that helps (if not, you can always restore the renamed file).

[99Lucky99__]

11 minutes ago, Firdimigdi said:

 

Try renaming your startup.cfg in the <installdir>\data directory and see if that helps (if not, you can always restore the renamed file).

Awesome, that one worked, thanks! 

 

Just want to add that this is a very cool community, thank you both

[FlyingH]

Tried the renaming of the startup.cfg, no go. I have attached the dumpfile if someone knowledgeable could please untangle the mysteries hidden there.

PS. I also dropped a ticket at the game support including the dumpfile.

Il-2.exe.18940.dmp.zip

Edited June 1, 2022 by FlyingH
Added info.