[windturbin]

I have had exactly this problem with two different machines of different specifications.

In my case the problem was something to do with memory availability and is a fault in IL2s program design which was never fixed and has nothing to do with my computer specs. There was an easy solution which I was given by Lowengrin of DCG fame after weeks of faffing around - try it and see if it works for you.

After pressing fly to start the mission, get in your a/c and look around then press "start recording track". While it starts there will be a mini-freeze of 1-5 seconds depending on how long it is since you emptied your tracks folder. Once the mini-freeze has ended, press "stop recording track". I use Scroll Lock as a hotkey for the start/stop recording track command, since it has a light on the keyboard so that you can check that you have turned it off. Fly mission!

Since I have been doing this I have not had a single freeze, on missions upto 1.5 hours long. Before that I would always freeze, 15-30 minutes in, depending on the map and number of objects.

Good Luck!

Man, I have been struggling with this problem for at least a year, have done searches, read for millions of hours and tried a million different things!

The start and stop recording of track did it! ..... finally the solution to my lockups!!!!!!!

Thanks you so much unreasonable!!!!!! You made my day!!!!!!!

I would have never thought in a million years this would work, I laughed at your post when I read it, but damn man, I am glad I did try it.

FANTASTIC!

~S~