Fed up of Game crashing

[749006]

Having disabled the two Nvidia Sound settings I will see if that makes a difference when I do a run.

I doubt it will; disabling something that isn't running usually makes no difference.

A strange effect where the sound thru the Left Speaker just stopped part way thru the run on the Ay Valley - a few mins later it restarted

I had changed the Graphics settings based on what Peter Hayes produced for TS2018
The first run with the Anti-Aliasing as Off, supposedly managed by the Nvidia Control Panel produced a poor effect with zig-zaging on fences.

So I changed the settings in the NCP to default and changed the settings to FXAA + 2x2 SSAA and I had a good 30 mins of non stop running with a Deltic before the usual OOM
I will try again tomorrow with the FXAA reduced

For a change the C drive was quiet

Peter

[gptech]

The first run with the Anti-Aliasing as Off, supposedly managed by the Nvidia Control Panel produced a poor effect with zig-zaging on fences.

Forget the nVidia options for now, get it as good as you can with the game's settings--then you can see whether applying any nVidia tweaks on top makes things even better. What you need to be doing is getting a stable, in game settings, instance of the game, though I'm still of a mind that you have a basic Windows configuration issue.

So I changed the settings in the NCP to default and changed the settings to FXAA + 2x2 SSAA and I had a good 30 mins of non stop running with a Deltic before the usual OOM

The word "usual" is the big clue---it should be a rare occurrence. Pick an old Kuju scenario on an old Kuju route using old Kuju stock and see what happens.

[MFMPorter]

MFMPorter
Usually error code 0xc000012d is associated with conflicting security software (AV antimalware) so you may need to clean out all AV stuff etc and reinstall the protection software you want setting exceptions for Steam TS etc.
Just uninstalling some software may not remove all remnants (especially in the registry) so you may need some type of "cleaner" software usually supplied by the AV vendor, etc.
What were the technical details of the crash when you switched to 64-bit in View Reliability History?

Thanks for your thoughts/suggestions, Peter. In addition to system (W10 64-bit) protection & security I've got AVG 1.116.3.1052 and CCleaner 5.63, also ESInstaller 2.4 if that's relevant. Is it worth trying to reinstall/modify any of those?

[MFMPorter]

In Reliability History all I got was a statement about Windows not being properly shut down: previous system shutdown unexpected. That'll be when I forced a shutdown because of a complete freeze. Thanks.

[749006]

Pick an old Kuju scenario on an old Kuju route using old Kuju stock and see what happens.

Trying to find one which is a default version
Not going to try a kettle so something with a diesel or electric

Was Somerset and Dorset a Kuju route?
I have a number of Scenarios on Rhur Sieg

[gptech]

Was Somerset and Dorset a Kuju route?

Bath - Templecombe?...yeah, that dates back to RailSimulator days.

[brysonman46]

Trying to find one which is a default version
Not going to try a kettle so something with a diesel or electric

Was Somerset and Dorset a Kuju route?
I have a number of Scenarios on Rhur Sieg

The Kuju / RailSimulator files give you the answer

Newcastle-York and Oxford-Paddington will have plenty of diesel scenarios

Nick

[749006]

I think a Paddington - Reading should do for a test
And I will knock down the AA to 2x as per the other thread

Peter

[peterfhayes]

MFMPorter
I posted a reply but it didn't get uploaded.
Ah Well!
Just make sure that you have no remnants of previous AV, Anti-Malware software installed and that Windows Defender is not causing any issues.
Allow exceptions for the Steam/RW folder(s) or the individual .exe files and that they are allowed through the firewall.
CCleaner should not affect AV, etc.
Your Windows crash just means that when TS crashed, it just didn't crash on its own, but it also froze windows too (rare) possibly due to a kernel error, and you had to perform a warm/cold boot to continue.
I see this too, and as long as it does not happen very often - ignore it!
pH

[gptech]

Peter, how much free disc space is on your C: ? ---both as MB and a % value.

[749006]

Peter, how much free disc space is on your C: ? ---both as MB and a % value.

The disk is 208GB
Used 135 GB - Free 72.5 GB - not sure where the other 0.5 GB went
I know you asked about percentage but the Properties box does not give that info
Disk Management shows 2% fragmented

[gptech]

The disk is 208GB

Is that the physical disc or the partition you've designated as C: ?

[749006]

That is the C: Partition

I did a QD with a default 47 plus kuju Mk1s Paddington to Reading with no problems or stutters and the FPS in the mid 70s most of the way.

But the C: drive was "noisy" as if it was doing something - not sure what as the game is on a separate SSD

[MFMPorter]

MFMPorter
I posted a reply but it didn't get uploaded.
Ah Well!
Just make sure that you have no remnants of previous AV, Anti-Malware software installed and that Windows Defender is not causing any issues.
Allow exceptions for the Steam/RW folder(s) or the individual .exe files and that they are allowed through the firewall.
CCleaner should not affect AV, etc.
Your Windows crash just means that when TS crashed, it just didn't crash on its own, but it also froze windows too (rare) possibly due to a kernel error, and you had to perform a warm/cold boot to continue.
I see this too, and as long as it does not happen very often - ignore it!
pH

Many thanks once again, Peter. All noted, but upon navigating through "Update & Security" I see that Defender is not active, because I've got McAfee firewall. Steam programs showm that net guard is ON. Presumably all in order with that?
David

[749006]

What does Texture Filtering Do and what setting should it be on?

I have always had mine set on Anisotropic x8 but after reading a post on another thread I reduced it to x2
And I just did a QD on the Ay Valley with the 68 and a raft of AP Mk2E coaches and it was a good run - lots of AI and no OOM crash

I don't have anything set up in the Nvidia Control Panel for TS2020 but the default mode for Anisotropic filtering is x8

I enjoyed that run - all 52 mins of it

Peter