Integrity Check failing on Core Game Textures ( Appears to be Random)

[STRIKER 45]

I have been having issues since the last update (DCS 2.9.5.55918)  where random core game Textures and Roughmets are flagging as braking integrity check even though I have not touched these files.  I go to check these folders and files and the "Last date Changed" Are from several patches ago.  This seems to be random as I will load a single player map with most of the playable aircraft in it and it will flag a random texture or roughmet.  I load it again after a game restart and it will flag different textures.   This also sometimes is happening in multiplayer.  I ran repair with "all Files" multiple times and it still is not finding any issues.  Perhaps there is a corrupted check sum or something going on.  I am tired of getting a Random Red Shield.  Some sesssons I will not get the red shield other times I will.  This is the only patch in 4 years of DCS that has given me this issue

Included images of one example of untouched texture...

had issues with F-4E F-1Mirage SU-27 F-5E-3 F-15E Appears to be random

 

ED Please Fix

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Edited June 18, 2024 by STRIKER 45
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[razo+r]

That is an ancient behaviour of the integrity check. It has been flagging random default game files since years at seemingly random intervals... 

[STRIKER 45]

Is there a fix?  Nightmare scenario is I am in a Match and get kicked halfway through because integrity check goes off on some random texture.  

Last install of the game was early 2021... Should I do a freash reinstall and just hold on to my saved games folder?

[STRIKER 45]

I did a full reinstall of DCS... It is still failing Integrity Check.  I did a short 5 minute single player mission.  Checked multi player and had the red shiled.  This time for a random Masquito texture.   Mods folder disabled in saved games as well.

dcs.log

Edited June 19, 2024 by STRIKER 45
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[Maverick87Shaka]

On 6/19/2024 at 9:19 AM, STRIKER 45 said:

I did a full reinstall of DCS... It is still failing Integrity Check.  I did a short 5 minute single player mission.  Checked multi player and had the red shiled.  This time for a random Masquito texture.   Mods folder disabled in saved games as well.

dcs.log

 

If you're running your memory with overclock (including auto tune and certified XMP profile) try to disable it.
Keeping your RAM at default SPD clock make a DCS repair and then run DCS and test it.

Sometimes it happens that due to memory corruption, there will be a miss match between version loaded into RAM and the "validated" checksum

Just a test, disable in the bios XMP, and give it a try.

Edited June 25, 2024 by Maverick87Shaka

[Hotel Tango]

I'm having this issue for some time now. It's completely random. Various repairs and some uninstalls have not fixed it.

[brodie4598]

This started for me on the latest update - happened twice tonight alone in the exact same way both times: 

1. Log into MP server no problem
2. Realize I'm an idiot and can't figure out how to start the Chinook
3. Log out and start the Chinook training mission
4. Pull my head out
5. Go back to exact same MP server and integrity check failed on some random core game file
6. Exit game, do a Clean in DCS Updater
7. Back to normal. 

Edit: after the third time, I realize the Clean isn't necessary. A simple restart solves it. 

Edit 2: Just had it happen after changing aircraft inside the same server...this is gonna get old in a hurry. 

Edited August 15, 2024 by brodie4598

[brodie4598]

Just had this happen again in the middle of a mission. I was kicked out after landing and then taking off from a FARP in the CH47. Then after restarting DCS I couldn't get back into the mission so this time I did need to do a repair. 

[Sandman1330]

Got this twice in one evening today. 2 logs attached. The first time it was CH47 textures, the second time it was M2000C textures.

I am having memory issues (is 32GB not enough anymore???), so there might be some validity to the corrupting of textures theory....

 

dcs.log dcs.20240818-011936.log

[Lange_666]

Create an exception in your anit-virus software for the entire DCS folder and the DCS folder in your Saved Games folder.
Then run a repair to get the files back your AV might have quarantined and you're good to go.

[Sandman1330]

19 hours ago, Lange_666 said:

Create an exception in your anit-virus software for the entire DCS folder and the DCS folder in your Saved Games folder.
Then run a repair to get the files back your AV might have quarantined and you're good to go.

Thanks, but I don't think that's it. It only happens on heavily loaded servers where I'm running up against max memory.

[Lange_666]

Crap, i posted in the wrong thread. Can happen when you have to much tabs open...

Edited August 19, 2024 by Lange_666

[Sandman1330]

19 hours ago, Lange_666 said:

Crap, i posted in the wrong thread. Can happen when you have to much tabs open...

 

[brodie4598]

I had 64 GB of RAM so I spent $400 and doubled it and still have the exact same problem

[razo+r]

15 hours ago, brodie4598 said:

I had 64 GB of RAM so I spent $400 and doubled it and still have the exact same problem

Not sure why you expect the doubling of RAM to solve this issue... 

Have you at least tried what Maverick87Shaka recommended regarding RAM clock speed? 

[brodie4598]

On 8/21/2024 at 11:10 AM, razo+r said:

Not sure why you expect the doubling of RAM to solve this issue... 

Have you at least tried what Maverick87Shaka recommended regarding RAM clock speed? 

It made sense in my head. I had recently built a new system and went down from 128 to 64 because I was like 'I don't need that much memory...' and after I saw their post I checked memory utilization while on contention and saw I actually WAS running out of memory so I figured that was it. 

yeah adjusting my clockspeed caused my system to not even boot. 

I am embarrassed to admit this after all that, but, I have completely solved this by just updating my BIOS.

Edited August 31, 2024 by brodie4598