Jester stops working

[D1git4l]

Good morning,
After a certain amount of flight time, Jester simply stops working. 
Whether it is when starting the plane, or a plane started on the ground. 
He is still present on the plane but no longer speaks or takes any action. 
Here is the message I have in Jester's logs:

./Mods/aircraft/F-4E/jester//behaviors\StartAircraft.lua:0: attempt to index field 'device_commands' (a nil value) stack traceback:

./Mods/aircraft/F-4E/jester//behaviors\StartAircraft.lua: in function 'on_release_function'

./Mods/aircraft/F-4E/jester//base\Urge.lua: in function 'Release'

./Mods/aircraft/F-4E/jester//base\Urge.lua: in function 'Tick'

./Mods/aircraft/F-4E/jester//behaviors\StartAircraft.lua: in function 'Tick'

./Mods/aircraft/F-4E/jester//base\Jester.lua: in function '' ./Mods/aircraft/F-4E/jester//base\Jester.lua: in function <

./Mods/aircraft/F-4E/jester//base\Jester.lua:0> [C]: in function 'xpcall' [string "..."]:9: in main chunk

Of course I tried to uninstall the module. Delete mods, binds... I of course tried to uninstall the module. Delete mods, binds...

News : The problem  appears when I do an INS alignment

 

Thanks for your help

Edited June 15, 2024 by D1git4l

[Grundar]

G'day Digital, there is a current known issue with Jester due to an accidental typo, which could be contributing to the issue:

From Heatblurs notes;

Known issues:

• Important: Due to capitalization changes not propagating properly at times, the "\...\sdef\Jester\contacts" folder is named incorrectly, which will cause none of the essential JESTER calls from that folder to be played. Our sincere apologies. This will be fixed in the coming patch properly, however in the meantime you can apply an easy fix yourself, if you please, after finishing the update:
  • STANDALONE USERS: Either delete the "DCS World\Mods\aircraft\f4e\Sounds\sdef\Jester\contacts" folder and run a DCS repair, and it will get restored correctly by DCS or manually rename it to use a capital C.
  • STEAM USERS: Manually rename it from "\...\sdef\Jester\contacts" to "\...\sdef\Jester\Contacts" (simply with a capital "C" instead).

Note: Deleting the folder and running a repair only works for the DCS standalone version. Steam users need to rename the folder manually, please. Manually renaming the folder works for both versions.

 

You may have already done this but it doesn't hurt to mention just in case.  If you have already attended to this you could try a repair of DCS to see if your issue is rectified.

[HB_Painter]

Hey thanks for the report! Do you have any non-standard characters in your saved games path like chinese, kyrillic or even just something like é?

[Checkmate]

I tried renaming the folder to "Contacts" and then deleted the folder and ran a repair, but neither worked. I have the standlone version of DCS. I'm trying the Dive Toss training mission and still do not hear Jester saying anthing. He used to say "Captured" when I hit the Context button in the dive. It seems to be locking on, but no voice overs from Jester.  

Edited June 30, 2024 by Checkmate