[FlamingCobra]

Every time I fly the GTF Achilles from ED, my computer decides to BSoD!

WHY?

here's my .tbm file:

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#Ship Classes

;======>>TERRANS<<======
$Name:                  GTF Achilles
$Short name:            fighter3t-01
$Species:                       Terran
+Type: XSTR("Space Superiority", 2939)
+Maneuverability: XSTR("Good", 2940)
+Armor: XSTR("Light", 2941)
+Manufacturer: XSTR("Galactic Terran Intelligence", 2942)
+Description: XSTR( " ", 2943)
$end_multi_text
+Tech Description:
XSTR("The GTF Achilles is a prototype designed since the Second Shivan Incursion as replacement for the old Myrmidon space superiority fighter. Although the Myrmidon performed its role well, it saw limited use during the incursion because of its lack of weapon compatibility and its small missile capacity.

The Achilles attempts to merge the strong points of the Myrmidon and the Ulysses while simultaneously incorporating high weapons capability, without sacrificing speed or maneuverability. Only Special Operations Command has had access to this fighter. Word is, it handles more smoothly than any other fighter in the fleet. Its excellent maneuverability in conjunction with a high top speed make the Achilles one of the best-suited craft for dogfighting. Unfortunately, these strong points are achieved only with the sacrifice of valuable armor and shielding protection, making the Achilles virtually undefended in comparison to heavier craft.

Consequently, the design is being reworked so the next-generation space superiority fighter will not have this issue.", -1)
$end_multi_text
+Length: 19 m
+Gun Mounts: 6
+Missile Banks: 2
$POF file:                      fighter3t-03.pof
$Detail distance:       (0, 1600, 3000, 9000)
$Show damage:           YES
$Density:                       1
$Damp:                          0.1
$Rotdamp:                       0.35
$Max Velocity:          0.0, 0.0, 85.0
$Rotation time:         2.8, 2.4, 4.5
$Rear Velocity:         0.0
$Forward accel: 2.2
$Forward decel: 1.3
$Slide accel:           0.0
$Slide decel:           0.0
$Expl inner rad:        20.0
$Expl outer rad:        40.0
$Expl damage:           20.0
$Expl blast:            1200.0
$Expl Propagates:       NO                                                     
$Shockwave Speed:       0.0
$Allowed PBanks:  ( "Subach HL-7" "Akheton SDG" "Prometheus R" "Prometheus S" "Morning Star" "Maxim" "UD-8 Kayser")
$Default PBanks:        ( "Prometheus S" "UD-8 Kayser" )
$Allowed SBanks:    ( "Rockeye" "EMP Adv." "Tempest" "Hornet" "Tornado" "Harpoon" "Trebuchet" "Infyrno" "TAG-A" "TAG-B" )
$Default SBanks:        ( "Tornado" "Harpoon" )
$SBank Capacity:        ( 50, 40 )
$Shields:                       380
$Shield Color: 100 100 255
$Power Output:          2.0
$Max Oclk Speed:        115.0
$Max Weapon Eng:        80.0
$Hitpoints:                     230
$Flags:                         ( "player_ship" "default_player_ship" "fighter" )
$AI Class:                      Captain
$Afterburner:           YES
+Aburn Max Vel: 0.0, 0.0, 165.0
+Aburn For accel:       0.7
+Aburn Fuel:            300.0
+Aburn Burn Rate:       50.0
+Aburn Rec Rate:        25.0
$Trails:
+Bitmap: ABtrail
+Width: 1.0
+Alpha: 1.0
+Life: 1.5
$Countermeasures: 25
$Scan time:                     2000
$EngineSnd: 126                   ;; Engine sound of ship
$Closeup_pos: 0.0, 0.0, -30
$Closeup_zoom: 0.5
$Shield_icon: fighter3t-03-hud
$Ship_icon:                     iconfighter2t-04
$Ship_anim:                     ssfighter2t-04
$Ship_overhead: loadfighter2t-04
$Score: 12
$Trail:
+Offset: 6.2 -1.27 1.35
+Start Width: 0.25
+End Width: 0.05
+Start Alpha: 1.0
+End Alpha: 0.0
+Max Life: 1.0
+Spew Time: 120
+Bitmap: Contrail01
$Trail:
+Offset: -6.2 -1.27 1.35
+Start Width: 0.25
+End Width: 0.05
+Start Alpha: 1.0
+End Alpha: 0.0
+Max Life: 1.0
+Spew Time: 120
+Bitmap: Contrail01
$Trail:
+Offset: 4.0 2.37 -5.05
+Start Width: 0.25
+End Width: 0.05
+Start Alpha: 1.0
+End Alpha: 0.0
+Max Life: 1.0
+Spew Time: 120
+Bitmap: Contrail01
$Trail:
+Offset: -4.0 2.37 -5.05
+Start Width: 0.25
+End Width: 0.05
+Start Alpha: 1.0
+End Alpha: 0.0
+Max Life: 1.0
+Spew Time: 120
+Bitmap: Contrail01
$Trail:
+Offset: 3.9 -1.6 -1.4
+Start Width: 0.25
+End Width: 0.05
+Start Alpha: 1.0
+End Alpha: 0.0
+Max Life: 1.0
+Spew Time: 120
+Bitmap: Contrail01
$Subsystem:                     sensors,                                10,0.0
$Subsystem:                     communication, 10,0.0
$Subsystem:                     weapons,                                10,0.0
$Subsystem:                     navigation,                     10,0.0
$Subsystem:                     engine,                         35,0.0


$Name: Alliance Jump Gate
$Short name: TGate
$Species: Terran
+Tech Description: XSTR( "The prototype Jump Gate using Knossos technology connects Delta Serpentis to Sol along the severed jump node. Requiring eight years of planning and a decade to build, the Sol Jump Gate is the largest project undertaken by the GTVA since the Colossus project.", -1 )
$end_multi_text
$POF file: JumpGateT.pof
$Detail distance: (0, 2000, 6500, 18000)
$ND: 13 238 238
$ND: 250 252 252
$Density: 1
$Damp: 0.2
$Rotdamp: 0.2
$Max Velocity: 0.0, 0.0, 0.0
$Rotation time: 200.0, 200.0, 200.0
$Rear Velocity: 0.0
$Forward accel: 0.0
$Forward decel: 0.0
$Slide accel: 0.0
$Slide decel: 0.0
$Expl inner rad: 100.0
$Expl outer rad: 2400.0
$Expl damage: 400.0
$Expl blast: 6500.0
$Expl Propagates: YES
$Shockwave Speed: 600.0
$Shockwave Count: 4
$Shields: 0
$Power Output: 1.0
$Max Oclk Speed: 0.0
$Max Weapon Eng: 100.0
$Hitpoints: 1000000
$Armor Type: HeavyArmor
$Flags: ( "big damage" "knossos" "in tech database")
$AI Class: Captain
$Afterburner: NO
$Countermeasures: 0
$Scan time: 2000
$EngineSnd: 190
$Closeup_pos: 0.0, 0.0, -6800
$Closeup_zoom: 0.5
$Score: 0
$Subsystem: InnerRinga, 49, 35
$Subsystem: OuterRinga, 49, 80
$Subsystem: communication, 5, 0.0
$Subsystem: weapons, 5, 0.0
$Subsystem: sensors, 5, 0.0
$Subsystem: reactor1, 15, 0.0
$Subsystem: reactor2, 15, 0.0
$Subsystem: turret01, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "AAAf" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret02, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "AAAf" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret03, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret04, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret05, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret06, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret07, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "AAAf" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret08, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "AAAf" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret09, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret10, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret11, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret12, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret13, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret14, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret15, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: turret16, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret17, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turret18, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turretB1, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turretB2, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turretB3, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turretB4, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Flags: ( "check hull" )
$Subsystem: turretG1, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Turret Base RotationSnd: 256
$Turret Gun RotationSnd: 257
$Turret BaseSnd Volume: 1.0
$Turret GunSnd Volume: 1.0
$Turret Reset Delay: 1000
$Flags: ( "check hull" "reset when idle" )
$animation: triggered
$type: initial
+relative_angle: 80, 0, 0
$Subsystem: turretG2, 0.833, 1.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Turret Base RotationSnd: 256
$Turret Gun RotationSnd: 257
$Turret BaseSnd Volume: 1.0
$Turret GunSnd Volume: 1.0
$Turret Reset Delay: 1000
$Flags: ( "check hull" "reset when idle" )
$animation: triggered
$type: initial
+relative_angle: 80, 180, 0

;======>>VASUDANS<<======
$Name:                  GVI Bab
$Short name:            VGate
$Species:               Vasudan
+Tech Description:
$end_multi_text
$POF file:                      jump3t-01.pof
$Detail distance: (0, 4000, 11500, 28000)
$ND: 13 238 238
$ND: 250 252 252
$Show damage: NO
$Density: 1
$Damp: 0.2
$Rotdamp: 0.2
$Max Velocity: 0.0, 0.0, 0.0
$Rotation time: 200.0, 200.0, 200.0
$Rear Velocity: 0.0
$Forward accel: 0.0
$Forward decel: 0.0
$Slide accel: 0.0
$Slide decel: 0.0
$Expl inner rad: 100.0
$Expl outer rad: 2400.0
$Expl damage: 400.0
$Expl blast: 6500.0
$Expl Propagates: YES ;; If set to Yes, then when the ship dies, the explosion propagates through it.
$Shockwave Speed: 600.0 ;; speed shockwave expands at, 0 means no shockwave
$Shockwave Count: 1
$Default PBanks: ()
$Default SBanks: ()
$SBank Capacity: ()
$Shields: 0
$Power Output: 1.0
$Max Oclk Speed: 0.0
$Max Weapon Eng: 100.0
$Hitpoints: 1000000
$Flags: ( "dont collide invisible" "big damage" "knossos" "in tech database")
$AI Class: Captain
$Afterburner: NO
$Countermeasures: 0
$Scan time: 2000
$EngineSnd: 190 ;; Engine sound of ship
$Closeup_pos: 0.0, 0.0, -6800
$Closeup_zoom: 0.5
$Score: 0
$Subsystem: outerringa, 49, 35
$Subsystem: innringa, 49, 80
$Subsystem: minnerringa, 49, 80
$Subsystem: radar, 2, 4
$Subsystem: communication, 2, 5
$Subsystem: fighterbay, 2, 5
$Subsystem: weapons, 2, 5
$Subsystem: reactor, 2, 5
$Subsystem: sensors, 2, 5
$Subsystem: generator01, 5, 8
$Subsystem: generator02, 5, 8
$Subsystem: generator03, 5, 8
$Subsystem: generator04, 5, 8


$Subsystem: Turret01ga, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret02ga, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret03ga, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret04ga, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret05gb, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret06gb, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret07gb, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret08gb, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret09gc, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret10gc, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret11gc, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret12gc, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret13gd, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret14gd, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret15gd, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret16gd, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret17f, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret18f, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret19hf, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret20hf, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret21l, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret22l, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret23f, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret24f, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret25l, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret26hf, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret27hf, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret28hf, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )
$Subsystem: Turret29, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem: Turret30, 1.0, 3.0
$Default PBanks: ( "Terran Turret" )

;======>>SHIVANS<<======
$Name: SD Demon
+nocreate
$Subsystem:                     turret01-base,3,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "LRED" )
$Subsystem:                     turret02-base,3,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "SRED" )
$Subsystem:                     turret03a-base,3,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "SRED" )
$Subsystem:                     turret04-base,1.2,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "SAAA" )
$Subsystem:                     turret05-base,1.2,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "SAAA" )
$Subsystem:                     turret06a-base,0.6,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Shivan Megafunk Turret" )
$Subsystem:                     turret07a-base,0.6,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Shivan Megafunk Turret" )
$Subsystem:                     turret08-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem:                     turret09-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem:                     turret10-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Shivan Turret Laser" )
$Subsystem:                     turret11-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem:                     turret12-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Standard Flak" )
$Subsystem:                     turret13-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "SRED" )
$Subsystem:                     turret14-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Shivan Turret Laser" )
$Subsystem:                     turret15-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "SRED" )
$Subsystem:                     turret16-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Shivan Turret Laser" )
$Subsystem:                     turret17-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "SRED" )
$Subsystem:                     turret18-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Shivan Turret Laser" )
$Subsystem:                     turret19-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "SRED" )
$Subsystem:                     turret20-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "Shivan Turret Laser" )
$Subsystem:                     turret21-base,0.4,0.5
$Default PBanks:        ( "SRED" )


$Name: Shivan Jump Gate
$Short name: SGate
$Species: Shivan
+Tech Description: XSTR("This Shivan jump gate appears to be based on Knossos technology (or perhaps the Knossos is based upon its design). Regardless, it allows large Shivan warships to travel through unstable or weakened jump nodes.", -1)
$end_multi_text
$POF file: ShivNode1.pof
$Detail distance: (0, 2000, 6500, 18000)
$ND: 255 0 0
$Show damage: NO
$Density: 1
$Damp: 0.2
$Rotdamp: 0.2
$Max Velocity: 0.0, 0.0, 0.0
$Rotation time: 200.0, 200.0, 200.0
$Rear Velocity: 0.0
$Forward accel: 0.0
$Forward decel: 0.0
$Slide accel: 0.0
$Slide decel: 0.0
$Expl inner rad: 100.0
$Expl outer rad: 2400.0
$Expl damage: 400.0
$Expl blast: 6500.0
$Expl Propagates: YES
$Shockwave Speed: 600.0
$Shockwave Count: 1
$Default PBanks: ()
$Default SBanks: ()
$SBank Capacity: ()
$Shields: 0
$Power Output: 1.0
$Max Oclk Speed: 0.0
$Max Weapon Eng: 100.0
$Hitpoints: 1000000
$Flags: ( "dont collide invisible" "big damage" "knossos" "in tech database" "in tech database multi" )
$AI Class: Captain
$Afterburner: NO
$Countermeasures: 0
$Scan time: 3000
$EngineSnd: 190
$Closeup_pos: 0.0, 0.0, -22000
$Closeup_zoom: 0.5
$Score: 0
$Subsystem: fluxcagea, 90, 80


#End

I haven't actually been able to generate a debug log of the incident. It's happened.... twice 

I'll post one if I do.

[MatthTheGeek]

... did you forget #End at the end ?

[Jeff Vader]

Yeeaah, descriptive thread titles

[FlamingCobra]

... did you forget #End at the end ?

of my .tbm file? No.


However, I believe the first time it happened I got shot. And the BSoD error message was really long. And I do not remember what it was and I did not write down what it said.

And the second time it happened an enemy ship collided with me. And the only thing the BSoD said was

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HARDWARE FAILURE
or maybe it was hardware malfunction...

anyway... can you guys help me?


oh, btw, in game, I do not have an icon of my ship on my HUD. Could that have anything to do with it?


Additionally, I would like to know why this was moved. It's not that I'm trying to contradict administrators or anything, but imho....

.... Blue Screens of Death and Hardware Failures/Malfunctions are "technical problems" rather than "questions and answers of modding"

[Droid803]

If its BSODing, its probably your PC.
Probably.

[The E]

First up, don't post threads with titles like this.

Second, please at least try and generate a log.

Thirdly, this does not look like an FSO problem.

Fourthly, moved to FSO support where it probably belongs.

[Dragon]

Perhaps try running a diagnostic. Perhaps something in Achilles' mesh causes it to strain the system more than usual when something collides with it. Check your system/drivers/other important software for any damage, try running a benchmark, some heat monitoring software and make sure something in your hardware didn't fry.

[Parias]

A blue screen error almost definitely wouldn't be caused just by Freespace 2 per-say - likely something else, potentially driver or hardware-related. Bear in mind that the point of a blue screen error is to give some sort of indication of what caused Windows to fall off it's barstool - it's important to take note of exactly what error message it's throwing you (along with any associated error code data) to have some chance at narrowing down what the problem is. Otherwise something like this can be very difficult to diagnose.

[FlamingCobra]

My graphics settings are on "very high" and my mod references MediaVPs_3612. However, I have never had any problems with FS2 as far as gameplay until now.

It could just be windows vista's fault, since that operating system is unstable anyway.

Another possibility is that when I got shot or took a hit, the game tried to display the appropriate shield damage in my ship's HUD icon. Since that wasn't there, it couldn't do anything and just decided to BSoD.

Another thing about the situation is the first time the game just froze up for a really long time and then decided to BSoD. The second time the game froze filled up with green, purple, and gray lines for about 1 second and then immediately BSoD'd.

I will try to replicate the error and write down whatever my computer says.

EDIT: Ran the game in the debugger. Selected the mission. The loading screen took a very long time and after loading all the way, freespace stops and i here a "ding" and I get a black screen. I can't do anything. The first time I hit the escape key and freespace closed.

The second time I ran the debugger the same thing happened when I got to the black screen I hit the enter key and FS2 came back up. Then it returned to the loading screen. Then I here another "ding" and a debug dialogue box comes up. it says:

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Could not load in the HUD shield ani: fighter3t-03-hud

ntdll.dll! ZwWaitForSingleObject + 21 bytes
kernel32.dll! WaitForSingleObject + 18 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! SCP_DumpStack + 354 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! Warning + 430 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! hud_shield_show + 391 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! HUD_render_2d + 1689 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! game_render_hud_2d + 59 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! game_frame + 1279 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! game_do_frame + 237 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! game_do_state + 379 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! gameseq_process_events + 237 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! game_main + 782 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! WinMain + 330 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! __tmainCRTStartup + 358 bytes
fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF.exe! WinMainCRTStartup + 15 bytes
kernel32.dll! BaseThreadInitThunk + 14 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlCreateUserProcess + 140 bytes
ntdll.dll! RtlCreateProcessParameters + 78 bytes

what does this mean and should I hit Yes to break into Debugger or hit No to continue?

EDIT2: I figure during the black screen another dialogue box came up but I couldn't read it because I couldn't press ALT-Tab or do anything basically.

[Jeff Vader]

Fourthly, moved to FSO support where it probably belongs.

I, uh, moved it to modding (from support) because of my "if the problem is because of the user's own modding, it's a modding issue, not an installation/startup issue" attitude.

what does this mean and should I hit Yes to break into Debugger or hit No to continue?

If you are a 1337 programmer with the appropriate tools (debugger included), you could break into debugger. Otherwise, to continue, click "No" to continue.

[FlamingCobra]

I am not "leet."

And judging by the first line of the dialogue box (Could not load in the HUD shield ani: fighter3t-03-hud) it is possible that my hypothesis is correct.

EDIT: I hit no. The mission began and I intentionally collided with a capship on my side.... and nothing happened. I did take some hull damage but no BSoD yet.

EDIT2: I have been bombarded with laser fire. Still no BSoD. However, I do have a very low FPS rate (4-10). Aren't games usually supposed to run at 60 FPS?

EDIT3: I changed my graphics settings from "very high" to "high" in an attempt to improve performance. Nothing happened. Then I switched my graphics settings to "low." fs2_open_3_6_12d_INF Crashed. I got a black screen. Could not make that black screen go away unless I pressed Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Found an error message. FreeSpace 2 Open has stopped working.

Is this a modding error or a technical support error?

[Jeff Vader]

Aren't games usually supposed to run at 60 FPS?

Depends quite heavily on the game and on the hardware running the game.

[FlamingCobra]

Debug log.

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[The E]

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FreeSpace version: 3.6.12
Please use a Nightly build (Or wait for the 3.6.14 RCs, which should be appearing Any Day Now(TM)).

[FlamingCobra]

Not to question your authority, The E, because you are right 99% of the time (and I found that out the hard way), but what would using a Nightly build have to do with my issue?

[The E]

1. 3.6.12 builds are a year old. Information generated by them isn't really helpful any longer.
2. The crash mentioned at the very end of the log comes from an issue that I know is fixed in .13 builds.

Oh, and thirdly, you really should update your GPU drivers. The ones you are using are seriously outdated.

[FlamingCobra]

...oh.

I didn't realize it had been over a year since I last ran the FSO installer.

Well, how often should i run it? Like every two months?

[The E]

It's not a question of the installer, since the installer doesn't download nightly builds. You have to get those manually, unfortunately.

[FlamingCobra]

Before I download those I was once recommended to get an SSE version or whatever since I have an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.33 GHz and 6GB of RAM.

However, when I ran that build I had weird green, purple, and gray lines everywhere. Kind of like the second time I got a BSoD (mentioned above).


What was that all about and should I get an SSE build anyway?

[The E]

Yes, you should. If that happens again, you need to provide a debug log and screenshots.

Oh, and I remind you once again to please update your GPU drivers.