X3: Albion Prelude has stopped working - Resolved

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X3: Albion Prelude has stopped working - Resolved

Post by JamesTheClarke » Mon, 10. Dec 18, 20:27

Hey guys

I wanted to give my nostalgia a bit of a free-run so I reinstalled AP. Unfortunately, I get a CTD right after the Egosoft logo disappears and the first quote should pop up.

Anyone else encountered this issue? Is there a quick fix I am missing?

Using Steam version, game cache is verified, OS: Windows 7.

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Re: X3: Albion Prelude has stopped working

Post by Alan Phipps » Mon, 10. Dec 18, 22:37

It's best to give a bit of information to help us to help you.
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Re: X3: Albion Prelude has stopped working

Post by JamesTheClarke » Tue, 11. Dec 18, 09:03

Hi Alan

Thanks for the reply.

Here are my responses to the bulletins:

- Source, game, version and language (e.g. Steam X3AP 2.5.2 English or DVD Gold Edition X3TC 3.2b English, etc).
Latest Steam version, currently not at home so I can't give you the exact v. number but it was a clean install performed yesterday.
- Whether or not your game is modified using any third party scripts or mods.
Unmodded atm.
- Where appropriate, type of game played (game start, custom game etc.)
Did not make it into a game, it crashes right after the egosoft logo fades to black.
- Exact nature of the problem, where and when it occurs and what you were doing at the time.
See above.
- Any possibly relevant changes you have made to your game, system, or software before the issue occurred.
No, I just verified the Steam game cache.
- Where appropriate, additional symptoms, error messages (see these FAQs) and even links to screenshots.
Will provide later when I'm back home.
- Your system specifications in the form of a DxDiag report (see this FAQ for details how).
Will provide later when I'm back home.


Yesterday I found a workaround of my problem: if I press the esc-key right when the egosoft logo would appear it skips the entire intro and I get to the main menu of the game. Then I can start a regular save and play it without any issues. So it seems the CTD is tied directly to the ending of the egosoft logo animation.

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Re: X3: Albion Prelude has stopped working

Post by Alan Phipps » Wed, 12. Dec 18, 14:24

You can try adding -skipintro to the Target exe in the shortcut properties as that might help avoid having to intervene personally.

Example usage for Shortcut Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\EGOSOFT\X3 Terran Conflict\X3TC.exe" -skipintro
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Re: X3: Albion Prelude has stopped working

Post by JamesTheClarke » Wed, 12. Dec 18, 15:08

Good call, thanks for the tip! Consider this issue closed. :D

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