Mr_Blastman

Edit!!!!
 
I did it!!!!!!!!!
Haha!
 
So the two files that need to be edited for 32:9 and 21:9 users to get both the Command Interface and the Server/Game Messages centered in the screen are:
gameMessages.lua - for game/server messages, edit Line 54, use some math to figure out the 16:9 area of your 32:9 screen, divide the X axis by 1/2, then set that number close to that value, so in my case 5120x1440 = 5120 / 2 = 2560 for a 16:9 screen, then 2560 / 2 = 1280 for 1/2 that, so my Line 54 reads: 

"local offsetLeft    = 1300"  (exclude the quotes)
 
 
The second file, as mentioned above, is:
 
CommandDialogsPanel.lua

Line 182: do the same formula as above, and on mine now reads:
 
"window:setBounds(screenWidth - menuWidth - 1300, 0, menuWidth, height)"   (exclude quotes again)
 
Formatting is important!
 
Both of these files are located in the X:/Eagle Dynamics/DCS World/Scripts/UI
with the second, CommandDialogsPanel.lua, being X:/Eagle Dynamics/DCS World/Scripts/UI/RadioCommandDialogPanel
 
 
X: being an arbitrary value for whatever hard drive or mount point of your drive.
These files have to be updated after every patch.  Back them up after editing and either make a batch file to replace or do so yourself, manually.
 
 
Thanks to MadKreator for pointing me in the right direction.  Thank you Sir.
 
 

I solved the problem by setting ["launcher"] = false in the /users/documents/saved games/dcs/config/options.lua
 
DCS then let me log in, since that information was missing after the upgrade.  I think the launcher was panicking?  Seems like a pesky bug ED needs to fix.

Think of the Huey as training wheels.

Then try the Hind.
 
After you are ready to kill yourself, come back to the Apache, and she'll feel easier.  🙂
 
Since the latest update I haven't rolled her once.  Before the update she'd roll all the time.  You're likely being far too aggressive with your controls, where in the lighter helicopters this isn't punishing because they weigh far less and their center of gravity is different.  The Apache is a flying brick.  Treat her with respect and be very delicate with the controls.  Also, what helped me the most was learning to turn without using the tail rotor.  She doesn't like you touching the tail rotor much over about 60 - 70 knots.  Turn her like a plane, except raise the nose above the horizon before pulling harder.
 

OKAY
 
I deleted leopard-2a4.zip and the BTR82A.zip files from the main DCS install, ran the repair tool and it FINALLY detected them as a problem(because they were missing) and re-downloaded them.
 
I then ran the updater again... and it finished unpacking.
 
It is now copying files off the spoofed hard link platter drive to the SSD.
 
 
The repair tool should have detected those two files as problematic before, saving me hours of frustration.
 
edit:  Updated successfully!
 
I now have to re-download Syria 😞
 
What a mess this update has been.
 
so cliffs notes:
 
1)  hard link/junction link a directory on a platter drive to spoof the _downloads folder in main DCS install so downloads are tricked to downloading on separate hard drive where they will also unpack before copying to SSD.  See above posts for details.
https://mywindowshub.com/how-to-create-and-delete-a-junction-link-on-windows-10/
 
2) spam the updater for a few hours until it downloads everything after crashing repeatedly
3) deleted the two files as mentioned earlier in this post, ran repair tool, re-downloaded, then updated again.  These files may be different for other users.  Check the log and find a pattern where it keeps failing while unpacking.  Not sure why there isn't built-in redundancy here to try and re-download them when this sort of error occurs during install.
 
 
 
ED:  I saved the two broken files in case you need them...
 

OKAY
 
I deleted leopard-2a4.zip and the BTR82A.zip files from the main DCS install, ran the repair tool and it FINALLY detected them as a problem(because they were missing) and re-downloaded them.
 
I then ran the updater again... and it finished unpacking.
 
It is now copying files off the spoofed hard link platter drive to the SSD.
 
 
The repair tool should have detected those two files as problematic before, saving me hours of frustration.
 
edit:  Updated successfully!
 
I now have to re-download Syria 😞
 
What a mess this update has been.
 
so cliffs notes:
 
1)  hard link/junction link a directory on a platter drive to spoof the _downloads folder in main DCS install so downloads are tricked to downloading on separate hard drive where they will also unpack before copying to SSD.  See above posts for details.
https://mywindowshub.com/how-to-create-and-delete-a-junction-link-on-windows-10/
 
2) spam the updater for a few hours until it downloads everything after crashing repeatedly
3) deleted the two files as mentioned earlier in this post, ran repair tool, re-downloaded, then updated again.  These files may be different for other users.  Check the log and find a pattern where it keeps failing while unpacking.  Not sure why there isn't built-in redundancy here to try and re-download them when this sort of error occurs during install.
 
 
 
ED:  I saved the two broken files in case you need them...