How I make the Launcher crash every time. Step by step method ;)

[RickRuski]

MP, I didn't use the first 4 lines of your proceedure as they are irrelevant to me but I followed the rest of the proceedure (not the auto pilot) and can't get the launcher crash that you are getting. I find that when the quick mission screen is available again I have to hit fly twice then it re-launches into the Calais mission. Tried this about six times with the same result, no launcher crash.

[von Brühl]

You can make it quit checking for the VC package in the startup, there's a thread in the steam forums detailing how.

Basically, it's running a check to see if you are on the original version, but hopefully by now, you have the latest version, and it never downloads anything. I have the pop-up reappear (along with the logo.wmv) everytime they patch the game.

[Goanna]

MP, in your ....\Steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover folder there is a file called 63950_install.vdf, cut it out of there and paste somewhere safe. From what I can see it's the one called to install the redist package...dunno that it will fix your ctd issue but it should stop Steam trying to install the redist package everytime.

Also used your method 5 times and no ctd...

Cheers

Goanna