DiCE: DCS Integrated Countermeasure Editor by Bailey (v6 MAY2023)

[markturner1960]

Hi Bailey, great mod, thanks! Is there a way to set the number of flares etc within the mod? I know you can do this via the ground crew, but just wondered if it was possible in the mod easily? Alternatively, where in the sim does it set the default number of both and is it editable ? 

 

Cheers! 

[Despayre]

1 hour ago, markturner1960 said:

Hi Bailey, great mod, thanks! Is there a way to set the number of flares etc within the mod? I know you can do this via the ground crew, but just wondered if it was possible in the mod easily? Alternatively, where in the sim does it set the default number of both and is it editable ? 

 

Cheers! 

Check under your "Special" options, there's several individual settings that you can configure.

[speed-of-heat]

3 minutes ago, Despayre said:

Check under your "Special" options, there's several individual settings that you can configure.

He means the total number of consumables available…

[Bailey]

5 hours ago, markturner1960 said:

Hi Bailey, great mod, thanks! Is there a way to set the number of flares etc within the mod? I know you can do this via the ground crew, but just wondered if it was possible in the mod easily? Alternatively, where in the sim does it set the default number of both and is it editable ? 

 

Cheers! 

Thank you! To my knowledge, it is not setable in a reliable way. 

Edited October 18, 2022 by Bailey

[markturner1960]

OK, no probs, will use ground crew! Thanks again!

[DSplayer]

Looks like the mod is now broke with the new IC check requirements.

[Paladin1cd]

Mine is letting me into servers but not doing anything. 

EDIT: after a reboot seems to be working well now. 

Edited October 29, 2022 by Paladin1cd

[Bailey]

20 hours ago, DSplayer said:

Looks like the mod is now broke with the new IC check requirements.

If you are still having issues, please provide more information. 

[TAIPAN_]

1 hour ago, Bailey said:

If you are still having issues, please provide more information. 

ED understands there's a bug with IC connecting to the 2nd server in a session will trigger it even if pure scripts is disabled on both servers. 

Hope they should patch it soon. A few things need patching like the Ka-50 cockpit issues so hotfix is probably on the way. 

[Biggus]

I did notice that DICE stopped working for me with the 2.8 update, however reinstalling DICE seems to have fixed it.

I also found something odd with DICE in the Viper (although it might be present for other modules, I haven't checked yet).  When I first went through the countermeasure  programs on the DED, program 1 had a chaff release set after I specifically set DICE to not dispense chaff in that program.  Cycling through the other programs and back to program 1 seems to have fixed it.

[Wingless091]

When I first start the game I do not have any IC issues and am able to join multiplayer servers. Once I leave a server however I get IC fails and have to restart the game to clear the IC fail. 

[Archer.xd]

1 minute ago, Wingless091 said:

When I first start the game I do not have any IC issues and am able to join multiplayer servers. Once I leave a server however I get IC fails and have to restart the game to clear the IC fail.

It's the new integrity check option came with 2.8. it'll detect if any .lua files changed in the module installs, and will give IC fail if you play with any of those modules.

[tdk]

So we can't modify the CMS program without the IC fail now?

[Bailey]

3 hours ago, tdk said:

So we can't modify the CMS program without the IC fail now?

If the server has "Pure Scripts" setting enabled, correct. 

[TAIPAN_]

For what it's worth I've found the majority of servers don't use pure scripts. Even PvP servers like Enigmas and Tempest allow mods and don't have pure scripts on. 

The only server I used that enables it is Hoggit, because they said they have free to play griefers. So I just deleted them from my favs list and don't use anymore. 

[RootBeerTuna]

Aaah, so this IC bug is known. I was wondering what was up with DiCE and why it wasn't working anymore. I usually only play on Hoggit servers cuz I still suck at the game, so that's why I kept getting kicked. Guess I'll play on other servers till it's fixed. 

[TAIPAN_]

On 3/2/2023 at 3:25 AM, RootBeerTuna said:

Aaah, so this IC bug is known. I was wondering what was up with DiCE and why it wasn't working anymore. I usually only play on Hoggit servers cuz I still suck at the game, so that's why I kept getting kicked. Guess I'll play on other servers till it's fixed. 

It's not a bug anymore, just Hoggit admins don't want to fix it. They leave pure scripts on. For some reason it's the server of choice for cheat griefers (though why you'd cheat in PvE is beyond me) and they don't have time to ban them or something.

There are plenty of other servers, since you're new I recommend TTI (through the inferno) it's quite good with well set out missions in various difficulties you can choose from.

[RootBeerTuna]

On 3/2/2023 at 10:35 PM, TAIPAN_ said:

It's not a bug anymore, just Hoggit admins don't want to fix it. They leave pure scripts on. For some reason it's the server of choice for cheat griefers (though why you'd cheat in PvE is beyond me) and they don't have time to ban them or something.

There are plenty of other servers, since you're new I recommend TTI (through the inferno) it's quite good with well set out missions in various difficulties you can choose from.

Oh, I'm just not bothering with DiCE anymore. But, thanks for the server recommendation. I've been getting kind of sick of Hoggit. I've heard of TTI but I don't think I've ever played on it. I'll definitely check it out. 

[VKing]

I'm getting an issue where the script can't access the countermeasure files because of write protection (apparently).

2023-04-11 15:40:13.561 ERROR   EDCORE (Main): [C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\Scripts\TEWS\device\CMDS_ALE47.lua] CreateFile(REWRITE): Access is denied.
2023-04-11 15:40:13.561 ERROR   EDCORE (Main): Can't open file 'C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\Scripts\TEWS\device\CMDS_ALE47.lua' from fs.
2023-04-11 15:40:13.561 ERROR   LuaHooks (Main): [string "C:\Users\Kristian\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Scripts\Hooks\DiCE-hook.lua"]:705: attempt to index local 'file' (a nil value)

The file itself is not read-only, but it seems like all the folders in the DCS directory are. And I'm not sure if it's a windows problem, but I can't seem to be able to make the folders non-protected.

Any tips?

[Bailey]

On 4/12/2023 at 1:06 AM, VKing said:

I'm getting an issue where the script can't access the countermeasure files because of write protection (apparently).

2023-04-11 15:40:13.561 ERROR   EDCORE (Main): [C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\Scripts\TEWS\device\CMDS_ALE47.lua] CreateFile(REWRITE): Access is denied.
2023-04-11 15:40:13.561 ERROR   EDCORE (Main): Can't open file 'C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Cockpit\Scripts\TEWS\device\CMDS_ALE47.lua' from fs.
2023-04-11 15:40:13.561 ERROR   LuaHooks (Main): [string "C:\Users\Kristian\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Scripts\Hooks\DiCE-hook.lua"]:705: attempt to index local 'file' (a nil value)

The file itself is not read-only, but it seems like all the folders in the DCS directory are. And I'm not sure if it's a windows problem, but I can't seem to be able to make the folders non-protected.

Any tips?

It's a windows Program File issue. Either install DCS in a different directory or run DCS in Admin Mode. 

[VKing]

2 hours ago, Bailey said:

It's a windows Program File issue. Either install DCS in a different directory or run DCS in Admin Mode. 

Yea, that was it. I don't know why it stopped working in the first place, but it works again now.

[Paladin1cd]

 I think the last update broke DICE. Is there something I need to do to make it work now? I used to just wiggle one of the sliders after an update and it was fine, now it does not change the program. I double checked and am using the right everything like before, the button hasn't changed or anything, but it is using the default programs. 

Edited April 30, 2023 by Paladin1cd

[Bailey]

On 4/30/2023 at 11:13 PM, Paladin1cd said:

 I think the last update broke DICE. Is there something I need to do to make it work now? I used to just wiggle one of the sliders after an update and it was fine, now it does not change the program. I double checked and am using the right everything like before, the button hasn't changed or anything, but it is using the default programs. 

 

Try running dcs and DiCE as Admin. 

[Paladin1cd]

I did DCS… But DICE runs automatically - is there an executable? It’s been so long since I installed it and had no troubles I honestly forget because it’s worked seamlessly other than having to remind it in the setup after a new patch. 

[Bailey]

On 5/3/2023 at 8:03 AM, Paladin1cd said:

I did DCS… But DICE runs automatically - is there an executable? It’s been so long since I installed it and had no troubles I honestly forget because it’s worked seamlessly other than having to remind it in the setup after a new patch. 

Yes. There is/was an exe. It's been a while for me too, haha. The newest version does not have an exe. I'd suggest downloading the newest version if you can't find the exe.