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You can backup this file....... C:\Users\[username]\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\options.lua And backup the files and folders under this directory......... C:\Users\[username]\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\Input\

Hey Albertmate, this is from the Aerobatics Online Facebook page: Their server only handles 2 versions of DCS. So what they did was set up a 2.5.1 Open Beta Caucus and a 2.5 Release Version Caucus. They were running a 2.5.1 Open Beta, 1 for Caucus and 1 for NTTR but they are having big problems on 2.5.1 Open Beta Caucus and opened Release version Caucus in place of NTTR since most players use that map. Once they can get 2.5.1 Open Beta to work better, they will restore NTTR.

I'm not HiJack but when you go to the Multiplayer server list there may be a vague description in the mission title. If not there, click on the server and there will usually be a description of the mission near the bottom of the screen. There are so many servers/missions out there but you can sort any of the columns to narrow down your choices.

Hey Art-J, is the Windows Event Viewer logging anything when this happens? That could be a source of info to check. Control Panel-->Administrative Tools-->Event Viewer

Thanks Samoht. Here's the post I first reported 2.5.1 issues on with the AO server in case others would like to research...... https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=207139

Well said BitMaster. I fully agree.

Hey Johnny, not sure if this is related to the symptoms I've seen on the AO free flight server, https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=207139. Eventually the mission crashes on this server.

OK, I took the taxi slowness as a freeze. Apologies.

Hey Reflected, seeing a kinda similar issue in multiplayer with real folks: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=207139

Encountered the same issues on NVIDIA 391.35 as I had on 397.31. I'll go ahead and eliminate this one as a possible cause and re-load 397.31.

OK, then in the meantime, I'll roll back the NVIDIA driver and give that a go.

No issues at all on previous 2.5 DCS version on that CPU. It's a video render box that has a ton of processors. DCS usually fills one processor and a second one half way on audio I assume. In game the turbo on the processor gets close to 3 GHz from the default 2. Just wanted to get this one out there as other folks on the server/mission had experienced similar. P.S. A few seconds in to the video when the view changes after the Russian tanker, you'll see the chat scroll real fast. It appeared that all the people on the mission also froze. Per above, that one CPU just stays maxed the whole time I'm in DCS. See attachment.

BigNewy, I fly on the AO Caucasus server and after the 2.5.1 update the mission on my local client appears to start having issues with freezes on the F10 map and also when looking at other aircraft in F2 view chosen from the F10 map. This tends to happen after about 15 or more minutes on the server and more than 10 players on it. At the end of the video is when my local client crashed. Also the AO mission itself has been crashing about once an hour. It's set for 4 hour restarts. I ran a DCS repair with no changes in symptoms. Video of issue: See my signature for PC specs. Downloaded the newest NVIDIA driver released yesterday. Attached log includes crash, dump, trk, log, dxdiag, system.nfo Any ideas on next things to look at or info you would like? I was thinking about rolling back that NVIDIA driver that came out yesterday and see if that fixes it. dcs.log-20180426-150022.zip

See this thread: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=206992 Check to see if your install is in C:\Program Files (x86). If it is, that appears to be the issue.

Window Firewall maybe?

...and as far as I know, previous non-Steam versions of 2.5 would install to "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics" by default. I wonder if the install package had changed this path?

Please post in 2.5 Open Beta Bugs and Problems. 2.5.1 is not the release version.

Keep in mind that if you decide to not update that you would not be able to join multiplayer servers if your version is older than current. Not an issue if you do not use multiplayer.

^^This.... get that ticket.

NVIDIA Driver update AND DCS update on the same day. :doh:

2.5.1 came out today: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3463558#post3463558

There's a new Open Beta update effective this morning, 2.5.1. Here are the notes to check: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3463558#post3463558

......2.5.1 Open Beta just dropped so it's a version newer than the 2.5 Release.

Looks like ED is updating Open Beta today to 2.5.1: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3463558#post3463558 This means that Open Beta will be a newer version than the Release 2.5. THEY ARE NO LONGER THE SAME. :)

These questions get asked frequently. A little research on your own would easily find the answers.... Here's one on Open Beta 2.5 vs. Release 2.5: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=206943 They are currently the only options available. As your screenshot suggests, Open Alpha no longer exists.