need track file Track File Hangs DCS at Load Objects 1/60

[Daemoc]

Everytime I try to replay a track using the CH-47, DCS hangs on loading as the title says.

I can watch tracks using every other module without issue. I even tried the exact mission using the Huey instead and it works fine.

Any ideas?

Edited September 26, 2024 by Daemoc

[Lord Vader]

Hey @Daemoc

Sorry to state the obvious here, but if you are having problems replaying track files... we need one of those to check it. 

[BIGNEWY]

Please include your dcs log also. 

thank you 

[Daemoc]

I will see if I can reproduce this on a smaller mission/test when I get home today. The mission I played last night was a large one and the track file was huge.

[Daemoc]

So after an entire weekend of trying to reproduce this, I had no luck. To add to the confusion, one of the original "corrupted" track files opened without issue.

Well, without issue may be a stretch, but it did open and play. About every other time I use this module in realtime or playback track, it get massive FPS lag spikes and other times it runs smooth watching the exact same track or flying the same mission.

I am going to say whatever caused the track hang on load was a fluke that day. I don't mind sharing a log file, but the track was of a custom mission I have been working on. And while there is nothing top secret about it and plan to share it freely at some point, I just don't want it "public" in it's current state.

While I have you here though, I do have some really weird things in my logs files. it's not just about the CH-47 though, but rather an absolute ton of errors. A lot of them contain stuff about the AH64, a module I don't even own, and also a bunch of other random module errors. Then there is a list a mile long pertaining to the CH-47 and control debug/inputs? Were would I post this type of issue? Do you think the general bug section would be best?

Edited September 30, 2024 by Daemoc

[Daemoc]

This happened again today.

I just did the exact same mission before using the Huey and watched the replay track. I switched to the CH47 played the mission then saved the track and it hangs when it tries to open.

There is an error that pops up about "failed to load track" or something, but it flashes so fast I can't read exactly what it says.

Technically DCS does not hang, it is just stuck on the loading screen. If I alt-tab out and "Close Window" I can return to the DCS window and it asks me if I want to quit. If I choose yes, it closes as normal.

Log file attached.

dcs.log

[Lord Vader]

Hello again @Daemoc

We've analysed your log file and couldn't really find any possible issues that could cause a track problem.

This situation could be occurring due to some files requiring replacement. Here are a few suggestions:

1. Remove all unofficial mods if you have them.
2. Run a verify in steam so it can replace or remove files.
3. Check if an antivirus is somehow interfering with DCS.
4. Turn off some options just to test, like SSLR or SSAO.

After this, if the problem persists, let us know. Please do let us know but also share the track like we asked previously. 

[MAXsenna]

Try doing the suggestions above, and rename your Saved Games DCS folder TO DCS.old for backup.

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[Daemoc]

12 hours ago, Lord Vader said:

Hello again @Daemoc

We've analysed your log file and couldn't really find any possible issues that could cause a track problem.

This situation could be occurring due to some files requiring replacement. Here are a few suggestions:

1. Remove all unofficial mods if you have them.
2. Run a verify in steam so it can replace or remove files.
3. Check if an antivirus is somehow interfering with DCS.
4. Turn off some options just to test, like SSLR or SSAO.

After this, if the problem persists, let us know. Please do let us know but also share the track like we asked previously. 

Ok, I have done all of the above.

I did a complete steam re-install.

No Mods.

No Anti-Virus.

Set DCS to low and everything I could set to off.

Did a new play test of the mission and saved the replay. I "screen recorded" the loading of the track so I could pause the playback and see if the error had any information. It just says" Mission Load Fail" for a millisecond at the very end of the load bar then the bar restarts and hangs on "terrain init 1". The only thing I can do at that point is alt-tab and close window.

New logs and screenshot of the error attached. The track file is about 8mb in size. Is there a way I can send it privately?

dcs.log

[BIGNEWY]

The track replay seems to have issues saving 

2024-10-10 21:49:14.626 INFO    ASYNCNET (Main): Network: failed to read track headers: Chunk is not present: track_data/network_header

2024-10-10 21:49:14.674 ERROR   Dispatcher (Main): Unexpected end of track fiber track/action : idx = 1594359808, time = 0.000000, missing at least 756243072 bytes

Is it only tracks having issues? if so it maybe a corrupted track, can you try making a new track and replay it?

thank you 

[Daemoc]

Yes, I am only having issues with the replay tracks.

I watch the replays of about 90% of my flights and never had issues like this. I mean the replays do break a lot of times, (as in not represent the real flight), but they always open and play. This only seems to happen with the CH47 and it only seems to error out like this on the longer missions.

That last part is just circumstantial though, I have no real way of proving it. The replay tracks do work using the CH47 sometimes. But I never had a replay track fail to load using the Huey or other modules. (I fly the Huey the most, and pretty much daily.)

I am at work at the moment, but I will play around with it some more this weekend. I only check the logs when I have issues, so I will clear them and take a look after saving and replay a Huey track or two using the same mission to see if I get the same type of error in the log.

BTW, are those CH47 debug controls entries normal, or is there something wrong with my control setup?