Ok, I ran the memcheck program, all the tests, for four passes, and it came back with no errors, so don't think the issue is a bad ram issue.
shimensoka
you didn't, someone put a referral link on my original post. Sorry, I didn't mean for that to sound directed at you.
I've tried with auto-saves off, it did not help. I will check the read-only possibility tonight when I get home from work. As for the referral to google... where do you think I got the ideas I did try? All google has is other people with CTD issues and no solutions as well. For whoever referred me to google, if you know of the magic answer google has, please direct me to a direct link to the answer?
Every single game I play, using a stock map, or one made using the in-game 'map maker', gets a CTD at exactly 30 minutes. I have tried both base and dev .exe, with and without auto-save, turning down graphics options to minimum, and a clean install. I am running the base game with all the DLC except minor factions. Windows 10. I have tried enabling compatability mode for win8, and win 7, and enabling run as admin, and disabling all overlays, and the 'fullscreen optimiza