TAW_Impalor

Thanks for the reply, but how? And how to find out what build I had?

I had a few months old 2.5 Open Beta that worked fine and which I carefully avoided to update. Today something was not right and I decided to do a repair. Well, that did the update and made my game completely unplayable: 1) Now it insists using My Games/DCS rather than DCS.openbeta folder. Fine, I copied over my stuff 2) Next, all my modules are gone on main screen and in the missions, BUT they still look as installed in the module manager! 3) The great VR Shaders mode no longer seems compatible. Any way to avoid the pain of full reinstall?

I find the best way to learn a new module is to do a related campaign. Just pause the missions to assign new buttons and read the respective parts of the manual if you can't progress.

Hi, depends on your screen resolution and whether you use VR. For 1080p your setup is enough. CPU temp depends on cooling, and default coolers are always insufficient and loud. Maybe put an external fan next to your PC. My specs are in signature, I use AIO watercooling for both CPU and GPU, fly exclusively in VR mostly at 45 fps with almost all eye candy on (and VR shaders mod). My CPU is old, but I won't upgrade until I see performance gain of at least 50%. Another bottleneck in VR are USB ports - so choose your next mobo carefully!

The F10 menu was fixed but I still cannot complete the Docker mission. I pick up the Condor troops, land at Shpora - and nothing. There is no option to unload them. I fly back to the Base - still nothing, the mission does not end. Did someone try it recently?

It was fixed with one of the updates - thanks! Finished this mission today at first attempt, only now as my Rift was broken for a while...

no, but I keep an eye on what is running in the background and stick with Windows 7

I run a .cmd with these lines on boot and after exiting VR: NIRCMDC closeprocess OculusClient.exe net stop OVRService NIRCMDC closeprocess OVRServiceLauncher.exe NIRCMDC closeprocess OVRServer_x64.exe using free soft from here http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html OTT does not kill the spyware OVRServer_x64.exe, it only stops OVRService

Sure, I shutdown all Oculus services immediately after boot, but must restart them to fly DCS. And I surely will choose another manufacturer for upgrade.

Hi. I've been researching stutters on my PC when my Internet connection is slow or disabled, and I discovered the culprit being OVRServer_x64.exe process. It runs all the time snooping on us and posting data to Facebook servers. Just run a Process Monitor to see for yourself. In the attached screen Oculus goes through my Steam games folder to learn what to market me in their Home. When there is no Internet connection OVRServer_x64.exe starts writing incessant errors into a .txt log file, slowing down my PC (screen 2). I looked at this log file and further learned that despite I disabled posting my status and any info online Facebook still collects such data: 22/08 16:20:10.300 {DEBUG} [FBNS Manager] Notification received: {"unread_count":0,"target_uid":2085425651782255,"time":1534947581,"type":"oculus_user_status","message":"","params":{"extra_data":"{"user_with_updated_status":"2085425651782255","presence":"Online","app_id":null,"friend_display_name":"First name Surname"}","PushNotifID":"fb8feb98-e428-fc08-5031-52a1a03506bc","persisted_id":""},"is_logged_out_push":false} "First name Surname" is what I entered in my "First name" and "Surname" fields on setup. I closed my Facebook account a while ago due to privacy violations, but they are still doing it to me via this supposedly hardware product! I've been in touch with support for weeks, but they pretend to not understand what I am talking about and just pass me to the next guy. They say OVRServer_x64.exe is "integral part to give me a VR picture in the headset bla bla bla", but I am not an idiot. Maybe if we all write our complaints about this process they will make it not interfere with live games. Let it run in the background when Oculus Home is NOT running (so we can kill it after bootup), but go to sleep mode otherwise. Sorry for long read, had to vent my anger ))

Brilliant mod! My only problem is double vision on the periphery of the left eye! Did it not install correctly?

I actually found a spare HDD and installed clean Windows 7 with all the same drivers etc, and the problem is gone! So it is NOT a hardware problem, just my old Windows got clogged somewhere.

UPDATE. Today, after 2 weeks of DCS withdrawal, Oculus shipped me a replacement HMD + cable under warranty. But this DID NOT solve my problem! I am still getting freezes while loading Oculus Home and/or black screen, then 'HDMI not connected' error. Moreover, after clean reinstall of Oculus I am now getting crashes a few seconds after PC reboot and Oculus launch. I noticed in the Event Viewer that OculusVR.exe crashed the same second as OVRServiceLauncher process was saying that OVRRedir.exe 'died with 4'. I had another ticket before trying to resolve this bug (it was spamming my Windows logs) but after numerous tests and reinstalls I was told by Oculus support that 'it was normal'!! Now this bug does not seem so innocent - I hope they can investigate better. Another of my theories is that one of the Oculus automatic updates broke compatibility with my Windows 7 and/or .net 4.6.2. All my non-VR games and programs work fine so I am not willing to try complete Windows reinstall or upgrade to 10 in order to fix their bugs. BOTTOMLINE: Oculus developers and support stuff are complete and utter rubbish!

Yes, I read the manual and yes, I did plan to first place it on the ground )) Anyway, can't do anything right now until Oculus repairs my Rift...

Thanks! I better wait. This is my first time sling-loading and I would like to complete it properly. I'm sure there is more to come in next missions. I did not try tactical nor emergency release - will they also crash the cargo?

Yep, tried unplugging/replugging and moving USB from Innotech back to motherboard. Oculus software just got updated itself, no change. I get video/sound in HMD for a few seconds after launching Oculus, but the picture is static (does not move when I turn my head). Then I get a warning about 'poor tracking', and then screen goes dark and I get an error 'HDMI not connected'. OculusVR process may freeze or crash at this point. It seems it lacks some type of feedback from Rift. Is this consistent with bad cable? Ironically, my 2-year EU warranty just ran out last week )))

I have the same setup, minus Harrier, and no, this is not normal. But I had somewhat similar issue when buttkicker was humming, woke up and refused to sleep. The problem was lack of grounding on the extension cord it was plugged in! )))

Well, after what, 2 years?, my Rift gave in today. No HDMI connection, period. I tried all the tricks, including NVidia drivers downgrade. I had no recent software changes, but I did get intermittent HDMI connection errors in the last few days (cured with restart or reboot). Does it sound like a bona-fide tired cable? Contacting Rift support, will see what they say.

Hotas Warthog is the best imho

Ok, I think I tracked the problem to SimShaker for Aviators locking up and freezing the USB irqs or something. Reported it to its devs...

Hi devs! Having these problems today. First, DCS crashed immediately after launch (.log.old), then some 15 minutes into the mission (.log). Logs show that it starts creating input devices again and again. What does it mean? Bad USB connection/power? Why all devices at once? TARGET was running ok, no errors. Thrustmaster Combined is a logical device and should not depend on USB?! My joysticks are plugged into mobo's usb 3.0, no hubs. VR stuff is in a separate powered card. This config worked reliably for months/years before today. 2.5 OB w/last update, recently cleaned and repaired, no mods. Can it be caused by the fact that I was running VR without a primary monitor turned on? dcs.log.rar

Hello, I'm struggling with generator mission of Oilfield campaign. I hover over the landing site, choose "auto onhook on", slowly lower the cargo, hear "Cargo is on the ground, disconnecting" then immediately "Oh no, cargo crashed". The mission ends in failure. On external view cargo looks fine but still hooked. Tried three times, always the same (( 2.5 OB...

Hello, I'm struggling with generator mission of Oilfield campaign. I hover over the landing site, choose "auto onhook", slowly lower the cargo, hear "Cargo is on the ground, disconnecting" then immediately "Oh no, cargo crashed". The mission ends in failure. Tried three times, always the same (( 2.5 OB...

Got this update in ticket, so hopefully the fix is coming: Quote Hello, the crash because of using radio menu don't try to use descent command in radio menu descent feature still WIP and shouldn't be used. Descent will be added automatically by trigger logic in mission, just wait for it. thanks -- Best regards, Andrey Filin Eagle Dynamics IT Team

ok, tried again, this time I was told to go to the village as well, all good