4My input - fwiw…
Been online since launch day and prior to SU5, no installation problems (I know I’m lucky !), happily flying around the world since last August with no issues and certainly no CTDs (reached 200+ hours so middle of the range user I suspect). Had a great time so far, no major complaints, a few minor niggles and am noticing that the graphics seem to be getting worse since launch day but happy to stick with it. Post Xbox install dozens of random CTDs (in fact more CTDs than clean flights).
I have an empty Community folder, have tried with AI/Live traffic on and off, no difference. I have no extra utility software associated with the sim. Nothing else has changed except the release of SU5.
At one point (first day after SU5 live - so I put it down to busy servers, especially with the vast new Xbox community joining) I couldn’t launch any flight at all without either a freeze on the flight loading page or a CTD, but I could fly just about any Landing Challenge (one did CTD once but then worked subsequently).
After that first day I seemed to be able to launch some flights (about 50% of the time). On most occasions the CTDs happened on the flight loading page (never on a menu page for me), but prior to the most recent hotfix I did have a couple of random CTDs mid flight, since then only experienced on the flight loading page (sometimes a freeze that I have to use the Task manager to end, other times CTD). Having said that too nervous to do any long flights atm as possible waste of time (every time the sim stutters I get that sinking feeling now). Always the same error code everyone else is reporting (0xc0000005 in 8wekyb3d8bbwe). I did report to Asobo but they “resolved” my ticket by trotting out the usual stuff about empty Community folders, reinstalls etc. most of which I’d told them I’d done (presuming by the look of it that it was a standard cut-and-paste response).
I have tried several combinations which give near consistent results. I have used two local airports and the same plane (SR22) to provide a consistent baseline. If I set up a flight (either way) between Southend airport (EGMC) and Barling airport just a few miles away, I can fly it every time (so far), if I setup a flight from Southend but with no destination it launches ok every time, if I setup a flight from Barling airport with no destination I freeze/CTD every time. This happened both before and after I turned off the rolling cache. If I try launching from a custom spot anywhere (e.g. over the Thames or Essex countryside) freeze/CTD every time. I have no idea if this gives any clever person any clues as to possible causes but just throwing it into the mix. Of course if it’s a “various cause” memory leak it could be futile looking for patterns !!
I’m going to try the same flights with a different plane next, then switching back to the original G1000 to see if either improve the situation or give different results. Also trying some of the less drastic options mentioned in this chain (mouse to legacy not lock etc.).
I do have faith Asobo will fix this but it can be a tad frustrating during the wait. Guess I’ll just continue to use the Landing Challenges to improve my flying, whichh will be no bad thing.
