weird hang/sometimes crash

[yobeeby]

Here's one:
Steam version, with XWAU 1.5 and xwahacker running in 1920x1080 on windows 10 64-bit.
screenshots: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Xchn9rixsQasg3Y18
1) the loading progress bar stops about 1/3 of the way across
2) if I try to send any inputs it does the greyed out thing and windows throws up a msgbox offering to close the non-responsive program
3) instead I alt-tab out and a minute or two later the icon flashes on the taskbar
4) the mission is already running and apparently has been for half a minute or so

• I'm using a steam controller, so I did the thing where you rename xwingalliance.exe to alliance.exe so steam cooperates
• are there compatibility settings I should be using?
• it wasn't doing this before, but it did crash occasionally during gameplay. I messed with a bunch of config files and xwahacker options, and I seem to have fouled something up
• I've reinstalled from steam a couple times, completely deleting the folder; I can't seem to get it to run the way it was

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The program Alliance.exe version 2.0.0.2 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Security and Maintenance control panel.
 Process ID: 21a8
 Start Time: 01d4cd0aa9a69e7d
 Termination Time: 18
 Application Path: D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Star Wars X-Wing Alliance\Alliance.exe
 Report Id: 2be038b4-24f8-4bbf-8cb5-10cc6c4820a2
 Faulting package full name: 
 Faulting package-relative application ID: 
 Hang type: Unknown
   <Data>Alliance.exe</Data> 
  <Data>2.0.0.2</Data> 
  <Data>21a8</Data> 
  <Data>01d4cd0aa9a69e7d</Data> 
  <Data>18</Data> 
  <Data>D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Star Wars X-Wing Alliance\Alliance.exe</Data> 
  <Data>2be038b4-24f8-4bbf-8cb5-10cc6c4820a2</Data> 
  <Data /> 
  <Data /> 
  <Data>Unknown</Data> 
  <Binary>55006E006B006E006F0077006E0000000000</Binary> 
  </EventData>

[JeremyaFr]

Hello,
You can try the latest version of ddraw.dll: https://github.com/JeremyAnsel/xwa_ddra ... ses/latest

Renaming XWingAlliance.exe is not a good idea as all the hooks will stop working. The main hook checks if the calling exe is XWingAlliance.exe.

[yobeeby]

Renaming XWingAlliance.exe is not a good idea as all the hooks will stop working. The main hook checks if the calling exe is XWingAlliance.exe.

OHHHHH... I'll try making a "non-steam game" then. Thanks!

[yobeeby]

No joy that way. It crashes instantly as a non-steam shortcut. Tried installing from the discs and the same thing. Big picture mode is not playing nice? Maybe I have to forget the steam controller and get out the old Extreme 3d pro...

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Faulting application name: XwingAlliance.exe, version: 2.0.0.2, time stamp: 0x3765a9b7
Faulting module name: gameoverlayrenderer.dll, version: 4.95.20.30, time stamp: 0x5c6b2d6e
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00072691
Faulting process id: 0x16d0
Faulting application start time: 0x01d4cd3a6827bd03
Faulting application path: D:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\X-Wing Alliance\XwingAlliance.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\gameoverlayrenderer.dll
Report Id: 143a8d86-8e11-48e5-96e3-96d76c71727c
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 

[Justagai]

You can't use the steam controller, Steam overlay or Big picture with XWAUP by default since it overwrites the steam's XWINGALLIANCE.exe (thus overwriting steam's API in the exe).

You have a few options:

-use a joystick instead
-use Reimar's ddraw (supports Xinput with Steam controller) (https://github.com/rdoeffinger/xwa_ddraw_d3d11/releases)
-use modified dinput.dll that allows loading hooks with the steam XWINGALLIANCE exe (my tour multiplayer hook comes with the modified dinput.dll: viewtopic.php?p=153699#p153699) (This allows full compatibility with steam's API)

If you use the third option then make a copy of the steam version exe, install XWAUP, then put the new dinput.dll in the XWA folder and restore the steam exe.