DCS Black Screen on Start Up

[jolly9876543]

DCS World starts ok but then launches with a minimized and black screen, appreciate any assistance on this.

Edited March 16, 2021 by jolly9876543

[Rudel_chw]

Please, attach your dcs.log file to look for clues.

[jolly9876543]

Here it is;dcs.log    @Rudel_chw

Edited March 16, 2021 by jolly9876543

[jolly9876543]

For anyone wondering, I've tried both of these methods.

• NVIDIA GPU: edit "C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS...\Config\options.lua", set "fulscreen" to "false". Save. Enjoy.
• AMD GPU: edit "C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS...\Config\options.lua", set "fulscreen" to "true". Save. Run the game through Radeon/Adrenalin software.

[Flappie]

Hi @jolly9876543. Your log file shows an error with DCS VoiceChat feature:

 

2021-03-16 12:31:31.760 INFO    EDCORE: (dDispatcher)enterToState_:1
2021-03-16 12:31:31.984 ALERT   Dispatcher: Error starting Game GUI: [string "./MissionEditor/modules/mul_voicechat.lua"]:17: module 'VoiceChat' not found:
	no field package.preload['VoiceChat']
	no file './dxgui/bind/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/loader/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/skinME/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/common/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './MissionEditor/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './MissionEditor/modules/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './Scripts/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './LuaSocket/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './Scripts/UI/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './Scripts/UI/Multiplayer/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './Scripts/DemoScenes/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './MAC_Gui/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/skinME/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/common/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/skinME/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/common/VoiceChat.lua'VoiceChat
	no file '.\lua-VoiceChat.dll'
	no file '.\VoiceChat.dll'
	no file 'D:\DCS World OpenBeta\bin\lua-VoiceChat.dll'
	no file 'D:\DCS World OpenBeta\bin\VoiceChat.dll'

 

Please try this:

1. Delete "D:\DCS World OpenBeta\MissionEditor"
2. Run cleanup and repair procedure.

Edited March 16, 2021 by Flappie
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[jolly9876543]

1 hour ago, Flappie said:

Hi @jolly9876543. Your log file shows an error with DCS VoiceChat feature:

 

2021-03-16 12:31:31.760 INFO    EDCORE: (dDispatcher)enterToState_:1
2021-03-16 12:31:31.984 ALERT   Dispatcher: Error starting Game GUI: [string "./MissionEditor/modules/mul_voicechat.lua"]:17: module 'VoiceChat' not found:
	no field package.preload['VoiceChat']
	no file './dxgui/bind/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/loader/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/skinME/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/common/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './MissionEditor/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './MissionEditor/modules/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './Scripts/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './LuaSocket/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './Scripts/UI/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './Scripts/UI/Multiplayer/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './Scripts/DemoScenes/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './MAC_Gui/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/skinME/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/common/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/skinME/VoiceChat.lua'
	no file './dxgui/skins/common/VoiceChat.lua'VoiceChat
	no file '.\lua-VoiceChat.dll'
	no file '.\VoiceChat.dll'
	no file 'D:\DCS World OpenBeta\bin\lua-VoiceChat.dll'
	no file 'D:\DCS World OpenBeta\bin\VoiceChat.dll'

 

Please try this:

1. Delete "D:\DCS World OpenBeta\MissionEditor"
2. Run cleanup and repair procedure.

 

 I deleted Mission editor, though the .bat files aren't running for me, even on double click. 

[jolly9876543]

ran full scale repair, then it worked. 

[demonesque]

I had same problem, possibly after a crash, but repair did not fix it. 

Did not seem to be much in my C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS...\Config\options.lua 

file. So I deleted it and it got remade on the next start up and the menu opened up again. Yay. 

[Flappie]

@demonesqueThanks for your feedback.