MikePotten Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) Hi Guys, I am quite new to this and left FSX for DCS as it was always having technical issues. To date DCS has been stable and great for me and only once previously have I ever had to use the DCS GUI Utility to repair it, successfully, until today. To be clear having read other threads DCS is not crashing just hanging at the 97 Caucasus.ng5 map as per other user quote below. I see others have experienced the exact same as me but I don't see anybody responding with a solution, I have the exact same issue as user REM27 as follows: Just update my Open beta and my screen freez when loading a misson at the point of: Terrain Graphics Init : 97 caucasus.ng5 I ran the GUI repair utility, it states all is repaired but exact same thing happens and I really wish I'd kept ignoring that update prompt as I had been for a couple of weeks or so. Ran it and, what can I say, completely ruined my evening. How can this be fixed please or how can I roll back I am on 2.5.??? and updated to latest. Thanks in advance. Mike P Callsign: Zippy PS: I note user Diskwalker appears to have resolved the issue by rolling back to 2.5.4.30386 which solved map initialization crash, can anyone advise how I do this please? Edited July 1, 2019 by MikePotten Added PS: at bottom
Rudel_chw Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 Just update my Open beta and my screen freez when loading a misson at the point of: Terrain Graphics Init : 97 caucasus.ng5 I ran the GUI repair utility, it states all is repaired but exact same thing happens DCS is, on your hard disk, divided in two locations: - The Simulator itself is stored at /Program Files/Eagle Dynamics/DCS.openbeta - Your settings, including custom skins and mods, are stored at /Saved Games/DCS.openbeta/ The repair utility only touches the first location and it works by revising the files there and downloads from ED those that are missing or corrupt .. it also can delete files that dont belong to DCS (User Mods). So, we can assume that the first location is OK since you ran the repair utility. Hence the cause of the problem is likely on the second location ... to confirm, please rename the /Saved Games/DCS.openbeta/ folder to something else, for example DCS.openbeta.bak ... RENAME, dont delete, so we can recover things from there later on. Now that you have renamed the settings folder, run DCS again .. it should create a new default /Saved Games/DCS.openbeta/ folder, with standard settings. Try loading the mission that gave you trouble, note that it is probably located within /Saved Games/DCS.openbeta.bak/Missions If now it works, then the cause of the problem is within your settings folder, most likely a Mod .. what do you have on /Saved Games/DCS.openbeta.bak/Mods ? Let me know how it goes. PS: I note user Diskwalker appears to have resolved the issue by rolling back to 2.5.4.30386 which solved map initialization crash That isnt really a solution to the problem ... he merely returned to a prior version rather than locating the source of the problem. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
MikePotten Posted July 2, 2019 Author Posted July 2, 2019 Understand thanks, if I don’t fix route cause future updates could have issues I assume. So, I will do as you say and get back to you with results. Many thanks.
MikePotten Posted July 2, 2019 Author Posted July 2, 2019 HI Rudel, OK, so I renamed my Saved Games DCS folder as you said and it didn't work. What happens is that when I start the game now I get the initial DCS screen then I get a window with DCS in the top header bar and the rest of it completely black, even left overnight. Tried roots etc nothing worked. So renamed my original back and back to same situation i.e. handing at the Terrain Graphics Init : 97 caucasus.ng5 point. I appreciate what you are saying that rolling back won't resolve the issue and to ever upgrade again I assume I will have to bite the bullet and fix this, however, I go on holiday in 3 days and right not I just want some playtime before I have to go cold turkey for a week. So, for now, can you please just adviser how I roll back as everything was perfect before I accepted the update. Also, I don't think I am on an openbeta but latest full version and now with problem showing 2.5.5. Your assistance in rolling back, for now, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Mike
discwalker Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 updater guide: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1876747&postcount=1 (https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2548018) (I sent private message) GTX 1070 8GB, 16GB DDR3, W8.1 on SSD, DCS on another SSD
Rudel_chw Posted July 2, 2019 Posted July 2, 2019 ... So, for now, can you please just adviser how I roll back as everything was perfect before I accepted the update. Also, I don't think I am on an openbeta but latest full version and now with problem showing 2.5.5. For rolling back properly you have to be sure on what DCS branch you are currently, openbeta or stable. I see that @diskwalker has sent help your way, but if you still need help with this, contact me by private message. For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
MikePotten Posted July 3, 2019 Author Posted July 3, 2019 Many thanks! My thanks to you both for responding to help and to you diskwalker for providing info on how to role back to previous version. I did so using the DCS Utility GUI and performed the Advance Update role back to version you initially rolled back to and all is now good in my World again. So, time to get some flying in before my weeks cold Turkey or should I say Hot Greece away from the sim. As you stated that the second update worked for you diskwalker, I will attempt update again once I get back from my hols and if same happens I am now confident that I can put things right again. So, again, my sincere thanks to you. Great community and a joy to communicate with. All the best to you both. Kind regards Mike P Callsign 'Zippy' May your Dunlops always dangle! :):):) :joystick::joystick::joystick:
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