Hallo,
the same thing is happening to me as to Ensign_Steel, down to the last bit.
Fresh installation from original 4.07m, upgraded up to 4.10.1m, then UP-3.0RC4. And everything runs smooth and fine.
Finally Patch Pack 301, activated, installed the full latest Selector as suggested (even though the very last version appears to be shipped in PP301), and confirmed in selector.
Now, boom, game starts, first splash sceen appears a few seconds and that's all ...
Any help would be appreciated, looking forward to benefit the effort of the enlightened contributors.
Now some data:
Console redirect, as for ES, logs the following in startuplog.txt:
*** Library **** DT **** Loaded *** 102
RTS Version 2.2
Core Version 2.0
Just in case it might help, here the initlog.lst:
2018-05-12 23:27:00:259 (dinput.dll) : JVM Parameters injector activated
2018-05-12 23:27:00:275 (dinput.dll) : Applying JVM Memory Settings from IL-2 Selector...
2018-05-12 23:27:00:275 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Xms444M
2018-05-12 23:27:00:275 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Xmx444M
2018-05-12 23:27:00:275 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Xss4096K
2018-05-12 23:27:00:291 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -XX:PermSize=64M
2018-05-12 23:27:00:291 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -XX:MaxPermSize=64M
2018-05-12 23:27:00:291 (dinput.dll) : Checking duplicate JVM Options...
2018-05-12 23:27:00:307 (dinput.dll) : Checking mandatory JVM Options...
2018-05-12 23:27:00:311 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Djava.class.path=.
2018-05-12 23:27:00:313 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Xverify:none
2018-05-12 23:27:00:313 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Xcomp
2018-05-12 23:27:00:313 (dinput.dll) : Final JVM Option List:
2018-05-12 23:27:00:328 (dinput.dll) : -Xms444M
2018-05-12 23:27:00:328 (dinput.dll) : -Xmx444M
2018-05-12 23:27:00:328 (dinput.dll) : -Xss4096K
2018-05-12 23:27:00:328 (dinput.dll) : -XX:PermSize=64M
2018-05-12 23:27:00:344 (dinput.dll) : -XX:MaxPermSize=64M
2018-05-12 23:27:00:344 (dinput.dll) : -Djava.class.path=.
2018-05-12 23:27:00:344 (dinput.dll) : -Xverify:none
2018-05-12 23:27:00:344 (dinput.dll) : -Xcomp
2018-05-12 23:27:00:360 (dinput.dll) : IL-2 Process ID = 000036DC
2018-05-12 23:27:00:360 (dinput.dll) : Starting Watchdog at C:\GAMES\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 - UP3\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\bin\selector\basefiles\IL-2 Watchdog.exe 1
2018-05-12 23:27:00:413 (dinput.dll) : Watchdog process started.
2018-05-12 23:27:00:429 (dinput.dll) : Hooked "SAS_CreateJavaVM" function activated, injecting JVM Parameters
2018-05-12 23:27:00:444 (watchdog) : IL-2 Parent Process Handle = 00000180, ID=000036DC
2018-05-12 23:27:00:444 (watchdog) : IL-2 Watchdog started.
2018-05-12 23:27:00:460 (watchdog) : Splash Screen Mode = 1
2018-05-12 23:27:00:460 (watchdog) : Message Window Created.
2018-05-12 23:27:00:460 (dinput.dll) : Java Virtual Machine Initialization with additional parameters successful!
2018-05-12 23:27:00:528 (wrapper) : ProcessAttach, attached Processes = 1
2018-05-12 23:27:00:544 (wrapper) : Calling GetCommandLineParams()
2018-05-12 23:27:00:544 (wrapper) : MODS Folder = "#UP#"
2018-05-12 23:27:00:544 (wrapper) : No FILES Folder set.
2018-05-12 23:27:00:560 (wrapper) : Calling LinkIl2fbExe()
2018-05-12 23:27:00:560 (wrapper) : Trying to link back to C:\GAMES\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 - UP3\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\il2fb.exe through LoadLibrary()
2018-05-12 23:27:00:560 (wrapper) : Calling CreateModsFolderList()
2018-05-12 23:27:00:575 (wrapper) : Scanning #UP# folder took 7 milliseconds.
2018-05-12 23:27:00:575 (wrapper) : Total number of modded files = 2398.
2018-05-12 23:27:00:591 (wrapper) : Calling SortList()
2018-05-12 23:27:00:591 (wrapper) : Sorting modded files list took 0.321 milliseconds.
2018-05-12 23:27:00:591 (wrapper) : Calling RemoveDuplicates()
2018-05-12 23:27:00:610 (wrapper) : Removing 0 Duplicates took 0.019 milliseconds.
2018-05-12 23:27:00:575 (watchdog) : Splash Screen Created.
2018-05-12 23:27:05:270 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = -1
2018-05-12 23:27:05:285 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = -2
2018-05-12 23:27:05:369 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = -3
2018-05-12 23:27:05:369 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = -4
2018-05-12 23:27:05:443 (wrapper) : ProcessDetach, attached Processes = 0
2018-05-12 23:27:05:443 (wrapper) : Total files opened = 2300
2018-05-12 23:27:05:443 (wrapper) : Total search time consumed = 0.793 milliseconds (0.000793434447 Seconds)
2018-05-12 23:27:05:443 (wrapper) : Search Time per File = 344.971 nanoseconds (0.000000344972 Seconds)
2018-05-12 23:27:05:459 (wrapper) : Average Search Iterations required per File = 5.7
2018-05-12 23:27:05:459 (dinput.dll) : JVM Parameters injector deactivated
And, just for comparison, the initlog.lst from a Patch Pack 216 installation:
2018-05-09 00:38:03:597 (dinput.dll) : JVM Parameters injector activated
2018-05-09 00:38:03:599 (dinput.dll) : Applying JVM Memory Settings from IL-2 Selector...
2018-05-09 00:38:03:599 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Xms444M
2018-05-09 00:38:03:599 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Xmx444M
2018-05-09 00:38:03:615 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Xss4096K
2018-05-09 00:38:03:615 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -XX:PermSize=64M
2018-05-09 00:38:03:615 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -XX:MaxPermSize=64M
2018-05-09 00:38:03:615 (dinput.dll) : Checking duplicate JVM Options...
2018-05-09 00:38:03:630 (dinput.dll) : Checking mandatory JVM Options...
2018-05-09 00:38:03:630 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Djava.class.path=.
2018-05-09 00:38:03:630 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Xverify:none
2018-05-09 00:38:03:646 (dinput.dll) : Adding JVM Option: -Xcomp
2018-05-09 00:38:03:646 (dinput.dll) : Final JVM Option List:
2018-05-09 00:38:03:646 (dinput.dll) : -Xms444M
2018-05-09 00:38:03:662 (dinput.dll) : -Xmx444M
2018-05-09 00:38:03:662 (dinput.dll) : -Xss4096K
2018-05-09 00:38:03:662 (dinput.dll) : -XX:PermSize=64M
2018-05-09 00:38:03:677 (dinput.dll) : -XX:MaxPermSize=64M
2018-05-09 00:38:03:677 (dinput.dll) : -Djava.class.path=.
2018-05-09 00:38:03:677 (dinput.dll) : -Xverify:none
2018-05-09 00:38:03:693 (dinput.dll) : -Xcomp
2018-05-09 00:38:03:697 (dinput.dll) : IL-2 Process ID = 000023D4
2018-05-09 00:38:03:699 (dinput.dll) : Starting Watchdog at C:\GAMES\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 - UP2\bin\selector\basefiles\IL-2 Watchdog.exe 1
2018-05-09 00:38:03:762 (dinput.dll) : Watchdog process started.
2018-05-09 00:38:03:800 (watchdog) : IL-2 Parent Process Handle = 00000180, ID=000023D4
2018-05-09 00:38:03:815 (watchdog) : IL-2 Watchdog started.
2018-05-09 00:38:03:815 (watchdog) : Splash Screen Mode = 1
2018-05-09 00:38:03:815 (watchdog) : Message Window Created.
2018-05-09 00:38:03:800 (dinput.dll) : Hooked "SAS_CreateJavaVM" function activated, injecting JVM Parameters
2018-05-09 00:38:03:931 (dinput.dll) : Java Virtual Machine Initialization with additional parameters successful!
2018-05-09 00:38:03:947 (watchdog) : Splash Screen Created.
2018-05-09 00:38:04:000 (wrapper) : ProcessAttach, attached Processes = 1
2018-05-09 00:38:04:016 (wrapper) : Calling GetCommandLineParams()
2018-05-09 00:38:04:016 (wrapper) : MODS Folder = "#UP#"
2018-05-09 00:38:04:031 (wrapper) : No FILES Folder set.
2018-05-09 00:38:04:031 (wrapper) : Calling LinkIl2fbExe()
2018-05-09 00:38:04:031 (wrapper) : Trying to link back to C:\GAMES\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 - UP2\il2fb.exe through LoadLibrary()
2018-05-09 00:38:04:047 (wrapper) : Calling CreateModsFolderList()
2018-05-09 00:38:04:047 (wrapper) : Scanning #UP# folder took 8 milliseconds.
2018-05-09 00:38:04:063 (wrapper) : Total number of modded files = 2393.
2018-05-09 00:38:04:063 (wrapper) : Calling SortList()
2018-05-09 00:38:04:063 (wrapper) : Sorting modded files list took 0.291 milliseconds.
2018-05-09 00:38:04:078 (wrapper) : Calling RemoveDuplicates()
2018-05-09 00:38:04:078 (wrapper) : Removing 0 Duplicates took 0.012 milliseconds.
2018-05-09 00:38:16:890 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 1
2018-05-09 00:38:16:905 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 2
2018-05-09 00:38:17:159 (watchdog) : IL-2 Main Window created: "Il2-Sturmovik Forgotten Battles" (MaddoxRtsWndClassW), Handle= 0x002F0A86
2018-05-09 00:38:17:190 (watchdog) : Activating IL-2 Main Window (0x002F0A86) using SwitchToThisWindow()
2018-05-09 00:38:17:306 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 3
2018-05-09 00:38:17:323 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 4
2018-05-09 00:38:17:343 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 5
2018-05-09 00:38:17:359 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 6
2018-05-09 00:38:17:375 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 7
2018-05-09 00:38:17:412 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 8
2018-05-09 00:38:18:191 (watchdog) : Successfully activated IL-2 Main Window (Handle: 0x002F0A86)
2018-05-09 00:38:37:554 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 9
2018-05-09 00:38:38:236 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 10
2018-05-09 00:38:38:244 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 11
2018-05-09 00:38:46:775 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 12
2018-05-09 00:38:46:781 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:39:01:031 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 14
2018-05-09 00:39:01:038 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:41:42:180 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 14
2018-05-09 00:41:42:191 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:41:42:410 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 14
2018-05-09 00:41:42:415 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:41:42:751 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 14
2018-05-09 00:41:42:757 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:41:43:058 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 14
2018-05-09 00:41:43:064 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:41:43:400 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 14
2018-05-09 00:41:43:406 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:41:50:804 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 14
2018-05-09 00:41:50:813 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:41:51:028 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 14
2018-05-09 00:41:51:034 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:41:51:334 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 14
2018-05-09 00:41:51:339 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:41:51:641 (wrapper) : ThreadAttach, attached Threads = 14
2018-05-09 00:41:51:646 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 13
2018-05-09 00:41:59:315 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 12
2018-05-09 00:41:59:333 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 11
2018-05-09 00:41:59:333 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 10
2018-05-09 00:41:59:333 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 9
2018-05-09 00:41:59:674 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 8
2018-05-09 00:41:59:753 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 7
2018-05-09 00:41:59:838 (wrapper) : ThreadDetach, attached Threads = 6
2018-05-09 00:41:59:838 (watchdog) : IL-2 Main Window destroyed: "Il2-Sturmovik Forgotten Battles" (MaddoxRtsWndClassW), Handle= 0x002F0A86
2018-05-09 00:41:59:923 (watchdog) : IL-2 main window (handle 0x002F0A86) disappeared, checking process status.
2018-05-09 00:41:59:923 (watchdog) : il2fb.exe process exited safely with exit code 0.
2018-05-09 00:41:59:938 (wrapper) : ProcessDetach, attached Processes = 0
2018-05-09 00:41:59:938 (wrapper) : Total files opened = 82399
2018-05-09 00:41:59:938 (wrapper) : Total search time consumed = 2.165 milliseconds (0.002164942911 Seconds)
2018-05-09 00:41:59:954 (wrapper) : Search Time per File = 26.274 nanoseconds (0.000000026274 Seconds)
2018-05-09 00:41:59:954 (wrapper) : Average Search Iterations required per File = 6.9
2018-05-09 00:41:59:970 (dinput.dll) : JVM Parameters injector deactivated
Thank you in advance for any help you may provide!