2.9 Stable Update: Reshade Stopped Working

[PacFlyer23]

I updated to the stable version of 2.9 yesterday, and Reshade is no longer working. I've tried reinstalling it and the Reshade app says this was done, but when in DCS it is not working. I get a message that the files have been deleted. 

[Art-J]

Following 2.9, old shortcuts which previously launched the game in singlethreaded mode now launch it in multithreaded one by default.

Double check where your Reshade is installed (Bin or Bin-MT folder?) and edit / create shortcuts to the right DCS.exe accordingly.

Edited November 30, 2023 by Art-J

[PacFlyer23]

Hi Art-J. 

Thanks for the information. I'm not a PC type, but I have both the Bin and Bin-MT folders in the DCS World folder.  The "reshade-shaders" folder is in the Bin folder.

What do I need to do? Should I move or copy it to the other one?

Update: So I installed Reshade again in the Bin-MT folder. Everything is reset, but I guess I can just play around with it in game and see if I can recreate my settings.  

I did start the DCS in the Bin folder and Reshade is there and so are my settings (now copied down on paper).

So what is the difference between the two DCS versions? I read the explanation on the MT page, but that was before the 2.9 update.

Edited November 30, 2023 by PacFlyer23

[Art-J]

On 11/30/2023 at 11:29 PM, PacFlyer23 said:

Hi Art-J. 

Thanks for the information. I'm not a PC type, but I have both the Bin and Bin-MT folders in the DCS World folder.  The "reshade-shaders" folder is in the Bin folder.

What do I need to do? Should I move or copy it to the other one?

Update: So I installed Reshade again in the Bin-MT folder. Everything is reset, but I guess I can just play around with it in game and see if I can recreate my settings.  

I did start the DCS in the Bin folder and Reshade is there and so are my settings (now copied down on paper).

So what is the difference between the two DCS versions? I read the explanation on the MT page, but that was before the 2.9 update.

 

I haven't used Reshade in DCS for years, so I don't remember its config files anymore, but I do recall profile file which stores your settings was just text files really with fancy extension. Thus, Instead of re-doing your old settings from scratch I guess you should be able to edit the old file using windows notepad or Notepad++ app, typing in new folder path (pointing to Bin-MT) copy it to Bin-MT and maybe that should be enough?

Explanations you've read related to MT and non-MT version of DCS still apply. You can still play "standard" version of course, 'cause MT is still a bit rough around the edges. But since DCS will be moving to mandatory MT for good sooner rather than later whether we want it or not, I'd say it's time to start getting used to it.

The only things which 2.9 added were all the new graphics features (DLSS / FSR, SS Shadows and whatnot), some of which can only be enabled in MT mode, so - that's one extra reason to switch.