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I haven’t run this script but if you go to Option 3 of that link I posted previously it has steps a batch script (and location to zip file) to recreate your Saved Games folder. You should then be able to copy the DCS folder from that other Saved Games location you have and paste it into that one so you still have your DCS config and control bindings etc.

Might be worthwhile checking the datetime stamp on the Saved Games\DCS\Config\options.lua file as well. DCS will read and write your settings to that file so if it can't locate it then some of the settings you're making in game may not be maintained and hence give you false results.

Like @rob10 said, remove your mods and run a slow repair of the game. The log file also does not show a crash, so it may be Windows killing the process. Run the Windows DxDiag tool, save the output report, and drop that in here as well. Additional feedback from the DCS log analyzer: Enable Full Screen mode. Consider using DLAA. Decrease Visib Range to High or lower. Set Textures to Medium. Turn down Anisotropic Filtering. Disable civil traffic. Set Water to Low. Decrease Terrain Textures. Set Clouds to Standard.

I don't know if you play in VR, but if you do then check your DCS log file for the below line in case it's still hanging around: Name=XR_APILAYER_reshade

If you've got the performance and clarity (and no shimmering / jagginess) without the need for this then no. A number of folk on 4090s try to avoid DLSS as it does introduce ghosting and blurriness. DLAA is also another method I see some folk on 4090s use to get a good compromise.

It's there on mine. See also this guide: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/move-or-restore-default-location-of-saved-games-folder-in-windows-11.8717/ Like I said, moving the way you have can break this and your profile. You can try move it back and repeat, but it is potentially broken and you'll need to reference a guide for restoring your profile. There are steps on that guide as well for restoring the Saved Games location so could try that as well to unbreak it.

No, you shouldn't move your Saved Games folder by just copy/cut'n'paste. This will break your profile and other things as it is a system folder. Will also mean DCS may have issues if it attempts to load, e.g. settings/config or save data to that location. You should change the location using the correct process of right clicking on the folder, going to the Location tab, and then clicking move.

Can you run the Windows DxDiag tool and then save the results and attach here. Also disable hot plugging in the DCS controls settings.

Your issue is unrelated to the original post here so you should raise your own post. Perform the following below, restart the game and replicate the crash, and then attach the logs to a new report. Reduce your preload radius to 60000 Update your custom page file to 32768. Make sure that it is the only page file on your system and is on your fastest SSD Delete your fxo and metashaders2 folders in your Saved Games\DCS directory

You on an old version? Single threaded was removed a couple of patches ago, both exes are identical and DCS is multi-threaded only.

Your game contains a large number of mods, along with a number of IC failures for texture mods, and some script failures. Remove your mods, perform a slow repair of the game, and then delete the fxo and metashader2 caches prior to starting the game again. A few other tuning suggestions from the log analyzer as well that may help your game performance (take it or leave it) Turn off SSAO. Turn off Depth of Field. Turn off SSLR. Set Water to Medium or Low. Set Shadows to Medium. Turn down Anisotropic Filtering. Set Preload Radius to max. 60000. Disable civil traffic.

Drop your "C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS\Logs\dcs.log" file here (might just be a text document named "dcs" if your Windows is hiding file extensions) after loading into a mission.

Who’s “they” and which issues with OpenXR are you referring to?

@71st_Mastiff , based on the ED Discord response looks like you’ve solved this now, ie like I mentioned by setting the OpenXR runtime back to Pimax and not SteamVR.

Drop your “C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS\Logs\dcs.log” file (may just be a text document named “dcs” if your Windows is hiding file extensions). Before you “messed with SteamVR” (which you don’t need to with Pimax) were you using the PimaxXR runtime or PimaxPlay OpenXR as your VR runtime? I also noticed a similar post recently in the ED Discord server, don’t know if this was also you. If you were using either PimaxXR or PimaxPlay OpenXR then open up which ever one you were using and make sure you hit the button to set it as the default OpenXR runtime and haven’t accidentally set SteamVR to be your runtime. Any reason for trying to do OpenXR stuff in SteamVR?

Works fine for me still, and I'm assuming others (haven't seen any other reports of this breaking VR yet). Replicate the issue so that it crashes again and then without restarting the game drop your "C\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS\Logs\dcs.log" file (may just be named "dcs" if your Windows is hiding file extensions) here for review. Might be something simple causing your problem. Works fine for you in 2D and is just breaking VR?

Is the rig so old that you can’t update it to Windows 10?

You have at least three issues going on based on the log analyzer: These two are the indicated cause of the crash. Memory Time Issue: Remove any overclocking (XMP) from your RAM. There is a GPU-related error: (Re-)install the latest GPU drivers. Don't overclock your GPU or RAM. Whilst you aren't crashing due to out of memory errors this may crop up given your low RAM and page file. Create a custom page file on your fastest SSD, remove any system managed page files so that you only have one custom one. Set the Initial and Max values to 32768, click Set, Apply and restart your PC. Additional tuning advice: Your game resolution (1680 x 1050) does not match your current GPU resolution. Enable Full Screen mode. Disable civil traffic. Consider using DLAA or DLSS.

You can ignore the warning messages, they are just informing you of all the OpenXR API layers you have installed.

Yup, been running QVF for ages so all good. Cheers.

Nah, worse performance on "lower spec'd" machines. It means you're basically loading a large amount of the map and surrounding textures etc. all around your plane into your memory up front, possibly unnecessarily. These days if you're on an SSD the load times should be super quick when it loads stuff later on when it actually needs it.

The IC failures can also be a symptom of running out of memory. You'll see numerous out of memory errors as it attempts to unpack the texture files. I believe these failures then mean that as these don't match what it was expecting (as it couldn't complete the task for that file) it flags it as an IC failure. Note that you do have the below mods installed, but if the failures are for core files which these mods do not touch then it is potentially the out of memory failures: HMS_Ocean_Atlantico,DCS-SRS,a-29b-community-2.9.0.47168ob,SAMSitesAssetPack,RedK0d-Clickable-v1.1.5,OH-6A,Hercules ver 6.8.2,A-4E-C,Vietnam Assets Pack,BRONCO_V1.24,UH-60L

You ran out of memory. DCS is super taxing on VRAM, especially VR and you only have an 8Gb card. This means it will fall make on your system RAM, and you only have 32Gb (which is pretty much minimum for VR, especially in multiplayer), and a small page file so it is running out of memory. Create a custom page file, just one on your PC (remove any system managed ones), on your fastest SSD. Set the Max and Initial values to 32768, click Set, Apply and restart your PC. Additional tuning tips, the preload radius one definitely should be followed: Turn off Depth of Field. Set Clouds to High. Set Preload Radius to max. 60000 or lower (given your VRAM and RAM you could even go to 30000 but see how you get on). Set Water to Low. Decrease Terrain Textures. Post another log if this continues to crash after those changes.

Can you attach the full log containing a crash here when it occurs next.

No. It's not possible. You can move the cursor with your mouse, but you need to keep your head still as that will also move it at the same time. You get used to it after a while, and even use both of them in combination.