Pinello Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Thanks, it now opens ok. Setting it to false makes it open in... full screen. In settings dialog its now toggled off. There is something odd going on. Im in stable, last version. For some reason my settings is stored in DCS.openalpha. I'v previous had a alpha release. I also have a DCS catalog but no changes in config is stored there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayos Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Not sure if this helps or not but I've had this issue before when i open DCS but I've never had it do this when I open it in VR ( --force_enable_VR) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Tapscott Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Just having the same problem with 2.5.6 Worked fine for several days, until today. Splash screen and music only. Tried running in Admin, but nothing hapended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike64 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) Disabled both Avast & Malwarebytes and neither helped managed to crash in all situations Logs attached The game loads fine hitting DCS.exe direct - nope just got stuck right after postingdcs.log.zip Edited April 29, 2020 by Mike64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitFlyer Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Thanks, it now opens ok. Setting it to false makes it open in... full screen. In settings dialog its now toggled off. There is something odd going on. Im in stable, last version. For some reason my settings is stored in DCS.openalpha. I'v previous had a alpha release. I also have a DCS catalog but no changes in config is stored there. Check your "Screen Resolution" in the "Options / System" screen. Things work so much more smoothly if that is set to be exactly the same as the values that your monitor has. I solved my problem (after the "editing the config.lua" trials) by doing that resolution-matching, then the system is insensitive to what you choose for "Full Screen" (true or false). It will start in a small window or full-screen. Rig A: (New in 2019) Custom-built: ASUS Maximus Code XI; Water-cooled i7-8700K; 32 GB RAM; 2xSSD=970 EVO 500GB; Graphics Card = EVGA RTX 2080 (FTW3 Ultra); Thrustmaster Warthog; Saitek Rudder; Tracking Headset. Rig B: Surface Book (Intel Core i7-6600U CPU @ 2.60GHz; 16GB DDR3 RAM; NVIDIA GeForce GPU(1GB-RAM); 500GB SSD) Saitek 35x Joystick & Throttle Rig C: Alienware M17X-R2 (Intel Core i7 Q820 CPU@1.73GHz; 8GB DDR3 RAM; Twin AMD HD5800 Radeon GPUs (1 GB RAM each); 500GB SSD + 500GB HD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoBlue Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Changing fullscreen="true" to "false" in Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config helped me, no more startup hangups :thumbup:. i7 8700k@4.7, 1080ti, DDR4 32GB, 2x SSD , HD 2TB, W10, ASUS 27", TrackIr5, TMWH, X-56, GProR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conroy Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 We are looking into why this is happening for some users and not others please try this C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\ImagesShop delete ImagesShop folder and test let me know if it helps This does work fine, at least for now. Thank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virulosity Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I have this identical behavior, happened 1 in 10 times with 2.5.5, but 50% of the time with 2.5.6. I can hear the menu music which leads me to beleive perhaps its a "focus" issue and not a crash. The game is running, it's just underneath the splash screen and you can't see it? I have no antivirus, windows 10 with latest updates installed. I fresh installed open beta two weeks ago. Just having the same problem with 2.5.6 Worked fine for several days, until today. Splash screen and music only. Tried running in Admin, but nothing hapended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdaskalo Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Changing fullscreen="true" to "false" in Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config helped me, no more startup hangups :thumbup:. I also had the same problem with Open beta 2.5.6 By setting on the file \Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\options.lua the screen resolution to "false", the problem stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikplayeur Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Hi please go to C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\ImagesShop delete ImagesShop folder and test let me know if it helps It worked perfectly for me. Many thanks ! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxisan Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I also had the same problem with Open beta 2.5.6 By setting on the file \Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\options.lua the screen resolution to "false", the problem stopped. This worked for me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I also had the same problem with Open beta 2.5.6 By setting on the file \Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Config\options.lua the screen resolution to "false", the problem stopped. What line is this "screen resolution" at? Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_DK Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Hi please go to C:\Users\yourname\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\ImagesShop delete ImagesShop folder and test let me know if it helps This problem came back with 2.5.6.55363. Tried the above and it worked. Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Cuckoo Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 This has been happening to me periodically too on a pretty new laptop. A week old when it started) Sometimes starts up normally. Sometimes I give up trying after a bunch of times. Deleting ImageShop folder did nothing. But pinning a new shortcut from the DCS folder to the Start worked. I'll let you know if that was a fluke ............if it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSKRipper Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Fullscreen to "false" via options is also the only way I can prevent freezes. :thumbup: Otherwise the first DCS start after booting the computer works fine, afterwards 80-90% freeezes during loading screen. i9 9900K @ 5,0GHz | 1080GTX | 32GB RAM | 256GB, 512GB & 1TB Samsung SSDs | TIR5 w/ Track Clip | Virpil T-50 Stick with extension + Warthog Throttle | MFG Crosswind pedals | Gametrix 908 Jetseat [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lange_666 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 I had a bit of the same problem, updated to latest beta, afterwards the game would hang on the full screen loading screen. Only way out was through task manager (no mention of game not responding). Next run was all fine. Win11 Pro 64-bit, Ryzen 5800X3D, Corsair H115i, Gigabyte X570S UD, EVGA 3080Ti XC3 Ultra 12GB, 64 GB DDR4 G.Skill 3600. Monitors: LG 27GL850-B27 2560x1440 + Samsung SyncMaster 2443 1920x1200, HOTAS: Warthog with Virpil WarBRD base, MFG Crosswind combat pedals, TrackIR4, Rift-S. Personal Wish List: A6 Intruder, Vietnam theater, decent ATC module, better VR performance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trespasser Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Is there an update on this issue? It appears to be happening to a ton of ppl and it goes back years based on a quick Google search. I myself have started to experience it in the last six weeks both when starting up DCS and, if I get that far, sometimes it happens whilst joining a server. I see many ppl attaching their DCS logs as requested, but I've read through many of these threads and I've yet to see what exactly is causing it and what the fix is. Did I miss it somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Simply set the Fullscreen option to OFF ingame, and this bug will disappear instantly. :) (and your game will keep displaying in fullscreen) Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Simply set the Fullscreen option to OFF ingame, and this bug will disappear instantly. :) (and your game will keep displaying in fullscreen) While it's a workaround, I wouldn't consider it a solution as some effects such as FXAA require true fullscreen to work. And you do get higher fps in true fullscreen. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnW71 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I just started getting this error and the fullscreen workaround has helped me too. Hopefully there will be a real fix for this at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted January 31, 2021 ED Team Share Posted January 31, 2021 If you are still seeing the issue I would recommend renaming your dcs folder in saved games. keep it as a backup. restart dcs, login and redo settings, test with full screen again. If you still have issues please attach your dcs log from that attempt we can take a closer look. thank you 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, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9thHunt Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I am also seeing this issue, 4 out of 5 times I try to load the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 1/31/2021 at 5:17 PM, BIGNEWY said: If you still have issues please attach your dcs log from that attempt we can take a closer look. I've been having this bug a lot before someone told me to turn fullscreen off to get rid of it. If I remember correctly, the log shows nothing wrong: it ends by saying it has reached the main menu. And indeed, when this bug happens, one can hear the music of the main menu, but there's just no way to access the game window. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9thHunt Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) I'm spending more time watching the game fail to load then actually playing. This game seems to have a 90% failure rate on loading. Disabling fullscreen mode doesn't help. If anything it causes another issue where the sound stops working. Deleting mods makes no difference. Rebooting my computer doesn't seem to make much of a difference, sometimes it'll load after that, but sometimes it doesn't. Edited February 11, 2021 by 9thHunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 @9thHuntPlease attach your dcs.log file ( C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS...\Logs\dcs.log - might show up as just "dcs"). Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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