fixed Track Replay problems

[=Mac=]

Same issue.

Win11Pro, Intel Core i9-14900K @6.315 GHz watercooled stable 96GB, on ROG Strix Z790-A, using RTX 4090 with seperate watercooling, accessing 4x 4TB m.2

dcs.log

Launched Multiplayer DCS (single thread b/c MT crashes regularly on this CPU), ran long enough to record AWACS and tankers on NTTR map, exited successfully.

Ran Replay and crashed. Never got past loading screen.

Edited April 25, 2024 by =Mac=

[ThaVapor]

Good day everyone! 

Every time I try to replay a multiplayer track, DCS will crash. Sometimes it will take me to the submit a crash report, but after loading 50% of the way, DCS will hard crash and I'm back at the desktop. I was using the multi-thread version. Would this have anything to do with my graphics card (AMD 6700XT)? The reason I'm asking that is because my friend has an Nvidia card and he's able to play tracks just fine - within the multi-thread version.

Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. 

~ Blue

Edited June 21, 2024 by ThaVapor

[Wing]

Wanted to report in, same issue here. As of latest update, MP replays will always crash. There was a point in time - where the replays were working fine earlier this year. Hope to see this fixed again soon!

[Hess]

Hi guys!
Replays Alles Kaput!

[IxIFelIxI]

Since 2.9.6 update 2 out 3 replays are working. 1 replay did not crash the game but did give a message " Mission Failed to Load". Will test more.

Edited July 13, 2024 by IxIFelIxI

[Zone5]

As the title states. Hangs at "Terrain Init I" and sits there until terminated from desktop.

F-4 T&G 081424.trk dcs.log

[silverdevil]

On 8/17/2024 at 1:19 PM, Zone5 said:

As the title states. Hangs at "Terrain Init I" and sits there until terminated from desktop.

hello. i am unsure exactly what the problem is. though the log has these lines towards the end that appears to be the cause.

Quote

2024-08-17 17:15:01.464 INFO    Dispatcher (Main): Start
2024-08-17 17:15:01.473 INFO    ASYNCNET (Main): Network: failed to read track headers: Chunk is not present: track_data/network_header

2024-08-17 17:15:01.473 INFO    OpenKneeboard (Main): onMissionLoadBegin: F-4 T&G 081424.trk
2024-08-17 17:15:01.473 INFO    OpenKneeboard (Main): Mission: C:/Users/Scott/Saved Games/DCS.openbeta/Tracks//F-4 T&G 081424.trk
2024-08-17 17:15:01.473 INFO    OpenKneeboard (Main): Terrain: Nevada
2024-08-17 17:15:01.504 ERROR   Dispatcher (Main): Unexpected end of track fiber track/action : idx = 1594359808, time = 0.000000, missing at least 61778352 bytes
2024-08-17 17:15:01.506 INFO    Dispatcher (Main): Stop

looks to be a massive MP track. i believe there is a limit to track sizes.

this is a similar post but not marked solved.

 

[Zone5]

Actually it is a single player track with one player aircraft and one AI (both F-4s). It is a formation training mission, with a script that keeps track of whether you are in formation or not, and another to generate ATIS at Creech AFB. 11 way points in all. That's it.

[plott1964]

I would agree that a 23MB track file is pretty big. But, I really don't think that is the issue. I did find the following errors:

Line 796: 2024-08-17 17:14:59.212 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (30320): texture 'lightPalette.tif' not found. Asked from ''
    Line 887: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'hardsplatgrove.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 888: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'closeuptextures.default.tif' not found
    Line 889: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'hardsplattextures.default.tif' not found
    Line 890: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise13.noise4.noise13.noise13.noise4.field_7.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 891: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise2.noise1.noise2.noise1.noise11.field_1.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 892: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise7.noise11.noise5.noise4.noise3.field_2.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 893: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise7.noise7.noise5.noise4.noise4.field_3.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 894: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise7.noise11.noise5.noise4.noise11.field_4.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 895: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise7.noise11.noise5.noise4.noise11.field_5.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 896: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise3.noise13.noise3.noise3.noise13.field_6.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 897: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise4.noise11.noise13.noise13.noise3.townnevada23.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 898: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise4.noise11.noise13.noise13.noise3.townnevada24.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 899: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise4.noise11.noise13.noise13.noise3.townnevada25.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 900: 2024-08-17 17:15:00.586 ERROR_ONCE EDTERRAINGRAPHICS41 (20904): texture 'noise4.noise11.noise13.noise13.noise3.townnevada26.roofs.tif' not found
    Line 928: 2024-08-17 17:15:01.504 ERROR   Dispatcher (Main): Unexpected end of track fiber track/action : idx = 1594359808, time = 0.000000, missing at least 61778352 bytes
    Line 932: 2024-08-17 17:13:16.000 ERROR_ONCE  ():
    Line 934: 2024-08-17 17:15:01.913 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (20904): render target 'uiTargetColor' not found
    Line 935: 2024-08-17 17:15:01.913 ERROR_ONCE DX11BACKEND (20904): render target 'uiTargetDepth' not found
    Line 983: 2024-08-17 17:15:02.418 ERROR   Lua::Config (Main): Call error onShowMainInterface:[string "./MissionEditor/modules/me_logbook.lua"]:1337: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)

Being that the mission is on the Nevada map I'm confused at what the problem is. The map has been around for awhile now. I would suggest doing a repair and trying to replay again. The mission file itself also has a ton of (255) ATIS sound files that may not necessarily be required as you don't ATIS files for any maps other than the one you are flying in.

Edited August 19, 2024 by plott1964

[silverdevil]

2 hours ago, Zone5 said:

with a script

is it a script created on an earlier version of DCS? it may be a bit of the code that needs to be updated. i know i have experienced older scripts not working.

to eliminate the possibility, try the mission without the script, even though the mission has no point without the script.

[Zone5]

On 8/19/2024 at 9:19 AM, silverdevil said:

is it a script created on an earlier version of DCS? it may be a bit of the code that needs to be updated. i know i have experienced older scripts not working.

to eliminate the possibility, try the mission without the script, even though the mission has no point without the script.

No, it was created for 2.9.7.59074, which is the 14 AUG patch, which is also where I was trying to play it. I haven't yet updated to the 20 AUG patch, as I haven't had time to play with DCS this week so far...

Edited August 22, 2024 by Zone5
typo

[aldo]

Hi, same here.
It is quite difficult to create content for our group / vfs.
Do you know if ED is looking into it^

[NineLine]

Are the replays you are trying to view the same version as what you are trying to watch in, meaning were they recorded before an update?

[Nealius]

Since the latest update I've had a couple issues with replay tracks (single-player missions, but with client slots) failing to load, getting hung up on "Terrain Init: 1, vti."

I've had it happen on Syria with the Hornet, and Kola with the Phantom. The missions work fine, it only freezes when loading a replay track. I've tried removing mods and updating graphics drivers, no change. Spotted this interesting line in the log:

Quote

2024-09-04 09:13:04.056 ERROR   Dispatcher (Main): Unexpected end of track fiber track/action : idx = 1678245888, time = 0.009103, missing at least 1799784879 bytes

What doesn't make sense is that I can fly the mission one day, save the track, the track works fine. Then the next day fly the same mission, do the same task, save the replay track, and that one is broken.

I'm attaching two tracks. "F4-Vidsel" is the one that hangs, "M82-Vidsel" is the one that doesn't. The only difference between the two is the addition of an AI MiG-19. 

M82-Vidsel

F4-Vidsel

[silverdevil]

4 hours ago, Nealius said:

missing at least 1799784879 bytes

Hello. This is stating the track is missing information. Looks like it may be too large?

1,799,784,879 is 1.7 billion bytes = 1.7 GB. Is the track long in duration and many units?

Edited September 4, 2024 by silverdevil

[Nealius]

No, the size in the log is wrong. Both track files are essentially the same 30-40 minute flight with very few units. Actual size of the broken .trk file is 23,583kb. Size of the working track file is 30,154kb.

[Phantom711]

Recently I wanted to get into making videos of my virtual squadrons activities. Since I fly VR and also because one is usually quite busy during the actual session, I thought I could use the replay function to get some nice shots.

Now I figured, that apparently tracks are automatically saved for the multiplayer sessions on my own machine....but for whatever reason I encountered multiple of those tracks not to have any client aircraft spawn. WTF???

Alright then...I just ask the guys who manage the servers for the server track right? Nope. When I try to launch a server track, I simply get a "Mission Load Failed" massege.

I mean really ED..this can´t be that hard to get working.

Also, since DCS apparenlty realizes, that loading the mission failed, can I ESC out of that screen? Noooooo. I have to Ctrl-Alt-Del and close DCS via the Task Manager... This is dumb at so many levels.

Edited September 4, 2024 by Phantom711

[silverdevil]

2 hours ago, Nealius said:

No, the size in the log is wrong. Both track files are essentially the same 30-40 minute flight with very few units. Actual size of the broken .trk file is 23,583kb. Size of the working track file is 30,154kb.

Ah. Interesting. I will take a look when I get home from work.

[Phantom711]

I had the same thing… I read somewhere that updating GPU drivers might help. So I tried that and one track that wouldn‘t want to load now loaded without getting hung at that point. I didn‘t do any more testing though…

 

EDIT: Never mind...it just happened again.

Edited September 4, 2024 by Phantom711

[Phantom711]

Just wanna bumb this. 

I did some further testing and out of the like 20 MP tracks my own machine had created, 2 actually work. I mean TWO....really?

On most of them nobody spawns...not even myself. Some have an error, where the loading stalls at "Terrain init: 1, vti" and then there is a couple of the more recent ones with the "Mission Load Fail " message. Pretty sad...

 

One more interesting fact is, that the problem seems to reside on the "creating side" of the track. We had a mission last Thursday and my own track of that mission comes up with "Mission Load Fail", but one other guy sent me his replay and that works. My own track from 1 or two weeks ago works as well. So it´s a complete hit or miss...

Edited September 11, 2024 by Phantom711

[HC_Official]

there are not any spawn scripts etc running outside of the miz file ? as in the file is hosted on the server ?

[Rebel28]

What I have found is that if you are on a server and you exit to desktop the track will not work. You must exit server first then exit the game. Doing this and all my tracks now work. Give it a try and see if it works for you.

[Phantom711]

vor 3 Stunden schrieb Rebel28:

if you are on a server and you exit to desktop the track

I believe that yesteray I consciously did not "quit to desktop" directly, but I might have used the "Quit" option. So what you suggest is to use the "Leave server" option, right?

 

Edited September 11, 2024 by Phantom711

[Rebel28]

Yes

[BIGNEWY]

Failure to load will happen with tracks created in MP that maybe using external scripts. 

But there should be a way to get back to the main menu, we have reported it. 

thank you