DCSWorld closes when run.

[silentbt2deadly]

I started DCSWorld today after it worked fine yesteday, I didn't do anything to it, but now, as soon as I run it, it the cmd window just closes and the game doesn't even start. Anyone know what's happening?

[Devrim]

Try "repair"ing. If that doesn't work, rename "..\Users\{username\Saved Games\DCS" folder temporary, and see what happens?

[silentbt2deadly]

The repair didn't help and I tried renaming the folder and it just created a new DCS one. I have tried reinstalling and I still have the problem.

[Flagrum]

Go to C:\Users\<user>\Saved Games\DCS\logs and upload the files me.log and dcs.log here.

[silentbt2deadly]

There were only 2 files, me.txt and me.log.old, no dcs.log.

me.txt includes:

=== Log opened UTC 2014-08-14 14:41:11

00000.000 INFO EDCORE: createSerialQueue IOQueue

00000.002 INFO VFS: Using 'Saved Games': "C:\Users\Alexander\Saved Games"

00000.019 UNKNOWN main: locale: en EN

00000.031 UNKNOWN main: me_db_api creation started

00000.202 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/F-86/entry.lua

00000.203 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/F-86/F-86.lua

00000.203 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/F-86/Views.lua

00000.203 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-15bis/entry.lua

00000.204 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-15bis/MiG-15bis.lua

00000.205 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-15bis/Views.lua

00000.205 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-21/entry.lua

00000.205 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-21/Entry/2

00000.206 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-21/Entry/3

00000.206 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-21/Entry/03_Views.lua

00000.206 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-21/Entry/b

00000.207 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MQ-9 Reaper/entry.lua

00000.207 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/WWII Units/entry.lua

00000.209 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/WWII Units/FW-190D9.lua

00000.209 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/WWII Units/Views.lua

00000.209 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/Su-25T/entry.lua

00000.210 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/TF-51D/entry.lua

00000.211 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/TF-51D/TF-51D.lua

00000.211 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/TF-51D/Views.lua

00000.212 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/tech/CombinedArms/entry.lua

00000.212 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/A-10A/entry.lua

00000.212 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/A-10C/entry.lua

00000.212 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/F-15C/entry.lua

00000.212 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/F-86/entry.lua

00000.213 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Flaming Cliffs/entry.lua

00000.213 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/FW-190D9/entry.lua

00000.213 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Ka-50/entry.lua

00000.213 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Mi-8MTV2/entry.lua

00000.213 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/P-51D/entry.lua

00000.213 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Su-25A/entry.lua

00000.213 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Uh-1H/entry.lua

00000.213 UNKNOWN main: PLUGINS START-------------------------------------------------

00000.214 UNKNOWN main: plugin: F-86F Sabre AI by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.214 UNKNOWN main: plugin: MiG-15bis AI by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.214 UNKNOWN main: plugin: MiG-21Bis by Leatherneck Simulations applied

00000.216 UNKNOWN main: plugin: World War II AI Units by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Su-25T by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: TF-51D Mustang by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Combined Arms by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Flaming Cliffs by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: A-10A by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: A-10C Warthog by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: F-15C applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: F-86F Sabre by Belsimtek applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: FW-190D9 Dora by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Ka-50 Black Shark by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Mi-8MTV2 Hip by Belsimtek applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: P-51D Mustang by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Su-25A by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: plugin: UH-1H Huey by Belsimtek applied

00000.217 UNKNOWN main: PLUGINS DONE--------------------------------------------------

00000.222 UNKNOWN main: ./MissionEditor/data/scripts/unitsclasses.lua loaded

00000.226 UNKNOWN main: ./MissionEditor/data/NewMap/classifier.lua loaded

00000.229 UNKNOWN main: me_db_api creation complete

00000.254 ERROR VFS: add_location {"My Missions", "C:\Users\Alexander\Saved Games\DCS\Missions\"}: path already added as "My Missions"

00000.387 ERROR DXRENDERER: Create device failed, D3DERR_DEVICELOST

00000.387 UNKNOWN main: GUI Error: [string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:251: renderer->initialize failed

 

GUI debug.traceback: stack traceback:

[C]: ?

[C]: in function 'CreateEdgeRender'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:251: in function 'createGUI'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:344: in main chunk

stack traceback:

[C]: ?

[C]: in function 'CreateEdgeRender'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:251: in function 'createGUI'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:344: in main chunk

00000.387 ALERT LUACOMMON: Error: GUI Error: [string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:251: renderer->initialize failed

 

GUI debug.traceback: stack traceback:

[C]: ?

[C]: in function 'CreateEdgeRender'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:251: in function 'createGUI'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:344: in main chunk

=== Log closed.

 

 

 

 

and me.log.old includes:

=== Log opened UTC 2014-08-14 14:41:00

00000.000 INFO EDCORE: createSerialQueue IOQueue

00000.002 INFO VFS: Using 'Saved Games': "C:\Users\Alexander\Saved Games"

00000.025 UNKNOWN main: locale: en EN

00000.039 UNKNOWN main: me_db_api creation started

00000.216 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/F-86/entry.lua

00000.218 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/F-86/F-86.lua

00000.218 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/F-86/Views.lua

00000.218 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-15bis/entry.lua

00000.219 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-15bis/MiG-15bis.lua

00000.220 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-15bis/Views.lua

00000.220 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-21/entry.lua

00000.220 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-21/Entry/2

00000.221 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-21/Entry/3

00000.221 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-21/Entry/03_Views.lua

00000.221 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MiG-21/Entry/b

00000.223 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/aircraft/MQ-9 Reaper/entry.lua

00000.223 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/WWII Units/entry.lua

00000.225 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/WWII Units/FW-190D9.lua

00000.225 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./CoreMods/WWII Units/Views.lua

00000.226 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/Su-25T/entry.lua

00000.226 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/TF-51D/entry.lua

00000.227 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/TF-51D/TF-51D.lua

00000.228 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./mods/aircrafts/TF-51D/Views.lua

00000.228 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/tech/CombinedArms/entry.lua

00000.228 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/A-10A/entry.lua

00000.229 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/A-10C/entry.lua

00000.229 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/F-15C/entry.lua

00000.229 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/F-86/entry.lua

00000.229 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Flaming Cliffs/entry.lua

00000.229 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/FW-190D9/entry.lua

00000.229 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Ka-50/entry.lua

00000.230 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Mi-8MTV2/entry.lua

00000.230 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/P-51D/entry.lua

00000.230 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Su-25A/entry.lua

00000.230 UNKNOWN main: MOD loading: ./DemoMods/aircrafts/Uh-1H/entry.lua

00000.230 UNKNOWN main: PLUGINS START-------------------------------------------------

00000.230 UNKNOWN main: plugin: F-86F Sabre AI by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.230 UNKNOWN main: plugin: MiG-15bis AI by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.230 UNKNOWN main: plugin: MiG-21Bis by Leatherneck Simulations applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: World War II AI Units by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Su-25T by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: TF-51D Mustang by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Combined Arms by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Flaming Cliffs by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: A-10A by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: A-10C Warthog by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: F-15C applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: F-86F Sabre by Belsimtek applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: FW-190D9 Dora by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Ka-50 Black Shark by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Mi-8MTV2 Hip by Belsimtek applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: P-51D Mustang by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: Su-25A by Eagle Dynamics applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: plugin: UH-1H Huey by Belsimtek applied

00000.233 UNKNOWN main: PLUGINS DONE--------------------------------------------------

00000.239 UNKNOWN main: ./MissionEditor/data/scripts/unitsclasses.lua loaded

00000.243 UNKNOWN main: ./MissionEditor/data/NewMap/classifier.lua loaded

00000.247 UNKNOWN main: me_db_api creation complete

00000.269 ERROR VFS: add_location {"My Missions", "C:\Users\Alexander\Saved Games\DCS\Missions\"}: path already added as "My Missions"

00000.441 ERROR DXRENDERER: Create device failed, D3DERR_DEVICELOST

00000.443 UNKNOWN main: GUI Error: [string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:251: renderer->initialize failed

 

GUI debug.traceback: stack traceback:

[C]: ?

[C]: in function 'CreateEdgeRender'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:251: in function 'createGUI'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:344: in main chunk

stack traceback:

[C]: ?

[C]: in function 'CreateEdgeRender'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:251: in function 'createGUI'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:344: in main chunk

00000.443 ALERT LUACOMMON: Error: GUI Error: [string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:251: renderer->initialize failed

 

GUI debug.traceback: stack traceback:

[C]: ?

[C]: in function 'CreateEdgeRender'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:251: in function 'createGUI'

[string ".\MissionEditor\MissionEditor.lua"]:344: in main chunk

=== Log closed.

[Flagrum]

00000.441 ERROR DXRENDERER: Create device failed, D3DERR_DEVICELOST

 

Seems that there is some problem with your graphics card or graphics settings.

 

Try to delete (or better: rename so you have a backup) the folder C:\Users\<user>\Saved Games\DCS

 

DCS stores all settings, including graphics settings in there. If DCS can't find that folder anymore, it will create a new one with default settings. Let's see if this helps.

 

edit:

if this doesn't help, check if somehow not your main graphics card is active but the build-in graphics card of your mainboard. Maybe use the search function of the forum to find a description of how to do that - sorry, can't really help you with that (Nvidia? Nvidia configuration applet?).

Edited August 14, 2014 by Flagrum

[silentbt2deadly]

Well, I've fixed the problem by doing something I should've done a lot earlier in the process: restarting my pc... I feel like an idiot.

[SkateZilla]

Well, I've fixed the problem by doing something I should've done a lot earlier in the process: restarting my pc... I feel like an idiot.

 

you prolly had a hung process, so when you Boot DCS again, the process is already running.