Coug4r

So with the 1.5.4 update the headtracker.dll was no longer usable but i preferred FreeTrack over OpenTrack. Had all the FreeTrack settings to my liking and then the DLL crashes DCS. There's a way to make FreeTrack work again though using vJoy and FreePie: FreeTrack (in case you don't have it yet): http://www.free-track.net/ vJoy: https://sourceforge.net/projects/vjoystick/ FreePie: http://andersmalmgren.github.io/FreePIE/ Just going into vJoy and FreePie details here. Install vJoy and leave everything default. If the install went correctly you should see your vJoy device in device manager under Human Interface Devices and also in DCS later on. Install FreePie and run it. Download and unzip the attached script and open it with FreePie. Press F5 to run the script, shift-F5 to stop it. You want to run it so just press F5. In FreeTrack make sure the FreeTrack interface is checked: In DCS set the vJoy axis like this using the drop down list for the axis: .. and enjoy FreeTrack in DCS again: [ame] [/ame]FreeTrack3-7.zip

What do you use for headtracking?

Happens on windows 7 too so it's not your OS. Many people suffer from this since the last update (or 2), it's probably DCS.

I'll quote myself:

I'm reporting it here so the devs may see a link as well, they're both inputs with the same behaviour.

No, i don't care about the steering or TrackIR.. i just noticed a link here.

No, the steering also flips.

Funny thing is, this 'oversteering' also happens in the Mirage. May or may not be related. If you steer fully left while on the ground and start taxiing you go right. Thought it was the Mirage but it also happens in the F-5. It's almost as if they used a different value for PI in all their calculations since v1.5.4.

Ok thx! I think these 'You will be punished' messages happened right before the connection timeouts. More like a serious lock up actually causing disconnects. Disconnects still happen without this error.

This is the log, there was no crash so it should be sufficient. The server is not rendering 3D and i even get local connection timeouts. dcs.zip

Log entry in todays release while hosting: 01029.036 ERROR DX11BACKEND: Can't find precompiled shader model/mirror_material.fx:BINORMAL_SIZE=3;BLEND_MODE=0;DAMAGE_UV=tc0;DIFFUSE_UV=tc0;DIRECTX11=true;ENABLE_DAMAGE_ARGUMENTS;NORMAL_MAP_UV=tc0;NORMAL_SIZE=3;SPECULAR_UV=tc0;TANGENT_SIZE=3;TEXCOORD0_SIZE=2;. 01029.036 INFO DX11BACKEND: Compile shader: model/mirror_material.fx:BINORMAL_SIZE=3;BLEND_MODE=0;DAMAGE_UV=tc0;DIFFUSE_UV=tc0;DIRECTX11=true;ENABLE_DAMAGE_ARGUMENTS;NORMAL_MAP_UV=tc0;NORMAL_SIZE=3;SPECULAR_UV=tc0;TANGENT_SIZE=3;TEXCOORD0_SIZE=2; 01039.116 ALERT DX11BACKEND: Error: Can't find precompiled shader for effect model/mirror_material.fx:BINORMAL_SIZE=3;BLEND_MODE=0;DAMAGE_UV=tc0;DIFFUSE_UV=tc0;DIRECTX11=true;ENABLE_DAMAGE_ARGUMENTS;NORMAL_MAP_UV=tc0;NORMAL_SIZE=3;SPECULAR_UV=tc0;TANGENT_SIZE=3;TEXCOORD0_SIZE=2;. This is a bug! You will be punished! Well, we want proof of this now of course! :) Some hotfix before the weekend would also be an option. I've seen some serious lag spikes, more like a server lock up for 10-20 seconds at least causing disconnects as well.

I see this happen a lot too when hosting.

No biggy, just noticed it.

Ok, it said 'Clean install' (Highly recommended). Cleaned the current driver/install, the previous one and the one before that. Fresh install and so far so good, did the same things.. spawn 49 planes on Tbilisi and drive towards them. No lock up, installed the latest Starway mod.. it runs, runs and is still running! Thank you! It seems this did the trick :)

Ok, was running out of options so i will try that. Thx!

I'd say this is a load (or maybe driver) issue after all, i can spawn 22 jets on Tbilisi and everything is fine. When i add more jets or when i install the latest starway mod it locks up.

Btw, DCS 2.0 also locks up. I get to the role selection screen and that's it, never was able to fly after the RX480 was installed and no issues with the R7. Log attached (that's all there is).

Ok thx, checked the event log earlier already and the only thing popping up there related to this is DCS AppHang.

@OldE24 I uninstalled the old drivers with the same installer i used to install the old drivers, then installed the new stuff with the new installer. @SkateZilla A. They often appear right on spawning but sometimes i can fly for 15 mins or so. Once if happened it seems to happen more often or quicker than before. B. It's a soft lock C. Nothing obvious in the FPS or utilization, seems pretty random but happens (unfortunately) most often on my own server. This never happened with the R7 360. D. Multiplayer most often but has happened at least once in a A-10C SP mission. E. DCS seems to be able to find all settings etc. when renaming the Saved Games folder. Does that require a reboot? - - - Mobo is a M5A97_R2, never caused issues before. Yesterday i ran a strain test on the card using FurMark, i've let it run for over 30 mins and it was fine. I doubt it's any kind of hardware issue.

Ok thx!

Here it is.

What a name for the thread.. i never crash!! :music_whistling: Logs attached, i cleared them yesterday but that was aft RX480 install. Before wouldn't matter anyway, never had issues with the R7 360.

Last thursday i switched from an R7 360 OC to an RX480 and having lockups ever since. Card runs from a 2.0 slot so 'Compatibility mode' is turned on, other games or benchmark software don't crash so it's probably not the card itself. In the log there's always 1 entry popping up just before the lockup: 00076.221 WARNING FLIGHT: NO ATC COMM HELIPAD + Anap | Heliport Rome:127500000 00076.221 WARNING FLIGHT: NO ATC COMM HELIPAD + Sochi | Heliport Paris:127500000 00080.693 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "oliver perry hull bump" not found 00080.700 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "oliver perry hull specular" not found 00082.543 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "strykertrup.bmp" not found 00083.611 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "l-39_chrom" not found 00083.626 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "l-39_chrom_specular" not found 00084.988 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "mi_8_tex_spec" not found 00089.860 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "SU-17-OKRAS.bmp" not found 00091.172 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "su25-paint4-def-01" not found 00091.358 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "su25-paint1-def-base" not found 00091.369 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "su25-paint6-def-01-base" not found 00091.642 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "SU25-PILON-2-PAINT-DEF-01.BMP" not found 00092.375 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "m2kc_1t_damage1" not found 00092.411 ERROR DX11BACKEND: texture "m2kc_1t_damage1_map" not found 00103.774 WARNING COCKPITBASE: Cockpit: MapObjectsBuffer . Specific element 24 not implemented, map may be incorrect 00105.516 WARNING LOG: 1 duplicate message(s) skipped. 00105.516 ERROR COCKPITBASE: Cockpit: Clickable - Wrong connector name PNT-BTN-RWR-UNK 00105.726 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active MFCD_LEFT, 2 (status undefined) 00105.727 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active MFCD_RIGHT, 3 (status undefined) 00105.728 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active CDU, 9 (status undefined) 00105.732 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active LITENING_INTERFACE, 11 (status undefined) 00105.732 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active IFFCC, 12 (status undefined) 00105.732 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active DSMS_INTERFACE, 13 (status undefined) 00105.733 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active DATA_TRANSFER_SYSTEM, 14 (status undefined) 00105.733 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active NAVIGATION_COMPUTER, 21 (status undefined) 00105.766 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active PULSE_TIMER, 25 (status undefined) 00105.766 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active TAD, 26 (status undefined) 00105.767 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active SADL, 32 (status undefined) 00105.768 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active CPT_MECH, 39 (status undefined) 00105.768 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active OXYGEN_SYSTEM, 40 (status undefined) 00105.768 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active ENVIRONMENT_SYSTEM, 41 (status undefined) 00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active TACAN, 51 (status undefined) 00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active STALL, 52 (status undefined) 00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active ILS, 53 (status undefined) 00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active UHF_RADIO, 54 00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active VHF_AM_RADIO, 55 00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active VHF_FM_RADIO, 56 00105.769 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active INTERCOM, 58 (status undefined) 00105.770 INFO COCKPITBASE: lua state still active MACROS, 70 (status undefined) 00105.783 INFO DCS: dbox failed Initialize -7 Don't know what this 'dbox failed Initialize' means but that always shows up right at or very near the end of the log. Running the latest driver 16.7.2, no mods and repaired.

Sure, when i have a minute to spare i'll create a mission. E: It seems to work 'under certain conditions', i've seen this work properly. Meaning usually they get a random parking spot on spawning. So the 'bug' is there alright.

Hi Flight, you sure about Bug #3? You feed the parking spot through the airplane data, i'm sure you're aware of that. You gotta do it right though, what happens to spots already taken i'm not sure since the last update. In the past i've seen AI planes spawn on players though. Not very healthy for either one.