[0.11.22] Fresh Install - Startup Crash/Restart, Memory Leak

[sjforion]

After installing the 0.11.22 64-bit exe on Windows 8.1 (no mods), I start the game and a blank Allegro window pops up, then rapidly closes and reopens, indefinitely. I opened Task Manager to get a better look and Factorio continues to consume more and more memory until I end the task. The log file looks as such:

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   0.001 2015-05-09 12:38:13; Factorio 0.11.22 (Build 14011, win64)
   0.001 Operating system: Windows 8 
   0.001 Read data path: C:/Program Files/Factorio/data
   0.001 Write data path: C:/Users/Stephen/AppData/Roaming/Factorio
   0.001 Binaries path: C:/Program Files/Factorio/bin

EDIT: I installed Factorio on an HP Envy 15-3247nr, which has "switchable graphics". If I could, I would turn off the Intel card indefinitely in the laptop BIOS but that's not how HP designed it. I have to use AMD's Catalyst Control Center to give certain applications "Power Saving" (Intel HD 4000) or "High Performance" (Radeon HD 7750M). If I assign High Performance to Factorio, the above happens. If I assign "Power Saving", the game starts without a problem and this is the log file generated, showing the Intel HD Graphics 4000 being initialised:

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   0.002 2015-05-09 12:53:06; Factorio 0.11.22 (Build 14011, win64)
   0.002 Operating system: Windows 8 
   0.002 Read data path: C:/Program Files/Factorio/data
   0.002 Write data path: C:/Users/Stephen/AppData/Roaming/Factorio
   0.002 Binaries path: C:/Program Files/Factorio/bin
   0.110 Initialised video: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
   0.179 Graphics options: [FullScreen: false] [VSync: true] [UIScale: 100%] [MultiSampling: OFF] [Graphics quality: normal] [Video memory usage: all]
   0.266 Loading mod core 0.0.0 (data.lua)
   0.281 Loading mod base 0.11.22 (data.lua)
   0.513 Loading mod base 0.11.22 (data-updates.lua)
   1.156 Initial atlas bitmap size is 8192
   1.561 Created atlas bitmap 8192x8187
   1.738 Created atlas bitmap 8192x4935
  11.625 Info Updater.cpp:717: Downloading https://www.factorio.com/updater/get-available-versions?username=sjforion&token=<private>&apiVersion=2
  11.983 0 packages available to download (experimental updates disabled).
  12.020 Factorio initialised
  23.870 Goodbye

[Twisted_Code]

Thank you for sharing this. I also use an HP envy with Windows 8.1, so now I know not to install this version of the game, on the off chance I otherwise would.