Can't get to mission page after updating to 1.5.7.10872

[pngflyer]

Hi guys,

 

As the title says, I am unable to open the mission page from the main page menu since updating to 1.5.7.10872. When try to open the mission page, I get a loading screen and nothing from that point on. The only way I can get out is to shut DCS down using the Task Manager.

 

I have never had this problem since updating to the latest version. I have no mods at all, or even any user created skins. Totally vanilla install.

 

Hope someone can steer me in the right direction.

 

pngflyer

[Ramsay]

It's a reoccurring problem ATM for a few people, it's probably this:-

 

The fix

Deleting the "settings.lua" file from the "...\Saved Games\DCS\MissionEditor" folder has worked in the past for a similar 1.5 "mission" loading problem.

 

Perhaps backup the file just in case - DCS will create a new one and you'll need to set your graphics options, etc again.

 

Otherwise move the Saved Games\DCS folder and let dcs create a new one. If loading missions works as normal, you should be able to copy your control profiles, etc. back and/or use a process of elimination to find the offending file.

 

Explanation: When I switched from 1.5.7 to 1.5.6 it introduced duplicate entries with different capitalisations in "settings.lua", this appears to break parsing ?

 

Deleting settings.lua allows DCS to build a clean file without the error(s).

[pngflyer]

Hi again,

 

Solved the problem after finding some advice from Bignewy in another thread. Deleting the Settings.lua file from the Mission Editor folder in Saved Games has fixed this issue. Thanks.

 

Edit: Just noticed your reply Ramsay. Thanks very much.

 

pngflyer

Edited October 21, 2017 by pngflyer

[JellybeanTiger]

I don't have a saved games folder and I get this problem.

[Art-J]

I don't have a saved games folder and I get this problem.

 

If you didn't have this folder, that would mean you don't have the game installed at all :D. It might be hidden if your Windows is too anal about admin rights, but it's there for sure.

 

It's on the system drive: C:\Users\[your user name]\Save Games\DCS[...] etc.

Remember this location, as you'll visit it often while troubleshooting various DCS issues.