oldpop Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I have had Open Beta installed for a many years. The last (209) Beta update "broke" the Beta. To try to see a fix , I loaded the "stable" DCS. It runs fine. I have noticed however, that the "saved games" folder location for both have changed. They are now in a user folder called , in the "FSCAI". Is this normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdevil Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 @oldpop i do not believe it is normal. weird. perhaps the registry location of the root for saved games changed? should be "%userprofile%\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Logs" 1 AKA_SilverDevil AKA Forums My YouTube “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldpop Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 OK, Thats the way it was in mine until now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdevil Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 11 minutes ago, oldpop said: OK, Thats the way it was in mine until now! i would put money on this being why DCS is crashing. you should have a folder for each installation (or other games) of DCS. make a backup and just move the saved games folder to the root of you user profile. then check the properties. also have a quick look here. 1 AKA_SilverDevil AKA Forums My YouTube “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosterdog Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 That FSCAI folder is to do with FSX/Prepar3D. Is it fanware? Im afraid I know nothing about either sim but it appears to be issue in terms of how its shifted the locations of your Saved Games folder. I cant look any further as the links to its download are dead for me. All I can really find are a few references to it on google most of which are highlighting problems various. 1 MSI Tomahawk X570 Mobo, Ryzen 5600X undervolted on Artic Freezer E34 Cooler, RTX3080 FE, 32GB (2x16GB Dual Ranked) GSkil 3600 CL16 Trident Neo RAM, 2X 4th Gen M2 SSDs, Corsair RM850x PSU, Lancool 215 Case. Gear: MFG Crosswinds, Warthog Throttle, Virpil T50CM gen 1 stick, TIR5, Cougar MFD (OOA), D-link H7/B powered USB 2.0 Hub all strapped to a butchered Wheel stand pro, Cushion to bang head on, wall to scream at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdevil Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 good find. there is a like named software by Lockheed Martin https://www.prepar3d.com/product-overview/ FSX as i know it is Flight Sim X. used for training of developing software? 1 AKA_SilverDevil AKA Forums My YouTube “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldpop Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 deleted the FSCAI folder. Uninstalled DCS and DCS OB. Cleaned REG. reinstalled DCS, and it created a new FSCAI/Saved Games???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdevil Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 hmm. if you browse to %userprofile% in File Explorer, do you see contents like below with Saved Games? 1 AKA_SilverDevil AKA Forums My YouTube “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldpop Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 nope it will not go there. It creates the FSCAI folder and places the "Saved Games" folder in that folder. Just did a fresh install of DCS(non OB) and it does the same thing??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosterdog Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 do you or did you have FSX or Prepar3D? I dont think its DCS causing your issues but something somewhere else in your PC 1 MSI Tomahawk X570 Mobo, Ryzen 5600X undervolted on Artic Freezer E34 Cooler, RTX3080 FE, 32GB (2x16GB Dual Ranked) GSkil 3600 CL16 Trident Neo RAM, 2X 4th Gen M2 SSDs, Corsair RM850x PSU, Lancool 215 Case. Gear: MFG Crosswinds, Warthog Throttle, Virpil T50CM gen 1 stick, TIR5, Cougar MFD (OOA), D-link H7/B powered USB 2.0 Hub all strapped to a butchered Wheel stand pro, Cushion to bang head on, wall to scream at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldpop Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 yes P3D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdevil Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 9 hours ago, oldpop said: yes P3D it would seem like P3D is changing the properties of your Saved Games. most applications that use the Saved Games folder usually will query the registry for where the Saved Games folder is. so DCS is looking for your profile DCS folder. try making a copy of the DCS.openbeta folder and paste it just under FSCAI folder. "ron/fcai/dcs.openbeta". AKA_SilverDevil AKA Forums My YouTube “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldpop Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 I removed P3D and all of it's reg items and folders! Along with DCS/OB folders and reg item. Just reinstalled DCS(non Beta) and it runs so far, but it did create a new FSCAI folder with "Saved Games" in it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdevil Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 you have an odd one going. at least DCS is now working. can you post a screen shot from your computer on this reg key? null AKA_SilverDevil AKA Forums My YouTube “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) Windows is being told the Saved Games folder is located in /Saved Games/FSCAI/ Either by Setting, or by mk Link https://www.google.com/search?q=changing+windows+saved+games+location&oq=changing+windows+Saved+Games+lo&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j33i160l2j33i299.7861j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Edited June 14, 2022 by SkateZilla Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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