F-14 Tomcat loading times

[SpeedyE420]

Longer load times in everything. Also after it loads in and the Briefing/fly screen comes up the cockpit doesn't show up and I cant jump in for a good 30 seconds

 

CPU: 8700k at 4.8ghz

Memory: G.Skill TridentZ 3000mhz 32gb

GPU: EVGA Black Gaming SC2 1080ti with slight overclock

DCS install Drive: 1tb NVME Pci-e M.2 drive

Windows Drive: 500gb Samsung Evo 870 Pro SSD

[GhostLeadOne]

Connection Issues

 

Yep. am havining extremely long load times (often 5-10 minutes) when trying to load into singleplayer, and in multiplayer, it will often kick me out of the server when I try to load into a tomcat.

 

I can load into an 18C just fine, but not a 14.

 

i7 6700

GTX 1080

16GB RAM

TrackIR + Proclip.

[KingGEAR]

Longer in MP,

 

Connection timeout, connection timeout, connection timeout...

 

i7-4790k

GTX 1070 FTW

GTX 970 FTW

16GB RAM DDR3

[Crankpad]

Long Loading. "Complex" Missions result in hang during Client Selection and then on Mouseaction CTD with Event logged as Application Hang referencing DCS.exe. MP so no-go and SP only for Training currently.

DDR4 RAM | Rest Signature

[blue281269]

Yes totally agree, the loading times and black screen loading is really bad.

 

So there are zero indications DCS has been activated once clicking dcs on the desktop, nothing, so

you dont know if its running or CTD

 

This should be EDs top priority to get the basics correct to even get dcs from desktop to the running programme itself.

[RaTzo]

Much longer load time in both SP and MP. When the module loads in it loads individual textures one by one so the aircraft kind of builds itself in front of me.

 

i5 9600k @ 5.1GHz, 32GB RAM, GTX 1080Ti, SSD, and Oculus Rift.

[blue281269]

Its very buggy at the moment, people reporting ctd, loading times, sound issues as well as freezing

[SKIPPY 7-7]

Multiplayer load times are minutes long. Intel i7 8700K, NVIDIA GTX1060 6Gb, 16Gb 2400MHz RAM, ASUS Z-370F MOBO, DCS is installed on a Samsung SSD and Windows installed on a dedicated SSD. An additional HDD for mass storage.

 

Single player load times are ok, within 30s.

 

I had to increase my Windows page file to 20Gb - 24Gb to not crash in multiplayer when trying to get in the F-14...it would also completely bamboozle my PC and was forced to hold down the power button. Super bad experience which felt borderline malware.

[jfnelson0127]

Hello,

 

I'm having extended load times, far beyond what I experience with other modules. I am also dealing with in-game crashes and lock ups when I try to exit DCS, requiring me to hard-kill the program in the task manager. I have not tried the multiplayer, so this is just specific to SP.

 

I appreciate the support. Let me know if there is more information that would be helpful to include here.

 

Processor Information:

CPU Intel® Core i5-8600K CPU @ 3.60GHz

Operating System Version:

Windows 10 (64 bit)

Video Card:

Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

Memory:

RAM: 16328 Mb

[Voodoo_One]

I have not really longer load times than before (Mainly only SP so far). But what I see from the last posts: I have 32GB Ram, while many have only 16GB. Otherwise everything is pretty simple, OCed GTX1060 6GB, Xeon QC with HT, Windows 10 on a SSD, the game itself on another 850 Evo SSD...

Only thing I have noticed so far is that when I start, the cockpit isnt fully loaded or the gauges still load for 2-3s while I can already move my head around and do stuff in the cockpit. Nothing world breaking in my opinion.

[captain_dalan]

Here's my input:

Intel i5 3.6 GHz quad core

16GB RAM

Kingston SSD 250GB

NVIDEA GTX 1060 with 6GB of RAM

2 swap files, a 16GB on my SSD (running out of space there) and a 32GB on a conventional HD.

High settings, AA enforced through the NVIDEA control panel.

 

No frame drops and no stutters in SP. I have yet to test it in MP. Loading times seam fairly even with F-18. There is black screen during loading, but i've heard that's a DCS thing and not a Tomcat thing.

 

However, i have two issues:

 

1. Just after the mission and the plane load, there is a short period (a few seconds) before the TID repeater, VDI and HUD textures load. It's only a 4-5 seconds delay, but it's there.

 

2. Sometimes (i can't exactly figure out when, as i don't yet have enough flight hours post upgrade and download), DCS crashes during exit to Windows. I have to terminate it via the task manager and once even that didn't work and i had to restart.

 

Anyone else had this issues?

[JagHond]

Unfortunately, it's just the same here.

 

With best regards.

[schurem]

I think I may have found an important tidbit. Looking in my DCS install directory I found a file named F14FMlog.csv that was a whopping 20megabytes large. For a .csv that is huge.

[flyingscotsman]

Using Persian map, I have bases with lots of static objects

Loaded 1 x F-14 Flyng round the Stennis so I can form up, Me on the ground at Sharjah engines running at a dispersal. From selecting FLIGHT, 6.08, to the FLY tag, then total load time 10.44....and my Trackir stalled AAAAAAAAAAAAAArgh!

Hey but it's early days, WHO CARES, Stewardess has brought me a dark beer...Y'all gotta get a Stewardess on board!

[Domestos]

Me too...

 

i5 4690K @4.4Ghz

20 Gb DDR 1600

GTX 1060 6Gb

C:\ 128 ssd

E:\ 1Tb ssd with dcs on it...

 

Win 10

 

I also get stutters, little pauses of around 1/2 second only in the Tomcat.. In SP and MP

The hornet is smooth as poss.

 

But I'm loving it!!!!!

P.S. Gulf tour instant action mission won't even load, or my patience ran out after 5 minutes.

Edited March 16, 2019 by Domestos

[ZebraSmasher]

I think I may have found an important tidbit. Looking in my DCS install directory I found a file named F14FMlog.csv that was a whopping 20megabytes large. For a .csv that is huge.

 

It really isn't! I have a 200MB csv on my desktop for testing csv report importing.

[DartzIRL]

Noticeably longer than other modules - on the other of 8-10 minutes. But it does work fine once the wait is over. The odd stutter loading Jester for the first time and the usual twitching and freezing when weapons are fired, or the radio menu is opened by *anything* but these are normal....

 

CPU: Corei7-3610-QM

RAM: 8GB, DDR3, 1833mhz (I think)

 

GPU Nvidia GT650M

HDD: 500GB slab o' spinnan rust

 

OTOH - we're sort of below minimum spec here so I'm amazed it runs once it is loaded up....

Edited March 16, 2019 by DartzIRL

[Senchay]

4-5 times longer loading times as in Hornet. Up to 4 Minutes while i have 50 sec in Hornet and all the others. The biggest amount of time is when the "please wait" dialog appears. Here it holds for ages until i see the Mission Briefing.

 

Also it doesnt quit, have to go over taskmanager. And it stutters all few sec, stopping for 1 sec when flying on Caucasus. Very sluggsh feel...

 

I7700K

RTX 2080

16 GB Ram

Win 10 1809

[J3ST3R]

I was getting very long loading times as well as crashes to desktop. I did a complete reinstall of OB and it seems to have fixed the loading times back to what they were before the f14 update. This maybe just something with my machine but it won't for me. PC specs in my signature

[Sergeant_Hamlet]

My load times shortened dramatically after the hotfix. Anyone else?

[Techy111]

Just purchased and I'm still waiting on the load screen after 10 mins, any ideas folks ????

[Ramsay]

What are your PC specs. ?

 

Loading DCS from a SanDisk Ultra II 1TB SSD :

 

* 2m12s = DCS GUI load (first of the day i.e. no components in Windows 10 cache)

 

Load SP Mission "Bankler's Case 1 Recovery Trainer_v04-01"

 

• 57 sec To Briefing/Start Button

• 57 sec to Lobby/role to select aircraft

• 20 sec to Cockpit/Fly button

• 11 sec for cockpit and terrain textures to fully load

 

* 2m25s = Total time loading the mission

 

Tested DCS 2.5.4.30386

 

i7 860 @2.8GHz , 16GB DDR3 , GTX1050Ti 4GB, 1TB SSD, 4+2TB HD, MSFFB2 joystick, X52 Pro Thottle, TIR5, Win 10 Pro x64, 1920X1080

Edited May 17, 2019 by Ramsay

[VBS_Nero]

Hi to all !!

 

Longer loading time in SP and MP.:music_whistling:

 

In the cockpit, I will get slightly longer loading times in this aircraft about (10-20 sec) SP and MP.:huh:

Performance in taxi and in the air (40-01 FPS, no VR no TrackIR):mad::mad:

but after the upload I receive the microlag:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

 

 

Specs:

3.00 GHz I5-2320

GTX 960 (High details 1920 x 1080)

RAM:16 GB

 

Other modules all very well !!:huh:

Edited May 18, 2019 by VBS_Nero

[D4n]

That's a quite old quad-core you have there :/

 

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[Napa]

Usually about 7-15 seconds initial loading time depending on whether I have updated graphics drivers.

 

In-game loading seems about the same with other modules. It helps if I load encyclopedia and view the F-14 model.. makes loading times faster afterwards in mission editor.

 

Specs:

 

i7 - 6700k 4.0Ghz

GTX-1080 (1440p res)

32GB Ram

Samsung M.2 970 evo 500Gb

Win 10 1809

 

More detailed specs in my sig.