[REPORTED]DCS 1.5.4 - UI Settings Menu Black Screen Hang

[HiJack]

OpenBeta 1.5.4 comes with a bunch of new options. Rename the Options file in "Saved Games/DCS.openbeta/Config" folder and set up your options manually! Works fine here.

[zerO_crash]

Black screen on "saving" keybindings

 

Getting Black Screen with game still running after I apply new keybindings.

[Cibit]

A quick search will reveal a lot of threads saying the same thing. I found the best fix for me was to delete the options. LUA

[zerO_crash]

Were there are non that correlate black screen with application of key bindings. However, I fixed it for myself by copying "input" folder from 2.0.

[Cibit]

Basically anything done in the options menu, after pressing OK cause Black Screen

 

You may find trouble after copying 2.0 inputs, 1.5.4 adds other options which may conflict or not actually show up after using other file

[hannibal]

the editing options.lua work for the dissappearing menu..

 

but once in game, i feel like there is a bobbing motion when i look up and down...

 

any suggestions?

[SkateZilla]

the editing options.lua work for the dissappearing menu..

 

but once in game, i feel like there is a bobbing motion when i look up and down...

 

any suggestions?

 

TrackIR or VR?

[hannibal]

TrackIR or VR?

Oculus Rift...

 

thanks if u have suggestion! :)

[SkateZilla]

Oculus Rift...

 

thanks if u have suggestion! :)

 

For now:

Keep head straight, Look Left or right, use NumPad 8 or 2 to level off horizon in your view.

[hannibal]

For now:

Keep head straight, Look Left or right, use NumPad 8 or 2 to level off horizon in your view.

 

i was reading about this fix earlier.. i didnt even know i was experiencing it lol.

 

maybe i can set the correct default view point some where with some notepad++ action?

[SkateZilla]

i was reading about this fix earlier.. i didnt even know i was experiencing it lol.

 

maybe i can set the correct default view point some where with some notepad++ action?

 

 

You could, but I wouldn't recommend editing the default views,

[CoNa]

I fixed it by changing the monitor settings to 1920x1080 save, exit, reload and change to single 5990x1080 again (I'm on triple monitors) . Now I can set any buttons without it black screen.

 

btw, I have noticed that "tree draw distance" does not make any differance if i run as a single monitor, they popup as i get closer or zoom in, regarless what setting I put. If I run it as 3 monitors, I can see the trees drawn far away without any popping trees, but of course the fps is halved instead.

 

I tried to search the forum for any information / solution to fix it when running as one screen as it gives better fps but I got too much or wrong information.

Hoping to get a gtx1080 in the autumn which might allow me to run as 3 screens at 60fps min.

[Frederf]

I'm having a weird issue. I have all 3 branches installed and both Release and OB are reading from the main Saved Games\DCS\Config\options.lua. Open Alpha is reading from it's proper Saved Games\DCS.openalpha\Config\options.lua. None of the three branches seem to be reading from Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\options.lua at all.

 

What I did do is edit Saved Games\DCS\Config\options.lua to add the VR text block and it fixes the error. I can even edit the pixel density and I can see it is writing to this file successfully.

 

However I'm still concerned that I have two branches both writing to a single options.lua and another options.lua not being used at all. That shouldn't happen.

 

I may have specified a controller profile .diff.lua between Saved Game directories across branches and DCS might have "back solved" the wrong directory from that.

 

EDIT: I also tried deleting any-all of the 3 options.lua and running the various branches and they never automatically recreated this file as it was missing. Does anyone know where it is defined which Saved Games\DCS.XXXXX\ directory each branch will use?

 

EDIT2: OK it seems that DCSW Release Branch will recreate options.lua in its directory if deleted but Open Beta Branch won't (it's trying to write to the DCS\Config\ folder and maybe it doesn't have permission.) However it does have write permission to change options through the OB software if the file already exists but does not have the ability to create the file if it doesn't.

Edited June 30, 2016 by Frederf

[SkateZilla]

open notepad

 

type:

openbeta

 

save as dcs_variant.txt

 

place in /DCS World Open Beta/ Main Folder.

[Frederf]

Thank you, unfortunately a deleted options.lua cannot be recreated by OB (black screen) but now OB is using the OB saved game path and can edit an existing file.

[SkateZilla]

copy one from 1.5.3 and add the VR section.

[SkateZilla]

Should be Fixed in Today's Open Beta Patch.

[Frusheen]

Can confirm - fixed.

[Frederf]

Should be Fixed in Today's Open Beta Patch.

Yup, even my weird problem where OB couldn't recreate a missing options.lua file if deleted (but could modify an existing) is fixed.

[Cletust8]

This is back in the open beta. After patching to today's release I got the black screen when I clicked "ok" after changing some controls.

[DieHard]

This is back in the open beta. After patching to today's release I got the black screen when I clicked "ok" after changing some controls.

 

 

This is how I fixed it last time. :

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2821188&postcount=39

Edited July 2, 2016 by DieHard

[Cletust8]

ok, to clarify, I changed a lot of settings then clicked ok and it hung. I've tried it several times since just changing one or two at a time and it's fine.

[SkateZilla]

Some Items require a UI Restart (Closing DCS and Re-starting it).

[j0nx]

Did the wonky VR tracking view that made it seem like everything was at an angle get fixed with this latest patch?

[Frusheen]

Did the wonky VR tracking view that made it seem like everything was at an angle get fixed with this latest patch?

 

From what I've tested so far it seems to be fixed.