Patch discussion July 2024

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

I dunno, here is from the official wiki:

For me, I disabled OpenXR Toolkit and uninstall QVF before running my benchmark. Then I reinstall QVF and find it did not work.

Edited July 11, 2024 by VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants

[koen330]

I had a lot of respect for ED to postpone the update due to a lot of stoppers preventing the release at the laste moment. They knew they would have a lot of criticism when they did it, but they did.

I really don't understand why they released it a couple of days later in this state. Discord is exploding with all the problems created with this release. Seems their extensive testing was not enough.

I really don't get it, and fully agree this release is unacceptable if you want to provide a quality product.

[Glide]

7 minutes ago, VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants said:

here is from the official

My bad, didn't mean Quadviews was not compatible, I meant the developer of Openxr Toolkit has stopped development and recommends uninstalling OpenXR Toolkit.  I'm not using Quadviews right now, so can't speak to that.

Edited July 11, 2024 by Glide

[flyingcyrus]

Lost throttle binding on F-16C, but it's the only issue so far...

And about Halfghanistan, HEEELLLLLLL YEAAAAAAAA !!!! Now we got a terrain that does not look cartoonish ! Generic textures are overall well integrated with aerial imagery, this is huge

[Shahriar0]

This release is ignoring my Saved Games\DCS folder (set by a blank "dcs_variant.txt" file under the main folder) and creates a new blank one called "--restarted"! How can I set it back to using DCS folder?

Thanks!

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

8 minutes ago, Glide said:

My bad, didn't mean Quadviews was not compatible, I meant the developer of Openxr Toolkit has stopped development and recommends uninstalling OpenXR Toolkit.  I'm not using Quadviews right now, so can't speak to that.

 

No problem. We are talking apples and oranges.

[Glide]

Yep, anyway, this is reported in another thread.

[virgo47]

We've got the delayed update way too soon... I wish all the luck to the people without any problems. But I'm totally puzzled how so many things slipped through the testing. My story today so far:

• Update released, yey!
• Mod manager - disable all modules, update, reenable the core module I use (Quaggle's injector is the main one, I hardly use any other modules).
• FC2024 bought (I own all three modules full fidelity as well, but I wanted to support the whole FC idea).
• FC3 not installed, but all the planes are there... later I find I'm the lucky one, guys without upgrade have no planes.
• I test random FC3 plane (A-10A) no controls... checking controls, no axis bindings possible for HOTAS... (spoiler, not a vanilla DCS bug, but... read on)
• OK, exit, disable mods, just to be sure (this reminded me situation with clickable FC3 cockpit causing similar problems for F-15C, I don't use that mod anymore though). And repair. The long one.
• After getting back to it... problems with login. Of course, ED still haven't fixed the problem properly, so all my modules are unauthorized. (I mean... when, ED, when will this be a non-issue?!)
• Exit, repeat again, perhaps I'm lucky... yes! Modules authorized again.
• Yes, the problem with bindings is fixed now.
• Exit, trying Quaggle's injector... essential module that helps me fix bugs or add blatantly missing bindings options.
• Game start, yes, Quaggle is the problem. So a few % of my bindings is gone... affecting >90% of my setups if not all of them.

I believe the Quaggle guy(s) will fix it eventually, because, while admittedly - DCS bindings engine is probably the best one around (I was shocked how weak Il-2 or MSFS was compared to it) - the attention to binding fixes is very bad and Quaggle is essential life-quality mod since I've learned about it.

EDIT: Quaggle's guy(s) are the best...

"Catastrophe" averted. BTW: This mod should be a core feature of DCS.

So, not a "bug", but still breaking the mod that fixes many input "bugs" (or missing features, however you call it).

And I'm still the lucky one with the FC3 upgrade. Sorry for my frustration, but ED should seriously think about the process how to deliver low-risk bug fixes around bindings and missions and campaigns. After all, the devil is in the details as well.

Edited July 11, 2024 by virgo47

[0414 Wee Neal]

What is Quadview?

 

[Hiob]

Hey guys, 

BN opened the official thread here: 

 

 

I asked him to merge the threads, but in the meantime better stop posting here and go over there!

[j9murphy]

7 minutes ago, 0414 Wee Neal said:

What is Quadview?

 

for certain VR headsets with eye tracking (pimax, varjo, etc...)

[BIGNEWY]

threads merged 

[Beirut]

Still freezes on the new loading screen for my Steam install. Can't seem to get past it. Checked Steam file integrity twice.

 

I'm open to any ideas. Thank you.

[Pillowcat]

[unhappytroll]

oof

Edited July 11, 2024 by unhappytroll

[Midnight]

Throttle bindings broken on Apache and F16. Tried to reconfigure but to no avail. Anyone have some advice on this please?

[firestormtattoo]

and the game just keeps getting worse with every update. VR is almost unplayable now.

[Cab]

4 minutes ago, firestormtattoo said:

and the game just keeps getting worse with every update. VR is almost unplayable now.

Weird. I was just in the ECW server and was thinking how good the performance was.

[unhappytroll]

5 минут назад, Midnight сказал:

Throttle bindings broken on Apache and F16. Tried to reconfigure but to no avail. Anyone have some advice on this please?

just had seen pedals broken on stream from another guy. quit to desktop and reload helped, but yeah, some axis definition is broken

[Slippa]

Just tried some new socks on and the update's made them completely unusable.

Well, it may as well have, it's done everything else. Buggered up my bindings all over the shop.

 

[huey_gunner]

Steam user.

In VR mode. Cockpit and external aircraft look all blurry.

Landscape terrain looks to be okay.

Headset is HTC Vipe Pro 2.

Edited July 11, 2024 by huey_gunner

[Bravo020]

OMG!  What a state this update has caused.  Sheesh, and this was after additional testing....damn...this is an absolute joke.  And all my existing FC aircraft are now unauthorized, and that is with the DCS folder excluded from my AV s/w..... 

Thanks ED, stellar performance on this release!

Edited July 11, 2024 by Bravo020

[Weasel]

Wow what a great and big update! Thank you ED for all your great work and passion! Still have a lot to explore with the new update ;)

[Slippa]

29 minutes ago, Midnight said:

Throttle bindings broken on Apache and F16. Tried to reconfigure but to no avail. Anyone have some advice on this please?

I've lost throttle on the Spit,collective on a heli etc. etc.

Was about to try rolling back on the update when I was pointed at deleting the column (with it's red exclaimation mark) then restart DCS. Go back to your bindings and if your blinding's blank, re-assign your bindings.

I've flown sod all evening and still have to go through a ton of modules fixing them. Thank god we have an ad to watch when it loads though.

[huey_gunner]

Just now, Weasel said:

Wow what a great and big update! Thank you ED for all your great work and passion! Still have a lot to explore with the new update

ED should pull the update and reverse to the previous working patch.