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I used to be able to get a framerate counter in VR, but now when I push the key combination, I get a box with some other stats, but not framerate. Does anyone know how to get it back? I have an HP Reverb 2 and I'm not using Steam(ing pile). Thanks.

One other thing, on some missions, I have the ME call an update() function on every cycle (roughly every second), so if an error occurs in that function, or from a function called by update, it results in "box lock", where you press "Okay", only to have the next box appear almost immediately thereafter. You have to switch back and press 'Esc' in under a second, which can be a little easier said than done, and not very conducive to debugging. So I'm very happy that they allow us to turn it off.

Cool, thanks! Oh, and BTW, I monitor the errors very closely. I mount my DCS drive from a Mac and run a `tail -f $DCS_ERROR_LOG` either straight or with `| grep 'error'` (or whatever) as it's running. I see the exact same errors that the popups show, only with color-coding and way better formatting. Getting them from the log also doesn't stop witchcraft command execution, allowing me to retrieve real-time state via Witchcraft, and even test corrections in realtime. I also have all of my script directories loaded up in IntellIJ with the Lua plugin. I add things like Mist in as external libraries, allowing me to get code completion while being able to following codepaths through the various libs. I'm not saying it was simple or intuitive, but over the last several months I've created a DCS development environment that functions more or less like a dev environment for any other language. The main difference, of course, being that the code can't be run from the IDE, you actually need to fire up a simulator on a different os, on a different machine to see it.

nvm I got it function disableErrorBox() env.setErrorMessageBoxEnabled(false) end

For the last month, I had a very productive script-writing stretch. I was using Witchcraft and some other tools to debug my sessions while they were running, and I was monitoring errors via a tail via the DCS log. Well, I updated to the latest version, and now DCS is back to stopping the sim every time and error is encountered, and popping up the box with the big red "X". To say that it's beyond obnoxious would be an understatement, not to mention, terribly counter-prroductive. It also renders witchcraft basically useless, and command from witchcraft will not run when a box is popped up. Can someone please tell me how to turn these things back off? Thank you.

Oh wow, it went into service after D-Day ... it was a pretty short-lived field in German hands. Thanks!

Despite looking everywhere I know to look (which is admittedly not all that far), I've been unable to find much of anything about the Ronai airfield. After Carpiquet and Lessay, it looks like the next-closest German airfield (at least I assume it was German at first) to the Allied beachheads. Does anyone know about it? If so, can you give me a quick education about it? Thanks.

Thank you!

I know how to do it from the ME, but from Lua, how do I clear the text box in the upper right? Similar to a os.system('clear') in Python?

7 knots in the mission settings, but I'm not sure what it actually is at that spot. This behavior has happened so far on every field I've tried, which is Carpiqet, Criel, and Saint Andre. I think the one in the picture is Triqueville. I've played around with the wind settings, and so far, AI has always taken off with the wind. It's always been a Kurfurst or Spit, though, so it may be plane specific. I also have a lot of scripting stuff running in the background. I have some default mission stuff that sources Mist, Moose, MSF, and WeatherMark. Not sure if that would make a difference. In the tests, though, I'm just placing the aircraft with the ME, giving them a CAP route, and doing a 'Takeoff from Runway'.

I just realized that the AI always takes off with the wind instead of against it. Minor thing but I thought I'd mention it. null

I see he likes to mark his maps up too. I cram so much into mine they're barely readable. For instance, I have most of the Widerstandsnests marked, and details about each airfield, RADAR stations, Pegasus Bridge, and things like the location of Rommel's strafing, aircraft turning radii and max speed altitudes, as well as the battle lines for everything post-June 6th. I have to zoom way in to read most of it. When ED released the drawing tool, they murdered a lot of my free time. They did such an awesome job with this map that it's been a real pleasure to explore.

Awesome! I really like it. Thank you!

I do have the "Save Password" box checked. Since I'm the only person who uses this machine, it's always been checked. I'm getting the invalid username/password right now, even as we speak, and I can't access any part of DCS (Except the forums), but I know why. I remember being to access my modules locally before when the server was down, but apparently this is no longer the case. At least not for me.

Thanks for the heads-up! I'll be better prepared this time.

I'm back in now, thank you for your help. got it. thanks!

"Please note, we are upgrading our database and our services will be temporarily unavailable from 4:00 to 6:00 UTC on the 28th of August, 2023." Yeah, I understood that, my question related to whether it was anticipated, was getting punted from a local ME session. I didn't know if that was anticipated because it's not happened to me for any previous server maintanance.

Thesis what I get now, 12:45am Seattle Time Maybe the server is repopulating as you mentioned. I'll try again in a bit.

I'm back to not being able to log in. Unfortunately, it is not fixed for me.

That's what I thought too. A few hours earlier I was on a multiplayer server, so I had logged in with a working internet connection earlier today. Then, a bit later, I was in the Mission Editor, placing a flight of P51s, and suddenly .... Desktop. It looked like it had crashed, but the popup said "Session Expired", and subsequent attempts to log in were futile. Then, a couple minutes later, I tried again, and I got the following popup (attached below). Yikes, as I bought most of those. I've had almost no trouble over the years, and it's lulled me into a false sense of security about the stuff I "buy". I like DCS a lot, and it's a primary hobby at this point. I have put a lot of time and money into it, well over a G by this point ... and it's money I consider well-spent. I'm not rich, and I avail myself of sales from time-to-time, but not once have I quibbled over the price of anything or regretted spending it. In my view they've earned every penny of it by what they've put together. What I forget, however, is how quickly it could all go away, leaving me with nothing but my cat as an audience as I wave my fist and scream "but I bought it!" Nobody is going to care. It's a historically weird time to be a consumer. Be it from Amazon, or Apple, or whomever, we buy stuff that the seller can take back from us at any time, leaving us without our money and our purchase. I mean, when you really think about it, it's not a matter of "if" it's going to happen, it's a matter of "when" it's going to happen. The guy who sold you your sofa won't take it back. Ditto for your microwave. But anything digital will, at some point, cease to exist. Chances are, when it does happen, it's going to take a whole lot of us by complete surprise. Being forced to think about it, like I was today, is a real bummer.

It looks like I'm back in. I'm pretty sure it's a server maintenance effect.

I saw the red banner about system maintenance, but I had no idea that I could not do anything locally during this time. I was in the middle of creating a mission, and got booted without warning with a "Session Expired" message ... losing all of my unsaved changes in the process. Ouch. Now, when I try to log back in, DCS tells me "bad username/password"? It's 9pm Sunday where I am, I had no idea that DCS was going to be completely unusable during this "Server Maintenance". Was this anticipated? I've been a user for nearly 4 years, and have never personally seen this behavior before. Furthermore, had I not visited the DCS website recently, I would have had no clue whatsoever as to what was going on. And there's no indication of when this maintenance is scheduled to be over. It doesn't feel quite right. It's also a bit of a wakeup call. I've got thousands of dollars of content wholly dependent on a third-party server being up. Talk about an insecure feeling. It says "All of the following modules are unauthorized and will be disabled", and it lists every module I've purchased. I cannot do anything whatsoever with DCS. It feels like someone just came and swiped a ton of stuff you've paid for. Damn, fellas, this is not good. This is not good at all. I'm just assuming this is all related to the server maintenance, but I don't know this for a fact. Has anyone else experience this?

Rudel, you have a lot of awesome stuff in 'User Files' that has really enhanced my enjoyment of DCS over the years. Including the content listed above. Thank you very much for creating it.

I know this post is kind of old, and I super-agree with you in theory ... we need more ways to stay competitive against those pompous limeys and their over-fed, loud-mouthed, un-disciplined friends, but I love the Kurfurst. It's one time I'm glad they "bent" history a little bit Besides, it doesn't really matter what the Brits and their fair-weather friends fly, their pilots can't fly worth a damn anyway. I mean, it's hard trying to maneuver at 5Gs while reading a Playboy magazine and shoving a hot dog down your throat. Give 'em all the cool new planes they want ... it'll just be more for us to shoot down. P.S. Fine, I admit it, I'm going to own every one of those Allied planes myself. Just don't tell the fellas back at the German thing in Germany where we hang out with fellow Germans.