captflyby Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) After last weeks beta patch, Wed 06-20-2018, I noticed that my comm 1 and comm 2 would no longer set frequencies manually. Normally not a problem because in single player you can simply edit the missions frequencies and off you go. But in squadron missions or training, in multiplayer, I do NOT have access to the missions to edit frequencies in advance. Frequencies are often changed at the last moment, making the manual setting important, or you don't have communication during the flight. It also means no inflight refueling, or work with LSO for carrier ops. So for a week I have tried: DCS Repair. Nothing. SRS complete uninstall. Nothing. Changing to another hornet aircraft in the mission. Nothing. (some said that worked for them.) Holding down the "ENT" button for a longer period. Nothing. Running under administrator. Nothing. Setting the frequencies directly into the presets. Nothing. I have TWO VR sims, at two different locations. Both are beta. Both have the problem. So after a week of frustration, I find, NO PATCH this week to resolve the issue. I contacted DCS technical support, and here was there very quick response and immediate closing of my ticket: " Konstantin Kharin 06/26/2018 18:52:43 Quote Hello. Hello, we are only technical support and can't answer for in-game questions find more on forums about F-18 https://forums.eagle.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=557 Best regards and many happy landings ! Konstantin "MotorEAST" Kharin Eagle Dynamics IT Team " Obviously they don't have a clue. Is anyone else experiencing this glitch, or am I in uncharted waters. I know several are experiencing it in my squadron, but no enough for anyone to care about the issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Edited June 27, 2018 by captflyby
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted June 27, 2018 ED Team Posted June 27, 2018 Seems to be working correctly for me. Been setting manual frequencies during MP with no issues. do you have a short track showing the issue, I will take a look Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, PIMAX Crystal
Swany Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 And me too, zero issues with comm 1 or two. Not trying to be insulting, but can you walk us through, exactly, each step as you try to set the channels? Again, not saying you don't know how, but maybe someone can spot something to do different? B. "Swany" Swanberg Gigabyte Designare, Intel i9 9900KF (3.6, OC'd to 5.0) 32GB Patriot Viper Steel (black, non-RGB) OS installed on a Samsung Evo 970 1TB SSD DCS installed on a Samsun Evo 860 1TB SSD EVGA 2080Ti 11GB EVGA Supernova 720p 750w PS 3 Dell S2716DG monitors in Surround mode (7680x1440) Oculus Rift S VR Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle and Stick Thrusmaster Rudder Pedals assorted button boxes/Arduino boards All drivers always kept up to date (30 days old, max)
captflyby Posted June 27, 2018 Author Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) Thanks guys. I have video of this problem in single player and multi player. YouTube Videos * Single-Player Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSzmpuSowPY * Multi-Player Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQHOsdyXeKw Here's what I do: With both engines running: 1. Turn up vol and brightness knobs. 2. Select com 1 button - comes up in 1 preset 3. Rotate com to "M" position 4. Hit "CLR" button 5. Enter frequency desired ex. 250.450 for Al Daphra 6. Select "ENT" button I would normally think it was just my computer and redo the whole thing, but I have two (2) flight sims. One at work, and one at home...and BOTH do the same thing. Edited June 27, 2018 by captflyby
Lostcat Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) Same problem for me too in single and in multiplayer. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=214161 https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=213717 Edited June 27, 2018 by Lostcat
Talonx1 Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) You mentioned that you turn up the volume, what level do they start at when you load up? For me disabling my controller mapping of the volume knobs and just not touching them at all solved the problem. For me (now with controller mapping disabled) they start at about 75%. Maybe try loading up and not touching those if you dont have to. Edit: Well I dont know. I tried loading up a server and adjusted the volume before trying to set channels and it still worked. I have no idea why I had the same problem and it went away after removing keybinds to the volume controls and even though you dont have any keybinds you're experiencing the same thing. Out of ideas other than maybe add something as a keybind then remove it. Maybe something in the keybinds is corrupted and needs to be overwritten. Edit: Also forgot to mention I dont even bother switching to M channel any more. It will program over whatever channel is currently selected anyway. Just tried programming them to M channel though and had no problems. Edited June 27, 2018 by Talonx1
=Panther= Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 Try to press and hold the ENT for a second, see if you have any different outcome. Twitch Channel [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Virtual Thunderbirds, LLC | Sponsored by Thrustmaster Z390 Aorus Xtreme, i9 9900k, G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB, 1080ti 11GB, Obutto R3Volution, Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog, TPR, Cougar MFDs, FSSB R3L, JetSeat, Oculus Rift S, Buddy-Fox A-10C UFC, F/A-18C UFC, Tek Creations F-16 ICP
mytai01 Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 Make sure you select AM if that option is available... MS Win7 Pro x64, Intel i7-6700K 4.0Ghz, Corsair RAM 16Gb,EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0, w/ Adjustable RGB LED Graphics Card 08G-P4-6286-KR, Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Champ PCIe Sound Card, Corsair Neutron XTI 1TB SSD, TM Warthog Throttle & Stick, TM TPR Pedels, Oculus Rift VR Headset CV1, Klipsch Promedia 4.1 Speakers...
captflyby Posted June 27, 2018 Author Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) How do I set AM ? found it... Edited June 27, 2018 by captflyby
captflyby Posted June 27, 2018 Author Posted June 27, 2018 I have decided to completely uninstall DCS and start from scratch. If that doesn't work, I guess I fly without radios. Will post results.
feefifofum Posted June 27, 2018 Posted June 27, 2018 No issues on my end, for what it's worth. Be sure you don't have easy comms enabled. THE GEORGIAN WAR - OFFICIAL F-15C DLC
Swany Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 Shouldn't be any different on M, but I change actuall channels (1, 2, etc) B. "Swany" Swanberg Gigabyte Designare, Intel i9 9900KF (3.6, OC'd to 5.0) 32GB Patriot Viper Steel (black, non-RGB) OS installed on a Samsung Evo 970 1TB SSD DCS installed on a Samsun Evo 860 1TB SSD EVGA 2080Ti 11GB EVGA Supernova 720p 750w PS 3 Dell S2716DG monitors in Surround mode (7680x1440) Oculus Rift S VR Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle and Stick Thrusmaster Rudder Pedals assorted button boxes/Arduino boards All drivers always kept up to date (30 days old, max)
HawkeyeHHDF Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 Does it work without SRS? Hawkeye VF-213 CO VCVW-11 http://www.vcvw-11.com Heatblur F-14 SME
captflyby Posted June 28, 2018 Author Posted June 28, 2018 Here is the update as promised. First, thanks to all you guys for your input. My squadron, also, has had much input as well. I erased everything and reinstalled completely fresh. (2 days). Nothing. I did not reinstall SRS. Completely uninstalled. Nothing. I did make sure that "Easy Communications" is now turned off. Nothing. But I am really excited. Too early to say for sure....but I think I may have discovered the bug... I tried this in single player, and then got really excited when I found it copied the same behavior in multi player. Here it is: Every time, single player or multiplayer, switching aircraft, that I use the auto start sequencer, the bug appears. I set a frequency like 250.450 and it jumps back to the 305.000 But then I started the same plane, same mission, with manual start. Frequency changes and stays 250.450. I then tried this in multiplayer, with the same results. Looks like there "might" be a but in the LWIN / Home auto start feature. Just saying maybe...too early to know for sure. Will keep testing and post results after this weekends training missions.
Alphamale Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Thanks guys. I have video of this problem in single player and multi player. YouTube Videos * Single-Player Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSzmpuSowPY * Multi-Player Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQHOsdyXeKw Here's what I do: With both engines running: 1. Turn up vol and brightness knobs. 2. Select com 1 button - comes up in 1 preset 3. Rotate com to "M" position 4. Hit "CLR" button 5. Enter frequency desired ex. 250.450 for Al Daphra 6. Select "ENT" button I would normally think it was just my computer and redo the whole thing, but I have two (2) flight sims. One at work, and one at home...and BOTH do the same thing. I just change preset 1 on Comm 1 to airfield freq. and change Comm 2 preset 1 to AWACS No probs this way.
AvgWhiteGuy Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 I have the same problem as captflyby demonstrated in his SP video. I was on the Caucasus map and Vaziani channel kept reverting back to other channels no matter how many times I tried. When setting radio to any ATC on Caucasus map I've had no joy with the radios at all; no Startup, Taxi or Takeoff. I realize these guys take a lot of bathroom/smoke breaks but this is ridiculous. Asus B85 Pro Gamer - 32GB - Intel® Core i5-4460 CPU - SanDisk SDSSDXPS480G -Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TrackIR5 - TM Warthog HOTAS Stick & Throttle - TM Cougar MFCDs - TM TPR Rudder Pedals - Razer Orbweaver - SoundBlasterX G5 DAC
Scotch75 Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 I just hold the "ENT" button down a bit longer after typing in the new frequency and it takes every time. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk W10 Home 64Bit, Intel Skylake I5 6600K 3.50GHz, ASUS ROG Stryx Z270F MoBo, 32GB G.Skill RipJaws V DDR4 3200 RAM, Samsung 960 Pro 512GB M.2 SSD (OS), Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD, 2TB Seagate SDHD, 2TB WD Green HDD, GALAX GTX GeForce 1070 EXOC Sniper White 8GB VRAM
captflyby Posted June 29, 2018 Author Posted June 29, 2018 In conclusion: 1. I am convinced this is a DCS bug. That is evident, but what is not so evident is that each seem to have their own variant of the problem. 2. For me, each time I use autostart the bug appears. Each time I manual start, no problem. 3. For some it is the opposite. Some in my squadron have no problems, regardless of how they start the jet. 4. DCS tech support told me it was beyond their technical expertise. If they can't figure it out - how am I supposed to. Give me the source code and I have guys that can...but I don't see that happening. 5. Thanks to all for input. Keep posting results. It could be I'm wrong, and tomorrow I have the same problem "regardless" of what start method I use. In the mean time, I am having a great time learning to fly this jet. Thank you DCS.
lazduc Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 Just out of curiosity, what does DCS Tech Support, actually support? Laz
imacken Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 4. DCS tech support told me it was beyond their technical expertise. Seriously? Intel i7 12700K · MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 4090 · ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A Wi-Fi · MSI 32" MPG321UR QD · Samsung 970 500Gb M.2 NVMe · 2 x Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb · 2Tb HDD · 32Gb Corsair Vengance 3000MHz DDR4 · Windows 11 · Thrustmaster TPR Pedals · Tobii Eye Tracker 5 · Thrustmaster F/A-18 Hornet Grip · Virpil MongoosT-50CM3 Base · Virpil Throttle MT-50 CM3 · Virpil Alpha Prime Grip · Virpil Control Panel 2 · Thrustmaster F-16 MFDs · HTC Vive Pro 2 · Total Controls Multifunction Button Box
Foss Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 Clearly visible in the single player YT video that he pushes Enter too short. hold it until new freq stops blinking and become solid. Specs: System: Asus Z170-E, I7 6700K, 16GB DDR4, Asus GTX1070 8GB, 1TB M2 SSD + 2x 250GB SSD,TrackIR, TM Warthog, Saitek Rudder Modules: A-10C, KA-50, Mi-8, UH-1H, FC3, F5E, M2000, AJS37, AV8b, F18C
Talonx1 Posted June 30, 2018 Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) Clearly visible in the single player YT video that he pushes Enter too short. hold it until new freq stops blinking and become solid. Bug is not from that. I had the same problem and no amount of time on the enter button could fix it. The freq doesnt blink and become solid it flashes once and returns to previous freq. I assure you he’s tried holding ent down. For me the setting did the same thing (intermitent) and the AM:FM selection blinked back and forth on its own. On my end problem went away after unmapping comm volume controls from rotary knobs. He doesnt even have them mapped. Same problem for many people and different things end up fixing it. There’s some broken code in there somewhere getting triggered by different issues. Even hopping out of one jet on a server and into another one often lead to a change in symtoms. Edited June 30, 2018 by Talonx1
captflyby Posted June 30, 2018 Author Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) Seriously? I contacted DCS technical support, and here was there very quick response and immediate closing of my ticket: " Konstantin Kharin 06/26/2018 18:52:43 Quote Hello. Hello, we are only technical support and can't answer for in-game questions find more on forums about F-18 https://forums.eagle.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=557 Best regards and many happy landings ! Konstantin "MotorEAST" Kharin Eagle Dynamics IT Team " Here is the response after I immediately filed a 2nd support ticket request and they immediately closed it a 2nd time: Konstantin Kharin 06/27/2018 17:15:19 Quote Hello. use support ticket system for technical, activation, purchase trouble etc. Reporting about bugs on our forum (http://forums.eagle.ru/index.php) will more effective for feedback and lessen the load support service. It's not our competence. Thank you for understanding Best regards and many happy landings ! Konstantin "MotorEAST" Kharin Eagle Dynamics IT Team " Edited June 30, 2018 by captflyby
captflyby Posted June 30, 2018 Author Posted June 30, 2018 Clearly visible in the single player YT video that he pushes Enter too short. hold it until new freq stops blinking and become solid. Thanks FOSS, yes I should have made a short click, and then a long click. I can assure you I did both many times. Nothing... for me at least.
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