So I pretty much can no longer complete a flight. The CTDs also happen close to the end of my flights, to maximize the amount of time wasted setting up and flying.
Is there any crash logs specific to MSFS that can help me nail down what exactly is causing it? I’ve pasted my community folder below. Obviously I can start removing stuff, but I would really like to keep the CJ4 Working Title folder, as well as the AFC_Bridge for the Bravo throttle lights, and preferably also the lorbysi-content-hooks, which is the 3rd party binding tool for the Bravo. If push comes to shove I’ll get rid of whatever the cause is though.
I would recommend running an OCCT test to check for hardware problems.
Reset BIOS to optimised defaults.
I assume you have tried with an empty community folder.
Try removing the United Airlines livery. I had the same problem. I had to remove each livery one at a time until I isolated the Untied livery. I couldn’t even start MSFS with that in my community folder.
The only difference was that I downloaded the livery that’s specifically for the developer version of the FBW A32nx.
I hope you’re back up and able to start the game again soon. MSFS 2020 is the best flight sim entertainment I have ever had - maturity bugs and all. It’s just the beginning.
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Haven’t tried with the empty folder yet, but I’ll probably start with the liveries, then do a process of elimination. I’m getting used to the bulk of my time with the sim going to investigating and troubleshooting. I’ll also give the OCCT test a shot. Thanks.
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The bugs are still not as bad as when we had to edit .bat , .cfg, and then the MSFS files for each addon.
Thanks for the encouragement. I’m about to try another flight w/o any liveries, and if all goes well, I’ll add them back in except for the United livery. I’m not using them for A32NX, just for AI traffic.
Also, I should mention that I have SkyPark and Little NavMap using the SimConnect API. Not sure if any recent issues have been found with either of those causing sim CTDs.
Hopefully someone replies soon regarding those add-ons. I’ve chosen to limit my experience with add-ons until the game is more reliably stable. I only use Marketplace stuff and liveries right now. It gives me anxiety waiting for stuff, but I want to limit my troubleshooting time.
MSFS has always been mandatory “study level” for the base platform - just to get it to work (at least in my past experiences). The fact that I could play it, without editing any Windows or game files, when I first bought it makes me appreciate that we live in the best of times - for flight simming.
Ya, that might be the route I’ll have to take if this continues. I LOVE the Working Title CJ4 and it’s all I ever fly, and the Axis and Ohs app basically lets me use the AP mode buttons on my Bravo throttle and switch the increments from 1 to 10 for the HDG and 100 to 1000 for the ALT preselect. Both are needed for the WT mod. It’s pretty much the setup that I need so it would suck if I had to get rid of it, so hopefully it’s just the liveries.
I do not use Skypark but I have been using Little Nav Map since launch last year, running on a laptop via Simconnect with no problems.
I’m doubting it’s LNM also. I’ve been using it for quite a while with no apparent issues, but thought I would throw it out there.
I think LNM is pretty bomb proof. Used it with P3D as well and it did not cause issues there either (unlike some addons).
Would recommend using Addons Linker to manage your community folder if you are not already. It has a tool you can run to check for addon filename conflicts which I believe can be a cause of CTDs. MSFS Addons Linker » Microsoft Flight Simulator
Step one is to remove everything. If the CTDs go away then reload them one at a time until the CTDs return. It can sometimes be a specific combination of adds or maybe a corrupted file in one of them. Best way to narrow it down is to do as I suggested.
If the CTDs persist when the folder is empty, make sure you do the same with free standing software that you are using as well. TrackIR, Simconnect, FSUIPC etc, all can cause issues in some cases. Turning OFF all the extra stuff will help you determine if it something with the base sim or an add causing your grief.
If it is the base sim then I suggest taking a read through this thread… There is some really good info that has helped a lot of people get stabilized. Be ruthless, but also keep an open mind. Sometimes it can be the simplest thing, other times a duck soup of multiples.
Depending on your situation it may even be because you always fly in the same area and are running into one of those “location bugs” in the sim itself.
Since August there have been a number of us in the community that have been trying to nail down the “easy” fix. I can tell you, we haven’t found one. There have been so many fixes that work for one user and not another. It seems that everyone’s CTD is different.
Some will tell you there is nothing you can do, “The sim is broken. Wait for Asobo. It is their problem, not yours.” Ignore them. Way too many users that have started by banging their heads on their desks have found their solution to accept that it is never a system thing, just a buggy program. Yes, MSFS has bugs and some cause CTD, but not every time. Asobo has fixed many of those.
There are lots of VERY knowledgeable users here that will be happy to help you too. Just need to be open to the journey. Sometimes frustrating but usually satisfying in the end.
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Sounds like a great suggestion…thanks, I’ll do that.
For me CTD’s came with some A32NX liveries.
I allways try one by one and only have 4 working well in my comunity folder.
Plagued with CTDs. How can I find root cause
That isi NOT a question you should need to be asking – Instead, that is the Question ASOBO should be asking, and dealing with, as only they have the source code, and can run the Sim in a suitable debug mode, to determine what is specifically causing each CTD.
Not “pointing” any fingers here – as its probably the lack of a finger or two causing many of these issues 
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Great suggestions, and I really appreciate it. One of the things that have kept me positive is the awesome community helping each other through the rough patches (and there have been a lot of them).
I will remove everything from Community, but thought I would start in the reverse order, so I blew out all the liveries for starters. I was ready for the sim to crash on my next landing approach, but alas, I was actually able to land and park. I know one flight doesn’t mean it’s solved, but hoping it was that simple. If I get another CTD, then everything will go and I’ll add stuff back in one at a time.
Also, I’m not thinking it’s a location bug because it was doing it in random locations, but something to watch for. In any rate, I’ll give it the time and patience needed to solve it.
Similar CTDs for me. CTDs about 5 miles out on approach. Frustrating. But then deleted liveries from the community folder and the problem was solved. It seems that 5 miles out on approach the destination airport spawns ai aircraft at the airport and crashes when the community folder has ai liveries installed. Not sure its just UA liveries. Could be more.
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I never thought of that, but totally makes sense. Might even be at an airport that you’re passing by.
I can confirm that. Ai custom liveries crash the sim.