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I really really doubt it's a problem in BS. The fact that other software works doesen't mean anything. Many games work with a version of a driver and fail with the next version. I'm still thinking but I think my last idea is just going to Vista. Good luck!

launcher.exe is the single player interface, and it's opengl. Multiplayer is dcs.exe, the same executable used when you're in the helicopter cockpit, and it's directx. The most plausible hipothesis is something related to ati drivers (ati has never been very good with opengl) but who knows. I'm really out of ideas. Well, you could install Vista 64 in another partition and see if it works (vista + service pack 2 has the same perfomance as W7)

Tell your antivirus to exclude blackshark folder from resident/automatic/continuous scan. (lol now I'm getting ideas out of the hat, I don't even know if you have an antivirus!)

Are there any files created in /temp folder this time? BTW can you confirm that in the root folder you have a readme1.01 text file? Also try to disable "AI" and play with other options from Ati catalyst control panel.

Ok sent you the edited options.lua. Strange thing, line numbers are not the same, perhaps because it is the german version. Weird tho Let's see if using your native resolution, correct aspect and full screen works (default res in options.lua is 1024x768 in windowed mode, should work but who knows)

I've edited the line numbers at the aspect. I've sent you a private missage.

Ok do this: Download "notepad++" (to edit .lua files without any probability of corrupting them, advised by Eagle Dynamics) Open with notepad++ \DCS\Ka-50\BlackShark\data\scripts\options.lua and edit those lines: -line 49: set color to 32 -line 53: try first fullscreen true and if doesen't work try false -line 80: set aspect to 1.7777777777778 -line 99: set height to 900 -line 100: set resolution to 1600x900 -line 102: set width to 1600 EDITED: i was looking at FC2 optiions.lua, changed line numbers for ka-50.

Do you have any game or aplication that uses opengl? (single player UI uses opengl, the simulator in itself uses directx). I'm wondering if those tohiba drivers have a good opengl implementation. Do you have any strange codec pack, etc anything unusual installed in your computer that you can remember? I'm really getting out of ideas.

Heads up! http://www.nvidia.com

Your serial only activates the german one. Recheck md5 on both setup.exe and data1.cab files.

You can't de-activate once the motherboard/cpu/ram has already changed. De-activation is done before. Anyway, you just have to activate. If you have problems, try to uninstall it, re-install it and activate like if it's the first time you do.

I get this is a mistype by your part right? I understand the file is blackshark.lua not blacksharl.lua LOL I'm desperate to find what is going on here XD

No quotation marks here Target is just F:\DCS\Ka-50\bin\stable\Launcher.exe --console The funny thing is, if I put those marks "F:\DCS\Ka-50\bin\stable\Launcher.exe" --console, windows doesen't save them and return to F:\DCS\Ka-50\bin\stable\Launcher.exe --console Might be his W7 a bit screwed or something? you can try to install in a path without spaces or "-". BTW, W7 64 bit here.

Very immersive mission wow!!! Spotted a minor detail, I'm right now playing and there is a strike force from anapa taking off, but a Tupolev bomber and a Su-34 are stuck, side to side, in the starting point of the runway and neither one or other can take off (the TU even has the afterburner engaged, but can't move). Some minutes ago a pair of Su-34 have taken off from there and two Su-30 were 50 meters flying above them. Also, a single Mi-28 at a FARP has the engines and rotors running but has not taken off. It just sits there burning fuel. EDIT: I've joined the server again, some time after that, and a single Su-30 (I guess from the same strike force) was above Anapa doing circles at 10k m., perhaps he could not land because the Tu and Su-34, but cicles at such alt? I just shooted those stuck airplanes and checking what happens.

Try to set maxfps to 25 and when you start the server switch it to F10 map view so your computer just renders 2D. If your mission has lots of units it will probably lag and ultimatelly crash the server. Also, mind that scenes and civ traffic are the only graphical settings enforced by server so if you set them to low and off respectively, all clients regardless their settings will see scenes at low and civ traffic off. Finally check for lan collisions. You can try to lower bandwidht to half duplex 10mbit and from there start going up to 100mbit full duplex (check those settings in both network cards propierties and router/switch configuration)

You can land in pairs. When you'r approaching the airfield second pair will raise gear, disengage formation and do a turn to land after you. No need to tell them specifically, it's somewhat automatic, tho yes, some times weird things happen.

The first pic is the correct one in fact for out of the box FC2. Second one is not default view. No in single player, not in multiplayer. Check with or without 6DoF (mind some Simmod A-10 packages include 6DoF mod for all planes) in quickstart mission for example, it's the same default zoom. I don't have trackir so I guess your callibrating trackir for a less zoomed view than center view or normal zoom or something like that (key "5" centers view, key "enter" sets default zoom).

I've updated the previous post. Don't install ati website drivers, keep the toshiba ones.

Well done. It seems Ati website drivers can't be used with Toshiba laptops (royal screw here), I guess it's because some fan/temp protection custom profile by Toshiba drivers. http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/radeonmob_win7-64.aspx The following notebooks are not supported in this release: Any notebook launched after this driver release. Switchable Graphics enabled notebooks using Intel chipsets. Toshiba notebooks (please check with your notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks) Sony VAIO notebooks (please check with your notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks) Panasonic notebooks (please check with your notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks) Anyway I'm more for a checkdisk thing, or a complete uninstall with a registry check and a reinstallation. You problem is really weird (but also Ati drivers create weirdness all around lol).

Do you have all toshiba drivers for that Windows 7 you installed? you computer (Satellite L550-11J) is sold with Vista. A laptop without vendor drivers (above all, motherboard drivers) is a tricky machine. Tell me, how did you upgrade to W7? All Toshiba drivers for your laptop are here: http://de.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp?service=DE&mode=allMachines&action=search&teddProduct=858&selShortMod=893 Use those and report.

Have you used the option "save profile" from one aircraft and "load profile" to another aircraft? if so, then perhaps you screwed some lua in the process. It happens with joystick profile and the solution is to do some tricks (get from somebody the whole /aircraft folder as it is by default) or reinstall the sim.

-Best is in a separate partition or hard drive. Don't install in /program files if you're in Vista or W7. -If you install over lockon it should create a subfolder for FC2, but I think it's best to install it in another folder. Mind that lockon needs to be installed just for proof of purchuase, not because FC2 needs base files, so after install FC2 you can choose to delete lockon (you won't be able if you install FC2 in a subfolder of lockon folder). Don't think about FC2 as a patch for LO, think you are installing another simulator. -Over plan lockon, no need even to be patched.

yeah and that is where i hit cancel/no to reboot and installed starforce update.

I think 197.13 are the latest "official" release for GTX260

oh I understand. But the problem I see is in the mig-29 not in su-25. wp1 for mig-29 is airfield because a somewhat weird behaviour of mission editor, for su-25 is the real first waypoint. If you don't set the airfield as wp1 (you appear already flying), then the situation perhaps is reversed. Anyway, as you said, mission editor lacks wp "0" when you take off from the airfield. I'm a bit confused, I'll test again :)