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P3D v4.5 CTD when selecting weather theme

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Hello,

 

this is a tough CTD I'm unable to solve ... first time since many, many years

 

I haven't started P3D since new year.

Yesterday I thought, I want to fly again a bit and made many, many updates: FSLabs, RealTurb, AIRAC, GSX, Orbx Direct.

 

Since then, I get a CTD as soon as I click on an other weather theme in the startup menu.

Or, when I try to load into a flight directly, the loading stucks at 83% (creating world wide weather) and crashes some seconds after.

 

Unforunately there's no entry in the windows event log.

 

Steps, I have done so far:

deleted all saved flight (in case one is corrupt)

made a repair with client.exe

copied back my bunch of vanilla installed weather themes from a backup

started P3D with and without simStarter

disabled FSUIPC and RealTurb

 

 

So, currently I'm ouf odeas and would be lucky for any hint.

Many thanks!

Guenter

Guenter Steiner
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It's most likely the cmeteo.dll module.  Disable in dll.xml and see if this fixes it. I got a ctd while  sitting at FlightBeam KIAD in heavy weather like a thunderstorm. With just normal weather no problem. I was mostly using PMDG aircraft  but recall using  one of the default twin engines too. The module is used by Carenado for there weather radar.  Took a long time to investigate including a trouble ticket to Hi Fi.

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Hello Jim,

thanks for answering

 

I do not have such a DLL on my whole computer and never stumpled across it the last years.

Do you have a definite path where I could find it probably?

Guenter Steiner
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A corrupt wxstationlist.bin or .wx file associated with your startup scenario can cause this problem.  Try renaming wxstationlist.bin (located in %appdata%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4) and re-run the sim, and also move any .wx files out of the Prepar3D files folder.

Regards

 

 

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Carenado aircraft are default on P3DV4.  The module should be in your main P3D folder.

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Spooky,

 

tried all solutions and not one helps.

wxstationlist.bin does not help, I have also removed any files from P3D files, ctmeteo.dll I do not have... even not in my vanilla backup of P3Dv4

 

The irritating thing is, that I could from time to time change the weather theme without CTD. And I tried several steps to make it reproduceable when it happens, but no luck.

 

Still out of ideas

Edited by guenseli

Guenter Steiner
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One example how spooky it is:

 

I started P3D just by desktop icon, means without simStarter --> CTDs

I uninstalled then RealTurb --> no CTD

 

Started with simStarter next time -- > CTD

Started again without simStarter --> CTD

 

I then let run MakeRWYs and start P3D --> no CTD

Then - ultimative test - start P3D with simStarter - no CTD

 

that is the last state, will investigate later on ... maybe it is cured now?

Guenter Steiner
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The first thing to load when you start up P3D are the two dll.xml's that load modules.  MakeRwy's is a standalone program and not loaded.  You could have had a corrupted database though.  This is the first time I have ever heard of MakeRwy's or the data it outputs cause CTD's.  Whenever you update NAVDATA, it is always a good idea to also update MakeRwy's.

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