Metashader error - Crash During Loading Fast Mission

[r0tary]

Hi,

Yesterday I finally been able to update to latest 2.7 version and now when I want to, let's say, start a Fast Mission, during the first few seconds of loading, it jumps out of the game and shows a long error regarding Metashader.

Plz let me know if I need to provide any info.

[Flappie]

Please attach the most recent zip file you can find in your "Saved Games/DCS.../Logs" folder.

[r0tary]

zip files are old but this text file is fresh time on it shows exactly the period when I tried to launch the game.

dcs.log

Edited February 20, 2022 by r0tary

[Flappie]

The game was not able to build shaders for Caucasus, indeed.

2022-02-20 23:28:59.778 INFO    METASHADER: MetaShaderCache2: [117] from ./Mods/terrains/Caucasus/misc/metacache/base.lua
2022-02-20 23:29:00.733 ERROR   EDCORE: Can't open file: /shaders/metashaders/terrain/varyhouse.fx.
2022-02-20 23:29:00.803 WARNING LOG: 11 duplicate message(s) skipped.
2022-02-20 23:29:00.803 ERROR   EDCORE: Can't open file: /shaders/metashaders/terrain/varyhouselod.fx.
2022-02-20 23:29:00.805 ERROR   EDCORE: Can't open file: /shaders/metashaders/terrain/varyhouse.fx.
2022-02-20 23:29:00.824 WARNING LOG: 3 duplicate message(s) skipped.
2022-02-20 23:29:00.824 ERROR   EDCORE: Can't open file: /shaders/metashaders/terrain/varyhouselod.fx.
2022-02-20 23:29:00.859 WARNING LOG: 17 duplicate message(s) skipped.
2022-02-20 23:29:00.859 INFO    METASHADER: loaded [82/117]
2022-02-20 23:29:01.043 WARNING EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41: failed to open "surfaceDetailsHints" section in terrain config
2022-02-20 23:29:01.049 INFO    EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41: 0.000009s Loaded reference file "caucasus" buffers: 0
2022-02-20 23:29:01.049 INFO    EDCORE: 0.000 s  landscape4::lReferenceFile
2022-02-20 23:29:01.063 ERROR   EDCORE: Can't open file: /shaders/metashaders/terrain/varyhouselod.fx.
2022-02-20 23:29:01.063 ERROR   METASHADER:     Failed to build metashader: metashaders/terrain/varyhouselod.fx|metashaders/transformmodifiers/transform_vertinstanser.meta.hlsl|CAUCASUS_NOISE=;COLOR_VTI=;DIRECTX11=true;DOUBLESIDED=;GENERATE_NORMALS=;HACK_ASSETS_NORMALS=;NOISE_OP=PhotoshopOverlay;PBR_TEXTURES=;SURFACE5=;USE_CAUCASUS_BLEND=;USE_DCS_DEFERRED=1;USE_TERRAIN_PALETTE=;VARYHOUSELOD_SELFILLUM_FLIR=|
2022-02-20 23:29:01.063 ERROR   METASHADER:     Failed to read file: /shaders/metashaders/terrain/varyhouselod.fx

I see you're having a lot of issues in your log, related to sounds, and also to F-14 integrity check.

You should try a "slow" DCS repair.