captain_dalan Posted October 12, 2023 Posted October 12, 2023 This bug is a long standing, and it happens to return with variable frequency from patch to patch. When starting a mission for an N-th time, either by selecting restart or selecting fly from the mission menu, sometimes an F-14A will freeze after clicking ok/fly, with a "thump" sound being followed by the engine loop. It can happen in MP and SP, and it can happen in MT and ST. Sometimes it happens every few restarts, and sometimes it takes dozens of repetitions. I found the easier way of reproducing the bug is to re-fly my modified version of Bankler's CASE I recovery trainer. I will attach the mission bellow for those interested in trying to reproduce the crash. I also took this short video as a demonstration. I was originally recording my landing sessions in order to review them the next day and make proper corrections to my technique, but i was lucky (or unlucky enough, depends on how you see it) to have 2 separate occurrences in relatively short succession, so i decided to publish them here in hope of making it easier to reproduce the bug. Looking forward to your inputs. No tracks are being attached, as naturally, DCS freezing prohibits tracks from being saved. Bankler's Case 1 Recovery Trainer_v07-20_Supercarrier_A-4C F-14A.miz Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache, F4U Corsair, WWII Assets Pack
IronMike Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 Thank you. @Silhou please track it as "critical" - thank you. 2 Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/
captain_dalan Posted October 16, 2023 Author Posted October 16, 2023 14 hours ago, IronMike said: Thank you. @Silhou please track it as "critical" - thank you. My pleasure mate! Wish i could be of more help, it's a real pain to reproduce, as sometimes it won't appear for hours, or even days of flying If i found more clues i'll post them over here. Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache, F4U Corsair, WWII Assets Pack
Silhou Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/15/2023 at 12:53 PM, IronMike said: Thank you. @Silhou please track it as "critical" - thank you. Done 2
captain_dalan Posted December 20, 2023 Author Posted December 20, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 5:29 PM, Gryzor said: Hi when this bug will be fixed? Is this still an issue for you? I haven't experienced one of these in more then a month now. Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache, F4U Corsair, WWII Assets Pack
captain_dalan Posted January 13, 2024 Author Posted January 13, 2024 Update: No track this time around, and no real crash either. But something happened to me last week, that almost looked like a crash on mission start. It was a generic instant action with an air start, i thin it was on the Nevada map, just a free flight. DCS hung as i clicked the start button, sound froze, and i thought i was about to have the first freeze in ages. Then the mission unfroze and i continued with the flight as usual except for one thing. My HUD was all skewed as if i had messed my gyro with an over g. Except i hadn't pulled any g's at all as i had just started the mission. The g indicator did show about 5 or 6 g's pulled though. As if the plane has literally shuddered at mission start. Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache, F4U Corsair, WWII Assets Pack
Flash_111 Posted January 24, 2024 Posted January 24, 2024 I have noted hung starts after clicking fly- usually if I click it as soon as it appears while textures are still streaming in. I suspect it has something to do with the new streaming textures methods that were added to DCS last fall. I also run custom textures in the cockpit so I probably should double check that there's no weird compression methods being used in the files I made. VF-111 SUNDOWNERS VF-111 Discord
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