Stopped while starting Launcher 64.exe Win 7, x64bit. CloD-Blitz worked before.

[Max*PL]

Hello.

The configuration may be old, because it was running on Windows 7 x64, but ClOD-BLITZ worked

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2x2.93GHz
RAM: 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz
GPU: XFX R7 370 4GB
SSD: 480GB

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I wanted to check by adding additional RAM, i.e. 3GB (1GB + 2GB 800MHz). And this problem occurred, I took out additional RAM (3GB). I stayed with the old configuration with 2x2GB

 

 I have a problem with my best WWII simulator.   As in the topic, after running CloD-Blitz from Steam, "Launcher 64.exe" starts, a black screen with the IL2 Sturmovik ClOD-Blitz logo appears and it stops.

What I checked:

a). CloD game file integrity on Steam

b). correctness of the application

Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistrubutable
- (x86)- 14.38.33135

- (x64)- 14.38.33135

Edited May 20, 2024 by Max*PL

[ATAG__Torian]

Max according to the Steam Store page the MINIMUM requirements to run CloD Blitz is:

 

64 bit OS

Windows 7 64bit  (but Windows 7 is well and truly superseded now, they really should revise that to Windows 10 64bit)

Intel Core i5 6500 or equivalent

8GB RAM

Direct X 11 compliant Graphics card with minimum 4GB vram

 

Your old PC doesn't meet the minimum requirements for much of any game really.

[Max*PL]

10 minutes ago, ATAG__Torian said:

Your old PC doesn't meet the minimum requirements for much of any game really.

I know that it should already be Windows 10, but I used this computer with my configuration and it worked before.

 

[ATAG__Torian]

How long ago was that ?

 

[56RAF_Stickz]

Max

To back up Torian, I used to run the game on 64bit win7 4 or 5 years ago, but I had at least 8G of memory back (maybe 16 cant remember). Even back then win 7 was no longer listed as supported with CloD. It played pretty good with an old spec pc amd940 cpu. But you only have 4Gb and the game has had a few updates since which may have broken it for win7. You could check that you dont have a virus checker knocking you back, but otherwise I think you may have to update your machine. Even if you asked on the atag forum, I doubt you would get a lot of help but you can try there. But that spec is so very low

[Buzzsaw]

Unfortunately as Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft, we can't support Windows 7 in the game.

 

Recommend you switch to W10 or W11.  (W10 will not be supported by Microsoft in less than two years)

[Max*PL]

On 5/26/2024 at 11:06 AM, ATAG__Torian said:

How long ago was that ?

a few days (5-8) before this event

 

On 5/28/2024 at 2:29 PM, 56RAF_Stickz said:

Max

I doubt you would get a lot of help but you can try there. But that spec is so very low

I added another 2x2GB and now I have 8GB RAM

[56RAF_Stickz]

Hi max

Apart from virus checker giving you issues through some sort of update, can only come up with one other possibility for you. If Clod was running (or at least starting) 2 or 3 weeks ago and you then added some RAM (if I understand your initial post correctly) maybe that caused some issue ie just by opening pc to fit it. Then subsequently removing it and now putting another 4Gb in. The physical dissturbance could be the reason. Are you absolutely positive the new RAM was exactly compatible with what was in there initially? It can be notoriously difficult to pick up RAM that matches stuff from a few years ago ( just having same size and speed is not enough all the timings need to match as well and even that is not always enough). There are utilities that can check RAM but am not sure how reliable they are for you. Beyond that I am sorry cant help you - if it was working fairly recently then probably something you did adding RAM has left you high n dry. Is the original RAM in exactly the same slots?

All I got for you sorry

[Dagwoodyt]

On 5/20/2024 at 2:21 AM, Max*PL said:

I have a problem with my best WWII simulator. 

What are your other flight sims and have they been impacted by your RAM swaps?

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

One thing to try, after backing up your control configuration, is to delete the 1C Softclub from Documents folder. It Will rebuild it when starting the game. Then just drop back the controls file saved.

 

Also worth trying is to run Launcher64.exe in Windows 7 compatability mode. 

[Max*PL]

IL-2 Sturmovik CloD – Blitz “WORKS!”

As suggested by one of my colleagues, I left the memory on which ClOD-Blitz previously worked and checked by moving the RAM modules (4GB "2x2GB") to the appropriate DIMM banks (color). When it worked, I added two more 2x2 GB RAM sticks - and now everything works great!-with 8GB RAM.
Thanks a lot! for the tips. ~S!