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FierceLV

FierceLV

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Hi.

After updating to DCS World 2.9.6.57650 I can't enter Offline Mode.

When I push the Antenna Button I receive "Can't enter offline mode: Error 500".

On following attempts to enter the offline mode without quitting the game I get "Can't enter offline mode: Error 401".

When I restart the game I get the same routine "Error 500" followed by "Error 401".

Why the Offline Mode? Because internet might go away someday.

Any leads?

PSC13

PSC13

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Me too, I need the offline mode. I never play it online.

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PSC13

PSC13

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Time is correct, but still get error number 500.

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Blackhawk163

Blackhawk163

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I'm affected by this and see that there's been nothing but crickets since first report. ED what up mates? Lost internet connection after a big storm, and while yeah, I can still stay logged in with my phone as a hotspot, I really don't want to.

My first assigned aircraft is in my profile name

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Bowie

Bowie

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Same issue.

 

Found that after logging in on-line, and then Ctrl+Alt+Del Task Manager to access internet connection, can shut down connection and get a Three(3) day clock for "saved log-in authentication."

 

Please advise.

 

 

Bowie

  • 3 weeks later...
WytchCrypt

WytchCrypt

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Help!  Having the exact same problem.  Try to go "offline Mode" and get "Can't enter offline mode: error 500" followed by error 401 on retry.

Verified my PC clock and time zones are set correctly.  Also removed all mods and ran DCS_updater cleanup and DCS_updater repair and still have the error.  Next to last line in DCS.log:

2024-08-10 18:01:21.423 ERROR   ASYNCNET (18548): Entering offline mode failed because server returned an invalid reply.

FYI:  Don't know if it matters but I only fly single player...also I didn't install yesterdays update and am still running 2.9.6.58056.

Thanks!

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  • 4 weeks later...
jaz85

jaz85

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also similar to earlier reports, I see this in dcs.log:

2024-09-06 03:53:49.586 ERROR   ASYNCNET (41860): Entering offline mode failed because server returned an invalid reply.

whurst1

whurst1

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same problem here, my time and date are correct also

Invalid reply from server

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Rudel_chw

Rudel_chw

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Same on my end .. date, time and time-zone are correct.

 

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SimmerG

SimmerG

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Unfortunately still happening in MULTI THREAD PREVIEW: 2.9.7.59263 & DCS Updater 2.16.2.17 on an i-9-12900, nVidia rtx3080, timezone, date & time manual, no trial modules, direct download version (not-Steam).

Short & Sweet:
Until recently, I was a very happy offline DCS customer and had been saving up money coz I was planning to upgrade my paid helo modules & buy some more helos, aircrafts, maps & campaigns. So needed to upgrade by game. Extremely disappointed to discover I now no longer have unlimited offline access to all my purchased helos, aircrafts & maps. 

TL,DR:
This is a game breaking issue for me coz I'm on metered bandwidth (online usage above monthly limit costs money). And like others, my internet service is unreliable & not always available. In my case, its worse, coz when I do login online, DCS only allows me to fly for around 5 minutes before flight is abruptly ended & CTD with a 'login session has expired' message, WTF? Then when I switch off internet access, DCS shows the 3-day authentication message & takes 20 minutes to load, and when it does finally load a flight, its a slide show, double WTF? I have to end DCS in task manager and restart it to have any chance to actually enjoy a flight with my paid modules normally. 30 minutes flight time gone.

I purchased DCS modules on the basis that I would have unlimited offline access, per the DCS website, which still currently states about offline mode [quote ] 'The mode is unlimited in time, thus all network services (Manager of Modules, multiplayer, news) will be inaccessible.' [ unquote ]. The 3-day access restriction to my purchased content, introduces the unknown risk (hope, wish & prayer) that a DCS authentication server is available & operational at the time I next play. 

But I guess there may be good news on the horizon. I now will have more (previously-DCS) simulation time available & I will save a lot of future money, as its pointless to purchase any additional DCS content, coz I'm not allowed to access my existing modules or new modules, at the time & in the manner, I want to access them, with unlimited offline access.

Bottom Line:
DCS has currently removed unlimited offline access for me & others to both paid & unpaid content. Furthermore, the '14-day trial before you buy' is in effect now only a 3-day trial (until your next login). And there are some wonderful paid offline campaigns, also 3-day access only (until your next login). Not ideal for your 3rd party developers, who are also potentially impacted by this issue. 

I cannot even imagine the uproar by the online community, in the event of random 5-minute online flight limits, 'login session has expired', coming to a server near you ... 

Not really dreams come true, so lets all hope these issues get fixed well before then, and our whole community (both online & offline) can enjoy DCS World 2025 & beyond.

In the meantime, I guess I need to research how to download & install previous versions of DCS 2.7 or 2.8 so at least I can try to access my paid modules in unlimited offline mode again. Any advice here would be greatly appreciated.

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scoobie

scoobie

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Count me in!
Yes, date/time on my PC is sync'ed through NTP and correct. As it has been for about forever.

My only guilt was I updated DCS  and bang - could no longer go offline immediatetaly after this update. For me it was the version where the "DCS Launcher" was first released, but I might have overlooked a version prior to it, I'm not sure, hence I don't know which update exactly introduced this bug.

Is this even tracked, investigated or whatever? Date/time is NOT a problem here.

 

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Rudel_chw

Rudel_chw

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20 minutes ago, scoobie said:

Is this even tracked, investigated or whatever? Date/time is NOT a problem here.


It seems strange that this thread has not been acknowledged by anyone from ED, @NineLine can you please pass this report along to the development team?

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MAXsenna

MAXsenna

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Hmmm... I had to check myself, and yup. Got the same error. Hopped into a free flight mission. Got kicked off with the same message after five minutes. Got logged out of all my Web sessions, and can't log into the forum again. (Tapatalk still works for some reason).
Rebooted DCS, flew same mission, didn't get kicked, while still having web issues.
Something's definitely up.

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