# Crashing while minimized

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crashing-while-minimized/11388
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [February 10, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crashing-while-minimized/11388 "2016-02-10T13:37:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Zrau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zrau](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zrau)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crashing-while-minimized/11388/1 "2016-02-10T13:37:13Z")

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Hi

The 0.C version will randomly crash while minimized after 30 seconds to a few minutes. So if I spend too long changing music or whatever I’ll lose progress. Didn’t have this issue 0.A at all which is the last version I used.

Using tiles on Win 7 in fullscreen mode. Avast antivirus runs in the background in silent mode, not sure if that will conflict.

I’ll add that if I alt tab back in sucessfully then most of the screen will be blank and need to be redrawn by going in and out of map-mode or crafting. This one is no big deal but might be related.

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### Author: ![AdonaiJr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/adonaijr/32/5893_2.png) [@AdonaiJr](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AdonaiJr)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crashing-while-minimized/11388/2 "2016-02-14T20:07:13Z")

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Hi Zrau. Yeah, I live with this problem too. It happens on every windows version, not just 7.

A workaround to that is to put in map-mode just before alt-tabbing. Doing this the game doesn’t crash to me. Also, when I come back, I just hit ESC and then it redraws the screen, workaround to the other problem you mentioned too.

Best of luck!

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### Author: ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crashing-while-minimized/11388/3 "2016-02-16T17:31:08Z")

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Another workaround to force redraw is to bring up the map.

Also, why are you still on 0.C? Experimentals have brought A TON of good stuff. And more stability. The redraw problem is still there, but you probably won’t crash 🙂

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### Author: ![Zrau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/db5fbb/32.png) [@Zrau](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zrau)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/crashing-while-minimized/11388/4 "2016-02-16T19:11:09Z")

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Thanks, I’ll try the map mode trick.Hopefully that will work for me too. I just prefer to use full release versions so I can read a changelog and stuff and it’s easier to find.

Dunno if this is useful to anyone but this is the crashlog I keep getting:

Problem signature:  
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH  
Application Name: cataclysm-tiles.exe  
Application Version: 0.0.0.0  
Application Timestamp: 0b8e147c  
Fault Module Name: D3DX9\_43.dll  
Fault Module Version: 9.29.952.3111  
Fault Module Timestamp: 4bf7318d  
Exception Code: c0000005  
Exception Offset: 0003612e  
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3  
Locale ID: 6153  
Additional Information 1: 0a9e  
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789  
Additional Information 3: 0a9e  
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789