Persian Gulf map / DCS loading screen freezes on single player campaigns. (on "sim poststart")

[Wiggo]

Hi! Have had since at least two updates this problem: Sometimes when I start/continue, SP campaing the loading screen freezes, more or less randomly, at same place "sim poststart" (seems really that this does not matter, do I continue or start new one from beginning / even after re-installing the campaing). Sometimes I get over it by renaming the /savedgames/dscfolder/missioneditor/ folder (DCS makes a new one), and then starting campaing with new user. -> then restarting the dcs with my old logbook.lua (from that old "_renamed_missioneditor" - folder. But now it has gone to a point I just have to install/reinstall, thumbling with that directory, restarting campaings restarting dcs and computer, doing this doing that and randomly it seems to just work after doing "stuff", but havent found any logic there. So do I have something weird going on with my logbook, what comes to the PG map, or does it have bug of this kind. Few times ago I still thought it was about certaing campaings, but it seems its not, it happens more or less randomly, or as I said havent found any logic in that (or how I can/have got that fixed). Now I´m in point I just cant start campaigns with my logbook at PG map anymore. I could of try to re-install the PG map, but.. Before I do that with my crappy internet: Is this a known bug. I have found only MP topic about this, and no solution (atleast I did not find any) really in there eather. So is there any? Can somebody plz check my logbook file if theres some problem, or is there a way to check it somehow myself, with some tool maby? I really would not want to lose all those flight hours and start million campaings from very beginning 

[silverdevil]

1 hour ago, Wiggo said:

Hi! Have had since at least two updates this problem: Sometimes when I start/continue, SP campaing the loading screen freezes, more or less randomly, at same place "sim poststart" (seems really that this does not matter, do I continue or start new one from beginning / even after re-installing the campaing). Sometimes I get over it by renaming the /savedgames/dscfolder/missioneditor/ folder (DCS makes a new one), and then starting campaing with new user. -> then restarting the dcs with my old logbook.lua (from that old "_renamed_missioneditor" - folder. But now it has gone to a point I just have to install/reinstall, thumbling with that directory, restarting campaings restarting dcs and computer, doing this doing that and randomly it seems to just work after doing "stuff", but havent found any logic there. So do I have something weird going on with my logbook, what comes to the PG map, or does it have bug of this kind. Few times ago I still thought it was about certaing campaings, but it seems its not, it happens more or less randomly, or as I said havent found any logic in that (or how I can/have got that fixed). Now I´m in point I just cant start campaigns with my logbook at PG map anymore. I could of try to re-install the PG map, but.. Before I do that with my crappy internet: Is this a known bug. I have found only MP topic about this, and no solution (atleast I did not find any) really in there eather. So is there any? Can somebody plz check my logbook file if theres some problem, or is there a way to check it somehow myself, with some tool maby? I really would not want to lose all those flight hours and start million campaings from very beginning 

post the most recent DCS.LOG. maybe something in there will let on what the problem is. the logbook.lua file gets appended each time you play the game. i believe since it is plain text file, you can make a backup and then edit afterwards.

[Wiggo]

On 4/16/2023 at 9:46 PM, silverdevil said:

post the most recent DCS.LOG. maybe something in there will let on what the problem is. the logbook.lua file gets appended each time you play the game. i believe since it is plain text file, you can make a backup and then edit afterwards.

Got it working, again, after doing about everything I mentioned above, outcluding repairdcs. But yeah here are both files (dunno if its correct dcs.log (there are many in different names/backups or something in folder, truly dont understand anything of these what comes to DCS (or I do understand, something, just havent done anything with em before..)), just  in case. (last time it freezed, was running F/A-18C + Rise of Persian Lion 2 or Raven One campaing(? not 100% sure) (it have happened though with every campaing, "ED" and user files, but always F/A-18C + PG. (dont have any other owned HF mods, yet, though trialed few..)  EDIT: Damned, there was a lot of () in my typing.. sry

 

 

dcs.log logbook.lua

Edited April 18, 2023 by Wiggo

[silverdevil]

1 hour ago, Wiggo said:

Got it working, again, after doing about everything I mentioned above, outcluding repairdcs. But yeah here are both files (dunno if its correct dcs.log (there are many in different names/backups or something in folder, truly dont understand anything of these what comes to DCS (or I do understand, something, just havent done anything with em before..)), just  in case. (last time it freezed, was running F/A-18C + Rise of Persian Lion 2 or Raven One campaing(? not 100% sure) (it have happened though with every campaing, "ED" and user files, but always F/A-18C + PG. (dont have any other owned HF mods, yet, though trialed few..)  EDIT: Damned, there was a lot of () in my typing.. sry

 

 

dcs.log 81.18 kB · 0 downloads logbook.lua 190.95 kB · 0 downloads

 

the DCS.log you provided has today's date so it is likely correct. but it just ends prematurely. you may try to make your pagefile a bit larger. maybe a memory issue though i do not see anything in the log. also you mention campaigns. does the error occur when playing instant action missions?

[Wiggo]

1 hour ago, silverdevil said:

the DCS.log you provided has today's date so it is likely correct. but it just ends prematurely. you may try to make your pagefile a bit larger. maybe a memory issue though i do not see anything in the log. also you mention campaigns. does the error occur when playing instant action missions?

Have not replied the error in any other case. (only in campaing loading, SP) Maby I will post immediately .log file if / when it occurs again.

[silverdevil]

2 hours ago, Wiggo said:

Have not replied the error in any other case. (only in campaing loading, SP) Maby I will post immediately .log file if / when it occurs again.

ok good luck.

[Wiggo]

dcs.loglogbook.lua Have now tried to play Raven One campaing. IF and WHEN I "remake" savedgames/dcsob/missioneditor folder (clear logbook), i can start raven one campaing. Even the mission 3. But with my own logbook, even after restarted campaign and skipped two first missions it makes the good old freeze on sim poststart (there is some weird errors on dcs.log, but clerly it somehow correlates with my logbook.lua. Have kinda tried everything, re-installed the campaign module, re-installed the persian gulf map etc etc. Only way is to make new logbook.lua. Dunno whatta heck is wrong with my logbook. And oh. That Dcs.log ends suddenly, because there is no other way out from that freezed loading window -> force quit dcs. (by windows). If somebody could help it would be wonderfull. Ofc I could play the campaign with new user, but this annoys me, because this has happened more or less with every bought persian gulf campaing, but this is first time i cant anymore get around it and continue campaing. (or even by restarting it and removing it, with my old logbook.lua). What in gods name is going on?

[Flappie]

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