Random Crashes

[General Karthos]

I'm experiencing a crash where everything freezes and the sound starts to stutter at a seemingly random point during my game. The stutter lasts at minimum two minutes (I haven't waited any longer than this for it to resolve) and the only way to deal with it is to do a hard shut down of my computer. Nothing in particular seems to trigger it.

These crashes tend to happen 15-20 minutes into my game session most of the time, but other times the game will run for hours without problems. This has started happening frequently since the update to 1.4. It happened a few times before, but not with the alarming regularity that has happened since the update.

I'm playing on a Mac running OSX El Capitán. All system specs are well within the recommended system requirements, and I'm not experiencing any slowdowns before the crash or at any other point, except during MASSIVE fleet battles. (50+ ships per side) I am not running any programs in the background. I am playing with three mods. "Epic Explosions", "Flags Emblems and Backgrounds" and "Complete Colors", but I've been running those mods since 1.2 and haven't had any problems.

 

[AndrewT]

I am playing with three mods. "Epic Explosions", "Flags Emblems and Backgrounds" and "Complete Colors", but I've been running those mods since 1.2 and haven't had any problems.

Sure, but mods often need to be updated when the game has major updates. If they have not been updated for 1.4.1 now, you should probably not use them until they are.

Also can we get your CPU and GPU temperatures before the game starts, and then again after say 30 minutes' play. I use iStat Pro but any app that gives you that info will do.

 

[General Karthos]

Even the Empire colors mod? Plus the launch box should inform me if they're out of date, shouldn't it? Say I disable them. If I used custom colors for my Empire, would I have to start a new game?

 

[AndrewT]

I don't know individual mods well enough to say, it's just a general guideline. Yes generally cosmetic mods are less likely to cause problems than one that change game mechanics or interface.

 

[General Karthos]

I don't know individual mods well enough to say, it's just a general guideline. Yes generally cosmetic mods are less likely to cause problems than one that change game mechanics or interface.

I removed all the mods, and it changed my flag and colors somewhat randomly. I moved from a deep blue and grey to purple and grey with a different layout and a different insignia, but I'm okay with that. I expect the flags are identified by numbers and the flag mod changed those numbers. I didn't get to test it long enough to see whether or not it crashed, as I only had about 15 minutes to play with it. It didn't crash in the time I was playing it though, so there's that at least. I'll see how it goes tomorrow.