reported F14 VR - VDI screen not usable in MT Version

[westr]

there appears to be an issue with the image on the TCS when using the multithreading dcs.exe, when running the other DCS.exe (non multithreading) the image in the TCS is fine and target can be seen. In Mulththreading the screen is black and if you adjust the VDI you still cant see an image. Doing some searching this issue is discussed on Reddit. The advice given was to reduce Res of displays, or turn off MSAA. Neither of these options has worked for me. Could this be looked into.

[IronMike]

Thank you, this is a known issue on DCS side, ED are aware.

[todd022]

Are we getting anywhere with this?

[draconus]

On 5/22/2023 at 5:56 AM, todd022 said:

Are we getting anywhere with this?

What do you mean? This was quickly fixed then but the latest beta 2.8.5 broke TCS/LANTIRN on PG map. [MT VR]

Edited October 20, 2023 by draconus

[PD919]

I guess I found a small work around.  If I close the mission and reload it then sometimes the TCS/Lantirn will start to work.

[Whistler_RIO]

ya i also have weird inconsistencies with this issue.  sometimes i have blacked-out TCS for the first half of a long mission and then all of a sudden its fine!  but usually it doesnt work.  i also am running MT in VR

[Joe1978]

Please, any update?

[draconus]

5 minutes ago, Joe1978 said:

Please, any update?

Last OB update: 8 June 2023

Next update: to be announced

[heloguy]

Still having this issue.

[Joe1978]

I was hoping that with yesterday's patch this would be fixed, but it seems to continue

[Dannyvandelft]

Had this yesterday

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[Dave317]

Same for me it rarely works and there doesn't seem to be a work around.  Hopefully it can be fixed soon. 

[LOW_Hitman]

Hi all,

in the F14 the VDI Display is black and i cant see any targets. After lock the screen is black again - it looks like a bug, anyone else with this issue?? (Also the mirrors are not working, totaly grey and no movement.

[WipeUout]

Working fine here.  Have you try a slow repair? Sounds like you have corrupted install... do you use any F-14 mods?  Sometime not disabling the mod before an update can cause this sort of issue.

[LOW_Hitman]

thnx for your quick reply! Yes - iam using the reduced Cockpit Texture MOD - otherwise F14 isn't playable in VR. I'll try a restart without mod and queck if it helps.

edit:

Yes the reduced cockpit textures are the issue. So i have to wait for an updated version. With "normal" textures its not playable.

Edited August 20, 2023 by LOW_Hitman

[westr]

I'm having this problem again in MT. I'm having the problem with DCS and DCS open beta MT. My open beta is running no mods. This was an issue a while back then HB patched it. 

[westr]

Problem is back for me in open beta MT. Could HB look into please I know you patched it before. I’m running no cockpit mods 

[LOW_Hitman]

I'll try a quick repair and see if it helps. Without mod - VDI is normal

Edited August 23, 2023 by LOW_Hitman

[westr]

Just done a full repair of OB. Got rid of all extra files so all my skins everything. No mods running. Definitely not working. 

[Dave317]

Same here however on hot starts it always seems to work properly.

[Kifter1983]

I have the same issue, VDI is black when running VR MT version of the game. Tried fiddling with brightness / contrast but nothing is displayed (lantirn and TCS). I thought I had seen the problem acknowledged somewhere and that a fix was being looked into.

 

Just found the thread:

 

Edited August 28, 2023 by Kifter1983

[Kifter1983]

Same for me as well, Open beta VR MT. Display is fine when not running VR (MT or non-MT) display is also fine if running VR without MT. It's only VR MT combination the TCS and latirn display is black.

[westr]

On 8/28/2023 at 1:55 AM, Kifter1983 said:

Same for me as well, Open beta VR MT. Display is fine when not running VR (MT or non-MT) display is also fine if running VR without MT. It's only VR MT combination the TCS and latirn display is black.

Ok, so after lots and lots of head scratching, try when you get into a mission either restarting the mission with Ctrl+R or exit to the mission editor and restart mission. It seems like the mission needs to be loaded 2-3 times then it sometimes works. If the mission is loaded first time screen is black. Which is why the instant action missions don’t seem to work. 

[gyrovague]

A potential fix has been submitted -- nobody on our team has been able to reproduce this error, but we spotted a way in which it might be able to happen. Note that it could take up to 4-6 weeks for this to become available in openbeta, keep an eye on the DCS F-14 release notes for this issue.

[MPK]

Adding my 2c ... this problem happens 100% of the time in single player for me, but I have never seen the issue at all in multiplayer.