CTD in Developer Mode

[MSFS 2020] Bug Reports
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Hello Microsoft/Asobo,

I just want to report two instances during which MSFS crashed to desktop when in Developer Mode (SimObject project open, aircraft ready to TO on the runway):

(1) When in the Aircraft Editor, with the Weather window undocked (open in a second monitor for example), clicking Resync (under File in the editor) will cause MSFS to crash to desktop. Same issue with any other windows from the top menu open and undocked, like the Weight and Balance window for example.

(2) When in the Visual Effects Editor, trying to add another emitter under the VisualEffect block by clicking the blue and green Add button in the Inspector (under Children) will cause MSFS to crash to desktop. Same when clicking other blue and green buttons under Children. This prevents us from editing our VFX.

Note: The default basic smoke effect is spawned without issue and appears correctly at its designated node location on the aircraft exterior model. Changes can also be observed in the sim without issues (so far) when parameters are changed in blocks, in the Node Graph window, as they should be.

Thank you.

Alain
Producer
Xtreme Prototypes Development Team
Montreal, Canada

SPECS:

Using MSFS v1.37.19.0 (latest update), SDK 0.24.3.

Dell Alienware R15 AMD (latest update)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core Processor 3.70 GHz
Windows 11 Pro (latest update)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (using NVDIA DLSS Super Resolution mode MSFS graphics options)
Multi monitors

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CTD during the compilation of a project with a dual monitor setup
CTD when Syncing Files in the Aircraft Editor with a Flight Loaded in the Sim
CTD when Syncing Files in the Aircraft Editor with a Flight Loaded in the Sim
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Hello @AlphaReticuli ,

I was able to reproduce both CTD and I added this in our backlog.
Thank you,

Regards,
Boris

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I am having a similar problem. MSFS keeps crashing on me in Dev mode, when I was done editing an airport that I had created for the sim which happens to be one of my favorite major airports that I have ever made for the sim. It keeps crashing a few minutes after I clicked the “Build Package” button whenever I was done editing my airport, which I am not sure what that’s about with all the constant crashing while in Dev mode. That to me is killing the fun out of the simulator.
I was in the process of creating more airports for the sim, but with all the crashing to desktop the sim is doing while in Dev mode, I’m now having second thoughts. I sure hope not to have this issue when FS2024 comes out.

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Hello All,

It seems that this issue has never been resolved. It is still impossible for us to create/edit VFXs in Developer Mode using the VFX Editor, which has become very frustrating after having first reported this problem more than a year ago. MSFS 2020 crashes to desktop each time we try to add or remove block items in the VFX Inspector window (see my original post above).

Asobo was able to reproduce the issue at the time, but still no answer about a solution… :frowning:

Beside creating VFXs by editing the XML directly, has anyone found a workaround (or a solution) for using the VFX Editor, which is a great tool by the way, if it would simply not freeze and crash the simulator everytime we’re adding or removing items from a block.

As usual, unless we are missing something… Thank you for your insights.

Alain
Xtreme Prototypes Development Team
Montreal, Canada

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