AH64 Syrian map instant action free flight mission.

[Nightstalker]

Every time I try to do the instant action Hot Start on runway mission with the AH64 on the Syrian map the sim will go into spaz mode.  The screen will go white and then the frame rate will drop to 10fps and everything will lockup.  If I try to exit the sim it will lock up my whole system up for several minutes.  I've removed all mods and I've run DCS repair along with removing all shaders from the two files FXO and Metashaders.  

2080ti, 9700k, 32g ram, SSD and G-sync monitor.

 

Edited March 21, 2022 by Nightstalker

[MadDog-IC]

Going to need a dcs.log and dxdiag report to help you out.

Regards, Ian.

 

[Nightstalker]

Here's the dcs.log.  There doesn't seem to be an updated dxdiag report

dcs.log

[MadDog-IC]

This is a hard one, lot of speculation on my part, but your log of that mission deviates to mine by the parts in the spoiler, whilst that mission lets me into the cockpit fine (Running slight higher addition of DCS test version)

1. Looks like it could be related to a sound card issue of some sort (Can't play sound or taking too long to find and do it).
2. Missing or corrupt sound files (Missing WAV files maybe related to a MOD, SRS, etc).
3. Left over MOD components that haven't been removed correctly ("ERROR VFS: VFS_open_write:" and "ERROR APP: can't open file").
4. White Screen and lockup error could be multiple causes, most likely faulty GPU and / or drivers, PSU or any other software or hardware. (Good start is to get the DXDIAG report to get a feel for how you system is operating in general and if there are any captured fault reports).

To get DXDIAG report:

1. Use windows search for : dxdiag
2. Click on run dxdiag in search window.
3. Click on bottom tab: Save all information.
4. Choose DESKTOP on left directory list and then the SAVE button.
5. Upload DXDIAG.TXT to forum from your DESKTOP.

Excerpt from DCS.log:

Spoiler

2022-03-21 19:36:52.629 INFO    Dispatcher: loadMission Done: Сontrol passed to the player
2022-03-21 19:37:29.641 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.010066s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:30.024 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.013735s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:31.116 WARNING FLIGHT: NO ATC COMM HELIPAD + Latikia NB Heliport:127500000
2022-03-21 19:37:32.123 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.023034s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:33.067 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.016866s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:36.113 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.022935s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:41.555 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.015139s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:42.837 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.017151s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:43.580 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.019567s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:45.796 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.026237s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:46.531 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.020451s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:47.280 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.019908s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:37:47.641 ERROR   SOUND: render time = 0.020652s exceeded allowed slice of 0.010000s
2022-03-21 19:39:25.512 ERROR   SOUND: can't load wave: "speech\eng\common\wingman\1\effects\aircrafts\cockpits\radioclickbefore.wav"
2022-03-21 19:39:25.641 ERROR   SOUND: can't load wave: "speech\eng\common\wingman\1\effects\aircrafts\cockpits\radioclickafter.wav"
2022-03-21 19:40:21.353 ERROR   SOUND: can't load wave: "speech\eng\common\wingman\1\effects\aircrafts\cockpits\radioclickbefore.wav"
2022-03-21 19:40:21.364 ERROR   SOUND: can't load wave: "speech\eng\common\wingman\1\effects\aircrafts\cockpits\radioclickafter.wav"
2022-03-21 19:40:28.650 INFO    LUA: Lua CPU usage: metric: average mission execution: 2.3216 %
2022-03-21 19:40:32.178 INFO    Dispatcher: Stop
2022-03-21 19:40:36.439 ERROR   VFS: VFS_open_write: CreateFile(): The system cannot find the path specified.

2022-03-21 19:40:36.573 ERROR   APP: can't open file
2022-03-21 19:40:39.404 INFO    TERRAIN: lSystem::CleanScenes()
2022-03-21 19:40:39.813 INFO    VISUALIZER: StopSimulation
2022-03-21 19:40:41.448 INFO    VISUALIZER: Stopped collection of statistic.

Check this forum solution for something similar to yours.

General diagnosis of White screen lockup

Regards, Ian.

Edited March 23, 2022 by MadDog-IC

[Nightstalker]

Here's the dcs.log.  There doesn't seem to be an updated dxdiag report

Here is the file.

Thanks

dxdiag.txt

[Nightstalker]

I'm having no issues with the sim other than when I launch the AH64 in that one instant action mission on the Syrian map.  I have no issues flying other modules on the Syrian map and I have no issues flying the AH64 on other maps.  It's only when the two are combined on that one mission that everything begins to lock up.  I get a white screen when the mission first loads, then the white screen goes away and my FPS drops to 10fps and everything stutters, stutters, stutters.  If I end the mission it will take minutes to log out and my whole system will be slow requiring a reboot.  As I said, I can't recreate this is any other mission or with any other plane or helicopter.  I have nothing in my mods folder and I've run repair.  My video drivers are the latest one.

[MadDog-IC]

50 minutes ago, Nightstalker said:

I'm having no issues with the sim other than when I launch the AH64 in that one instant action mission on the Syrian map.

I have no issues flying other modules on the Syrian map and I have no issues flying the AH64 on other maps.

It's only when the two are combined on that one mission that everything begins to lock up.  I get a white screen when the mission first loads, then the white screen goes away and my FPS drops to 10fps and everything stutters, stutters, stutters.  If I end the mission it will take minutes to log out and my whole system will be slow requiring a reboot.  As I said, I can't recreate this is any other mission or with any other plane or helicopter.  I have nothing in my mods folder and I've run repair.  My video drivers are the latest one.

Looking at dxdiag doesn't show any glaring problems, there are logs of "app crashes" and instances that point to "Memory leaks" happening (indicating that software is over running System MEMORY / RAM or using it very poorly by not releasing MEMORY once not used anymore.

I have no real pearls of wisdom here, but based on you helpful description above:

1. I would increase your "Windows Pagefile" to 32GB, so you have 32GB real ram + 32GB virtual ram.(I consider this minimum personally).
2. Try lowering the "TEXTURE QUALITY=LOW or MEDIUM" in DCS config, users say the AH-64 model has very "high textures" and this combined with SYRIA (One of the largest maps of DCS) is requiring a huge amount of memory and is causing a huge MEMORY LEAK (This will fill all available system memory your system has no matter how much there is and usually will result in either a crash to desktop or the issue you have).
3. Try running Windows TASK manager or resource manager to monitor what programs are using the most CPU, GPU and MEMORY whilst running DCS and then the mission, memory is the most critical to monitor, I am guessing that it will starve even the windows system.

Regards, Ian.