The game will crash often during the opening loading screen. It is really inconsistent on where in the loading process it is, but usually I will have to restart the game multiple times in order for me to play. {F17237}
Description
Details
- Legacy ID
- 3253581471
- Severity
- Crash
- Resolution
- Fixed
- Reproducibility
- Random
- Category
- Game Crash
- Open Arma 3 via Steam
- Watch the opening splash screen come up
- Progress bar will get to a random point
- Observe "Program has stopped working and needs to close" error.
System Specifications:
Core i5 3570k
4x4GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM
Gigabyte GTX 670 Windforce x3
2x2TB HDDs in RAID 0
Corsair AX760i 760W PSU
Running the game on all ultra settings.
Resolution is 2560x1440 @ 2x FXAA.
Event Timeline
Try starting the game with "-nosplash" parameter.
RMB-click on the game in Steam and go to Properties>Set Launch Options...
We need dxdiag and files from this folder to solve your problem. C:\Users\<Name>\AppData\Local\Arma 3 Alpha\
Can you upload it somewhere in winrar package please?
If package is smaller than 5,000k, so you can attach it here. Thank you.
Ok Hanz, files uploaded.
Also, @Tourorist, I am talking about before the Fullscreen splash screen.
Its the small loading bar you see when first starting the game.
I will also make a note that it usually crashes right at the first step.
(Core System).
My bad, misunderstood that as an in-game loading screen. Anyhow, hope this gets fixed soon.
Just tried that choseh, crashed at "Loading Core Configs".
Must be a different issue.
I am going to try moving my A3 folder from app data, then verifying files. See if there is some corruption or something.
Ok, so deleting the Arma 3 Appdata folder seems to stop it from crashing.
I just have to delete it every time I start the game -_-
Also adding this to my ticket. It works as a general workaround:
Ok, this works for me everytime.
Once you have done it once, you may have to revisit steps 1 through 3 if it crashes again.
I literally just played a 4 hour session of Wasteland without and issue as well.
Before I couldn't play for even 30 min.
Also this seems to improve the speed of the server browser, as well as other parts of the game.
- Turn on Hidden Files and Folders in Windows
- Navigate to: C:\Users\*username*\AppData\Local
- Delete the folder labeled: "Arma 3 Alpha"
- Open Steam
- Right Click Arma 3 Alpha
- Click Properties
- Click Local Files
- Click Browse Local Files.
- Right click Arma3.exe
- Click Properties
- Click Compatibility
- Check the "Run as Administrator" box
- Click OK
- Run Arma 3 from steam, or from exe.