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Hi. I've been running 1.5 fine for years, and even 2.5 seemed to perform well, too. I very recently bought the Gulf map, and although the frame rate is very good, I find it is doing a clean crash to desktop (after a several minutes of flight?). My system is old, and the CPU is definitely the weakest aspect (yet this is the first time I've had issues with DCS for years). Unfortunately, upgrading is impossible (due to the motherboard)... so, all I would be able to do is buy an entirely new system, which just isn't a wise thing for now. I'm not fully sure what is actually triggering the crashes. All other performance actually seems surprisingly good. I'm hoping someone could suggest ideal settings for my particular system (...Luckily, I am only wanting to run at 1920x1080, and am absolutely fine disabling things like heat blur, etc). My system: Intel i7 920 (2.67gHz) (Not overclocked) Win7 Premium 12 Gigs RAM NVidia 1060 3G Virtually empty 2 gig secondary drive (new) for DCS install TrackIR + X52Pro I have several things set off or low. Not sure what would cause the CTD... GPU memory running out? If so, what do I need to turn down to help that? This issue is only with the Gulf map. Could someone advise me on ideal settings for my setup? Thanks!

Hi. I had been running DCSWorld 1.5 on my C drive up to now, but recently installed a new 2 gig secondary drive. I had been holding off on updgrading my 1.5 to 2.5 up to now, as I wasn't sure how my old CPU (2.67 i7) would run it, and didn't want to lose my install of DCS1.5 (which works great). So, now, I installed a NEW full install of 2.5 on the secondary drive (the 1.5 install on the C drive still exists, as I wanted to keep it as a backup, in case 2.5 proved not to work well on my system). Everything is fine (and it actually performs very well), but one issue I have is that I can't seem to get my purchased planes (A-10, Huey, Flaming Cliffs 3) to be available OFFLINE. I keep getting an alert (at startup of DCS) telling me that (in offline) I won't be able to play multiplayer (which obviously makes sense) but also that my purchased planes will not be available. My planes are showing in the Modules window (I logged in, and allowed it to install the purchased planes, fully). Even when I clicked on the DRM buttons, and allowed it to Activate each of the modules, I still get the alert, and am only able to use the 2 included planes of DCS, but not my purchases. Since 2.5 is seemingly working well (as far as performance), I intend on uninstalling the 1.5 install on my C drive. From what I see, you have 9-10(?) activations available, and I assume that I used up an additional activation due to the 1.5 install's planes still using one. So, how do I get my purchases to be available offline, considering my setup and situation? DCS 2.5 doesn't seem to be working the same way as 1.5 did, as far as installing purchased planes (and licensing). Also, in uninstalling DCS 1.5 from my C drive, can I reclaim the activations (for the 3 paid modules) before doing so? Will that interfere with the activations of those same modules in my co-existing 2.5 install on the secondary drive? Win7 Premium / DCS2.5 (current version from April 14/ 2019) UPDATE: Nevermind... I figured it out.

I may upgrade the RAM on the XP machine, since it seems to be fairly cheap these days. I'll look into those XP fixes, and see how that goes. Failing that, I'll just install it on the older i7. It'll be a while until I get around to that all anyway... Busy with things, plus I still have to re-install the TrackIR and install and configure (ugh) the X52 controllers. I'm still deciding whether I want to re-install FSX, too. On the i7, it should actually go pretty well, I'd think. My video card didn't help it much on the gaming rig, since FSX doesn't really utilize the GPU... but the i7 with 12 gigs of RAM?... I may actually get constant smooth frame rates finally! Thanks for your help, guys!

Hehe... Ya, the XP gaming rig actually served me well up to now (the half-decent video card assured that most games ran quite well). I played Flaming Cliffs just fine. But, it IS starting to become a problem with things like Just Cause 2, which only works on Win7 or higher. I had two machines, a gaming/internet/day-to-day one (XP dual core), and then Win7 Premium *12 gig RAM i7) one with a good graphics card (at least for 3D work) for my work (FX/animation/graphics). I kept them separate, as I kept hearing that games can mess up (or at least clutter) the registry. But, I got a new work machine now (the Win7 Pro 32 gig RAM i7 one), so the old work machine is more of a backup if my new one goes weird on me in the middle of a project! So, I'm starting to consider sneaking a few of the more demanding games on there.... ;) The Win7 i7 12gig RAM one should be able to handle A-10c. If not, I'll just hang on to it until I upgrade my gaming rig (...well, more like replace it!). I figured that even if I couldn't run it, I'd grab it while the price was good.

Damn... The minimum specs posted on the site said XP was compatible. :doh: What issues are present? (I'm running XP 32bit as my gaming rig) Might as well hit me with the links to the fixes, if you could please. I have a Win7 Premium 12gig RAM system that I MAY start installing some games on (was a previous work-only machine, which has been recently replaced by a third system). Does Win7 (64bit) have the same or other issues? WinXP 32bit 2gig RAM Dual core Pentium NVidia GForce GTX460 (...Ya, I know... not the most impressive rig! I save my i7 32gig RAM Win7 Pro for work only.... :( ) I guess I'll have trouble with only 2 gigs of RAM on the gaming rig... although the video card has a gig of memory, I think. Ya, I may end up putting some games on the i7 Win7 Premium rig. I would finally be able to play Just Cause 2 that way, too!

Thanks for the fast response, 159th_Viper. :thumbup: That clears things up a bit. So, I can disregard the link to the 1.1.1.1 exe and bin files on the receipt, correct? That's the standalone (non-DCS World) version, and not needed if I'm doing the DCS World version? I'm having trouble downloading the DCS World files (I get errors or it just loads very slowly), so I'll probably try the torrent link version next.

Hi. I just purchased the download version of A-10c, and am a bit confused as to how to proceed. I've read the download FAQ, but (like a previous user's post also stated), I'm confused by a number of things. 1) The receipt email points has two links... one goes to the general download area (where you find the exe and three bin files, which I downloaded). The other link goes to a single file (A-10C_release_en_1.2.2.7570_69.exe), which I'm assuming is a patch to be applied to the installed sim (previous 4 files) to update it to the latest version? 2) I'm assuming that even though I only purchased A-10c, I should still install DCS World, as my understanding is that it serves as a sort of hub for all the modules? 3) Is DCS World necessary (does it contain required elements, such as the theater map, that are not contained in the A-10c install), or is it just a convenience for people with multiple modules? 4) I'm assuming I install DCS World first, but once that is done, do I instal A-10c externally (in Windows), or is the install handled within DCS World? 5) Are all the install files required to be anywhere specific, or can they be anywhere (as long as they are all together in the same place)? 6) When it says the files need to be in the same place, does that mean all the files from a specific module (ex. A-10c), or do ALL module/install files (including DCS World) need to be in the same place when installing? (ex. can I have the A-10c install files within an A-10c folder, and the DCS World files within another folder)? 7) Is there some way (ex a command line in the shortcut) in Windows XP to run the sim as an admin, aside from right clicking and selecting Run As... ? 8 ) I'm reading in the forums that v 1.1.1.1 is the last 'standalone' verison of A-10c, and that newer versions are intended to run in DCS World. Does this mean that if I intend on installing DCS World, I need only install the single file version ( A-10C_release_en_1.2.2.7570_69.exe ), and don't need the 1.1.1.1 exe and the three accompanying bin files? Am I right in understanding that I can either run A-10c alone (without DCS World) by installing using the 1.1.1.1 exe and 3 bin files... or run it as a module in DCS World (by installing DCS World, and then ONLY the 1.2.2.7570_69.exe file)? Please answer each of these questions if you can. Thanks!