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@pimp How is it going? Have you tried my latest suggestions?

Windows gives his PC a default 4 GB of pagefile, which is enough with his 64 GB of RAM. Raising the pagefile is only worth it when a user has less than 64 GB of RAM. Yes, this option eats up a lot of RAM. When in doubt, set it to the minimum. Then when the performance issue is solved, try to raise it gradually, but only if needed.

You installed DCS on a HDD. This is not recommended. HDDs are very slow. I know DCS takes a lot of space, but try to put it on an SSD and see if the issue disappears. In the case DCS was already installed on your HDD before you had this issue, can you please attach your Export.lua file? It is located here: Saved Games/DCS.../Scripts/Export.lua If you are using OneDrive, Google Drive or any other cloud storage utility, try and close it before running DCS. If you have USB storage devices plugged in, remove them before running DCS.

Hey draconus. I tried your track but could not see the issue. I then took control over it, zoomed in, zoomed out, but I don't see any issue with bars and wands. Can you post a short movie clip, please?

I cannot reproduce the floating wands bug anymore. Can someone please confirm this bug is a thing of the past?

It's my fault, I forgot to ask a moderator. It will be done tomorrow. I see your log says VMP is active: 2024-12-15 16:34:22.377 WARNING EDCORE (Main): hypervisor is active If you have no use for it, you can disable it. You can follow this guide: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/options-to-optimize-gaming-performance-in-windows-11-a255f612-2949-4373-a566-ff6f3f474613 I also see you are using Process Lasso. I know there was a lot of core issues with MT back then, but this issue was fixed some time ago. Therefore I would recommend not using Process Lasso with DCS anymore: 2024-12-15 16:34:24.677 WARNING APP (Main): ProcessLasso is running

Thank you for confirming. So, a track is enough to reproduce the issue, but only for affected users. The issue is not stored into the track, which means tracks are not helping in this case.

Some messages linked to the Apache caught my attention, so I checked if I had the same messages, and I do. This means they are not the source of your issue: My log: 2024-12-15 10:38:42.477 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (16188): instancer factors has been changed. Update lod buffers. 2024-12-15 10:38:42.477 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (16188): distanceFactor = 1.200000 2024-12-15 10:38:42.477 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (16188): instancerDetailsFactor = 0.833333 2024-12-15 10:38:42.477 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (16188): forestDistanceFactor = 1.000000 2024-12-15 10:38:42.477 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (16188): forestDetailsFactor = 0.833333 2024-12-15 10:38:42.566 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (10776): texture 'f15_wing_l_spec' not found. Asked from '' 2024-12-15 10:38:44.183 WARNING BACKENDCOMMON (332): Need to reprocess [DDS] image '/textures/AH-64D_inside_D_Normal.dds'. Reason: Conversion requires - expanded pixel size, setting alpha to known value. Source is an 8:8:8 (24bpp) format 2024-12-15 10:38:45.726 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (11924): texture 'mi_8_tex_spec' not found. Asked from '' 2024-12-15 10:38:47.605 WARNING BACKENDCOMMON (11924): Need to reprocess [DDS] image '/textures/ah64_pilot_seat_all_Normal.dds'. Reason: Conversion requires - expanded pixel size, setting alpha to known value. Source is an 8:8:8 (24bpp) format 2024-12-15 10:38:49.599 WARNING BACKENDCOMMON (10776): Need to reprocess [DDS] image '/textures/AH-64D_inside_D_Normal.dds'. Reason: Conversion requires - expanded pixel size, setting alpha to known value. Source is an 8:8:8 (24bpp) format 2024-12-15 10:38:57.086 INFO VISUALIZER (Main): Preload() finished 2024-12-15 10:38:57.537 INFO Dispatcher (Main): precache units resources in slots 2024-12-15 10:38:57.849 INFO EDCORE (Main): Created game pool: h:2 n:5 l:2 2024-12-15 10:38:57.849 INFO Dispatcher (Main): loadMission Done: Control passed to the player 2024-12-15 10:38:57.974 INFO DXGUI_WIN_ADAPTER (Main): resize main window to [3440, 1440] 2024-12-15 10:38:58.068 INFO DXGUI_WIN_ADAPTER (Main): resize main window to [0, 0] 2024-12-15 10:38:58.848 INFO DXGUI_WIN_ADAPTER (Main): resize main window to [3440, 1440] 2024-12-15 10:39:00.267 INFO DXGUI_WIN_ADAPTER (Main): resize main window to [0, 0] 2024-12-15 10:39:01.048 INFO DXGUI_WIN_ADAPTER (Main): resize main window to [3440, 1440] 2024-12-15 10:39:01.662 INFO DXGUI_WIN_ADAPTER (Main): resize main window to [0, 0] 2024-12-15 10:39:01.682 WARNING WORLD (Main): ModelTimeQuantizer: SAME MODEL TIME Your log: 2024-12-15 06:23:25.872 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (10312): instancer factors has been changed. Update lod buffers. 2024-12-15 06:23:25.872 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (10312): distanceFactor = 1.000000 2024-12-15 06:23:25.872 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (10312): instancerDetailsFactor = 1.000000 2024-12-15 06:23:25.872 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (10312): forestDistanceFactor = 0.650000 2024-12-15 06:23:25.872 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (10312): forestDetailsFactor = 1.000000 2024-12-15 06:23:28.137 WARNING BACKENDCOMMON (15532): Need to reprocess [DDS] image '/textures/AH-64D_inside_D_Normal.dds'. Reason: Conversion requires - expanded pixel size, setting alpha to known value. Source is an 8:8:8 (24bpp) format 2024-12-15 06:23:30.457 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (15532): texture 'uh1_tail_spec' not found. Asked from '' 2024-12-15 06:23:30.850 WARNING BACKENDCOMMON (4696): Need to reprocess [DDS] image '/textures/ah64_pilot_seat_all_Normal.dds'. Reason: Conversion requires - expanded pixel size, setting alpha to known value. Source is an 8:8:8 (24bpp) format 2024-12-15 06:23:32.641 WARNING BACKENDCOMMON (18480): Need to reprocess [DDS] image '/textures/AH-64D_inside_D_Normal.dds'. Reason: Conversion requires - expanded pixel size, setting alpha to known value. Source is an 8:8:8 (24bpp) format 2024-12-15 06:23:52.314 WARNING WORLD (Main): ModelTimeQuantizer: SAME MODEL TIME 2024-12-15 06:23:55.109 WARNING LOG (22224): 3 duplicate message(s) skipped. 2024-12-15 06:23:55.109 INFO DX11BACKEND (10312): Compile shader: enlight/raycursor.fx:DIRECTX11=true;MSAA=2;USE_DCS_DEFERRED=1; 2024-12-15 06:23:55.129 ALERT DX11BACKEND (10312): Error: Can't find precompiled shader for effect enlight/raycursor.fx:DIRECTX11=true;MSAA=2;USE_DCS_DEFERRED=1;. Recompilation process will take some time, please wait (this situation should not occur on end user PC, if there is no manual shader editing) 2024-12-15 06:23:55.258 WARNING WORLD (Main): ModelTimeQuantizer: SAME MODEL TIME 2024-12-15 06:23:58.345 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (18480): texture 'VRTooltip' not found. Asked from '' 2024-12-15 06:24:07.465 WARNING WORLD (Main): ModelTimeQuantizer: SAME MODEL TIME 2024-12-15 06:24:36.429 WARNING LOG (22224): 39 duplicate message(s) skipped. 2024-12-15 06:24:36.429 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (15532): texture 'kabinaNight' not found. Asked from '' 2024-12-15 06:24:36.867 WARNING WORLD (Main): ModelTimeQuantizer: SAME MODEL TIME 2024-12-15 06:25:47.384 WARNING LOG (22224): 61 duplicate message(s) skipped. 2024-12-15 06:25:47.384 WARNING WORLD (Main): ModelTimeQuantizer: ANTIFREEZE ENABLED 2024-12-15 06:25:47.385 ERROR DX11BACKEND (4132): Failed assert `false && "failed to create texture"` at Projects\render\dx11backend_win8\Source\DX11TextureManager.cpp:761 2024-12-15 06:25:47.385 INFO EDCORE (4132): try to write dump information 2024-12-15 06:25:47.387 INFO EDCORE (4132): # -------------- 20241215-062548 -------------- 2024-12-15 06:25:47.388 INFO EDCORE (4132): DCS/2.9.10.4160 (x86_64; MT; Windows NT 10.0.26100) 2024-12-15 06:25:47.390 INFO EDCORE (4132): C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\GraphicsCore.dll 2024-12-15 06:25:47.391 INFO EDCORE (4132): # C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at 00007ffd2b230f92 00:00000000 2024-12-15 06:25:47.392 INFO EDCORE (4132): SymInit: Symbol-SearchPath: 'C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin;', symOptions: 532, UserName: 'genea' 2024-12-15 06:25:47.393 INFO EDCORE (4132): OS-Version: 10.0.26100 () 0x100-0x1 2024-12-15 06:25:47.395 INFO EDCORE (4132): 0x0000000000060f92 (GraphicsCore): render::RenderGraph::reset + 0x2352 I believe the "ANTIFREEZE ENABLED" is met when DCS detects the PC has a hard time answering its requests. But this does not help us much. Another Pimax Crystal user ran into a similar crash issue a few weeks ago. He fixed this after he reinstalled both PimaxPlay and the NVIDIA driver. You should give it a go if you haven't already:

Time for an update. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a working script to automatically trace all rivers (that one doesn't work at all). This means I have to draw 100% of rivers by hand, and it's a very long process. I've just finished Cyprus and the western part of Turkey. It's only the beginning... and my current map is based on the early 2024 version of the Syria terrain. Below: red = done

Thank you. You have the dreaded "DX device removed" error. It means that your GPU was not able to answer DCS requests. This is was caused DCS to crash. Now, we must find what happens with your GPU. You can try all solutions listed here, one by one: 2024-12-12 03:47:36.974 INFO Dispatcher (Main): loadMission Done: Control passed to the player 2024-12-12 03:47:37.032 WARNING SCENERENDERER (14412): render graph: forced to update texture desc of already created texture on the same frame (0) 2024-12-12 03:47:37.034 WARNING LOG (3000): 1 duplicate message(s) skipped. 2024-12-12 03:47:37.034 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (14412): instancer factors has been changed. Update lod buffers. 2024-12-12 03:47:37.034 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (14412): distanceFactor = 1.000000 2024-12-12 03:47:37.034 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (14412): instancerDetailsFactor = 1.000000 2024-12-12 03:47:37.034 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (14412): forestDistanceFactor = 0.700000 2024-12-12 03:47:37.034 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (14412): forestDetailsFactor = 1.000000 2024-12-12 03:47:37.769 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (7140): texture 'uh1_tail_spec' not found. Asked from '' 2024-12-12 03:47:40.748 WARNING BACKENDCOMMON (8172): Need to reprocess [DDS] image '/textures/AH-64D_inside_D_Normal.dds'. Reason: Conversion requires - expanded pixel size, setting alpha to known value. Source is an 8:8:8 (24bpp) format 2024-12-12 03:47:45.316 WARNING BACKENDCOMMON (8172): Need to reprocess [DDS] image '/textures/ah64_pilot_seat_all_Normal.dds'. Reason: Conversion requires - expanded pixel size, setting alpha to known value. Source is an 8:8:8 (24bpp) format 2024-12-12 03:48:08.416 WARNING WORLD (Main): ModelTimeQuantizer: SAME MODEL TIME 2024-12-12 03:48:09.895 WARNING LOG (3000): 2 duplicate message(s) skipped. 2024-12-12 03:48:09.895 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (7140): texture 'VRTooltip' not found. Asked from '' 2024-12-12 03:48:10.204 WARNING WORLD (Main): ModelTimeQuantizer: SAME MODEL TIME 2024-12-12 03:53:05.674 WARNING LOG (3000): 156 duplicate message(s) skipped. 2024-12-12 03:53:05.674 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (16008): texture 'breakingwaves_deadlock.tif' not found. Asked from '' 2024-12-12 03:53:05.674 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (16008): texture 'breakingwaves.tif' not found. Asked from '' 2024-12-12 03:53:05.846 WARNING WORLD (Main): ModelTimeQuantizer: SAME MODEL TIME 2024-12-12 03:54:27.360 WARNING LOG (3000): 55 duplicate message(s) skipped. 2024-12-12 03:54:27.360 WARNING WORLD (Main): ModelTimeQuantizer: ANTIFREEZE ENABLED 2024-12-12 03:54:28.787 WARNING LOG (3000): 1 duplicate message(s) skipped. 2024-12-12 03:54:28.787 ERROR VISUALIZER (14412): xrEndFrame failed with error: XR_ERROR_RUNTIME_FAILURE 2024-12-12 03:54:28.787 ERROR DX11BACKEND (14412): DX device removed. Reason: 0x887A0006 2024-12-12 03:54:28.788 ERROR DX11BACKEND (10552): Failed assert `false && "failed to create texture"` at Projects\render\dx11backend_win8\Source\DX11TextureManager.cpp:761 2024-12-12 03:54:28.788 INFO EDCORE (10552): try to write dump information 2024-12-12 03:54:28.790 INFO EDCORE (10552): # -------------- 20241212-035429 -------------- 2024-12-12 03:54:28.791 INFO EDCORE (10552): DCS/2.9.10.3948 (x86_64; MT; Windows NT 10.0.26100) 2024-12-12 03:54:28.792 INFO EDCORE (10552): C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\GraphicsCore.dll 2024-12-12 03:54:28.793 INFO EDCORE (10552): # C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at 00007ff8eaf90f92 00:00000000 2024-12-12 03:54:28.794 INFO EDCORE (10552): SymInit: Symbol-SearchPath: 'C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin;', symOptions: 532, UserName: 'genea' 2024-12-12 03:54:28.795 INFO EDCORE (10552): OS-Version: 10.0.26100 () 0x100-0x1 2024-12-12 03:54:28.796 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x0000000000060f92 (GraphicsCore): render::RenderGraph::reset + 0x2352 2024-12-12 03:54:28.798 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x0000000000057b24 (GraphicsCore): render::RenderGraph::createRenderablesCollection + 0x8B4 2024-12-12 03:54:28.798 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x0000000000054956 (GraphicsCore): render::RenderGraph::bakeGraph + 0x1D6 2024-12-12 03:54:28.798 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x000000000001e894 (SceneRenderer): DCSSceneRenderer::bakeRenderGraph + 0x34 2024-12-12 03:54:28.798 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x0000000000156385 (Visualizer): smCamera_Implement::getClipRegion + 0x1E565 2024-12-12 03:54:28.798 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x0000000000047a89 (edCore): ed::SyncTaskQueue::push_task + 0x14449 2024-12-12 03:54:28.799 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x0000000000046f87 (edCore): ed::SyncTaskQueue::push_task + 0x13947 2024-12-12 03:54:28.799 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x0000000000048833 (edCore): ed::SyncTaskQueue::push_task + 0x151F3 2024-12-12 03:54:28.799 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x00000000000323b1 (edCore): ed::thread::_get_current_thread_id + 0x71 2024-12-12 03:54:28.799 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x0000000000014ea0 (ucrtbase): wcsrchr + 0x1F0 2024-12-12 03:54:28.799 INFO EDCORE (10552): 0x000000000002e8d7 (KERNEL32): BaseThreadInitThunk + 0x17 2024-12-12 03:54:28.929 INFO EDCORE (10552): Minidump created.

Hi @pimp. What does CTD? DCS or the Pimax software? If it's DCS, please attach the latest zip file from Saved Games/DCS.../Logs.

I'm comparing the 3 log files you guys sent, and it made me realize you all have NVIDIA GPUs. Am I correct? I have a 1080Ti but I'm not affected. I'm thinking maybe it has to do with NVIDIA options. Can one of you try resetting the NVCP options to default ("Restore Defaults"), then see if the bug is still here?

Thank you very much, @draconus.

Yes, that's the idea that came to my mind. I've seen this before. Ensure the mission you're trying to play has no folder starting with "track". Also, if it keeps happening, empty this folder and see if it helps: "%TEMP%/DCS..."

We're still at a loss. However, you guys may help us eliminate theories. Can you please test this track and tell me if it helps reproduce the bug 100% of the time ? (on the first mission run, of course) That is: Start DCS. Run the track. See if the bug is present. Restart DCS and go back to step 2. F-14_TCS.trk

Thank you for reporting this issue very fast and providing tracks and videos.

It's now fixed.

This issue is not being ignored. Devs have been working on it earlier this month.

Thank you. I've just bumped the internal report.

Many thanks, @YoYo. This is reported.

Not if you ask for takeoff before entering the runway.

Thank you for the clarification.

Hi @YoYo. Thanks for the heads up. It is now reported.

Thanks for your feedback. I agree.

Please provide a track.