solved Game freezes when loading second mission every session

[nachinus]

Hello,

DCS MT is reliabily freezing every session when I try to load a 2nd mission. First one always plays fine, even big and long campaign missions (replaying The Big Show right now). But if I try to load another mission, quick action or training after that, the game freezes in loading screen or just after loading. 

nullTask manager shows that the ssd disk I have DCS installed in has 100% active time with unstable tranfer rate when this freeze happens. Screenshot attached. After closing the game, all those DCS.exe processes listed in the disk activity section linger on, and it takes a few minutes until they end and disk active time turns back to normal.

My pagefile is in other SSD unit, btw.

Here's the log:

dcs.log

 

Edited March 14, 2024 by nachinus

[BIGNEWY]

Hi, 

please check your scripts, it may not be related but worth sorting
2024-03-14 15:34:46.919 ERROR   EDCORE (Main): [C:\Users\USUARIO\Saved Games\DCS\/Scripts/Hooks/lottafGameGUI.lua] CreateFile(REWRITE): The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
2024-03-14 15:34:46.919 ERROR   EDCORE (Main): Can't open file 'C:\Users\USUARIO\Saved Games\DCS\/Scripts/Hooks/lottafGameGUI.lua' from fs.

Regarding the pagefile, you have 65GB so you can set your pagefile to system managed, it will free up some space on your pagefile drive. 

Run a verify in steam for DCS just to be sure nothing strange is happening and make sure windows and all drivers are up to date. 

if you crash again after please attach the fresh log so we can take another look. 

thank you 

 

 

[nachinus]

hace 3 horas, BIGNEWY dijo:

Hi, 

please check your scripts, it may not be related but worth sorting
2024-03-14 15:34:46.919 ERROR   EDCORE (Main): [C:\Users\USUARIO\Saved Games\DCS\/Scripts/Hooks/lottafGameGUI.lua] CreateFile(REWRITE): The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
2024-03-14 15:34:46.919 ERROR   EDCORE (Main): Can't open file 'C:\Users\USUARIO\Saved Games\DCS\/Scripts/Hooks/lottafGameGUI.lua' from fs.

Regarding the pagefile, you have 65GB so you can set your pagefile to system managed, it will free up some space on your pagefile drive. 

Run a verify in steam for DCS just to be sure nothing strange is happening and make sure windows and all drivers are up to date. 

if you crash again after please attach the fresh log so we can take another look. 

thank you 

 

 

Hi! First of all thank you for the quick response!

Regarding the scripts, I installed a "Dynamic Campaign Engine" campaign a long time ago, maybe this modified some scripts? I thought I uninstalled it, though.

I don't have a clue about script files. I'm running the integrity verification process right now, maybe it will revert the script files to their original status.

I'll report back as soon as i have time to play again.

 

 

Edited March 14, 2024 by nachinus

[BIGNEWY]

If you do not use the scripts any more go to 

C:\Users\USUARIO\Saved Games\DCS\/Scripts/Hooks/lottafGameGUI.lua

and delete the file 

thank you 

[nachinus]

After deleting the script file and running the integrity verification process in steam I did a quick test and could succesfully load, exit and load another mission in different maps three times in a row with no problem. I'll do further testing during the weekend with actual playing in long, big missions and see how it goes, but so far looks good because this quick test wouldn't work before. 

I already had done a  integrity verification last week when I first noticed these freezes, so I guess it's the scripts thingie that did the trick? I don't know how this can be, since it's been there for a looong time, but go figure...

I'll get back with confirmation as soon as I can. Thank you!!!

[Flappie]

@nachinus Is your problem solved for good?

[nachinus]

Sorry I didn't get back. I had another freeze, but it was when using Barthek's Caucasus retextured map mod. Again with the same traits as before: it didn't freeze the first mission but when loading a second mission after having previously played in another map. I haven't had time to play DCS in the last weeks so I didn't test it further. Previous freezes weren't related to that map, so I'm not eager to blame the mod so quickly.

Again sorry for not thoroughly test this issue. I'll try to see this through. I just don't have as much free time lately, since I started preparing and practicing for the ULM flight license.

[nachinus]

I'm starting to think this is a SDD problem. The same weird behaviour of 100% disk active time with intermitent read/write peaks and valleys is happening when updating to the new version from Steam, without even running the game, and making the PC slugish even browsing that SDD with the file explorer. I googled the problem and my disk model and it seems that a bunch of people is having the same problems with similar Kingston SSDs in the last months.

EDIT: Just formatted SSD, reinstalling everything right now. Let's see what happens.

Edited April 14, 2024 by nachinus

[nachinus]

Confirmed FIXED after formatting SSD and reinstalling.