I can't get it to load past 5% before I CTD. I had this problem the first time I tried to start it after loading it on my laptop but can't remember the remedy. Anyone?

It sounds like it could be a mod problem.

 

Did you make sure to download and install both parts of UP?

 

First the main UP 3 pack:

 

http://ultrapack.il2war.com/index.php/topic,4029.0.html

 

And then the RC 4 update:

 

http://ultrapack.il2war.com/index.php/topic,1052.msg43814.html#msg43814

 

 

Aye, both are onboard, I fear the D/L's might not be complete, I didn't bother with the sum check.

Do you have IL-2 1946 through Steam?

 

Either way, start IL-2 with UP3 RC4 enabled.

 

When the IL-2 Selector pops up (which it should before game launch), click on Change Settings.

 

Make sure your Game Type is Ultrapack 3.

 

Make sure your RAM usage is 512MB.

 

And make sure the following four things are checked.

 

*Exit Selector when IL-2 Quits

*6DoF / TrackIR enabled

*Expert Mode (I know what I'm doing!)

*4GB Address Space.

 

Then save settings and try again.

 

If that doesn't work, let us know.

 

No go, after Spies had me change my video driver still nada.

I have noticed that when enabling the mod via the mod enabler it takes only a split second, this can't be right. I'm going to try to D/L it again.

I think it definitely has something to do with the mod - like you're missing a piece of it or something.

 

Not completely sure, however.

 

Just make sure to bring your game to 4.101m and then install the UP3 and then install the RC4 Hotfix.

 

Hopefully that works.

I was over at the Ultra pack forum and found another unfortunate soul having the same problem.

 

I remembered something about the last time I loaded up the mod and had this problem. Spies had me send him the whole directory via TS and he compared my files with his, after which he had me delete a file I had in my directory which he appartently didn't. I thought it was an SDS file, but I didn't find one in my new install. OH yeah, I downloaded the mod again and still have the problem.

I did find this link, which might be helpful:

 

http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,22.0.html

 

Somehow your soundsetting is something other than 44.1KHz, and this is somehow screwing everything else. I personally have never been able to reproduce this crash. But know about it anyway, Access your sound settings through the IL2Setup.exe , or IL2SET.exe in your game folder. This seems to apply only to old UI installations anyway. One of those "funny little spies"

 

You should double check this.

The 4.10 patch contains all the previous patches, right? My IL2 1946 disc is the 4.07 version.

The 4.10 patch contains all the previous patches' date=' right? My IL2 1946 disc is the 4.07 version.[/quote']

 

That's the problem You need to install all the individual updates for each version

You need to do a clean 4.07 installation from the disc

and then patch the game to 4.08m -> 4.09m -> 4.10 -> 4.10.1 -> UP3 -> UP3 RC4

 

Let me know if you need help finding the patches.

Here is the mega patch, which includes 4.07m, 4.08m, 4.09m or 4.10m to 4.10.1m:

 

http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=4088

 

After this, as Spies says, do the UP patch and then the RC4 Hotfix.

Yep that was it.

 

Just an FYI, Mission for Today's links for most of the patches are dead ends. The 4.09 in international form is hard to find, File front has only the RU, as far as I could see anyway. In the end I D/Led 4.09 from SimHQ, slow, but it's the international version. Kind of peaves me off that UbiSoft doesn't have them archieved. Much time spent a searching.

They were probably on MegaUpload...