Help Needed For FFXI Crashes.

Hi all. Sorry for the long post. I have been consistently crashing for the past 2 months and cannot seem to make any progress correcting it. I could really use some help.

I have an i9-1400HX processor and Nvidia 4090 laptop. Widows 11 and all drivers are up to date. Auto HDR and Optimizations for windowed games is off, and the GPU preference is the 4090 GPU. XBOX mode is off. I installed the NextHD 2022 Beautiful patch and ran it for 1 year with no issues. I occasionally added addons from windower (timers, autocontrol, etc.). In April 2026, I started straight to desktop, usually while in combat. The crashes can occur in town or in combat, and can happen 15 mins apart or 5 hours apart.

Since then, I have reinstalled FFXI, uninstalled / deleted the Next HD patch, reinstalled DGvoodoo, installed DGVoodoo2, repaired Windows, reinstalled Windower, reset my PC (and reinstalled FFXI / Windower again), and updated my motherboard BIOS.

I have completely replaced my job lua's to ensure no spelling errors or calling for gear I do not have. I get sporadic gearswap errors "Gearswap: lua runtime error: Gearswap/equip_processing.lua:62:attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)" which I have asked for help in the gearswap forum. I am not sure this is related to the crashes.

I have tried different variations of addons. If I run only gearswap, the game seems to run for longer periods before crashing. One thing I notice is the Timers plugin seems to guarantee a crash more quickly (less than 10 mins in combat). I suspect Config and FFXIDB can also expedite a crash but have not tested it enough to draw a conclusion.

The addons currently installed are autocontrol, azureSets, craft, DistancePlus, Gearswap, MountRoulette, TPPart, Trusts, and the DelayMeNot plugin. The 4GB patch is installed (I have tried with and without) DGVooDoo is current set to 4096 VRAM (I have tried it at 256 and 2048).

Has anyone else experienced issues like this? I am exhausted trying to troubleshoot it and could use some help. Thanks for the support!

A crash dump is below for thoroughness.

************* Path validation summary **************
Response Time (ms) Location
Deferred srv*

************* Preparing the environment for Debugger Extensions Gallery repositories **************
ExtensionRepository : Implicit
UseExperimentalFeatureForNugetShare : true
AllowNugetExeUpdate : true
NonInteractiveNuget : true
AllowNugetMSCredentialProviderInstall : true
AllowParallelInitializationOfLocalRepositories : true
EnableRedirectToChakraJsProvider : false

-- Configuring repositories
----> Repository : LocalInstalled, Enabled: true
----> Repository : UserExtensions, Enabled: true

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Preparing the environment for Debugger Extensions Gallery repositories completed, duration 0.000 seconds

************* Waiting for Debugger Extensions Gallery to Initialize **************

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Waiting for Debugger Extensions Gallery to Initialize completed, duration 0.015 seconds
----> Repository : UserExtensions, Enabled: true, Packages count: 0
----> Repository : LocalInstalled, Enabled: true, Packages count: 46

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 10.0.29547.1002 X86
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\Users\ncond\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\pol.exe.3332.dmp]
User Mini Dump File: Only registers, stack and portions of memory are available


************* Path validation summary **************
Response Time (ms) Location
Deferred srv*
Symbol search path is: srv*
Executable search path is:
Windows 10 Version 26200 MP (32 procs) Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt, suite: SingleUserTS
Edition build lab: 26100.1.amd64fre.ge_release.240331-1435
Debug session time: Sun Jun 7 10:29:28.000 2026 (UTC - 4:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 20:23:04.314
Process Uptime: 0 days 1:27:18.000
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Loading unloaded module list
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This dump file has an exception of interest stored in it.
The stored exception information can be accessed via .ecxr
(d04.b5c): Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second chance not available)
For analysis of this file, run !analyze -v
eax=00000000 ebx=00000000 ecx=163dfd27 edx=161cfd23 esi=00000003 edi=ffffffff
eip=770ca07c esp=163df3b8 ebp=163df544 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na pe nc
cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00000206
ntdll!NtWaitForMultipleObjects+0xc:
770ca07c c21400 ret 14h
0:074> .excr
eax=161cfd23 ebx=0b2ba500 ecx=163dfd27 edx=161cfd23 esi=163dfd27 edi=0b2ba4e0
eip=770df95a esp=163dfcf0 ebp=163dfd40 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na po nc
cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00010202
ntdll!RtlpAcquireSRWLockExclusiveContended+0xeb:
770df95a f00fb137 lock cmpxchg dword ptr [edi],esi ds:002b:0b2ba4e0=????????
0:074> !analyze -v
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Loading unloaded module list
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* Exception Analysis *
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*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for Hook.dll

KEY_VALUES_STRING: 1

Key : AV.Type
Value: Write

Key : Analysis.CPU.mSec
Value: 421

Key : Analysis.Elapsed.mSec
Value: 571

Key : Analysis.IO.Other.Mb
Value: 0

Key : Analysis.IO.Read.Mb
Value: 1

Key : Analysis.IO.Write.Mb
Value: 0

Key : Analysis.Init.CPU.mSec
Value: 359

Key : Analysis.Init.Elapsed.mSec
Value: 13773

Key : Analysis.Memory.CommitPeak.Mb
Value: 161

Key : Analysis.Version.DbgEng
Value: 10.0.29547.1002

Key : Analysis.Version.Description
Value: 10.2602.27.2 x86fre

Key : Analysis.Version.Ext
Value: 1.2602.27.2

Key : Failure.Bucket
Value: INVALID_POINTER_WRITE_c0000005_Hook.dll!Unknown

Key : Failure.Exception.Code
Value: 0xc0000005

Key : Failure.Exception.IP.Address
Value: 0x770df95a

Key : Failure.Exception.IP.Module
Value: ntdll

Key : Failure.Exception.IP.Offset
Value: 0x8f95a

Key : Failure.Hash
Value: {26b841e3-3725-b36b-3ecb-76d21b7c10c2}

Key : Failure.ProblemClass.Primary
Value: INVALID_POINTER_WRITE

Key : Faulting.IP.Type
Value: Paged

Key : Timeline.OS.Boot.DeltaSec
Value: 73384

Key : Timeline.Process.Start.DeltaSec
Value: 5238

Key : WER.OS.Branch
Value: ge_release

Key : WER.OS.Version
Value: 10.0.26100.1

Key : WER.Process.Version
Value: 1.18.13.0


FILE_IN_CAB: pol.exe.3332.dmp

NTGLOBALFLAG: 0

APPLICATION_VERIFIER_FLAGS: 0

CONTEXT: (.ecxr)
eax=161cfd23 ebx=0b2ba500 ecx=163dfd27 edx=161cfd23 esi=163dfd27 edi=0b2ba4e0
eip=770df95a esp=163dfcf0 ebp=163dfd40 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na po nc
cs=0023 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00010202
ntdll!RtlpAcquireSRWLockExclusiveContended+0xeb:
770df95a f00fb137 lock cmpxchg dword ptr [edi],esi ds:002b:0b2ba4e0=????????
Resetting default scope

EXCEPTION_RECORD: (.exr -1)
ExceptionAddress: 770df95a (ntdll!RtlpAcquireSRWLockExclusiveContended+0x000000eb)
ExceptionCode: c0000005 (Access violation)
ExceptionFlags: 00000000
NumberParameters: 2
Parameter[0]: 00000001
Parameter[1]: 0b2ba4e0
Attempt to write to address 0b2ba4e0

PROCESS_NAME: pol.exe

WRITE_ADDRESS: 0b2ba4e0

ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The memory could not be %s.

EXCEPTION_CODE_STR: c0000005

EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1: 00000001

EXCEPTION_PARAMETER2: 0b2ba4e0

STACK_TEXT:
163dfd40 770939e2 0b2ba4d8 163dfd7c 58f9f391 ntdll!RtlpAcquireSRWLockExclusiveContended+0xeb
163dfd4c 58f9f391 0b2ba4e0 0b219020 3a00b5b0 ntdll!RtlAcquireSRWLockExclusive+0x22
WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong.
163dfd7c 58f9f304 0b2ba4d8 00000000 163dfe4c Hook+0xaf391
163dfd8c 58f328b8 0b2ba4d8 1dc834d3 00000007 Hook+0xaf304
163dfe4c 58f326e3 163dfef4 163dfedc 00000000 Hook+0x428b8
163dff1c 58f40688 37bbf8bc 00000000 1dc835a3 Hook+0x426e3
163dff3c 58fa7e78 37bbf8b8 1dc835eb 58fa7e20 Hook+0x50688
163dff74 75bf5d49 3a00b5b0 75bf5d30 163dffdc Hook+0xb7e78
163dff84 770be12b 3a00b5b0 fee0d2bb 00000000 kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x19
163dffdc 770be0b1 ffffffff 771053f5 00000000 ntdll!__RtlUserThreadStart+0x2b
163dffec 00000000 58fa7e20 3a00b5b0 00000000 ntdll!_RtlUserThreadStart+0x1b


IP_IN_PAGED_CODE:
ntdll!RtlpAcquireSRWLockExclusiveContended+eb
770df95a f00fb137 lock cmpxchg dword ptr [edi],esi

SYMBOL_NAME: Hook+af391

MODULE_NAME: Hook

IMAGE_NAME: Hook.dll

STACK_COMMAND: ~74s; .ecxr ; kb

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: INVALID_POINTER_WRITE_c0000005_Hook.dll!Unknown

OS_VERSION: 10.0.26100.1

BUILDLAB_STR: ge_release

OSPLATFORM_TYPE: x86

OSNAME: Windows 10

IMAGE_VERSION: 4.7.9.0

FAILURE_ID_HASH: {26b841e3-3725-b36b-3ecb-76d21b7c10c2}

Followup: MachineOwner
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0:074> k
# ChildEBP RetAddr
00 163df3b4 74cea00f ntdll!NtWaitForMultipleObjects+0xc
01 163df544 74ce9e68 KERNELBASE!WaitForMultipleObjectsEx+0x18f
02 163df560 75c4c826 KERNELBASE!WaitForMultipleObjects+0x18
03 163df608 75c4c413 kernel32!WerpReportFaultInternal+0x3f5
04 163df624 75c190b9 kernel32!WerpReportFault+0xa1
05 163df62c 74de460b kernel32!BasepReportFault+0x19
06 163df6cc 770be1bd KERNELBASE!UnhandledExceptionFilter+0x27b
07 163df6d4 770ce4a2 ntdll!__RtlUserThreadStart+0xbd
08 163df6e8 770cd960 ntdll!_EH4_CallFilterFunc+0x12
09 163df714 770d24c0 ntdll!_except_handler4_common+0x80
0a 163df734 77105282 ntdll!_except_handler4+0x20
0b 163df758 77105254 ntdll!ExecuteHandler2+0x26
0c 163df820 770cbe9f ntdll!ExecuteHandler+0x24
0d 163df820 770df95a ntdll!KiUserExceptionDispatcher+0xf
0e 163dfd40 770939e2 ntdll!RtlpAcquireSRWLockExclusiveContended+0xeb
0f 163dfd4c 58f9f391 ntdll!RtlAcquireSRWLockExclusive+0x22
WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong.
10 163dfd7c 58f9f304 Hook+0xaf391
11 163dfd8c 58f328b8 Hook+0xaf304
12 163dfe4c 58f326e3 Hook+0x428b8
13 163dff1c 58f40688 Hook+0x426e3
14 163dff3c 58fa7e78 Hook+0x50688
15 163dff74 75bf5d49 Hook+0xb7e78
16 163dff84 770be12b kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x19
17 163dffdc 770be0b1 ntdll!__RtlUserThreadStart+0x2b
18 163dffec 00000000 ntdll!_RtlUserThreadStart+0x1b

cap dgvoodoo2 at 1gig per instance unless you're using dat mods.

worked for me.