F1 23 Crashes to Desktop, No Errors.
Product: F1 23 Platform:Steam-PC Please specify your platform model. PC Summarize your bug Game crashes to desktop after 10-20 minutes of gameplay. It happens randomly. No error is provided. Happe...
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F1 2023 also crashes on my pc after a lap or two, or just seeing a video of the breaking point story.
All drivers updated. I have dozens of games in steam and I didn't have an issue like this with any other game.
I bought the game this week, I'll only wait a day or two before asking for a refund of the game.
We shouldn't be the ones changing files or looking for workarounds, the game should work as other games do, period.
@Rumaf wrote:F1 2023 also crashes on my pc after a lap or two, or just seeing a video of the breaking point story.
All drivers updated. I have dozens of games in steam and I didn't have an issue like this with any other game.
I bought the game this week, I'll only wait a day or two before asking for a refund of the game.
We shouldn't be the ones changing files or looking for workarounds, the game should work as other games do, period.
You should update your machine. The newer it is, the less it was finished before you bought it.
It's really interesting. After I wrote here around an hour ago, I again deleted the hardware_settings XML file, started F1 23, F1 World Time Trials Monza ... and I was on the race track for full 30mins continuously and no crash occurred. That pattern also still exists. So far, since I bought the game 3 days ago, I tried this 6-7 times, i.e. after a crash deleting the hardware settings XML file, and each time when I did it, with no exception so far, I could then immediately be on the race track with no crash at all. Not a single crash. When I change any settings or, as it was this time, coming back to the game the next day, it crashes consistently on the first 1-2 laps. Not on the 4th or 5th lap, always on the first 1-2 laps. Once the crashes start, I can re-start the game (without deleting the XML file), go on the same race track, and it keeps crashing consistently in the first 1-2 laps. Until I delete again the hardware settings XML file, and so on.
So I guess we have two possibilities:
- Either it is a huge coincidence that it does not crash after having deleted the hardware settings XML file (each single time for all the 6-7 times I tried), while it always crashes within 1-2 laps when it reaches the "unstable state" (statistically pretty unlikely, but not entirely impossible)
- OR it is still somehow related to whatever happens with this file (which is kind of weird as well as a root cause, I admit)
One observation I'd like to add:
When I delete the hardware settings XML file, and start up F1 23 again, then the controller settings and drive assist settings are still here (thankfully). What I have to re-configure each time, however, is the video settings. My PC is connected to a native 4k projector via HDMI. F1 23, when restoring the hardware settings file, sets 1080p as the default resolution. Not sure if that's just a global default you always set or if F1 23 does not recognize the projector's resolution correctly. I have then to set the resolution manually to 2160p and vSync On (projector is fixed on 50Hz, no VRR, etc.), then it's fine and it's fine until again I have to delete the file.
@sirupflex wrote:It's really interesting. After I wrote here around an hour ago, I again deleted the hardware_settings XML file, started F1 23, F1 World Time Trials Monza ... and I was on the race track for full 30mins continuously and no crash occurred. That pattern also still exists. So far, since I bought the game 3 days ago, I tried this 6-7 times, i.e. after a crash deleting the hardware settings XML file, and each time when I did it, with no exception so far, I could then immediately be on the race track with no crash at all. Not a single crash. When I change any settings or, as it was this time, coming back to the game the next day, it crashes consistently on the first 1-2 laps. Not on the 4th or 5th lap, always on the first 1-2 laps. Once the crashes start, I can re-start the game (without deleting the XML file), go on the same race track, and it keeps crashing consistently in the first 1-2 laps. Until I delete again the hardware settings XML file, and so on.
So I guess we have two possibilities:
- Either it is a huge coincidence that it does not crash after having deleted the hardware settings XML file (each single time for all the 6-7 times I tried), while it always crashes within 1-2 laps when it reaches the "unstable state" (statistically pretty unlikely, but not entirely impossible)
- OR it is still somehow related to whatever happens with this file (which is kind of weird as well as a root cause, I admit)
One observation I'd like to add:
When I delete the hardware settings XML file, and start up F1 23 again, then the controller settings and drive assist settings are still here (thankfully). What I have to re-configure each time, however, is the video settings. My PC is connected to a native 4k projector via HDMI. F1 23, when restoring the hardware settings file, sets 1080p as the default resolution. Not sure if that's just a global default you always set or if F1 23 does not recognize the projector's resolution correctly. I have then to set the resolution manually to 2160p and vSync On (projector is fixed on 50Hz, no VRR, etc.), then it's fine and it's fine until again I have to delete the file.
I believe 1080 is the default resolution, yes.
In the dxdiag the default refresh for the projector is listed as 60Hz (p).Game maybe can't get the information from the graphics card about the connected display or chooses the Virtual Display and has no information?
@SteveJackson wrote:You should update your machine. The newer it is, the less it was finished before you bought it.
How do you know that I should update my machine?
13600K in a Gaming X MOBO, 850W PSU, 7200 DDR5 RAM... that's not enough updated to play this game?
If not a solution I just want a message or a log that tells what's the cause of the crash.
I guess what Steve meant is that, because your PC has pretty recent components, there's always the risk that drivers, firmwares, etc. are not fully mature yet, so it would be important to ensure you have the latest version of drivers and firmwares. That would at least be my interpretation of the feedback.
@sirupflex wrote:I guess what Steve meant is that, because your PC has pretty recent components, there's always the risk that drivers, firmwares, etc. are not fully mature yet, so it would be important to ensure you have the latest version of drivers and firmwares. That would at least be my interpretation of the feedback.
Exactly what I meant, because it is totally true.
OK, thanks @sirupflex for the explanation, my bad english misunderstood the post. And thanks @SteveJackson for trying to help.
But as I said on my first post, all the drivers are updated, I triple or quaduple-checked that, also with software to scan drivers.
There is no way to know which was the cause of the crash? I don't want more blind tries because I will go over the 2 gaming hours that will forbid me to ask for a refund.
@Rumaf wrote:OK, thanks @sirupflex for the explanation, my bad english misunderstood the post. And thanks @SteveJackson for trying to help.
But as I said on my first post, all the drivers are updated, I triple or quaduple-checked that, also with software to scan drivers.
There is no way to know which was the cause of the crash? I don't want more blind tries because I will go over the 2 gaming hours that will forbid me to ask for a refund.
I just don’t understand why you don’t post a dxdiag because it happens all the time that people don’t see updates because of the way they check.
Also I never heard of any of my update suggestions causing issues.
The file itself (dxdiag) may highlight combinations of hardware or configurations that can be problematic. WER is also handy and although not always conclusive is helpful in the round.
I will agree Nvidia drivers are spaghetti. 80 of the issues are PCs containing their cards. Different issues, sure.
