Failing to load sprite.

[Officer Joe Balogna]

Specs:

Processor: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z3735F @ 1.33GHz
Video Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics
Ram: 2 Gb
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (build 10240), 32-bit


What is happening:

Yesterday, I was playing the game, loaded with all my mods (up-to-date, working), and I had no problems. The game was running without errors, and not lagging.
Today, however, I keep getting an error when I load the game. I get to around 40% loaded, and the game CTD's with a message saying something along the lines of "{mod name} failed to load sprite". It doesn't matter what the mod is, it's just going from A-Z by mod name.
I removed all my mods, except for the one it says was broken. I played it, and the sprites loaded very slowly, but no crash. This is leading me to believe it is some kind of memory issue, not related to the specific mods.

Log:
0.011 2016-12-28 22:23:10; Factorio 0.14.21 (build 25327, win32, steam)
0.012 Operating system: Windows 10 (version 1507 RTM)
0.012 Program arguments: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Factorio\bin\Win32\Factorio.exe"
0.012 Read data path: C:/Program Files/Steam/steamapps/common/Factorio/data
0.012 Write data path: C:/Users/Brendan Kendall/AppData/Roaming/Factorio
0.012 Binaries path: C:/Program Files/Steam/steamapps/common/Factorio/bin
0.108 System info: [CPU: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z3735F @ 1.33GHz, 4 cores, RAM: 1976MB]
0.113 Display options: [FullScreen: 1] [VSync: 0] [UIScale: 100%] [MultiSampling: OFF] [Screen: 255]
0.116 Available display adapters: 1
0.116 [0]: \\.\DISPLAY1 - Intel(R) HD Graphics {0x05, [0,0], 1366x768, 32bit, 60Hz}
0.117 Create display on adapter 0. Size 1280x720 at position [33, 6].
0.280 Initialised Direct3D:[0] Intel(R) HD Graphics; driver: igdumdim32.dll 10.18.10.4358
0.309 Video memory size (dedicated video/dedicated system/shared system/available): 32/0/988/1016 MB
0.432 DSound: Starting _dsound_update thread
0.432 Device reset internal.
0.433 DSound: Enter _dsound_update; tid=7356
0.445 Desktop composition is active.
0.448 Graphics options: [Graphics quality: normal] [Video memory usage: high] [Light scale: 25%] [DXT: false]
1.627 Loading mod core 0.0.0 (data.lua)
1.655 Loading mod base 0.14.21 (data.lua)
2.139 Loading mod SmartTrains 1.1.7 (data.lua)
2.393 Loading mod what-is-it-used-for 1.1.5 (data.lua)
2.645 Loading mod 015_like_infinite_research 0.1.0 (data.lua)
2.925 Loading mod aai-signals 0.1.3 (data.lua)
3.239 Loading mod aai-vehicles-chaingunner 0.1.2 (data.lua)
3.566 Loading mod aai-vehicles-flame-tumbler 0.1.3 (data.lua)
3.835 Loading mod aai-vehicles-hauler 0.1.1 (data.lua)
4.120 Loading mod aai-vehicles-laser-tank 0.1.2 (data.lua)
4.446 Loading mod aai-vehicles-miner 0.1.4 (data.lua)
4.732 Loading mod aai-zones 0.1.5 (data.lua)
5.127 Loading mod AdvancedRadar 0.0.1 (data.lua)
5.479 Loading mod Advanced_Armor 0.1.1 (data.lua)
5.861 Loading mod Advanced_Chemical_Plant 0.1.0 (data.lua)
6.218 Loading mod AquiferDrill 1.2.1 (data.lua)
6.611 Loading mod Arborium 0.0.4 (data.lua)
6.957 Loading mod autofill 1.4.6 (data.lua)
7.389 Loading mod BetterInserters 1.0.0 (data.lua)
7.752 Loading mod better_offshore_pump 0.1.0 (data.lua)
8.110 Loading mod Better_Repair_Pack 0.1.0 (data.lua)
8.515 Loading mod Better_Robots 0.1.1 (data.lua)
8.857 Loading mod BigBags 1.0.20 (data.lua)
9.212 Loading mod Boosted Belts 0.0.1 (data.lua)
9.617 Loading mod Bottleneck 0.4.5 (data.lua)
9.969 Loading mod bulldozer-fixed 1.3.3 (data.lua)
10.379 Loading mod bullet-trails 0.1.2 (data.lua)
10.719 Loading mod CheaperLandfill 1.0.0 (data.lua)
11.075 Loading mod chem_flip 0.14.0 (data.lua)
11.490 Loading mod Chunky_Power_Poles 0.0.1 (data.lua)
11.841 Loading mod Chunky_Roboports 0.0.1 (data.lua)
12.245 Loading mod cncs_Plasma_shotgun_shells 1.0.1 (data.lua)
12.592 Loading mod cncs_Sulfur_Mod 1.0.0 (data.lua)
12.947 Loading mod crafting_combinator 0.3.3 (data.lua)
13.368 Loading mod DoubleFurnace 0.1.6 (data.lua)
13.718 Loading mod E-Logistics 0.1.0 (data.lua)
14.088 Loading mod epic_mining_speed_research 2.0.0 (data.lua)
14.507 Loading mod expanded_tools 1.0.3 (data.lua)
14.874 Loading mod faster-flame 0.1.0 (data.lua)
15.239 Loading mod Faster Concrete Removal 1.0.0 (data.lua)
15.665 Loading mod FastLongInserters 1.1.1 (data.lua)
16.052 Loading mod filtered-deconstruction-planner 0.4.10 (data.lua)
16.417 Loading mod fluid-barrel 1.1.2 (data.lua)
16.803 Loading mod Funs-Mod 0.0.3 (data.lua)
17.278 Loading mod Larger_Storage_Tanks 0.1.0 (data.lua)
17.659 Loading mod lifehack 1.0.3 (data.lua)
18.071 Loading mod Long_Underground_Pipes 0.0.1 (data.lua)
18.633 Loading mod LootChest 1.0.0 (data.lua)
19.078 Loading mod Macromanaged_Turrets 1.1.3 (data.lua)
19.524 Loading mod OilPatchExhauster 0.14.3 (data.lua)
20.016 Loading mod pky1AdvancedMining 0.1.0 (data.lua)
20.501 Loading mod PreciousPreciousCaffeine 1.0.3 (data.lua)
21.043 Loading mod PredictabowlWarfare 0.1.3 (data.lua)
21.465 Loading mod ProgressiveRunning 1.0.12 (data.lua)
21.931 Loading mod pushbutton 0.0.3 (data.lua)
22.311 Loading mod Rampant 0.14.7 (data.lua)
22.703 Loading mod Reactors 1.5.1 (data.lua)
23.176 Loading mod reverse-factory 3.2.1 (data.lua)
23.604 Loading mod Signposts 0.0.3 (data.lua)
24.143 Loading mod Single-Splitter 0.0.10 (data.lua)
24.555 Loading mod SmartSplitters 1.0.1 (data.lua)
24.967 Loading mod Starfoth Medkit Mod 0.14.0 (data.lua)
25.383 Loading mod SurvivalMode 0.1.3 (data.lua)
25.885 Loading mod Teleportation 0.14.9 (data.lua)
26.290 Loading mod Upgrade 2.4.0 (data.lua)
26.709 Loading mod VersepellesAlienFarm 2.0.0 (data.lua)
27.219 Loading mod VoidChest_Fixed 1.0.3 (data.lua)
27.630 Loading mod water-fix 0.1.1 (data.lua)
28.087 Loading mod WideChests 1.4.0 (data.lua)
28.619 Loading mod aai-programmable-structures 0.1.10 (data.lua)
29.132 Loading mod alien-biomes 0.1.2 (data.lua)
29.677 Loading mod PredictabowlTurrets 0.1.2 (data.lua)
30.275 Loading mod PredictabowlVehicles 0.2.2 (data.lua)
30.857 Loading mod ReactorsWarhead 0.0.2 (data.lua)
31.468 Loading mod aai-programmable-vehicles 0.1.13 (data.lua)
32.017 Loading mod Arborium 0.0.4 (data-updates.lua)
32.621 Loading mod bullet-trails 0.1.2 (data-updates.lua)
33.165 Loading mod chem_flip 0.14.0 (data-updates.lua)
33.730 Loading mod Squeak Through 1.1.6 (data-updates.lua)
34.327 Loading mod Upgrade 2.4.0 (data-updates.lua)
34.879 Loading mod VersepellesAlienFarm 2.0.0 (data-updates.lua)
35.489 Loading mod WideChests 1.4.0 (data-updates.lua)
36.031 Loading mod alien-biomes 0.1.2 (data-updates.lua)
36.593 Loading mod PredictabowlVehicles 0.2.2 (data-updates.lua)
37.244 Loading mod aai-programmable-vehicles 0.1.13 (data-updates.lua)
37.849 Loading mod BigBags 1.0.20 (data-final-fixes.lua)
38.500 Loading mod crafting_combinator 0.3.3 (data-final-fixes.lua)
39.148 Loading mod data-raw-prototypes 0.1.3 (data-final-fixes.lua)
45.855 Loading mod detached-gun-sounds 0.1.1 (data-final-fixes.lua)
46.765 Loading mod off-grid-effects 0.1.1 (data-final-fixes.lua)
47.451 Loading mod reverse-factory 3.2.1 (data-final-fixes.lua)
48.222 Loading mod Teleportation 0.14.9 (data-final-fixes.lua)
49.083 Loading mod unminable-logistic-robots 1.0.0 (data-final-fixes.lua)
49.831 Checksum for core: 1291735968
49.831 Checksum for mod base: 786624017
49.831 Checksum for mod SmartTrains: 3977623989
49.831 Checksum for mod what-is-it-used-for: 3913150713
49.832 Checksum for mod 015_like_infinite_research: 920254688
49.832 Checksum for mod aai-signals: 2774144805
49.832 Checksum for mod aai-vehicles-chaingunner: 243964841
49.832 Checksum for mod aai-vehicles-flame-tumbler: 1568588338
49.832 Checksum for mod aai-vehicles-hauler: 2293705256
49.832 Checksum for mod aai-vehicles-laser-tank: 2283640240
49.832 Checksum for mod aai-vehicles-miner: 3245737008
49.832 Checksum for mod aai-zones: 3168984812
49.832 Checksum for mod AdvancedRadar: 4025349637
49.832 Checksum for mod Advanced_Armor: 3483140390
49.832 Checksum for mod Advanced_Chemical_Plant: 1919528872
49.833 Checksum for mod AquiferDrill: 1645233532
49.833 Checksum for mod Arborium: 1671624045
49.833 Checksum for mod autofill: 3086359458
49.833 Checksum for mod BetterInserters: 4280138974
49.833 Checksum for mod better_offshore_pump: 1550573027
49.833 Checksum for mod Better_Repair_Pack: 891407483
49.833 Checksum for mod Better_Robots: 1854880124
49.833 Checksum for mod BigBags: 1939512320
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49.833 Checksum for mod Bottleneck: 1227478473
49.833 Checksum for mod bulldozer-fixed: 1264999333
49.833 Checksum for mod bullet-trails: 3097468026
49.833 Checksum for mod CheaperLandfill: 2205336007
49.833 Checksum for mod chem_flip: 2279586730
49.834 Checksum for mod Chunky_Power_Poles: 3470480498
49.834 Checksum for mod Chunky_Roboports: 2914827174
49.834 Checksum for mod cncs_Plasma_shotgun_shells: 2322699746
49.834 Checksum for mod cncs_Sulfur_Mod: 1369493759
49.834 Checksum for mod CpeBusyBots: 0
49.834 Checksum for mod crafting_combinator: 3903528858
49.834 Checksum for mod data-raw-prototypes: 3101574283
49.834 Checksum for mod detached-gun-sounds: 3993994084
49.834 Checksum for mod DoubleFurnace: 810406676
49.834 Checksum for mod E-Logistics: 1943876695
49.834 Checksum for mod epic_mining_speed_research: 2990492203
49.835 Checksum for mod expanded_tools: 2965647585
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49.835 Checksum for mod fluid-barrel: 1218850941
49.835 Checksum for mod Funs-Mod: 1156876427
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49.835 Checksum for mod lifehack: 2591537460
49.835 Checksum for mod Long_Underground_Pipes: 466961533
49.835 Checksum for mod LootChest: 3551216455
49.835 Checksum for mod Macromanaged_Turrets: 1546997602
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49.836 Checksum for mod reverse-factory: 1840132986
49.836 Checksum for mod Signposts: 344830109
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58.210 Info PlayerData.cpp:60: Cloud player-data.json available, timestamp 1479428039
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62.342 DSound: Stopping voice
62.343 DSound: Joining thread
62.343 DSound: Exit _dsound_update; tid=7356
62.343 DSound: Waiting for voice to stop ... signaled
62.344 DSound: Joined thread
62.344 DSound: Destroying thread
62.344 DSound: Thread destroyed
62.344 DSound: Releasing buffer
62.344 DSound: Voice stopped
62.344 DSound: Deallocating voice
62.344 DSound: Deallocated voice

[Loewchen]

That is to be expected on 32bit and only 2GB of memory.

[Rseding91]

That is to be expected on 32bit and only 2GB of memory.

0.309 Video memory size (dedicated video/dedicated system/shared system/available): 32/0/988/1016 MB

And only 1 GB of video memory

[Officer Joe Balogna]

I'm currently in the process of switching to 64-bit, hopefully some time this week.

But what I am not understanding is the sudden change. Just a few days ago, I was running a game with like 50 mods, massive factory, massive armies of biters, and absolutely no lag or problems. But now, even though there wasn't an update, my game is somehow unable to handle it!

[Rseding91]

I'm currently in the process of switching to 64-bit, hopefully some time this week.

But what I am not understanding is the sudden change. Just a few days ago, I was running a game with like 50 mods, massive factory, massive armies of biters, and absolutely no lag or problems. But now, even though there wasn't an update, my game is somehow unable to handle it!

You've built more or have different applications running.

[Officer Joe Balogna]

I'm currently in the process of switching to 64-bit, hopefully some time this week.

But what I am not understanding is the sudden change. Just a few days ago, I was running a game with like 50 mods, massive factory, massive armies of biters, and absolutely no lag or problems. But now, even though there wasn't an update, my game is somehow unable to handle it!

You've built more or have different applications running.

Sorry for not better clarifying. I crash to desktop while the game is loading. I don't get to load my saves, I crash before the main menu can appear.

As for applications, nothing has changed. I use no applications when I run Factorio, and NOTHING on my computer has changed at all besides Factorio within the last month.

[daniel34]

As for applications, nothing has changed. I use no applications when I run Factorio, and NOTHING on my computer has changed at all besides Factorio within the last month.

Are you sure there haven't been any OS updates or driver updates? Do you still use the same mods? If you recently added or updated mods that might be the cause.

You can try to set the Factorio launch options in Steam to

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--video-memory-usage=low

or set the corresponding line in the config.ini file (in ~/Library/Application Support/factorio/config) to

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[graphics]
video-memory-usage=low

The above is for VRAM usage, but RAM is also an issue: 2 GB RAM is the minimum requirement for Factorio (as stated on Steam), this is for vanilla gameplay. If you're playing with that many mods you should at least fulfill the recommended requirements, which say 4 GB RAM.

[Officer Joe Balogna]

As for applications, nothing has changed. I use no applications when I run Factorio, and NOTHING on my computer has changed at all besides Factorio within the last month.

Are you sure there haven't been any OS updates or driver updates? Do you still use the same mods? If you recently added or updated mods that might be the cause.

You can try to set the Factorio launch options in Steam to

Code: Select all

--video-memory-usage=low

or set the corresponding line in the config.ini file (in ~/Library/Application Support/factorio/config) to

Code: Select all

[graphics]
video-memory-usage=low

The above is for VRAM usage, but RAM is also an issue: 2 GB RAM is the minimum requirement for Factorio (as stated on Steam), this is for vanilla gameplay. If you're playing with that many mods you should at least fulfill the recommended requirements, which say 4 GB RAM.

I discovered my laptop had a myriad of problems with it, unrelated to Factorio. In a ridiculous cascade of errors and glitches caused by my desperate attempts at fixing the computer, and other problems that stemmed from it, I ended up factory resetting my laptop.

Now, I have over 80 mods on my Factorio, and I can easily and reliably run it without crashing or lagging. I don't know what the problem was, but it is gone now. Thanks for your help!