I know this is a hard one...

[papabear]

I know this will be hard to troubleshoot, but this is what's been happening. It isn't consistent, nor reproduceable in any way that I can determine.

Every once in a while, I get a message from Windows, "UT3.EXE has stopped responding".

If there's a UT3 log file that I don't know about, that might help.

Anyway, I'm running (nothing is overclocked):



CPU-Z 1.41 report file

Processor(s)

Number of processors 1
Number of cores 4 per processor
Number of threads 4 (max 4) per processor
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
Code Name Kentsfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6700 @ 2.66GHz
Package Socket 775 LGA
Family/Model/Stepping 6.F.B
Extended Family/Model 6.F
Core Stepping G0
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 2667.3 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 10.0 x 266.7 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1066.9 MHz
Stock frequency 2666 MHz
Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache (per processor) 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache (per processor) 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache (per processor) 2 x 4096 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size

Chipset & Memory

Northbridge NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI SPP rev. A2
Southbridge NVIDIA 680i SLI MCP rev. A2
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 4096 MBytes
Memory Frequency 400.1 MHz (2:3)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 5.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 5 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 18 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 23 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T

System

System Manufacturer System manufacturer
System Name System Product Name
System S/N System Serial Number
Mainboard Vendor ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Mainboard Model P5N32-E SLI
BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Version ASUS P5N32-E SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 1205
BIOS Date 08/22/2007

Memory SPD

Module 1 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Kingston
Module 2 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Kingston
Module 3 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Kingston
Module 4 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Kingston

Software

Windows Version Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0) Ultimate Edition (Build 6000)
DirectX Version 10.0

(2) GeForce 8800GTX cards in SLI

[Tnb=Snaz]

I had the same problem, but mine was a simple nvidia driver update to the driver that came out on the 6th of November. I have also heard of people having issues with SLI. I don't know if its related or not.

snaz

[papabear]

Yeah, I am running the video drivers from 11/6 -- maybe there's a newer one... (nope)

[mikemil828]

Also suffering the same problem, newest drivers don't fix it.

[mikemil828]

I fixed my problem, openal isn't working right with my machine so I disabled it.

[papabear]

I haven't tried that one. I am using a X-Fi Fatal1ty sound card.

In any event, Beta patch 1 did not do anything to fix this for me. I still get random "UT3.EXE" stopped working now and again.

(It is nice, though, to see that the game keeps your score when you reconnect after a crash -- assuming the map hasn't changed.)

I have been paying attention, and it is random. I've had it happen when:
- I've "pulled the trigger" on the shock rifle to shoot someone while having the damage amplifier.
- I've died.
- Completely out of the blue, running the flag back to my base.

Weird...

[poikle]

If there's a UT3 log file that I don't know about, that might help.


My Documents/My Games/Unreal Tournament 3/UTGame/Logs/
the launch file is another log that is somewhat helpfull

[Mr Songwriter]

My Documents/My Games/Unreal Tournament 3/UTGame/Logs/
the launch file is another log that is somewhat helpfull

Thanks for the info, I've just had a look at that and it seems to be normal apart from a bit where it goes:


warning: USkeletalMeshComponent::InitArticulated : No PhysicsAsset defined for UTFrontEnd.TheWorld:PersistentLevel.UTCustomChar_P review_0.SkeletalMeshComponent_0 with skeletalmesh CH_TwinSouls_Cine.Mesh.SK_CH_TwinSouls_Cine_Female A
Warning: USkeletalMeshComponent::InitArticulated : No PhysicsAsset defined for UTFrontEnd.TheWorld:PersistentLevel.UTCustomChar_P review_1.SkeletalMeshComponent_11 with skeletalmesh CH_IronGuard_Male.Mesh.SK_CH_IronGuard_MaleA
Warning: USkeletalMeshComponent::InitArticulated : No PhysicsAsset defined for UTFrontEnd.TheWorld:PersistentLevel.UTCustomChar_P review_2.SkeletalMeshComponent_22 with skeletalmesh CH_IronGuard_Male.Mesh.SK_CH_IronGuard_MaleA
Warning: USkeletalMeshComponent::InitArticulated : No PhysicsAsset defined for UTFrontEnd.TheWorld:PersistentLevel.UTCustomChar_P review_3.SkeletalMeshComponent_33 with skeletalmesh CH_IronGuard_Male.Mesh.SK_CH_IronGuard_MaleA
Warning: USkeletalMeshComponent::InitArticulated : No PhysicsAsset defined for UTFrontEnd.TheWorld:PersistentLevel.UTCustomChar_P review_4.SkeletalMeshComponent_44 with skeletalmesh CH_IronGuard_Male.Mesh.SK_CH_IronGuard_MaleA
PerfWarning: InstanceGeom: 3.258523 ms - 427 Convex, Terrain 0.483692 ms, PerTriSM 0.000000 ms, InitArticulated 0.053182 ms, BodyInst Alloc 4.195891 ms, InitBody 30.472826 ms
PerfWarning: NxActor Creation: 26.431393 ms
Log: Bringing World UTFrontEnd.TheWorld up for play (0) at 2007.11.30-01.51.44
Log: Bringing up level for play took: 0.132259
ScriptLog: UTPlayerController::OnReadProfileSettingsComplete( ) - bWasSuccessful: True, ControllerId: 0
Log: UTEntryPlayerController_0 got player LocalPlayer_0
ScriptLog: UTPlayerController::ClientSetOnlineStatus() - Setting online status for ControllerId: 0
Error: StopLocalVoiceProcessing: Ignoring stop request for non-owning user

Does anyone have idea what that means or how to put it right? or even which game it refers to - is it only created if your game crashes or what?

[papabear]

I fixed my problem, openal isn't working right with my machine so I disabled it.

So far, this has worked. I played for a couple of hours today without any crashing. I've not been able to play as long before a crash before.

[UejYi]

I have also heard of people having issues with SLI. I don't know if its related or not.
roger that, nvidia control panel has given me this error with and without sli enabled/disabled many times.


I fixed my problem, openal isn't working right with my machine so I disabled it.
I may like to try this - where do you disable this, and what mode is used if this has been disabled? or maybe I just do not understand ;\

[papabear]

roger that, nvidia control panel has given me this error with and without sli enabled/disabled many times.


I may like to try this - where do you disable this, and what mode is used if this has been disabled? or maybe I just do not understand ;\

I also use SLI. However, disabling OpenAL seems to have made it stop crashing.

In any event, it is in the audio section of the options, and is called Hardware OpenAL (if I recall correctly, since I don't have the game in front of me right now). So, I'm guessing that, with this OFF, it is using software OpenAL.

I turned it off, it seems to work, and my sound is just fine. I didn't notice any difference.