Planetary Annihilation Titans Keeps Crashing

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Planetary Annihilation Inc continue to make big improvements to Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, the massive-scale RTS that has Linux support.

The short version of what's new in 112882-pte:

PA:Titans constantly crashing after 5-15 minutes of playing My game keeps crashing between 5-15 minutes into either single player or multiplayer games, regardless of the number of players. These are the specs I'm working with, so I don't think it's for lack of processing power. ↑ 1.0 1.1 PSA: What Titans Actually Is:: Planetary Annihilation: TITANS General Discussion ↑ Release Build: 73737 with Offline Play - Steam Community:: Group Announcements:: Planetary Annihilation ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Workarounds for long loading time and low FPS - Steam Community Discussions ↑ 4.0 4.1. Black screen? Check these workarounds!

  • First pass of new and improved translations
  • SEA servers planned
  • Improved AI
  • Balance changes
  • Improved stability and Coherent UI update

The Coherent UI update is one Linux users have been waiting on for some time, which the PA devs say 'may improve rendering on Linux'. Historically, the UI system has had some major issues for Intel and AMD GPU users on Linux (NVIDIA has been great).

I tested the update, which now has a bit of an issue with it spawning a ton of extra windows behind the game, which I assume are supposed to be hidden (I've reported this to them). Testing on an Intel notebook too with Mesa 13.3.3, sadly the UI is still quite buggy so they have improvements left to do. I don't have an AMD GPU to test if it's any better there yet.

Speaking about the UI issues with Coherent, the PA devs said this to me:

Hope to have a fix for the extra windows soon (otherwise may have to keep Linux on the Coherent UI 2.5.8 release for a while longer).
Those are the historically hidden CoherentUI_Host windows for every UI panel / view in game (there are 28+ in live game!). Being based on Chromium, Coherent UI is a multi-process architecture using shared memory for communication between views and the engine (unlike Coherent GT).
There is one major issue with the Coherent UI 2.6.2 / Chromium 40 based release and once resolved we will be upgrading modern to 2.6.x (legacy will stay pinned to 2.5.x). We do lose software rendering and some web audio functionality (replaced by audio modding) with the 2.6.x release. At that point we'll take another pass at Mesa.
The Coherent UI updates are a stop gap while we continue the engine, UI, modding and web framework changes required for Coherent GT and eventually GameFace: https://coherent-labs.com/products/coherent-gameface/

For those who don't play online, the upgraded AI is always nice to see. Artcut 2009 graphic disc iso burner. With their changes it will now be better at naval and air attacks, along with making it more efficient at processing info and so it should be quite menacing.

The latest PTE (Public Test Environment) build can be tested out by anyone who owns the game. To do so, right click on the game in your Steam library, go to Properties and select it from the dropdown:

Don't own it yet? Find it on Humble Store and Steam.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.Planetary Annihilation
Developers
Release dates
WindowsSeptember 5, 2014
macOS (OS X)September 5, 2014
LinuxSeptember 5, 2014
Reception
Metacritic62
OpenCritic65
IGDB70
Taxonomy
PacingReal-time
GenresStrategy
ThemesSci-fi
SeriesPlanetary Annihilation
Planetary Annihilation
Planetary Annihilation2014
Planetary Annihilation: Titans2015
  • 1Availability
  • 2Game data
  • 5Audio
  • 6Network
  • 7Issues fixed
  • 8Other information

Key points

Affected by some very large performance issues.
Several known issues with the Linux version.

General information

Uber Entertainment Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Retail
GamersGate
Steam (unavailable)
Origin (unavailable)DRM: Uber Entertainment Account Activation

Version differences[edit]

Planetary Annihilation: Titans includes all content and features from the original title.[1]

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%Uber EntertainmentPlanetary AnnihilationlocalstoreLocal Storagecoui_ui_0.localstorage
macOS (OS X)
Linux ~/.local/Uber Entertainment/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%Uber EntertainmentPlanetary Annihilation
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Planetary Annihilation Titans Keeps Crashing Windows 10

Video[edit]

Graphics settings.
Graphics featureStateNotes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowedEnabled by default.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)FXAA and supersampling up to 175%.
Vertical sync (Vsync)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPSFrame rate is capped ~120 FPS.

Input[edit]

Mouse settings.
Input settings.
Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller supportSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio[edit]

Audio settings.
Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controlsMaster, music, voice and sound effects.
Surround sound
SubtitlesSome voice messages lack visual cue (e.g. full resource notification).
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language settings.
Possible to select from wide variety of community made translations.
LanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
FinnishCommunity translation. Not complete.

Network[edit]

Network settings.
Multiplayer is compatible with Planetary Annihilation: Titans (limited to the original game's content).[1]

Multiplayer types

TypeNativePlayersNotes
LAN play10 Added in Build 73737.[2]
Online play10

Issues fixed[edit]

Long load time and low FPS[edit]

Because of how Planetary Annihilation is a bit more memory intensive than most games it is a good idea to actually close any open programs such as Google Chrome before playing.
Enable threaded optimization[3]
  1. Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
  2. Under Global Settings select the drop-down box next to Threaded optimisation.
  3. Change this to On and click Apply.

Notes

This only applies to Nvidia cards.
If you get poor performance with multiple Nvidia cards, you will need to disable SLI.
Change priority[3]
  1. Open Task Manager and right-click PA.exe.
  2. Select Set Priority: and set it to High.

Notes

Press Ctrl+U to toggle the UI, if there is a noticeable FPS improvement this may benefit you.
Disable Steam Community overlay[3]
  1. Right-click on the game within your Steam library and select Properties.
  2. Uncheck Enable Steam Community In-Game and click CLOSE.

Black screen/black planet[edit]

Planetary Annihilation Titans Keeps Crashing
Change settings[4]
  1. From the main menu select Settings.
  2. Under Graphics set anti-aliasing to OFF.
  3. Press F5 to refresh the game screen.

Notes

If this does not work try setting HDR to OFF aswell. If they are both already disabled, enable and disable them again then refresh by pressing F5. You may need to refresh many times.[5]
If nothing helps try to wait a bit, then press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, open Task Manager and then go back to the game window.[5]

Black lines[edit]

Disable anisotropic filtering[6]
  1. Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
  2. Under Global Settings select the drop-down box next to Anisotropic filtering.
  3. Change this to Application-controlled or Off and click Apply.

Notes

This only applies to Nvidia cards.
Planetary Annihilation Titans Keeps Crashing
Change settings[4]
  1. From the main menu select Settings.
  2. Under Graphics set anti-aliasing to OFF.
  3. Press F5 to refresh the game screen.

Notes

If this does not work try setting HDR to OFF aswell. If they are both already disabled, enable and disable them again then refresh by pressing F5. You may need to refresh many times.[5]
If nothing helps try to wait a bit, then press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, open Task Manager and then go back to the game window.[5]

Black lines[edit]

Disable anisotropic filtering[6]
  1. Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
  2. Under Global Settings select the drop-down box next to Anisotropic filtering.
  3. Change this to Application-controlled or Off and click Apply.

Notes

This only applies to Nvidia cards.

Planetary Annihilation Titans Keeps Crashing

Game won't start[edit]

This issue is most likely due to outdated drivers.
Update drivers[7]
  1. Download and install the latest driver version for your video card (ATI/AMD, Nvidia, Intel).

Other information[edit]

Offline Gameplay[edit]

Even though the download of the game itself as well as any updates requires usage of the downloader (Uber Launcher), once obtained the game itself can be copied to other computers and played without any DRM-restrictions. For this to work, all game files have to be copied to the new location, no separate install is necessary. The game must however be started directly (through the PA.exe on windows or the PA.app on Mac) since the Uber Launcher will not start the game without login.

Once the game has started, single player and multi player modes might be deactivated on some machines. To fully activate go to Options -> Settings and set Local Server to 'ON'.

API[edit]

Executable32-bit64-bitNotes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware[edit]

System requirements[edit]

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)Vista SP2
Processor (CPU)Dual Core Quad Core
System memory (RAM)4 GB8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)2 GB
Video card (GPU) Shader model 3.0 support

Planetary Annihilation Titans Gameplay

macOS (OS X)
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)10.7
Processor (CPU)Dual Core Quad Core
System memory (RAM)4 GB8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)2 GB
Video card (GPU) Shader model 3.0 support
64-bit only.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)Ubuntu 12.04/13.04, Mint 14/15
Processor (CPU)64-bit Dual Core or better
System memory (RAM)4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)2 GB
Video card (GPU) Shader model 3.0 support
64-bit only.

References

Planetary Annihilation Titans Keeps Crashing Games

  1. ↑ 1.01.1PSA: What Titans Actually Is :: Planetary Annihilation: TITANS General Discussion
  2. ↑Release Build: 73737 with Offline Play - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Planetary Annihilation
  3. ↑ 3.03.13.2Workarounds for long loading time and low FPS - Steam Community Discussions
  4. ↑How To Improve Frame Rates (All Video Cards) - Uber Entertainment Forums
  5. ↑ 5.05.1*** Black screen? Check these workarounds! *** - Steam Community Discussions
  6. ↑Boxes on planets / Graphic Issues - Steam Community Discussions
  7. ↑(Reoccuring Issue) Game Won't Start - Steam Community Discussions




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