How to easily find the culprit of a crash?

[Matuchkin]

This is less of a support question (yes, I am in this situation now, but I don't need much help yet) and more of a technique-based question. What is the easiest way to find the mod or file that caused a crash? Is there a line/a few lines in the error or crash log that hint at what caused it, or is it enough to just look at the last file that was being loaded on the loading screen and delete it?

[HebaruSan]

Usually the answer is in the last few lines of KSP.log with "EXC" or "Exception" on the same line.

[Matuchkin]

1 hour ago, HebaruSan said:

Usually the answer is in the last few lines of KSP.log with "EXC" or "Exception" on the same line.

I'm looking at my crash file, and I only see "output_log" and "error", along with "crash.dmp" which is not openable.

[HebaruSan]

2 minutes ago, Matuchkin said:

I'm looking at my crash file, and I only see "output_log" and "error", along with "crash.dmp" which is not openable.

KSP.log is in the main game folder, not a crash folder. It's generated every time the game runs, which means it can even help with debugging problems that aren't severe enough to cause a crash.

[Matuchkin]

14 minutes ago, HebaruSan said:

KSP.log is in the main game folder, not a crash folder. It's generated every time the game runs, which means it can even help with debugging problems that aren't severe enough to cause a crash.

The closest thing that I found that can be called a main folder is "KSP_Data", in which I found a file again called "output_log". I am assuming this is not the correct file. Is there a path that can be provided? For the record, I am using the 1.2.2 release.

EDIT: Wait, there's literally a folder called "KSP" in the main directory. Is that what you mean?

Edited January 8, 2018 by Matuchkin

[Matuchkin]

I have also noticed that the crash happens right after the game loads Dmagic Orbital Sciences. At that point, the frozen loading bar is on Kerbal Engineer Redux.

[HebaruSan]

18 minutes ago, Matuchkin said:

The closest thing that I found that can be called a main folder is "KSP_Data", in which I found a file again called "output_log". I am assuming this is not the correct file. Is there a path that can be provided? For the record, I am using the 1.2.2 release.

EDIT: Wait, there's literally a folder called "KSP" in the main directory. Is that what you mean?

Hmm, the file location I'm used to may be specific to Linux. I think output_log.txt is similar but with somewhat more information, so you could probably use that as well.

[DoctorDavinci]

11 hours ago, Matuchkin said:

The closest thing that I found that can be called a main folder is "KSP_Data", in which I found a file again called "output_log". I am assuming this is not the correct file. Is there a path that can be provided? For the record, I am using the 1.2.2 release.

EDIT: Wait, there's literally a folder called "KSP" in the main directory. Is that what you mean?

Your KSP.log is located in your main KSP directory ... You know, the one that has GameData in it and has the executable that you click on to start KSP

[Matuchkin]

27 minutes ago, DoctorDavinci said:

Your KSP.log is located in your main KSP directory ... You know, the one that has GameData in it and has the executable that you click on to start KSP

Yeah, I have already discussed that with the person above. Also, I have to ask about your signature: what are Nortel, EAG, VA, and Harris?

[DoctorDavinci]

24 minutes ago, Matuchkin said:

Yeah, I have already discussed that with the person above. Also, I have to ask about your signature: what are Nortel, EAG, VA, and Harris?

https://www.harris.com

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nortel

https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=22516723