Extremely long DCS launch time!

[Leg2ion]

Not sure if my setup - but DCS 2.7 seems to take a lot longer to load.

 

Stable version takes around 5-10 seconds from double clicking the desktop icon to loaded, 2.7 takes around 30 - 40 seconds. Both are installed on the same SSD. After double clicking the beta icon the taskbar icon seems to 'pulse' green a few times.

[Gierasimov]

No way! 30-40 seconds? 

 

I mean, really? 

 

 

C'mon! Yes, it takes longer, for me it is measured 38 seconds, but c'mon man, not a biggie, or is it? Really?

 

AND it is not a BUG, it is a feature of the NEW DCS version.

Edited May 24, 2021 by Gierasimov

[Черный Дракул]

1 minute ago, Gierasimov said:

I mean, really? 

Up to 8 times described above is a really big multiplier. 

[Gierasimov]

 YES IT IS, I wish my **** would benefit from that really big multiplier.

 

1 minute ago, Черный Дракул said:

Up to 8 times described above is a really big multiplier. 

[Dunx]

3 minutes ago, Gierasimov said:

C'mon! Yes, it takes longer, for me it is measured 38 seconds, but c'mon man, not a biggie, or is it? Really?

 

 

Maybe your platform is stable and does not require a restart after changing missions or aircraft./

 

We all have different experiences of DCS.

[Черный Дракул]

5 minutes ago, Gierasimov said:

it is not a BUG, it is a feature

It will become one when it is declared as one. Prior to that, it's a bug. 

 

1 minute ago, Gierasimov said:

benefit

TS does when launching previous version. 

[Gierasimov]

1 minute ago, Черный Дракул said:

It will become one when it is declared as one. Prior to that, it's a bug. 

 

TS does when launching previous version. 

Noted. What's TS ?

[Flappie]

If you haven't yet, add these folders as exceptions in your antivirus software. It may speed up loading times:

• \DCS World\
• \DCS World OpenBeta

 

Edited May 24, 2021 by Flappie
removed Saved Games folders from the list

[Черный Дракул]

1 hour ago, Gierasimov said:

What's TS ?

...topic starter...

[Gierasimov]

1 hour ago, Flappie said:

If you haven't yet, add these folders as exceptions in your antivirus software. It may speed up loading times:

• \DCS World\
• \DCS World OpenBeta\

While the above makes it 8 seconds faster for me, 

 

 

• C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS\
• C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\

 

Does not have any effect, and not recommended by the nature of the location where you would most likely put downloaded files to (such as .miz files) that could be potentially malicious. 

[Flappie]

Thanks for your test. I had never tried one witout the other.

You're right. Moreover, there are no executable files nor DLLs in the Saved Games folder.

[Leg2ion]

5 hours ago, Gierasimov said:

Does not have any effect, and not recommended by the nature of the location where you would most likely put downloaded files to (such as .miz files) that could be potentially malicious. 

Does your anti virus not scan any files you download automatically? Or before you run/incorporate them into whatever program you are running carry out a manual scan?

 

7 hours ago, Gierasimov said:

not a biggie, or is it? Really?

Yes - for me it is. Startup is now 8 times longer. Say in the future - v2.8 - is rolled out. Startup takes 8x longer again - 4 minutes - no biggie?

Edited May 24, 2021 by Leg2ion

[ojanim]

I have not meassured the loading times and only use the beta with a SSHD, but I got the feeling that it improved a bit with the recent update "DCS 2.7.1.6430 Open Beta - 20.05.2021".

In the versions before I realized increasing loading times.

[Noluck]

Since upgrade from 2.6.x beta to 2.7.6430 beta, 2 and a half minutes to get to main menu...

 

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Edited May 27, 2021 by Noluck

[fagulha]

With last update went from 27 seconds from Win to DCS main menu to 47 seconds; and when exiting DCS to Windows it takes longer too than before. And i always have DCS folders as exception on Windows Defender.

[Flappie]

DCS takes some time to populate its "fxo" folder when starting. So if you're emptying this folder before starting DCS, you will have long loading times.

Please attach your latest "dcs.log" file ( C:\Users\username\Saved Games\DCS...\Logs\dcs.log - may appear as "dcs" ). I will compare it with mine.

[Flia]

My DCS starting 43 seconds. I dont see anything extreme here. Just normal load time.