The DCS Updater / Launcher GUI Utility Version 2.0 (2023+)

[imacken]

8 hours ago, jonsky7 said:

So I've started solely using the DCS.exe in the bin folder. *

Yep, I deleted the bin-mt folder some time ago.

[Silver_]

A question to @SkateZilla. Is there a possibility to create a shortcut icon to run DCS and launch various necessary programs? (vaicom, openkneeboard, etc). I normally do it by clicking on "DCS LAUNCHER" but I would like to do it from an icon on the desktop.

[Squatting Bear]

I just updated DCS to the latest version yesterday.  Since then your updater program doesn't work.  I am unable to scan for my build.  I'm not computer savvy so I know I'm doing something wrong but can't figure it out.  Any advise would be much appreciated.  What should the set sim path be? I've saved dcs to my d drive and have been using the path to the bin - mt file.  and the set user profile path to the saved games open beta folder on my c drive.  Nothing sems to work.

Squatting Bear

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[speed-of-heat]

right click on the sim build slot #01 and select Set Sim Path #01 > Browse for path 

[Lange_666]

21 hours ago, Vector1 said:

Bit off track with what I asked,anyone know when new version that corrects all the bugs with this version is going to be released .

 

If you start reading a few pages back you'll find that SkateZilla has other priorities at the moment.

[Squatting Bear]

that for some reason isn't allowing me to do that.  I can right click on the set sim path but not the sim build slot #1.  I don't know what the problem is. 

[Squatting Bear]

sorry I misread your message.  I click on the sim build slot 1 and then the set sim path browsed for the bin-mt folder on my d drive but it doesn't like that.  I can launch dcs with the dcs icon and It launches fine.

[Squatting Bear]

Okay I got it...I'm slow...sorry.  Thanks for your help

[Squatting Bear]

I have a new problem I get an error message that my dcs_mt_manifest.bin file is corrupt.  I deleted it out and did a repair but that didn't work does anyone have a fix for this?

[SkateZilla]

[jonsky7]

On 11/24/2024 at 12:36 AM, Silver_ said:

A question to @SkateZilla. Is there a possibility to create a shortcut icon to run DCS and launch various necessary programs? (vaicom, openkneeboard, etc). I normally do it by clicking on "DCS LAUNCHER" but I would like to do it from an icon on the desktop.

You could create a batch file!

A batch file contains a set of instructions, which among other things can include launching programs directly, or running desktop shortcuts.

i.e. My batch file code below
I store this batch file in a folder and made a shortcut on my desktop for it (so you can change the icon), you would obviously have to change the file paths and shortcut names to suit you.

To make a batch file, just put this in a text editor like Notepad, then save as a .bat file instead of .txt file.

 

Quote

@echo off

:: Launch auxiliary programs
start "" /b "F:\desktop\TARGET DCS.lnk"
start "" /b "F:\desktop\VoiceAttack.lnk"
start "" /b "F:\desktop\Ikarus.lnk"
start "" /b "F:\desktop\SRS.lnk"
start "" /b "F:\desktop\Discord.lnk"

:: Clean up temporary files if they exist
if exist "C:\Users\jonsk\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS" rd /s /q "C:\Users\jonsk\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS"
if exist "G:\Saved Games\DCS\Tracks\Multiplayer" rd /s /q "G:\Saved Games\DCS\Tracks\Multiplayer"

:: Wait for 5 seconds
TIMEOUT /T 5 /NOBREAK

:: Launch DCS World
start "" G:\"DCS World"\bin\DCS.exe

:: Wait for DCS to load (adjust timing as needed)
TIMEOUT /T 90 /NOBREAK

:: Launch The Way
start "" /b "F:\desktop\TheWay-V2.lnk"

exit

Description

@echo off   -- just stops certain things being shown in the window 

Launch auxiliary programs - this runs the shortcuts I have have for all my add-on programs

Clean up - just deletes temp files and multiplayer mission tracks (they were getting out of hand)

Wait 5 seconds, NOBREAK just means you don't have to "PRESS ANY KEY" to continue, 5 Seconds just to give everything else a chance to start before DCS runs, especially the Target Script.

Launch DCS world, runs the actual exe, and not a shortcut.

another pause before launching "TheWay", so DCS is running before it starts up. 

 

Edited November 25, 2024 by jonsky7

[BIGNEWY]

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[speed-of-heat]

11 hours ago, jonsky7 said:

You could create a batch file!

A batch file contains a set of instructions, which among other things can include launching programs directly, or running desktop shortcuts.

i.e. My batch file code below
I store this batch file in a folder and made a shortcut on my desktop for it (so you can change the icon), you would obviously have to change the file paths and shortcut names to suit you.

To make a batch file, just put this in a text editor like Notepad, then save as a .bat file instead of .txt file.

 

Description

@echo off   -- just stops certain things being shown in the window 

Launch auxiliary programs - this runs the shortcuts I have have for all my add-on programs

Clean up - just deletes temp files and multiplayer mission tracks (they were getting out of hand)

Wait 5 seconds, NOBREAK just means you don't have to "PRESS ANY KEY" to continue, 5 Seconds just to give everything else a chance to start before DCS runs, especially the Target Script.

Launch DCS world, runs the actual exe, and not a shortcut.

another pause before launching "TheWay", so DCS is running before it starts up. 

 

this is what i do too, but i let DCS Updater load dcs and  some programs i have wait until DCS's loaded e.g. 

:VoiceAttack
    REM Wait for DCS to load
    tasklist | find /i "DCS.exe" >nul
    REM echo !%DCScount%!
    set /a DCScount+=1
    if %DCScount% GEQ 200 goto :StartVoiceAttack
    if errorlevel 1 goto :VoiceAttack

    :StartVoiceAttack
    set EXE=VoiceAttack.exe
    tasklist /fi "imagename eq %EXE%" | find "%EXE%" >nul
    if errorlevel 1 (
        echo %EXE% is not running so Starting it.
        C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "VoiceAttack" 
        goto :END
    ) else (
        REM if it is running kill the EXE and relanuch 
        echo %EXE% running. Killing the task...
        C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "KillVoiceAttack"
        timeout 10 > nul
        :waitloopVoiceAttack
        REM wait until EXE is definately killed then 
            tasklist /fi "imagename eq %EXE%" | find "%EXE%" >nul
            if errorlevel 1 (
                echo The program %EXE% has been killed and restarting it.
                C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "VoiceAttack" 
                goto :END
            ) else (
                goto :waitloopVoiceAttack
            )
    )

 

[tomeye]

@speed-of-heat do you mind sharing the complete script? I have a similar solution where I start DCS updater, Voice attack when I power my g2 through event log monitoring.

But I am keen into starting VA only with DCS launch and kill afterwards.

[speed-of-heat]

15 minutes ago, tomeye said:

@speed-of-heat do you mind sharing the complete script? I have a similar solution where I start DCS updater, Voice attack when I power my g2 through event log monitoring.

But I am keen into starting VA only with DCS launch and kill afterwards.

sure i can, full disclosure, i use a thirdparty command called nircmd to do some things:

@echo off
:: NAME:	DCSUpdater.bat
:: DATE:	01-JUL-2023
:: AUTHOR:	STUART ASTON
:: VERSION:	4.0
:: SOURCE:	https://stackoverflow.com/questions/162291/how-to-check-if-a-process-is-running-via-a-batch-script
:: 
::Change the name of "notepad.exe" to the process .exe that you're trying to track
::Process names are CASE SENSITIVE, so notepad.exe works but Notepad.exe does NOT
::Do not change IMAGENAME
::You can Copy and Paste this into an empty batch file and change the name of
::notepad.exe to the process you'd like to track
::Also, some large programs take a while to no longer show as not running, so
::give this batch a few seconds timer to avoid a false result!!

REM Start Optical Adjustment
REM :VarjoAdjustment
REM     echo Applying Optical Adjustment for Red shift
REM    timeout /T 5 > nul
REM   START cmd /c "D:\Games\VarjoOpticalAdjustment\EnableOpticalAdjustment.bat"

:SetDefaultsforAudio
    set EXE=VarjoBase.exe
    tasklist /fi "imagename eq %EXE%" | find "%EXE%" >nul
    if errorlevel 1 (
        echo %EXE% is not running. Leaving Sound settings as they are.
        SET VRFLAG=0
        goto :KillVoiceAttackifRunningatStart
    ) else (
        echo %EXE% is running. Forcing VarjoHeadset as Default Sound and Microphone
        SET VRFLAG=1
        nircmd setdefaultsounddevice "Varjo Headset Speakers" 0
        nircmd setdefaultsounddevice "Varjo Headset Speakers" 1
        nircmd setdefaultsounddevice "Varjo Headset Speakers" 2
        nircmd setdefaultsounddevice "Varjo Headset Microphone" 0
        nircmd setdefaultsounddevice "Varjo Headset Microphone" 1
        nircmd setdefaultsounddevice "Varjo Headset Microphone" 2
    )
        
:KillVoiceAttackifRunningatStart
    set EXE=VoiceAttack.exe
    tasklist /fi "imagename eq %EXE%" | find "%EXE%" >nul
    if errorlevel 1 (
        echo %EXE% is not running.
        goto :XRNeckSafer
    ) else (
        REM if it is running kill the EXE and relanuch 
        echo %EXE% running. Killing the task...
        C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "KillVoiceAttack"
        timeout 10 > nul
        :waitloopVoiceAttackstart
        REM wait until EXE is definately killed then 
            tasklist /fi "imagename eq %EXE%" | find "%EXE%" >nul
            if errorlevel 1 (
                echo The program %EXE% has been killed
                goto :XRNeckSafer
            ) else (
                goto :waitloopVoiceAttackstart
            )
    )
 
:XRNecksafer
    set EXE=XRNeckSaferApp.exe
    tasklist /fi "imagename eq %EXE%" | find "%EXE%" >nul
    if errorlevel 1 (
        echo %EXE% is not running so Starting it.
        START  "" /d "C:\Program Files\XRNeckSafer\" %EXE%
        goto :WaitforDCS
    ) else (
        REM if it is running kill the EXE and relanuch 
        echo %EXE% running. Killing the task...
        taskkill /f /im %EXE%
        :waitloopXRNecksafer
        REM wait until EXE is definately killed then 
            tasklist /fi "imagename eq %EXE%" | find "%EXE%" >nul
            if errorlevel 1 (
                echo The program %EXE% has been killed and restarting it.
                START  "" /d "C:\Program Files\XRNeckSafer\" %EXE%
                goto :WaitforDCS
            ) else (
                goto :waitloopXRNecksafer
            )
    )

:WaitforDCS
    ECHO Waiting for DCS to Load
    set /a DCScount=0 
    goto :VoiceAttack

:VoiceAttack
    REM Wait for DCS to load
    tasklist | find /i "DCS.exe" >nul
    REM echo !%DCScount%!
    set /a DCScount+=1
    if %DCScount% GEQ 200 goto :StartVoiceAttack
    if errorlevel 1 goto :VoiceAttack

    :StartVoiceAttack
    set EXE=VoiceAttack.exe
    tasklist /fi "imagename eq %EXE%" | find "%EXE%" >nul
    if errorlevel 1 (
        echo %EXE% is not running so Starting it.
        C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "VoiceAttack" 
        goto :END
    ) else (
        REM if it is running kill the EXE and relanuch 
        echo %EXE% running. Killing the task...
        C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "KillVoiceAttack"
        timeout 10 > nul
        :waitloopVoiceAttack
        REM wait until EXE is definately killed then 
            tasklist /fi "imagename eq %EXE%" | find "%EXE%" >nul
            if errorlevel 1 (
                echo The program %EXE% has been killed and restarting it.
                C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "VoiceAttack" 
                goto :END
            ) else (
                goto :waitloopVoiceAttack
            )
    )

:END
    REM Minimise Active Windows 
    timeout /T 10 > nul	
    rem nircmd win min stitle "Varjo Base"
	nircmd win min stitle "DCS Updater"
    nircmd win min stitle "OpticalAdjustmentGUI"
    REM nircmd setdefaultsounddevice "your sound device name"
    nircmd setsysvolume 39321 "Varjo Headset Microphone"
    nircmd setsysvolume 32767 "Varjo Headset Speakers"

    echo Finished!
    timeout /T 15 > nul
    exit

 

if you have questions PM me  

[tomeye]

Thanks! I am also using nirsoft tools like soundvolumeview.exe to set volume for bass shakers.

[RealPhoenix]

Hello, I no longer see the DCS Launcher option after the last update, I'm running x.40.

Thanks

[Morpheus]

1 hour ago, RealPhoenix said:

Hello, I no longer see the DCS Launcher option after the last update, I'm running x.40.

Thanks

Same here but no problem I don't use launcher

[speed-of-heat]

same

[filthymanc]

Does anyone know how to fix this. My build constantly says that there is an update available, even though it is fully updated. It's been happening for a couple of weeks now.

 

null

[kaltokri]

2 hours ago, filthymanc said:

Does anyone know how to fix this. My build constantly says that there is an update available, even though it is fully updated. It's been happening for a couple of weeks now.

 

null

I have the same problem. Maybe the version info file is out of sync on ED side.

[SkateZilla]

On 12/17/2024 at 3:50 PM, kaltokri said:

I have the same problem. Maybe the version info file is out of sync on ED side.

It's because it's assuming / seeing 2.9.10 is 2.9.1, even if I parse the version string into major, minor, sub-versioning values.
It'll be fixed when I get time to work on it add a 2.9.10 parameter like I've done for older versions that get to above x.x.9 and get another build out, lots of under the hood changes, so, it wont be after holidays as I'm still working 5x15 hr days, in remote locations.

[VietGirl]

Been broken for a long time

[SkateZilla]

Well I've been busy for a long time, so we're even.

I'm currently re-writing the version parsing, which will then be integrated into build and module scanning, as well as merging some module scan functions into a single function, which will resolve any version# issues for good, as well as making it less work when adding new modules, since everything would be further unified and condensed into a single function vs multiple.

Everything else that's broken (ie MT Modes etc), have already been fixed internally.

I have a Loooooooooooooooooooooooong change log, but I cannot release the next public build until after I finish the scan re-writes, and a few features that have already been integrated make it to the public DCS Builds.

 

Edited December 22, 2024 by SkateZilla

[Socialoutcast]

On 12/22/2024 at 6:58 AM, SkateZilla said:

Well I've been busy for a long time, so we're even.

I'm currently re-writing the version parsing, which will then be integrated into build and module scanning, as well as merging some module scan functions into a single function, which will resolve any version# issues for good, as well as making it less work when adding new modules, since everything would be further unified and condensed into a single function vs multiple.

Everything else that's broken (ie MT Modes etc), have already been fixed internally.

I have a Loooooooooooooooooooooooong change log, but I cannot release the next public build until after I finish the scan re-writes, and a few features that have already been integrated make it to the public DCS Builds.

 

Man, I really wish more people understood that people that do this kind of Dev work are not getting paid enough or even at all to do it. This is a thing they do for fun and to help people. Take your time man, if it's not putting food on the table, and it's not your daytime job you don't owe anyone anything. I, for one, truly appreciate the really hard work that I know has gone into something like this. I'll check back after the holidays to see if you have pushed an update. Until then, the minor bugs that we have right now are not showstoppers. Enjoy your holiday.

Edited January 18 by Socialoutcast