Got a log now. lets me start game and start playing.
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0 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.StarfarerLauncher - Starting Starsector 0.8a-RC19 launcher
17 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.StarfarerLauncher - Running in C:\Program Files (x86)\Fractal Softworks\Starsector\starsector-core
17 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.StarfarerLauncher - OS: Windows 8 6.2
17 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.StarfarerLauncher - Java version: 1.7.0_45 (32-bit)
131 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.settings.StarfarerSettings - Loading settings
161 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.loading.LoadingUtils - Loading JSON from [ABSOLUTE_AND_CWD: null (data/config/settings.json)]
1839 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 320x200, 60Hz, 16bpp
1840 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 320x240, 60Hz, 32bpp
1840 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 320x200, 60Hz, 32bpp
1840 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 320x240, 60Hz, 16bpp
1841 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 400x300, 60Hz, 32bpp
1841 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 400x300, 60Hz, 16bpp
1841 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 512x384, 60Hz, 32bpp
1841 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 512x384, 60Hz, 16bpp
1842 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 640x480, 60Hz, 16bpp
1842 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 640x480, 60Hz, 32bpp
1842 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 640x400, 60Hz, 32bpp
1843 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 640x400, 60Hz, 16bpp
1843 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 800x600, 60Hz, 32bpp
1844 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 800x600, 60Hz, 16bpp
1844 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1024x768, 60Hz, 32bpp
1845 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1024x768, 60Hz, 16bpp
1845 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1152x864, 60Hz, 16bpp
1845 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1152x864, 60Hz, 32bpp
1846 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x768, 60Hz, 32bpp
1846 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x800, 60Hz, 16bpp
1847 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x800, 60Hz, 32bpp
1847 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x768, 60Hz, 16bpp
1847 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x720, 60Hz, 32bpp
1848 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x600, 60Hz, 32bpp
1848 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x960, 60Hz, 32bpp
1848 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x1024, 60Hz, 16bpp
1849 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x1024, 60Hz, 32bpp
1850 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x960, 60Hz, 16bpp
1850 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x600, 60Hz, 16bpp
1851 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1280x720, 60Hz, 16bpp
1851 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1360x768, 60Hz, 32bpp
1852 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1360x768, 60Hz, 16bpp
1852 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1366x768, 60Hz, 32bpp
1853 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1366x768, 60Hz, 16bpp
1853 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1400x1050, 60Hz, 32bpp
1853 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1400x1050, 60Hz, 16bpp
1854 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1440x900, 60Hz, 16bpp
1854 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1440x900, 60Hz, 32bpp
1854 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1600x900, 60Hz, 16bpp
1855 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1600x900, 60Hz, 32bpp
1855 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1680x1050, 60Hz, 32bpp
1856 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1680x1050, 60Hz, 16bpp
1856 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1920x1080, 60Hz, 16bpp
1856 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Found display mode: 1920x1080, 60Hz, 32bpp
1857 [main] INFO com.fs.starfarer.launcher.opengl.GLLauncher - Assuming native monitor resolution is 1920x1080
4943 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.L - Using refresh rate:60
5990 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/ui/launcher_bg.jpg (using cast)
6109 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/ui/launch_button_bg.png (using cast)
6144 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/ui/play_button0.png (using cast)
6169 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/ui/play_button1.png (using cast)
6186 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/ui/buttons/toggleA20x_on.png (using cast)
6193 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/ui/buttons/toggleA20x_off.png (using cast)
6197 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/ui/buttons/arrow_down.png (using cast)
6201 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/fx/scanline11.png (using cast)
6315 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/fonts/orbitron24aabold_0.png (using cast)
6385 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/fonts/orbitron20aa_0.png (using cast)
6543 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/fonts/insignia15LTaa_0.png (using cast)
6591 [Thread-2] INFO com.fs.graphics.TextureLoader - Cleaned buffer for texture graphics/fonts/orbitron12_0.png (using cast)