[http://sourceforge.net/p/ufoai/bugs/2837 Item 2837] imported from sourceforge.net tracker on 2013-01-28 19:50:51

Just installed the game (v2.3.1) and tried to do my first battle when the game crashed to desktop and this error showed up in the ufoconsole.log. I was running fullscreen. I see others have reported this same issue but all those reports have been closed, so I'm opening a new one.
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====== diskcrasher (2011-04-05 00:33:16) ======

Log file
====== diskcrasher (2011-04-05 00:35:14) ======

DxDiag output
====== destructavator (2011-04-05 13:11:59) ======

Hi, first off, this game does NOT use DirectX - any version of it - It renders with OpenGL all the way.

Where did you get the drivers for your video card? If they came from Windows update, they wouldn't work very well because Microsoft drivers have very little OpenGL support, and you would need drivers from the manufacturer's website for your video card.

If you use "out-of-the-box" drivers (meaning you never updated them individually), that would also cause issues.

====== diskcrasher (2011-04-05 15:50:40) ======

Dxdiag provides hardware and driver information which is what your FAQ asked for. The video drivers are from ATI and very recent.
====== destructavator (2011-04-05 16:35:53) ======

OK, did you try what others did, who had the same issue in the past? Did you set all the desired video preferences, then exit the game completely to save the settings before restarting the game and trying to play?

====== diskcrasher (2011-04-05 18:09:01) ======

I was able to play in non-fullscreen mode but ran into other issues (unable to exit soldiers from vehicle and line of site vectors would disappear). Haven't tried full screen again.
====== geever (2011-12-31 11:58:35) ======

Please tell us if the problem is still exits with a fresh (2.4-dev) version.

I remember there was issues with battlescape if the game wasn't restarted after changing certain video settings. So you could try exiting after switching to fullscreen and restart he game.

-geever
====== diskcrasher (2012-03-15 02:02:49) ======

I tried this again with v2.3.1. When the battle started, the game abruptly quit. This was after I had adjusted my graphics settings. I reloaded the game, set my video options, then quit and tried again. This time it did not crash.
====== aduke1 (2012-09-30 23:44:04.232000) ======

- **milestone**: 2.3.1 --> 2.3.x