Eine Frage an The Brilliant Absolute Chaos!

Hi all,

I have just downloaded the latest Aufgaben by Absolute Chaos (2 for Villingen-Konstanz, and the Express from Hamburg - Berchtesgarden).

I played the Hamburg 053 and Konstanz 056, and both ended in a crash. 053 got me all the way until leaving LZB near Hannover, then I got a crash (but not a dump) saying railworks.exe is not responding.

With 056, I got the usual dump as I entered Villingen.

My system is pretty good (i7 6770 o/c to 4.6, GTX1080 and 32GB very fast memory, all running off the SSD). The only dumps I ever get is when on the Leipzig-Berlin route, with 3rd party Scenarios (like 3DZug ones).

I played the standard scenarios which came with Villingen - Koblenz (after having swapped the basic vR BR111 for the better vR one) and memory usage (as shown in Task manager) never got above 2.6. The AC scenarios started at about 3.0 and then stayed between 2.9 and 3.3 (my system usually doesn't crash until 3.4+).

My question is:

The Absolute Chaos scenarios are the best available. I drove the last 2 using EBuLa and no HUD, and it was fantastic!!!!!

What is the best thing to turn down in settings to reduce the memory usage. When driving Berlin-Leipzig, I am now so paranoid, I turn everything right down, but is there just one setting which has the biggest impact on memory usage, which I could turn down to guarantee finishing the latest AC scenarios?

I hate turning shadows down, because you loose the in Cab shadows (I wish there was a setting to disable external shadows, but keep the in Cab ones).

Thanks for any suggestions,

And once more, thank you soooooo much to Absolute Chaos for producing these brilliant scenarios in the first place!

Thanks for the answers,

I will try turning down quality and see if that is enough.

I did install the Trainworks updates for all lines (including Hamburg), and might try to remove this and see if it makes a difference.

One question to all the Aufgaben Hersteller: I know that we all strive for the best possible quality in everything, but when whizzing down the line at 200 kmH, a train coming towards you is a blur, and the detail is largely immaterial. The TTB assets seem to be the best for a balance between quality and complexity. Is it not better to design scenarios without using vR/3DZug/etc assets, and use lower quality ones which enable more people to run them? (roll on the new 64bit Trainsim).

This isn't meant in any way as a criticism, and I know that Absolutes Chaoz already offers a scenario with lower requirements (although, being human, and having spent thousands on a fast PC, I always like to try the more complex stuff first).

Thanks again for all your efforts!

So, I've done some further testing in Konstanz - Villingen.

With the stock scenarios (but using vR EL Loks) my RAM never goes above 2.5 - 2.7, with all the settings at max and SSAA at 3x3.

When I use AbsolutesChaoz's scenarios (even the reduced KI ones) it starts at 3.2, and eventually (usually right at the end) crashes. I am able to stop the crashes by turning the scenery quality down one step, but this then removes some of the beauty of the scenery.

I know that your scenarios are the best available, but could you not make some without the very heavy KI. I have a feeling that the Flirt is responsible, but have not removed it to test yet.

I am torn between playing your scenarios with not so good graphics, or playing stock scenarios with good graphics.

Again, I am not criticising, just hoping for some different options