For me, this is worse then the previous patch. It runs until the clouds finish building and locks up solid. In the previous patch, I learned to wait until the clouds finished building and then I could launch.
In case it might help, the following is the post I'd prepared for the previous patch:
Beta 18 DX9
Download the patch and rebooted my PC as is my habit.
I looked for the different versions under the Win7 start button, 9 or 11 but being impatient, I launched from my desktop shortcut thinking I would see a clue as to which I was running. I didn't see anything to suggest which one I was in, until later.
I finally found ahbeta11.exe in my AH folder but haven't tried it.
1st try
The first thing I noticed is that my FOV changed back to the default.
Then, a B17 was my ride in the hanger. It wasn't the last ride I had before the patch.
When I tried to launch from the Hanger, the game crashed silently, no message whatsoever.
2nd try
I restarted the game and after confirming a P51 in the hanger I launched from the Tower. The game worked fine for a few moments, until I toggled my Logitech headset on and it immediately locked up so I toggled the headset off. Funny, Alt Tab worked but the headset sound came back on and the game displayed in a window. Eventually I was forced to end with the Task Manager. Again, no error messages on screen.
3rd try
Headset off.
Looked again for the version. it's in RED but I think I can see DX9.
3 people in the arena so I looked to see who before launching.
Hard lock on the runway.
When trying to End Task, I ended up with two more prgms running, End Program - Aces High III. Saved my work and rebooted the PC.
4th try
Sometimes knowing what worked is helpful?
Ran game, left everything untouched until the clouds finished building in. Launched a P51 to the field on Auto Takeoff and didn't touch anything until 3k alt. After that it worked normally, at least up to the point I quit.
I expected more from my log files but this is all I could find.
3:05
Faulting application name: ahedit.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x570bcd3d
Faulting module name: ahedit.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x570bcd3d
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0008b2d1
Faulting process id: 0x1628
Faulting application start time: 0x01d1a77ece4031af
Faulting application path: C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High Alpha Game\ahedit.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High Alpha Game\ahedit.exe
Report Id: 1f360fb4-1372-11e6-9e7e-f46d041fd511
3:06
Faulting application name: ahedit.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x570bcd3d
Faulting module name: ahedit.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x570bcd3d
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0008b2d1
Faulting process id: 0x1504
Faulting application start time: 0x01d1a77f04275a8d
Faulting application path: C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High Alpha Game\ahedit.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High Alpha Game\ahedit.exe
Report Id: 44d77c62-1372-11e6-9e7e-f46d041fd511
3:35
Faulting application name: ahedit.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x570bcd3d
Faulting module name: ahedit.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x570bcd3d
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0008b2d1
Faulting process id: 0x17a0
Faulting application start time: 0x01d1a782f7f0175b
Faulting application path: C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High Alpha Game\ahedit.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High Alpha Game\ahedit.exe
Report Id: 4ee45146-1376-11e6-9e7e-f46d041fd511
3:37
Faulting application name: ahedit.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x570bcd3d
Faulting module name: ahedit.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x570bcd3d
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0008b2d1
Faulting process id: 0xf94
Faulting application start time: 0x01d1a78338e5eb0b
Faulting application path: C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High Alpha Game\ahedit.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High Alpha Game\ahedit.exe
Report Id: 79000c3e-1376-11e6-9e7e-f46d041fd511
Again, this was Beta 18 DX9
