reports about freezing training mission, flight time, etc.

[joker62]

First of all, I don't have any MOD installed, repair done, no VR.

- lesson 4 basics (training) - pilot visual landing. The mission keeps freezing and I'm forced to go back to. Sometimes a few minutes after taking, last time when abeam Kobuleti, startng penetration for landing.

The following are small things:

- during the first three training missions, the time on the ground before take-off is also counted as flight time.

- lesson 1 basics (training) - pilot cold start, step 20a: with the function control switch (the knob) still pressed, moving the reference marker above and below the pointer, the low altitude warning light does not illuminate.

- lesson 3 basics (training) - pilot take off and navigation, task 6 cruise: "... you may engage the autopilot in altitude-hold mode ..." You forgot to communicate (and to highlight in the cockpit) that AFCS must be activated first.

I'm very satisfied with this plane. the degree of realism of the various systems, the readability of the instruments, the degree of immersion during startup procedures, is exceptional. Thanks again for your hard work.

[TOViper]

Hello joker62!

I read carefully through your posting, but I am not sure if I got you right on your first sentence.

1. Is DCS freezing, or
2. Does the lesson just not continue at some point?

In case of 1: I cannot really help out without any more infos.
In case of 2: Which step is the last one that you can see written on-screen in the right top corner of the screen? Maybe you have the track or a screenshot that I can check too.

Regarding the other notes, I will check them ASAP.

Thanks in any case for taking the time to write this feedback!
Kind regards,
TOViper

Edited May 31, 2024 by TOViper

[joker62]

@TOViper, first of all thanks for taking a look

1 hour ago, TOViper said:

1. Is DCS freezing, or
2. Does the lesson just not continue at some point?

DCS is freezing

1 hour ago, TOViper said:

In case of 1: I cannot really help out without any more infos.

and unfortunately I can't provide further information because DCS simply freezes and I can't do anything other than click the left mouse button which gives me the option to wait for the program to close or to close the program in any case. I tried to wait several times without success, so I close the program (DCS) and go back to the desktop.

Today, after an in-depth repair (check all files), I flew the lesson 4 basics (training) - pilot visual landing again, without problems, with a complete landing! I don't know if it can be useful or make a difference, but this time, during the approach to 22000 feet, I did not activate AFCS and autopilot (altitude-hold) and not turn on the instrument and console lights.

Thanks again.

Antonio.

Edited May 31, 2024 by joker62

[TOViper]

Oh, that sounds like you had something really bad happening with the filesystem, and good to hear you managed that!
Maybe I find a minute or two in the evening to fly exactly that lesson with exactly your configuration (console lights and autopilot), maybe there is something hidden we currently can't see.
If you have any new information, please post it here, I will keep monitoring this thread.

Edited May 31, 2024 by TOViper

[joker62]

evening update:

- I flew lesson 3 basic (pilot take off and navigation) still without any problems.

- I flew lesson 4 basic (pilot visual landing) and near Kobuleti, DCS was freezing. I performed an in-depth repair (check all files), and flew again same lesson, but this time DCS was freezing flying towards Kobuleti at 22000 ft, 27 NM.

But now I've two saved dcs.log files which I attach. I hope they can help identify and solve my problem. Thanks again.

dcs.log-20240531-191710.zip dcs.log-20240531-184236.zip

[TOViper]

@IronMike: Can you please take a look to these ZIPs?

Edited June 1, 2024 by TOViper

[TOViper]

On 5/28/2024 at 4:12 PM, joker62 said:

- lesson 1 basics (training) - pilot cold start, step 20a: with the function control switch (the knob) still pressed, moving the reference marker above and below the pointer, the low altitude warning light does not illuminate.

@IronMike
I wasn't able to re-produce this issue in 250 (it is Lesson 02 - Taxi, not Lesson 01 - Startup).
During the radar altimeter test, the light worked as intended (see reference marker slightly below and slightly above the pointer).

 

[joker62]

@TOViper

Monday update

Over the weekend I discovered that even flying with the f-14, DCS is freezing. I didn't notice it before, because since the release of the F-4 I have only flown with this module. I believe that the problem is not related to the F-4 but to the latest DCS update patch.

I carefully read the various sections in the forum (English/Digital Combat Simulator/DCS 2.9/Bugs and Problems//Installation and Operation/Game Crash/...). I checked the integrity of the RAM, video card, FAN and temperature, etc.: everything ok, no problems found. I also ran the executables from the DCS Game/distr/ folder. As far as I'm concerned, I believe that my problem (DCS is freezing after 10-20 minutes of flight) depends on the latest update patch and not on a single module.

Sorry if I didn't immediately understand the problem, but thank you so much for your attention.

Antonio.

 

 

 

[TOViper]

Hey Antonio, thanks for the information.

Sometimes the reason for problems cannot be seen at first glance, but I really hope you can somehow figure out whats blocking your enjoyment.

I would go for video driver, the video cache settings and the video settings first, then swap space (also if enough space is free on the hard disc), then check the integrity of the harddisc, then for USB drivers where your controls are connected, and then for software issues like virus scanner and other bullshid software, etc.

Thats how I would start without having any more infos at that stage.

[joker62]

last update

Today I did a test but not related to the PC. I flew with my old and dear Mi-8 and then with the F/A-18, a couple of flights of about 30 minutes, without any problem. So I tried lesson 4 basics (training) - pilot visual landing again and after less than 5 minutes DCS was freezing and I had to go out to the desktop.

I really don't know what to do. I hope tomorrow's patch fixes my F-4E and F-14 issues.

 

 

 

[joker62]

After today's patch I flew the lesson 4 basic (pilot visual landing), landed, taxied and stopped at ramp.

So, I flew the same lesson twice more and each time, after about 10 minutes, DCS froze and the system automatically rebooted.

Such a pity. I was really hoping to enjoy this plane even more than the F-14, but at this point I give up. Maybe some future patch will allow me to fly the F-4E too. With other modules I have no problems.

 

edit:

tonight I'm encountering the same problems with the other modules too. Until patch 2.9.5.55300 dated 05.22.2024 I had never had this type of problem with DCS. Really disappointed.

 

 

 

Edited June 5, 2024 by joker62

[TOViper]

Hey Joker62! After reading your latest post, I am pretty sure your computer has a hardware issue. Maybe overheat or undervoltage caused by high system load.

Edited June 6, 2024 by TOViper

[joker62]

17 hours ago, TOViper said:

Hey Joker62! After reading your latest post, I an pretty sure your computer has a hardware issue. Maybe overheat or undervoltage caused by high system load.

@TOViper

And you're right. Thank you very much for your kindness, patience and support.

About two weeks ago, while checking some settings in the bios, I inadvertently changed a CPU voltage parameter. On exit I had selected "discard changes", or at least I thought I did. In reality I must have pressed "save changes", because today when I checked that setting I noticed that it was wrong. I rebuilt the right one and now DCS works like a charm. Thanks again for your important help. I flew the F-4E and F-14 repeatedly, no problems.

Antonio.

 

[TOViper]

Sounds good Antonio, have fun!!