Game freezes while loading

[Alexander Seil]

Both the Su-25 and TF-51 modules freeze on load (loading bar doesn't quite go to the end) with all settings I've tried. If I set the graphics on the Low preset, it might load, but can freeze within seconds. Only the "SAM Killer" mission for Su-25T was playable (again, on Low), out of several that I tried across the two modules.

 

Windows 8.1

GPU: AMD R9 285

CPU: AMD FX-8320

RAM: 8GB

MB: Gigabyte 970-UD3P

 

EDIT: I have 14.12 Catalyst drivers currently installed - I'll try it tomorrow with 15.7, if there is no solution.

 

EDIT2: New drivers didn't help either.

 

EDIT3: There are a bunch of missing textures and errors that look like they've been handled, but here are some suspicious ones from the very end of the log. Last two crashes ended with the same line, the last one below.

 

00057.360 ERROR SOUND: invalid source_params(woLA-16777472:aircrafts\p-51d\planewind): gain

00057.360 ERROR SOUND: invalid source_params(woLA-16777472:aircrafts\planegearwind): gain

...

00057.370 ERROR SOUND: invalid source_params(COCKPIT_MAIN:aircrafts\p-51d\planewindin): gain

00057.370 ERROR SOUND: invalid source_params(COCKPIT_MAIN:aircrafts\planegearwindin): gain

...

00057.619 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: Force loading pipeline 'lockon'. Radius 150000.000000. Pos=-5750.229004,22.431219,295147.000000!

00057.952 ERROR EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: Material: Surface 16

00057.952 ERROR EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: build material for Surface(Land) string edgemat FxMaterial_Surface31 terrain/shaders31/Surface31.fx|LIGHT_TEXTURE|CAUCASUS_NOISE|HEIGHT_AND_COLOR LOD= X= Z= ADDBOUNDPIX= colorTexture= autoTexture= landNoiseTex=Noise_1.bmp mountainNoiseTex=Noise_mount.bmp detailNoiseTex=noise_small.bmp reason: "param addBoundPix not found"

00058.670 ERROR EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: Material: Surface 16

00058.670 ERROR EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: build material for Surface(Land) string edgemat FxMaterial_Surface31 terrain/shaders31/Surface31.fx|LIGHT_TEXTURE|CAUCASUS_NOISE|HEIGHT_AND_COLOR LOD= X= Z= ADDBOUNDPIX= colorTexture= autoTexture= landNoiseTex=Noise_1.bmp mountainNoiseTex=Noise_mount.bmp detailNoiseTex=noise_small.bmp reason: "param addBoundPix not found"

00059.147 ERROR EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: Material: Surface 16

00059.147 ERROR EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: build material for Surface(Land) string edgemat FxMaterial_Surface31 terrain/shaders31/Surface31.fx|LIGHT_TEXTURE|CAUCASUS_NOISE|HEIGHT_AND_COLOR LOD= X= Z= ADDBOUNDPIX= colorTexture= autoTexture= landNoiseTex=Noise_1.bmp mountainNoiseTex=Noise_mount.bmp detailNoiseTex=noise_small.bmp reason: "param addBoundPix not found"

00059.171 ERROR EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: Material: Surface 16

00059.171 ERROR EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: build material for Surface(Land) string edgemat FxMaterial_Surface31 terrain/shaders31/Surface31.fx|LIGHT_TEXTURE|CAUCASUS_NOISE|HEIGHT_AND_COLOR LOD= X= Z= ADDBOUNDPIX= colorTexture= autoTexture= landNoiseTex=Noise_1.bmp mountainNoiseTex=Noise_mount.bmp detailNoiseTex=noise_small.bmp reason: "param addBoundPix not found"

00059.287 ERROR EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: Material: Surface 16

00059.287 ERROR EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: build material for Surface(Land) string edgemat FxMaterial_Surface31 terrain/shaders31/Surface31.fx|LIGHT_TEXTURE|CAUCASUS_NOISE|HEIGHT_AND_COLOR LOD= X= Z= ADDBOUNDPIX= colorTexture= autoTexture= landNoiseTex=Noise_1.bmp mountainNoiseTex=Noise_mount.bmp detailNoiseTex=noise_small.bmp reason: "param addBoundPix not found"

00059.552 ERROR DX11BACKEND: rendertarget "Target::Reflection" not found

00061.994 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: force loading finished!

00061.994 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: Force loading pipeline 'map'. Radius 30000.000000. Pos=-5750.229004,22.431219,295147.000000!

00062.255 INFO EDTERRAINGRAPHICS3: force loading finished!

00063.408 INFO DXRENDERER: Creating Resource "Unicode" of type 5

Edited October 2, 2015 by Alexander Seil

[AtaliaA1]

Sound and graphics are controlled by (in Part) the redistributed files that come with the Sim.

 

try reinstalling them.

[Alexander Seil]

I tried re-installing using the torrent.

 

Now I had a new problem - the game would crash before entering the menu, but I resolved this by putting the .dll's one of the testers suggested in a different thread into the bin folder.

 

However, the crashes at mission load persist.

 

Is this an AMD driver issue, perhaps? Is anyone with nVidia cards having this issue, not counting SLI or Oculus Rift issues?

[GaryIKILLYOU]

I have the exact same issue actually. Didn't start until after the hotfix.

[Kenan]

Sound and graphics are controlled by (in Part) the redistributed files that come with the Sim.

 

try reinstalling them.

 

I have the same problem as the original poster. I have a full clean DCS World Beta Install.

[Alexander Seil]

Ok, setting shadows to "Flat" everywhere I get about 3 seconds of play on a P-51 in the hot start instant action, then it freezes.

 

Only lines added to the log after the "Unicode" thing are below.

 

00105.145 INFO DXRENDERER: Creating Resource "Unicode" of type 5

00108.755 UNKNOWN ?: ----onSimulationResume---

00108.773 ERROR SOUND: invalid source_params(woLA-16777472:aircrafts\planewingturbulence): gain

00108.773 ERROR SOUND: invalid source_params(COCKPIT_MAIN:aircrafts\planewingturbulencein): gain

[AtaliaA1]

I have the same problem as the original poster. I have a full clean DCS World Beta Install.

 

Not DCS Re-install but the Redistributed files that control the APIs Resources. A few updates back the update failed to install them or install them correctly I don't remember which but any way, Microsoft has them here.

 

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2977003

 

 

Some users found it worked better when they deleted the old ver. and reinstalled them. (all of them)