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[noisewing]

Hi,I am new here as well. enjoying all the content

[ATAG_Colander]

Hi,I am new here as well. enjoying all the content

歡迎
Welcome

[ATAG_Marlow]

Hi,I am new here as well. enjoying all the content

Hi Noisewing.....great to have you with us and glad you like the content on the Forum. There is lots more coming our way since, as you probably know, the maestros at Team Fusion are currently working on many new improvements to the sim. These include: the implementation of VR, TruSky, and new improved terrain and 4k cockpits. Christmas is a-coming soon!

In the meantime, enjoy the sim and if you need any help or have questions to ask please post here or in the relevent thread and somebody will be along to answer your questions pronto. There are many skilled piloits here and there are always answers supplied. Don't forget to Check out the GUI 'Getting Started' which is to be found in the menu when you fire up the sim. Please also take a look at the new Pilot's manuals in the same menu. They will save you masses of time! There is one for every aircraft featured in the sim and even in most languages.

You may wish to join us in multiplayer and if that is the case, let me assure you of a very warm welcome. Just download Team Speak or Discord and jump on line. There is a wide choice of servers, all offering slightly different experiences but there is sure to be one to 'scratch your 'aviational' itch.' We can even provide you with a 'quick start,' on line tour of the servers and battle areas. This will team you up with an ATAG pilot who will get you into the air quickly and give you a 'head start' on your chosen aircraft. If you would like a quick tour don't hesitate to let us know below.

Good luck with training and I hope to 'wing up' with you in the Cliffs skies very soon. Salute!

[Sam Smith]

New and having trouble launching the game on a windows 11 AMD build. tried everything Ive come across on the steam discussion but no dice. Any ideas?

[ATAG_Knight]

New and having trouble launching the game on a windows 11 AMD build. tried everything Ive come across on the steam discussion but no dice. Any ideas?

How exactly are you trying to launch ?

[Josef]

New and having trouble launching the game on a windows 11 AMD build. tried everything Ive come across on the steam discussion but no dice. Any ideas?

Hi Sam,

welcome here.

It would help if you describe your problem little bit more. What happens when you try to start the game?

Have you tried to read the Getting Started And Troubleshooting Guide?
You can find it in a folder called manuals which should be inside your Cliffs of Dover Blitz installation folder.

Josef

[DerDa]

Hi Sam,

welcome here.

It would help if you describe your problem little bit more. What happens when you try to start the game?

Have you tried to read the Getting Started And Troubleshooting Guide?
You can find it in a folder called manuals which should be inside your Cliffs of Dover Blitz installation folder.

Josef

or here
https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.c...play.php?f=472

[Sam Smith]

or here
https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.c...play.php?f=472

Apologies for the lack of information I wasnt prepared for so much assistance
Thanks all.
So I purchased from the iL-2 site and installed through steam.
Launched through steam.
I get the splash page with IL2 cliffs of dover blitz and tobruk text on a black backround.
It then closes with no message.

I have been over the following options with no winner yet....

- Anti-Virus deleting parts of the install... disable or turn off completely AV prior to install. Install game as Admin.
- Anti-Virus blocking launcher64.exe... put exceptions for launcher into Windows Defender and/or any other AV program you are running.
- Latest version of Microsoft Net Framework not installed... Install
- If you are running a super wide screen monitor, maximum refresh rate should be 60 hz.
- Win10 Controlled Folder Access is turned on. It blocks Launcher. Turn it off or add exception for CoD BLITZ.
- Steering Wheels: Logitech G27 MoMo, etc. Unplug the wheel, or unplug, then start the game, plug in the wheel immediately after game launch.
- Steam Overlay running: Turn it off.
- MSI Afterburner if running prior to game launch will sometimes cause crashes... can be started after launch.
- Check to see what 3rd party programs you are running.... turn them off... game has issues with 3rd Party, especially 32 bit programs.
- Multi Screen management programs. Any program which manages multiple screens can cause a crash... turn off.
- MS Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable not installed on laptop... install.
- Gaijin.net from War Thunder. If installed, causes crashes. If you got War Thunder outside of Steam this is installed. If you installed WT through Steam, it is not.
- Windows kb4054518 update not installed. Negative, this will change the colour scheme of game... but usually will reset back to normal after exiting the game.

Can i find a crash log of some sort to see what could be causing the issue?
Thanks all for your assistance.

[Josef]

Sam,

just a few more things you can try.

Check the integrity of your CloD installation.
If some files get corrupted, Steam can check and repair that.

CloD has logs. Two levels as far as I know.

The first one is called log.txt (by default, its name can be changed). This file should be in the CloD folder in your Documents folder - Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover in my case.
I'm not sure if this log is enabled by default. If you can't find this log.txt, open your conf.ini in the same folder and look for the following section:

[Console]
IP=20001
UseStartLog=1
WRAP=1
PAUSE=1
HISTORY=1024
HISTORYCMD=1024
PAGE=20
LOG=1
LOGTIME=1
LOAD=console.cmd
SAVE=console.cmd
LOGFILE=log.txt
LOGKEEP=1

If I remember right, LOG=1 turns this log on, LOG=0 turns it off.

Another log level is in a folder called cppcrash. There may be files like 5028_11_01_22__00_25_13_7776_718.dmp or with similar names inside this folder.
These logs require help from the developers though. They are binary files, not readable and understandable directly.
But you can try to check what happens when you start the game. If a new log appears in this cppcrash folder after each attempt to launch the game with a corresponding date and time, I think the game knows there is something wrong and writes some data to these logs. When these logs are analyzed by the developers, there is a chance they will be able to find out what's causing the problem.
The names of these logs may look mysterious but I guess 5028 is a game version (5.028), 11_01_22 and 00_25_13 are date and time when the log was created (January 11th 2022 00:25:13). You can check if the log name corresponds with the time of your game launch attempt.

What CPU and graphics card do you have?
How much memory?
Do you experience problems with CloD only or with other games or programs as well?

I'm sorry but I have neither Win 11 nor AMD processor so I can't share any personal experience or give you some specific hints here.
I'm afraid most people still use Win 10.
Hopefully, some Win 11 user will be able to help you more.

Josef

[Sam Smith]

Sam,

just a few more things you can try.

Check the integrity of your CloD installation.
If some files get corrupted, Steam can check and repair that.

CloD has logs. Two levels as far as I know.

The first one is called log.txt (by default, its name can be changed). This file should be in the CloD folder in your Documents folder - Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover in my case.
I'm not sure if this log is enabled by default. If you can't find this log.txt, open your conf.ini in the same folder and look for the following section:

[Console]
IP=20001
UseStartLog=1
WRAP=1
PAUSE=1
HISTORY=1024
HISTORYCMD=1024
PAGE=20
LOG=1
LOGTIME=1
LOAD=console.cmd
SAVE=console.cmd
LOGFILE=log.txt
LOGKEEP=1

If I remember right, LOG=1 turns this log on, LOG=0 turns it off.

Another log level is in a folder called cppcrash. There may be files like 5028_11_01_22__00_25_13_7776_718.dmp or with similar names inside this folder.
These logs require help from the developers though. They are binary files, not readable and understandable directly.
But you can try to check what happens when you start the game. If a new log appears in this cppcrash folder after each attempt to launch the game with a corresponding date and time, I think the game knows there is something wrong and writes some data to these logs. When these logs are analyzed by the developers, there is a chance they will be able to find out what's causing the problem.
The names of these logs may look mysterious but I guess 5028 is a game version (5.028), 11_01_22 and 00_25_13 are date and time when the log was created (January 11th 2022 00:25:13). You can check if the log name corresponds with the time of your game launch attempt.

What CPU and graphics card do you have?
How much memory?
Do you experience problems with CloD only or with other games or programs as well?

I'm sorry but I have neither Win 11 nor AMD processor so I can't share any personal experience or give you some specific hints here.
I'm afraid most people still use Win 10.
Hopefully, some Win 11 user will be able to help you more.

Josef

I have ryzen 5 5600x
ati 6800xt
32 gig memory

I have never run this game. Only Il-2 (latest version) its all running fine no issues.

Ive modded the config file as you posted above but it doenst log anything as the game is unable to really start i guess?
I also dont get any of the other log folder cppcrash.

Maybe in the upcomming mod update being put out this may be sorted?

Really appreciate the time you guys have put in with assistance.

[Little Bill]

This is a wild shot, but it is not going to hurt anything. What resolution are you running on your system? It may be having a problem with the default res of the game vs what your system wants. I do not know what the default res is for Cliffs, but you can change it to match your system by going into the confi.ini file located here.. C:\Users\Your Name \Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover. Look for the Width, Height and Frequency numbers. Below are my settings, I run Windows 10. Good luck, we are all pulling for you.

[window]
DepthBits =24
StencilBits=8
DrawIfNotFocused=0
SaveAspect=0
Render=D3D11
width=2560
height=1440
posLeft=0
posTop=0
ColourBits=32
FullScreen=1
ChangeScreenRes=1
Frequency=60
StereoMode=0

[ATAG_Snapper]

Hi Sam,

Welcome to the forum!

Your system should smoke Blitz, as I’m sure you’re aware. Take a look at my system in my signature - your 6800xt should run rings around my 3060. I’ve been running the Visual Update Beta in 4K/2D -all ingame video settings max’d- on my 55” LED TV and it is stunning with frame rates at 60+ even low to the ground.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/th...ics-card-deals

C7DCD661-DCD2-4A21-8463-BCE56B6C00B5.jpg

Please keep us posted on your progress.

Cheers,

Snapper

I have ryzen 5 5600x
ati 6800xt
32 gig memory

I have never run this game. Only Il-2 (latest version) its all running fine no issues.

Ive modded the config file as you posted above but it doenst log anything as the game is unable to really start i guess?
I also dont get any of the other log folder cppcrash.

Maybe in the upcomming mod update being put out this may be sorted?

Really appreciate the time you guys have put in with assistance.

[Sam Smith]

This is a wild shot, but it is not going to hurt anything. What resolution are you running on your system? It may be having a problem with the default res of the game vs what your system wants. I do not know what the default res is for Cliffs, but you can change it to match your system by going into the confi.ini file located here.. C:\Users\Your Name \Documents\1C SoftClub\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover. Look for the Width, Height and Frequency numbers. Below are my settings, I run Windows 10. Good luck, we are all pulling for you.

[window]
DepthBits =24
StencilBits=8
DrawIfNotFocused=0
SaveAspect=0
Render=D3D11
width=2560
height=1440
posLeft=0
posTop=0
ColourBits=32
FullScreen=1
ChangeScreenRes=1
Frequency=60
StereoMode=0

I was really thinking this could be it. I felt it wasnt able to begin the configuration as my config had very few entries in the window section.
I have a triple screen setup for sim racing so i have unplugged the two outer monitors and set my middle monitor to the correct 2560x 1440, 60hz.
Sadly it still does the same thing. Splash screen then close.
Still not logging any errors in the log file too.
Ive disconnected all usb devices other than the keyboard and mouse but still nothing.
Is there a beta with some of the updates that have been already implemented posted somewhere or is that still in house at the moment?
Really havent had any issues with any other software in the past like this.
Im sure it will be a simple thing but ill keep trying in the meantime.

[Sam Smith]

On a positive note. I can change the resolution in the config file and get a different resolution on the splash screen.
Set to 800 x 600 and its larger text.
So it is doing something.
Just crashing after that

[Dauntless]

Your install path shows
"Installation path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover Blitz"

Try installing Steam to C:\Steam instead of C:\Program Files (x86).

Good Luck!

Dauntlas

[Josef]

On a positive note. I can change the resolution in the config file and get a different resolution on the splash screen.
Set to 800 x 600 and its larger text.
So it is doing something.
Just crashing after that

Hi Sam,

if the resolution is changed according to your config changes, that means the game is working until some point where it crashes or becomes unresponsive.

If I understand right, you start the game, the "Cliffs of Dover - Blitz" and "Desert Wings - Tobruk" titles appear on your screen, then they disappear and you're back in Windows desktop. And there is no error message at all. Nothing like "this program crashed or had to be terminated, you can report this to Microsoft".
Can you check in Windows Task Manager if Launcher64 is still running or not after this happens?

Perhaps you could create a new thread and try to ask there again. This thread if for new people to introduce themselves.
You may need help from the developers. I don't know if they watch it here. I guess they don't. You would get a response from Buzzsaw who usually reacts to troubleshooting requests.
A new thread in a different forum section could attract more attention. From the developers or from another Windows 11 user who could help you.

That's what I would try. I think more and more people will use Windows 11 as time goes so the developers should be interested. If it is really a Windows 11 related problem, others can experience it soon too.

Good luck.

Josef

[ATAG_Colander]

Please try changing "FullScreen=1" to 0 and see what happens.

[RAF74_Buzzsaw]

Hello Sam

Please read the below thread on the IL-2 forums, follow the directions and post here:

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic...u-are-running/

I was really thinking this could be it. I felt it wasnt able to begin the configuration as my config had very few entries in the window section.
I have a triple screen setup for sim racing so i have unplugged the two outer monitors and set my middle monitor to the correct 2560x 1440, 60hz.
Sadly it still does the same thing. Splash screen then close.
Still not logging any errors in the log file too.
Ive disconnected all usb devices other than the keyboard and mouse but still nothing.
Is there a beta with some of the updates that have been already implemented posted somewhere or is that still in house at the moment?
Really havent had any issues with any other software in the past like this.
Im sure it will be a simple thing but ill keep trying in the meantime.

[Voi_Paavo]

Hello. I came here to say hello and download some files!

[ATAG_Marlow]

Hi Voi......download away! Good to have you here. If you have any problems please post about them on this Forum and you will receive lots of advice.

Enjoy and we hope to 'wing up' with you very soon. Salute!

[TCW_Welsh78]

hi

[ATAG_Snapper]

hi

Welcome, Welsh. Feel free to explore the forum and ask any question you wish. We're all here to help!

Cheers,

Snapper

[kbt172]

Hello,

I´m also new here. Finally got around to purchase TrackIR gear so now I look forward to some more immersive flying in the desert. Now...over to try to download some files....

[Artist]

Welcome, kbt172!

[Harzpilot]

Hello im new here too

[ATAG_Noofy]

Hello im new here too

Welcome

[major_setback]

Hello im new here too

Welcome to you and all the new players.

[Artist]

Hello im new here too :)

Welcome, too, then!
:-))

[sdhmtu88]

Hello from Oshkosh Wisconsin.... Home for the annual EAA Airshow... I love the history of WWII aircraft and the many fine pilots and their stories.

Scott

[BFGates]

New here as well. You have a great group of people!