fixed Screen Flickering Since 2.9 Update

[PlaceboC6]

I am experiencing both the black flashing as well as the very drastic color shifts.  Seems like they both only happen to me when I am playing with the TGP.  I flew an entire Air to Air mission (45 minutes) and didn't have a problem.

[KeyserSoze62]

8 hours ago, Flappie said:

What flashes? The white ones or the black ones? (they are two different issues)

I'm with NVIDIA driver 531.41 and I have the white flashes.

For me it was white flashes. Like a blink of the eye.

[Batrag]

Am 1.11.2023 um 06:40 schrieb KeyserSoze62:

I was getting this same flash in the Apache on all maps. Much worse on night missions and more frequent with the PNVS up then without.  I wasn't sure if it was 2.9 because I had recently updated Nvidia drivers. 

When 2.9 dropped I was on Nvidia driver 537.42 with no issues or flashing. I updated to 545.92 and it started flashing.  I rolled back to 537.42 drivers and its working fine again.

Track attached from the initial flashing if it helps.

 

screen flash.trk 4.73 MB · 1 Download

Im also on the Apache. I was going back to 537.42 with DDU. But this not solve the Problem for me. Only switch the Tads from Flir to tv mode is working for me. I strongly believe there is a Problem with the Flir image. And it happens also with other modules as soon as you turn on any device that use a FLIR picture.

System

13600k

4090

64gb Ram

[DAZnBLAST]

I've just had another play around with the Apache Live Fire Range. Did not load any Hellfires, just took off and flew around for like 4mins, no issues. As soon as I bought up the TADS screen using VID > TADS > ZOOM in Pilot cockpit and asked George to look over the range, within seconds, BOOM white flashes.

But then I don't understand how I can get white flashes in MP in Combined Arms, unless it's because other users in the server are using TADS, TGPs etc??

[Moxica]

Flashes.trkDxDiag.txtdcs.log
 

Disabled full screen without any result. It changed nothing, because mirror was windowed before. I can not make it go fullscreen.
Anyway, here's a track where I allways get flashes. (F-15E)

Edited November 5, 2023 by Moxica

[Ebphoto]

I do remember seeing this before the 2.9 patch and it was right around the time the F15E SE dropped for early access because I remember my friend and I were online in the SE and we Both saw this issue happen. We both thought it was lightning and we were trying to remember if that was a new thing. But I clearly remember seeing this before 2.9!! It seems to happen when the FLIR pod is displayed in the MFD or the HUD and I’ve seen it in the Apache as well as the F15E. Turn off the FLIR or stop iy displaying on the HUD and it goes away.

Could someone tell me where those other two files that are being asked for are located? I’ll share them if I can find them. I can recreate this pretty easily now. Does this happen with any of the other modules? I haven’t been able to fly much so haven’t messed around to see if it does. Thanks…

[KeyserSoze62]

I retract my previous comment that this issue had been corrected by rolling back Nvidia drivers. It truly seemed to be the case as I have flown several Apache missions with absolutely no white flashes but today after flying several more flash free missions the white flashing returned on the last mission of the day in the Sinai map. It was a daytime mission with no FLIR or PNVS up. It was very frequent as well.  I've made no changes at all to my system since I rolled back the drivers so no clue why it suddenly started again.

I also experienced a couple of other bugs playing today so it was a real winner.

 

[Moxica]

16 hours ago, Ebphoto said:

I do remember seeing this before the 2.9 patch and it was right around the time the F15E SE dropped for early access because I remember my friend and I were online in the SE and we Both saw this issue happen. We both thought it was lightning and we were trying to remember if that was a new thing. But I clearly remember seeing this before 2.9!! It seems to happen when the FLIR pod is displayed in the MFD or the HUD and I’ve seen it in the Apache as well as the F15E. Turn off the FLIR or stop iy displaying on the HUD and it goes away.

Could someone tell me where those other two files that are being asked for are located? I’ll share them if I can find them. I can recreate this pretty easily now. Does this happen with any of the other modules? I haven’t been able to fly much so haven’t messed around to see if it does. Thanks…

You are right. It was there before 2.9 and appeared around the time the F15E was released - ish.

DCS.log in
"saved games/DCS.openbeta/logs"
Run dxdiag from start, and you save that file where you want. I think default path is desktop.

I'd love to see a fix very soon, because now that everything is so smooth, these menigitis-inducing flashes ruins all the would-be joyous missions.

 

Edited November 6, 2023 by Moxica

[-Scrat-]

Having the same problem here... (White Flash) with the Hornet right after the sunset using the ATFLIR POD on PG.

It's really annoying...

 

[Jamie_G]

Also having the same issues, black flicker / flash in the F16 and white in the F18 and only when using the TPOD, its fine otherwise. Particularly jarring at night though.

Never been so glad to see other people having the same issue...was terrified my GPU was failing!

Hopefully can be addressed in the next OB update.

[PlaceboC6]

4 hours ago, Jamie_G said:

Also having the same issues, black flicker / flash in the F16 and white in the F18 and only when using the TPOD, its fine otherwise. Particularly jarring at night though.

Never been so glad to see other people having the same issue...was terrified my GPU was failing!

Hopefully can be addressed in the next OB update.

 Yeah there are definitely a number of us.  I'm also having an issue where when using the TGP set to White Hot mode I can barely make out vehicles at all.  Most of a tank, for example, practically blends in with the grass and only the engine compartment lights up.  So when you're flying to a target trying to find tune or locate your mission target you pretty much have to enable Active Pause to have enough time to find anything.  Very frustrating

[Abybos]

Hello,

I also have a problem with random flickering of the image since version 2.9,

but on closer inspection, it's probably caused by activating the TADS video and it doesn't matter whether it's night or day.

Flicker in the cockpit is very unpleasant.

I'm attaching the track with my tests without TADS and with TADS.
Before the 2.9, i didn't have this problem with the AH-64D. 

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Computer setting for DCS : 
Windows 11
ASUS ROG STRIX B660-F GAMING WIFI
Intel Core i5-13600KF
DDR5 32Go G.Skill DDR5 32GB 6000Mhz
AMD Radeon 7900XT
SSD Crucial P3 1To M.2 PCIe Gen3 NVMe

PB_TADS-Apache.trk

Edited November 10, 2023 by Abybos

[MadGoose]

Is there any update from Devs on this? fix coming in next patch?

[BIGNEWY]

Best to wait for a future change log. At the moment a fix is being worked on. 

thanks

[Bunzy]

First time seeing these bright flashes (like Lightning)

Is this the same issue everyone else is seeing?

[rob10]

2 hours ago, Bunzy said:

First time seeing these bright flashes (like Lightning)

Is this the same issue everyone else is seeing?

I'm seeing those.

[shinobi61]

I also had this (thought my gpu was busted) but I'm also getting the black frame flicker (basically the same issue that was tied to Sinai + mirrors)

[Mobius_11804]

Aaand Growling Sidewinder had them Flashes too xDDD

it starts around 13:54 with him even reacting to it^^

Edited November 16, 2023 by Mobius_11804

[shinobi61]

this only seems to happen at dawn/dusk/night but the black flickering like odd black frames is really annoying

[Agent_Scarn]

I think the problem is more intense since today's update (16/11).

I can't be sure. Here is my track.

Screen flash.trk

[shinobi61]

only seems to be reletively small group having this issue i wonder what is the common variable.

[Flappie]

A fix to the white flashes is being made. However, the fix was not ready to be put into today's OB update.

[Agent_Scarn]

1 minute ago, Flappie said:

A fix to the white flashes is being made. However, the fix was not ready to be put into today's OB update.

Good to hear. I forgot to mention that it only happens when my TPOD is on. When I turn it off the flashing stops

[shinobi61]

good news, has the black frames flicker been reproduced also? @Flappie cheers

[DAZnBLAST]

34 minutes ago, Flappie said:

A fix to the white flashes is being made. However, the fix was not ready to be put into today's OB update.

Thanks for the update. I was going to post just now, the white flashes are still in this latest build.