The game closes at startup

[Migunok]

Subject: Game crashes on startup with EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION during script loading

Game Version: actual steam
OS: Windows 10
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU Driver: 581.81
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
RAM: 16GB

Problem Description:
The game consistently crashes during startup with an EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION error. The crash occurs during the script initialization phase, after basic graphics and system initialization are completed successfully.

What I've already tried:

• Installed latest NVIDIA Game Ready drivers (clean installation with DDU)

• Installed/updated Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables and .NET Framework

• Verified game files integrity through Steam multiple times

• Completely uninstalled and reinstalled the game

• Tried various launch parameters (-windowed, -safe, -nosound, -disablepreload, -force-opengl)

• Reset all configuration files (deleted settings.ini)

• Ran the game in Windows compatibility modes

• Disabled fullscreen optimizations

• Performed clean boot to eliminate software conflicts

• Reinstalled OpenAL manually

Error Pattern:
The game initializes successfully until the script loading phase, then crashes with:

text

Thread 1 Error: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
Thread Name [28]: Lua WorkerPool Thread 3

The crash occurs consistently at the same point in the initialization process, regardless of graphics settings or launch parameters.

Additional Observations:

• Graphics subsystem initializes correctly (OpenGL 4.0 context created)

• Window creation successful

• OpenAL context creation shows error, but crash happens later during script loading

• Game doesn't respond to -nosound parameter (still crashes)

• Standard troubleshooting steps haven't resolved the issue

Complete log files attached.

Question:
Has anyone encountered similar startup crashes in version 2.5.10? Are there any known issues with script initialization or Lua worker threads in the current version?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

clientlog 2025-11-24 19-51-49.txt

[Hans]

On first glance the stack trace looks like an issue with audio. Can you try to reinstall audio drivers? If you are using your mainboards onboard audio, try using the newest audio drivers from the mainboard manufacturer website.

You can also try to change the default audio device (for example if you have onboard audio and another audio device for sound over HDMI) before starting Avorion.

Please report back what you try and if one of those steps fixes it.

If the problem persists, tell us more about your audio device(s).

[Migunok]

Problem solved! Updating the drivers for my external audio interface (Minifuse 2) fixed the crash. The game now launches and runs perfectly. Thank you for the accurate diagnosis about the audio issue!