no bug Need a way to start DCS from the launcher as administrator

[jermin]

Before the latest update, I needed to run the game as administrator. Otherwise, I would get an initialization error. But now, even though I run the launcher as administrator, the launcher would not run the game as administrator, which resulted in an initialization error. We need a launcher option to run the game as administrator.

[ChaosRifle]

Disable the launcher in the menu options, and launch it like normal (as we have before). it will work as before.

[Flappie]

@jermin You should not need to run DCS with administrator rights, anyway.

[TKhaos]

It's best to use something like Notepad ++ for this but you can just bypass the new launcher all together until it's sorted, you can disable it from within the launcher but need it to work first.

You need to edit the Options.lua file, make a copy first.

First go to 'your username\Saved Games\DCS\Config\' and find options.lua

Next find the line ["launcher"] = true and change it to ["launcher"] = false (for me in Notepad ++ it's on line 137 but can search it anyway) 

Next save the file and launch DCS as normal and it will take you to the original login screen

[TKhaos]

Personally I wouldn't give a game full admin rights but if you really have no other option, other than what I have already suggested to bypass the new launcher then the quick way to run it is as follows.

Go to your main DCS folder, not the Saved Games one and look for DCSWorld/bin or bin-mt (highly recommend bin-mt so it's running in multi thread)

Whichever folder you select locate the file DCS.exe and right click on it then select to create shortcut, after that copy the shortcut onto your desktop or where ever you want it.

Next right click on the DCS.exe shortcut and select Properties then select Advanced.

On the pop up window select Run as Administrator and click okay, then okay on the main window to close it.

After that DCS should lauch with Admininstration priviliges via that shortcut.