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I don't see any significant problem in that log file I'm afraid. Given all you say above it's hard to see why you are having so much trouble like this, whil eother users are not.

What fps do you see when in the game? Have you set it to cap fps to, say, 60? If not try that.  

Please attach here a save game file showing this problem.  

Please attach here a save game file showing this problem.


Plus, DXDIAG is a program you run from the Windows search box on the task bar. After running it will open a window and start collecting info with a progress bar in the lower-left corner. When it completes click the 'save all information' button and save it to a file then attach that file here.  

Please attach here a save game file showing this problem.


Please attach here the latest (ONLY!) game log file, from here:
C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Roaming\Surviving Mars\logs\
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

Plus, DXDIAG is a program you run from the Windows search box on the task bar. After running it will open a window and start collecting info with a progress bar in the lower-left corner. When it completes click the 'save all information' button and save it to a file then attach that file here.  

SkyHype. said: So with the PC of a friend it has worked as you can see here:

Sorry, when you say "it has worked" you mean the problem has occurred on this third machine? Or has not occurred?  

That machine also only has an Intel video system well below the minimum requirement, so I'm not surprised it has the same problem. It also has less than the required 4gb of available system memory.


Here are the published minimum hardware requirements:

• Processor: 4th Generation Intel i3 CPU or equivalent
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: Intel HD 4600/Geforce 620/Radeon 6450 or equivalent GPUs with 1 GB of video RAM

And recommended:

• Processor: 5th Generation Intel i5 CPU or equivalent
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: Geforce 750 Ti or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM

Do you have access to a machine that meets these, to test on?  

Can i get the dxdiag and game log files from that second machine please?  

SkyHype. said: was it my pc or is that a game bug?

We don't have enough evidence to say either way. If it is a game bug it's been there since the last game update back in May; why would it suddenly start happening to you only now? Why would it not be happening to every player ?

Do you have access to any other computer to test this problem on?  

I agree that is strange; after all the game itself has not changed in that time either!

Perhaps it was a Win11 update then?  

I'm afraid your old Intel(R) HD Graphics is unsupported hardware for this game, and is very likely the source of your problem.

Your driver for it dates from 2016, even though you are on Win11. Please check with ZOTAC for an updated Win11 driver for it, failing that Intel themselves https://downloadcenter.intel.com/

I hope that does it for you!  

pokmijn said: I have same problem on XBOX S, all DLCs without mods. It crashes so randomly that playing the game over sol80 is just a waste of time - it will crash, mostly when saving or finishing some mystery. Anyone met such problem???

You might also ask in the Console edition forum here.  

When this next occurs in a colony try saving, exiting the whole game, then reloading that colony. Is it still the case then, or that fixes it for a while?

Either ay has this always happened since you've had the game, or it was okay up to some point?


Please attach here the latest (ONLY!) game log file, from here:
C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Roaming\Surviving Mars\logs\
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

Plus, DXDIAG is a program you run from the Windows search box on the task bar. After running it will open a window and start collecting info with a progress bar in the lower-left corner. When it completes click the 'save all information' button and save it to a file then attach that file here.  

SkyHype. said: I also have this problem but do not use a Mac PC does that make a difference?

Yes, it does. Please make a new thread with full system details and problem history, thanks.  

Hard to see how the OS version could cause this.

Has this always happened since you've had the game, or only since when?

I take it those saves are all from just after this happened. Is there one from the same colony from just before it happened, to see if others can reproduce the problem?  

I don't recall any previous reports of this and have not seen it in my own games either.

Any mods involved?  

I'm afraid we cannot help with modded games here, and disabling mods does not remove effects they have already had on the save game file.

If you ever get this problem in a colony that's never had any mods used in it, please upload it here!  

I'm not aware of this as a general problem. This would be Rare Anomaly Analyzed: Fossils, is that right? And you choose option 4. in it?  

wazz_up_dog said: I purchased and installed the Martain Express DLC and it isn't functioning with my existing saves, it only works with new saves.

That seems to be the case with any DLCs in this game, I'm afraid. I'm not aware of any possible workaround.

Sorry about that!  

According to the wiki

Project Laika - Surviving Mars Wiki

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Once you terraform the planet enough, pets will go outside to explore nearby bushes and trees.

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New content will not be available in existing games. Did you start a new colony since installing this DLC?