I'm getting a Blue Screen error when running the Quang Khe Ferry mission . The ODD time, the mission will load properly , but most of the time when the loading hits 100% , the blue screen appears for a second, and my computor re-boots. Very frustrating.
This only happens with the above mentioned mission .
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance .

Can you post your system specs? OS?

ya I get that too sometimes, but not to much to annoy me I just figured user error of some sort, not particularly with the Quang Khe Ferry mission


Deuces80th ,

Here are my specs: Win XP SP3
Intel Core2 Duo E8500@3.00 GHZ
2 GB Ram
GEForce 8500

Deuces80th ,

Here are my specs: Win XP SP3
Intel Core2 Duo E6750@2.66 GHZ
3 GB Ram
GEForce 8800GT Driver version 182.06
SB X-FI Sound Card

Yeah, i'm getting the same problem, just with the Quang Khe Ferry mission. I only installed yap2 yesterday, i've tried a few other missions and they seem ok. Sorry i can't help you with the problem, but i'm gona keep my eye on this thread and hopefully someone will be able to help us with this.
Ste.

Does it crash all the way back down to Desktop?

Does it take a very long time to load?...then boom?

Does the bar at the bottom of the screen make it to 100%?

It makes it to 100% , then I get a blue screen with text ( doesn't stay long enough to read ), then my system re-boots .

Okay. I think there is a problem beyond just a setting. Be right back.

Same here john, mine goes to 100% then blue screen. Mine doesn't reboot itself, i have to do it. I think the message is the "windows has shut down to prevent harm to your computer" one.
Ste.

I am trying to run this down. It's a mystery. Suddenly, a beta tester got it also...just in Quang Khe Ferry, too.

I have had the same result when I tried to load all the carriers at once. The load knocked me right back to desktop. I have also had it when a mission had some particular piece mentioned that does not exist. I checked for typo's, non-existent pieces...nothing.

We will find it by tonight and send out a fix. Got to get the first thing right so we can start releasing missions.

Will Brass Balls load up okay?

Does this particular mission include something that is one, large mesh? Having built stuff, on occasion I'd get a CTD because a particular mesh contained too many polys, and had to be subdivided for the game to load properly. You can have multi-mesh objects work happily................ but if one mesh within that object is just too big....... crash.

I don't think it's the ship, Phillip. The Ticonderoga has been tested endlessly. It will cause my laptop to stutter but not a game machine.

No, I don't think it's the ship. Although it's large, it's made up of various smaller meshes that load happily together. I was just wondering if there's another terrain object for that particular mission that adds up to being just one, large, undivided mesh.

Just my tuppence.

We are looking.

...go finish our freighter. It looks done to me. Just going to be blown up anyway.

Not if I can help it! But I'll let you get back to the bug report.

Did this happen on Nvidia systems?

I just flew "Brass Balls" Everything was Kosher

I think it's the mission that has the glitch. People think .msn files are just INI's but there's a lot to them.

You are being emailed the fix but here it is. Just copy the data below and paste it over the data in 640805 Quang Khe Ferry.msn

Sorry for the very stupid screw up.

[MissionHeader]
AircraftType=A-4E
MissionMap=VietnamSEA
MissionType=CAS
StartDate=08/05/1964
StartTime=06:10

[Weather]
WeatherType=BROKEN
WeatherAlt=3000
WeatherThickness=100
HasHighLayer=TRUE
HighLayerAlt=8000
FogAmount=0.6
ContrailAlt=8000
StartWindDirection=0
StartWindSpeed=3
WindGustingAmount=5

[MissionData]
FriendlyAirActivity=1
EnemyAirActivity=1
FriendlyAirDefenseActivity=1
EnemyAirDefenseActivity=0
PlayerMissionID=1
PlayerPositionID=1
MissionNumber=1
AdjustStartPosition=FALSE
AdjustBaseWaypoint=FALSE

[AircraftMission001]
AircraftType=A-4E
Name=Trout 12
FormationType=USFighter
Texture=USNGrey1
Squadron=VA55
AircraftNumber=3
Size=1
RandomChance=100
MissionType=CAS
ObjectiveID=3
RatingForSuccess=50
StartOnGround=TRUE
CarrierBased=TRUE
Position=602239,626252,0
StartTime=0
Heading=0.0
Speed=0.00
Alignment=FRIENDLY
AmmoPercent=100
FuelPercent=100
Loadout=AttackRKT
TracerMixRatio=50
PilotTrainingStandard=EXCELLENT
TargetArea=
Nation=USN
Waypoint[01].Position=602239,626252,0
Waypoint[01].Speed=0.00
Waypoint[01].Size=200
Waypoint[01].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[01].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[02].Position=585878,620380,1524
Waypoint[02].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[02].Size=200
Waypoint[02].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[02].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[03].Position=541167,602387,1524
Waypoint[03].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[03].Size=200
Waypoint[03].Command=INITIAL_POINT
Waypoint[03].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[04].Position=534793,596944,700
Waypoint[04].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[04].Size=200
Waypoint[04].Command=OBJECTIVE_POINT
Waypoint[04].Objective=TRUE
Waypoint[05].Position=561579,598158,1524
Waypoint[05].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[05].Size=200
Waypoint[05].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[05].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[06].Position=584168,600870,200
Waypoint[06].Speed=102.89
Waypoint[06].Size=200
Waypoint[06].Command=APPROACH
Waypoint[06].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[07].Position=586525,607652,0
Waypoint[07].Speed=7.00
Waypoint[07].Size=1
Waypoint[07].Command=LAND_TOUCHDOWN
Waypoint[07].Objective=FALSE

[AircraftMission002]
AircraftType=A-4E
Name=Trout
FormationType=USFighter
Texture=USNGrey1
Squadron=VA55
AircraftNumber=9
Size=1
RandomChance=100
MissionType=CAS
ObjectiveID=3
RatingForSuccess=100
StartOnGround=TRUE
CarrierBased=TRUE
Position=602239,626252,0
StartTime=0
Heading=0.0
Speed=0.00
Alignment=FRIENDLY
AmmoPercent=100
FuelPercent=100
Loadout=AttackRKT
TracerMixRatio=50
PilotTrainingStandard=EXCELLENT
TargetArea=
Nation=USN
Waypoint[01].Position=602239,626252,0
Waypoint[01].Speed=0.00
Waypoint[01].Size=200
Waypoint[01].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[01].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[02].Position=584174,619534,1524
Waypoint[02].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[02].Size=200
Waypoint[02].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[02].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[03].Position=541167,602387,1524
Waypoint[03].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[03].Size=200
Waypoint[03].Command=INITIAL_POINT
Waypoint[03].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[04].Position=534791,596946,700
Waypoint[04].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[04].Size=200
Waypoint[04].Command=OBJECTIVE_POINT
Waypoint[04].Objective=TRUE
Waypoint[05].Position=561382,597576,1524
Waypoint[05].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[05].Size=200
Waypoint[05].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[05].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[06].Position=583775,600870,200
Waypoint[06].Speed=102.89
Waypoint[06].Size=200
Waypoint[06].Command=APPROACH
Waypoint[06].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[07].Position=586525,607652,0
Waypoint[07].Speed=7.00
Waypoint[07].Size=1
Waypoint[07].Command=LAND_TOUCHDOWN
Waypoint[07].Objective=FALSE

[AircraftMission003]
AircraftType=A-4E
Name=Oyster
FormationType=USFighter
Texture=USNGrey1
Squadron=VA55
AircraftNumber=2
Size=4
RandomChance=100
MissionType=STRIKE
ObjectiveID=4
RatingForSuccess=50
StartOnGround=FALSE
CarrierBased=TRUE
Position=603299,626979,300
StartTime=45
Heading=300
Speed=154.33
Alignment=FRIENDLY
AmmoPercent=100
FuelPercent=100
Loadout=StrikeMax
TracerMixRatio=50
PilotTrainingStandard=EXCELLENT
TargetArea=Quang Khe Ferry NVN
Nation=USN
Waypoint[01].Position=600274,628770,500
Waypoint[01].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[01].Size=500
Waypoint[01].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[01].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[02].Position=541337,602248,1524
Waypoint[02].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[02].Size=200
Waypoint[02].Command=INITIAL_POINT
Waypoint[02].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[03].Position=534970,597160,700
Waypoint[03].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[03].Size=200
Waypoint[03].Command=OBJECTIVE_POINT
Waypoint[03].Objective=TRUE
Waypoint[04].Position=565007,600576,1524
Waypoint[04].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[04].Size=200
Waypoint[04].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[04].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[05].Position=583578,603389,200
Waypoint[05].Speed=102.89
Waypoint[05].Size=200
Waypoint[05].Command=APPROACH
Waypoint[05].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[06].Position=586525,607652,0
Waypoint[06].Speed=7.00
Waypoint[06].Size=1
Waypoint[06].Command=LAND_TOUCHDOWN
Waypoint[06].Objective=FALSE

[AircraftMission004]
AircraftType=A-4E
Name=Kingfish
FormationType=USFighter
Texture=USNGrey1
Squadron=VA56
AircraftNumber=10
Size=4
RandomChance=100
MissionType=STRIKE
ObjectiveID=43
RatingForSuccess=50
StartOnGround=FALSE
CarrierBased=TRUE
Position=603230,629560,300
StartTime=90
Heading=270
Speed=154.33
Alignment=FRIENDLY
AmmoPercent=100
FuelPercent=100
Loadout=StrikeMax
TracerMixRatio=50
PilotTrainingStandard=EXCELLENT
TargetArea=Quang Khe Ferry NVN
Nation=USN
Waypoint[01].Position=599292,628964,500
Waypoint[01].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[01].Size=300
Waypoint[01].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[01].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[02].Position=541337,602248,1524
Waypoint[02].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[02].Size=200
Waypoint[02].Command=INITIAL_POINT
Waypoint[02].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[03].Position=534960,596910,700
Waypoint[03].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[03].Size=200
Waypoint[03].Command=OBJECTIVE_POINT
Waypoint[03].Objective=TRUE
Waypoint[04].Position=565007,600576,1524
Waypoint[04].Speed=154.33
Waypoint[04].Size=200
Waypoint[04].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[04].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[05].Position=583578,604358,200
Waypoint[05].Speed=102.89
Waypoint[05].Size=200
Waypoint[05].Command=APPROACH
Waypoint[05].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[06].Position=586525,607652,0
Waypoint[06].Speed=7.00
Waypoint[06].Size=1
Waypoint[06].Command=LAND_TOUCHDOWN
Waypoint[06].Objective=FALSE

[GroundMission001]
GroundObjectType=PatrolBoat
Name=mouth
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=FALSE
Carrier=FALSE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=534860,596940,0
StartTime=0
Heading=270
Speed=0.00
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=

[GroundMission002]
GroundObjectType=PatrolBoat
Name=mouth
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=FALSE
Carrier=FALSE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=534830,596940,0
StartTime=0
Heading=280
Speed=0.00
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=

[GroundMission003]
GroundObjectType=PatrolBoat
Name=mouth
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=FALSE
Carrier=FALSE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=534790,596940,0
StartTime=0
Heading=255
Speed=0.00
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=

[GroundMission004]
GroundObjectType=PatrolBoat
Name=mouth
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=FALSE
Carrier=FALSE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=534760,596940,0
StartTime=0
Heading=275
Speed=0.00
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=

[GroundMission005]
GroundObjectType=PatrolBoat
Name=mouth
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=FALSE
Carrier=FALSE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=534730,596940,0
StartTime=0
Heading=265
Speed=0.00
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=

[GroundMission006]
GroundObjectType=PatrolBoat
Name=mouth
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=FALSE
Carrier=FALSE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=534700,596940,0
StartTime=0
Heading=280
Speed=0.00
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=

[GroundMission007]
GroundObjectType=sampanSail01
Name=Tank
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=FALSE
Carrier=FALSE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=533453,596950,0
StartTime=0
Heading=0
Speed=0.00
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=
Waypoint[01].Position=534723,596950,0
Waypoint[01].Speed=3.09
Waypoint[01].Size=1
Waypoint[01].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[01].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[02].Position=536329,597075,0
Waypoint[02].Speed=7
Waypoint[02].Size=1
Waypoint[02].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[02].Objective=FALSE

[GroundMission008]
GroundObjectType=sampanSail01
Name=Tank
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=FALSE
Carrier=FALSE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=533767,596950,0
StartTime=0
Heading=0
Speed=0.00
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=
Waypoint[01].Position=535258,596950,0
Waypoint[01].Speed=2.57
Waypoint[01].Size=1
Waypoint[01].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[01].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[02].Position=536739,597075,0
Waypoint[02].Speed=7
Waypoint[02].Size=1
Waypoint[02].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[02].Objective=FALSE

[GroundMission009]
GroundObjectType=sampan01
Name=Tank
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=TRUE
Carrier=TRUE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=536656,596994,0
StartTime=240
Heading=0
Speed=0.00
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=
Waypoint[01].Position=537153,597015,0
Waypoint[01].Speed=2.06
Waypoint[01].Size=1
Waypoint[01].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[01].Objective=FALSE
Waypoint[02].Position=537827,597278,0
Waypoint[02].Speed=7.00
Waypoint[02].Size=1
Waypoint[02].Command=WAYPOINT
Waypoint[02].Objective=FALSE

[GroundMission010]
GroundObjectType=CVA-14L
Name=Ticonderoga
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=TRUE
Carrier=TRUE
ShipNumber=14
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=602239,626252,0
StartTime=0
Heading=180
Speed=0.00
Alignment=FRIENDLY
Nation=USN
Loadout=
Texture=USNGrey

[GroundMission011]
GroundObjectType=SumnerFRAM2
Name=Maddox
FormationType=ShipConvoy
NavalObject=TRUE
Carrier=TRUE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=601239,623252,0
StartTime=0
Heading=180
Speed=0.00
Alignment=FRIENDLY
Nation=USN
Loadout=
Texture=731 Maddox

[GroundMission012]
GroundObjectType=CVA-14R
Name=Ticonderoga
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=TRUE
Carrier=TRUE
ShipNumber=14
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=586525,607652,0
StartTime=600
Heading=180
Speed=0.00
Alignment=FRIENDLY
Nation=USN
Loadout=
Texture=

[GroundMission013]
GroundObjectType=SumnerFRAM2
Name=Maddox
FormationType=ShipConvoy
NavalObject=TRUE
Carrier=TRUE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=586825,609652,0
StartTime=600
Heading=180
Speed=0.00
Alignment=FRIENDLY
Nation=USN
Loadout=
Texture=731 Maddox

[GroundMission014]
GroundObjectType=M1939
Name=37
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=FALSE
Carrier=FALSE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=534962,596587,0
StartTime=420
Heading=0
Speed=0
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=

[GroundMission015]
GroundObjectType=M1939crew
Name=37a
FormationType=Single
NavalObject=FALSE
Carrier=FALSE
ShipNumber=
Size=1
RandomChance=100
ObjectiveID=0
RatingForSuccess=50
Position=534962,596587,0
StartTime=420
Heading=0
Speed=0
Alignment=ENEMY
Nation=NVietnam
Loadout=
Texture=

Hi, have replaced the text in the .msn file with the text in the e-mail, but still same problem. Loads to 100%, hangs on 80% for a while first, then Blue screen error.
Ste

Can you load any other mission?

Same problem here after the update. Other missions are loading fine .

Yeah, all the other missions load fine.
Ste.

Bizarre. It fixed ours first try.

Brass Balls opens, too?

just tried brass balls and that worked ok, even tho when it did load, i noticed my frame rates were a bit slow. But thats a settings issue, most of the others i seem to get decent frame rates.

John_688 and stevee620

Write me at zerocinco@yankeeairpirate.net

There may be another issue which I can try out on you before another mass mailing.

Hi John,
I turned my settings down to Low last night, and the mission loaded first time. I didn't know what the mission was about really, and when it loaded, there is quite a lot going on, its from an aircraft carrier and the frame rates were quite slow. Not sure what ur specs are without looking back, but i think mine are at the low end. Anyway, its loaded everytime since, and i actually completed the mission and its quite good, even at low settings. I've also made use of the LOW END environment that you can use that comes with YAP2.
Hope this helps.
Ste.
These are roughly my specs btw.

Intel core 2 duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33 GHz
2 gig RAM
Direct X 9.0c
Nvidia GS 8400 Graphics card

Steve,

Try the Low Enviro ini along with lowering your in game graphics: Terrain, textures and ground objects on medium. Horizon on normal. Water on high. Mirrors and shadows off. Cockpit on medium. Lens flare off. Go from there and see what you can bump up to high.

L.E.I.N , if this can help I have patched my copy and everything is doing OK.
I´m using REAL enviro, everything maxed , but shadows off.

Core2Duo E 8400@3.0 GHz
4Gb RAM
GeForce GTX 260
Samsung 22 @ 1680x1050

Stevee620,
These were my results last night, which were emailed to Zerocinco :

1. Set my graphics to Low, Medium and then High . Loaded all 3 times .
2. Set to High and Horizon Distance down to Normal. Loaded .
3. Set to High , Horizon Normal and Mirrors Off. Bombed!!
4. Set to High , Horizon Normal , Mirrors back to On , Cockpit Reflections Off. Loaded.
5. Set to High , Horizon Normal , Mirrors On , Reflections Off , Shadows Off. Loaded .
6. Set same as # 5 , but turned Mirrors Off . Bombed .

The problem with leaving the mirrors on is that my FPS dropped drastically from 40-50 to 6-7 . This is while sitting on the carrier deck .

My problem is only when I turn mirrors Off .

Thanx for that john, will have a tinker around. Strange that having the mirrors OFF causes the problem..... As for me, i'm getting about 6-7fps(on the deck) with my settings on low, and using the LOW end environment, i don't know exactly wot they are, cos not sure how to get frame rates up, but can tell from experience of playin sims. I thought that landing back on the carrier would be difficult wiv such slow fps, but it wasn't too bad actually, I got down in one piece. At least we can now get the mission to load, just a matter of how much detail we want now. The biggest draw back of using the LOW end specs is that the sky's rubbish. But, i think its a case on my part of put up or shut up, until i can upgrade my machine...lol.
Ste...

This does not happen in Brass Balls? Weird. The deck is as full, sky as cloudy, waves as wavy, jungle as jungly (okay. I'll stop.)

My "game PC" is only an Intel core2 2.13 cpu, 2GB RAM, NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS WIN XP SP2.

I can run Fallout 3 and Empire Total War with lowered graphic settings.

When I got YAP2, I was surprised to get a blue screen and reboot on Quang Khe Ferry. I replaced the settings with the lowest YAP2 folder settings and it loaded and ran but it...was...a...slide...show.

Over at CombatAce, Panama Red suggested swaping out the YAP2 clouds for the "Widesky" clouds--I did this and Viola--Quang Khe Ferry is up and running with a good frame rate.

Next I tried loading Brass Balls and got a blue screen reboot, couldn't load it.

I saw John_688s post here about running better with the mirrors on--I tried that and Brass Balls runs fine!!

So far I have loaded the first 9 missions and have no problems at all.

I saw 05s post about the YAP2 clouds being the real deal for the missions, but I just can't run them on this PC.

Thanks to all of you for your helpful posts and to TK and the YAP Team for their great work.

I have YAP1 and YAP2 is a great advance and is a much more polished product--love that installer!!