Just have 2 quick questions about installing.

[JIMJAM]

CTDs galore so I took the usual steps. I appeared to get my dcs.exes confused with run.exe and updater.

First, If you just want to straight up run the game which exe do you use? I am running open beta. Same with using a 2nd party prog to run the sim, which .exe do you point it at?

2nd, my icons properties say the version is the most recent 29128..... However, on the opening screen, lower right corner I read another number. A 255... something or another. I see f-16 flex, Normandy additions etc so I know it is the latest just wonder why the 2 version numbers don't jive.

 

And lastly...I have a C drive and a SSD. I have DCS on the ssd. When you install the full open beta does it put some info on the C drive and the bulk of the sim on the ssd?

Reason I ask is when deleting the shaders everythone points to the c/ uses/saved games .... Sorry it is 3 am here and need to stop.

 

I just did a clean/repair and the sim is running but ALL dozen of my modules lost their control bindings as with all the sims settings. And yes I saved them and put them back but they are not showing up.

Any help appreciated.:)

Edited December 23, 2019 by JIMJAM

[BIGNEWY]

Hi

 

1. the dcs_updater.exe will check for updates and run dcs or the DCS.exe will just run DCS

 

2. Your icon properties are giving you the version number of the updater not dcs, if you want the version number of DCS it is in the bottom right of the main menu or in your dcs saved games dcs logs folder, in the log file.

 

3. DCS is in the folder where you chose to install it and your saved games location

 

example C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS

 

your control bindings are also here

 

C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input

 

 

Also check you have not switched back to game mode for flight or avionics, it has a different control set.

 

hope that helps

[JIMJAM]

My folders are a wreck. I was using the stable version and then the 16 came out so I DL the open beta so I could fly it. The " C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS" was on my C drive even though the games are on my SSD which has no " C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS"

So I copied it over the the SSD drive.

All that said, I had the 2 versions but changed the names of the folders so I could jump back and forth if needed.

Anyways, I just made a DCS folder and put in all the open beta. The run exe and the bin/ DCS updater exe icons right clicked say it is the latest ver and when clocked on the game DOES load. However the lower rt hand v number reads 75541171

What a mess. But like I said Normandy is upgraded, 16s wing flexes etc just the ver number is wrong.

Thanks for your help. All these versions and different drives along with the C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS on C rather than the SSD drive where the DCS version are loaded has made a wreck of it.