Bugs and Problems

[STONE SKY]

Here you can leave your reports about errors and bugs.

[Athlon]

Is there a problem with the TOP SECRET mission. I've tried it several times now. Each time the lead Blackhawk explodes on mission start up. The mission start up sequence proceeds and 1.1  takes off. I take off and fence in. 1.1  just orbits W01 all the time and the mission fails to continue.

[STONE SKY]

9 часов назад, Athlon сказал:

Is there a problem with the TOP SECRET mission. I've tried it several times now. Each time the lead Blackhawk explodes on mission start up. The mission start up sequence proceeds and 1.1  takes off. I take off and fence in. 1.1  just orbits W01 all the time and the mission fails to continue.

It looks weird, but without Blackhawk the leader won't continue the mission.

I'll test and find the problem

[STONE SKY]

9 часов назад, Athlon сказал:

Is there a problem with the TOP SECRET mission. I've tried it several times now. Each time the lead Blackhawk explodes on mission start up. The mission start up sequence proceeds and 1.1  takes off. I take off and fence in. 1.1  just orbits W01 all the time and the mission fails to continue.

Yes, unfortunately the main Black Hawk explodes and without it the mission is unplayable.
I assume this is due to the latest update of the Syria map. I can't figure out what exactly affects the helicopter, because it has the invulnerability function enabled.
I will send a report to ED
Please skip this mission

Edited November 9, 2024 by STONE SKY

[STONE SKY]

I moved the Colt's takeoff location literally 10 meters and it stopped exploding.
Sending to ED. Thanks for reporting the error.

[lasecun]

Hello, I'm in the 3rd mission and I can not get any report position from my other apache. Is implemented the datalink network between the two apache ?

[amadeus]

I'm noticing a bunch of missions are starting out with 100% fuel and the additional center tank thing, which is making some missions incredibly difficult to get off the ground (given the torque/power required). Encirclement is one where it's pretty bad because you're also expected to just take off in place, not from a runway. It also appears that rearm/refuel menu is pretty locked down, so removing fuel doesn't appear to be an option.

Is this normal for these helicopters in these missions to be taking off with completely full fuel, do I just need to get good? 

[STONE SKY]

В 10.11.2024 в 23:50, lasecun сказал:

Hello, I'm in the 3rd mission and I can not get any report position from my other apache. Is implemented the datalink network between the two apache ?

Hi! Yes, datalink network is implemented and works. Just checked. 

After the leader takes off, you will find him.
Install IDM at FM2
In the COM menu, select PRESET 1
Then press FM2
Then press TUNE FM2 - CS
Or just make sure they are highlighted in white.
The leader turns on EPLRS during the radio check.
Once he takes off, you can send a PP request
Make sure you send a request, not a report of your Present Position. I have been wrong about this sometimes.

[STONE SKY]

14 часов назад, amadeus сказал:

I'm noticing a bunch of missions are starting out with 100% fuel and the additional center tank thing, which is making some missions incredibly difficult to get off the ground (given the torque/power required). Encirclement is one where it's pretty bad because you're also expected to just take off in place, not from a runway. It also appears that rearm/refuel menu is pretty locked down, so removing fuel doesn't appear to be an option.

Is this normal for these helicopters in these missions to be taking off with completely full fuel, do I just need to get good? 

Mission 2: 75% fuel - 2,500 lbs
Mission 3: 75% fuel - 2,500 lbs
Mission 4: 62% fuel - 2,200 lbs
Mission 5: 75% fuel - 2,500 lbs
Mission 6: 78% fuel - 3,500 lbs. Bag on the left and removed by IAFS due to full gun load.
Mission 7: 90% fuel - 2,900 lbs. Refueling could have been less, but since the deployment is near enemy territory, the group intentionally carried extra fuel as a precaution, as per scenario requirements.
Mission 8: 75% fuel - 2,500 lbs
Etc. 100% not in this campaign

In Mission 8, Encirclement, there is likely the only challenge with takeoff.
A stable hover in ground effect (HIGE) at 6-10 feet altitude, followed by a gradual increase in forward speed. This gradual increase after hovering enables the helicopter to smoothly transition to forward flight, maintaining stability and reducing engine strain.

Fuel calculations include a reserve, ensuring that players of different skill levels always have approximately 40 extra minutes of engine run time.

[amadeus]

My bad, i just meant 100% based on the slider in re-arm refuel. Sounds like it's all working as intended though, so I just gotta get good, cheers!

[STONE SKY]

9 часов назад, amadeus сказал:

My bad, i just meant 100% based on the slider in re-arm refuel. Sounds like it's all working as intended though, so I just gotta get good, cheers!

It's okay. Probably, if you take into account the heat, dust and sand, then as in reality, the helicopter would have been fueled less. Your opinion has a basis and it is true. But this will cause stricter requirements for the player. And my goal is to create content that can be enjoyed by players with different skill levels.
Have a nice game sir!

Edited November 12, 2024 by STONE SKY

[amadeus]

That all makes sense. Would it be possible to not lock the re-arm re-fuel menu? Then we could tweak things? Or is it one of those things where you want to lock the weapons but can't unlock one or the other?

Regardless though, much appreciated on creating apache content!

Edited November 13, 2024 by amadeus

[STONE SKY]

3 часа назад, amadeus сказал:

That all makes sense. Would it be possible to not lock the re-arm re-fuel menu? Then we could tweak things? Or is it one of those things where you want to lock the weapons but can't unlock one or the other?

Regardless though, much appreciated on creating apache content!

 

It's just an unequipped site. If we're talking about mission 8, also mission 7.
If you're taking off from a plant Lafarge, or Tal-Siman, or Incirlik, any base - the fuel change function should be unlocked.
Set the default ATC frequency of the base (location), change the fuel, then return to the prescribed frequency according to the scenario.
Have a nice game! And thanks for the feedback!

[MSMStannyl]

I'm having an issue with DCS crashing during (I believe it's) Mission 3. It's the first "dark" mission (I believe it starts just before dawn). Take off from a small FOB adjacent to a large industrial complex. Fly with my lead to WP1, then WP2. At that point, JTAC gives the 9-line and asks us to call on contact with targets. Lead and I start to loop back around towards the targets, across the river, and then DCS crashes. I've done this 3 times and it's happened each time at that exact point.

Now, I will say there could be a caveat here. I can see from other posts that people have made it past this mission, so obviously it worked. However, there was a fairly large update from DCS this morning. I actually noticed the George AI menu is a bit different then yesterday. Anyway, I'm wondering if this could be a bug with the new update? I'd be curious if others have the same issue after the update.

[STONE SKY]

19 часов назад, MSMStannyl сказал:

I'm having an issue with DCS crashing during (I believe it's) Mission 3. It's the first "dark" mission (I believe it starts just before dawn). Take off from a small FOB adjacent to a large industrial complex. Fly with my lead to WP1, then WP2. At that point, JTAC gives the 9-line and asks us to call on contact with targets. Lead and I start to loop back around towards the targets, across the river, and then DCS crashes. I've done this 3 times and it's happened each time at that exact point.

Now, I will say there could be a caveat here. I can see from other posts that people have made it past this mission, so obviously it worked. However, there was a fairly large update from DCS this morning. I actually noticed the George AI menu is a bit different then yesterday. Anyway, I'm wondering if this could be a bug with the new update? I'd be curious if others have the same issue after the update.

Yes, I got a similar message about the MAD AH-64 campaign, probably related to today's update.
Could you please send the .log and .crash files here, I will forward them to ED tech support. Thanks!

[MSMStannyl]

So I ended up skipping that mission because it kept happening. M04 seemed to work ok and was able to complete it. Just tried M05 and having a similar issue, though only tried once so far. Here are all 4 logs for you (3 yesterday should be M03 and 1 today is M05).

dcs.log-20241224-192837.zip dcs.log-20241224-195147.zip dcs.log-20241224-210721.zip dcs.log-20241225-180725.zip

Edited December 25, 2024 by MSMStannyl

[MSMStannyl]

Here's another for ya for M05. I just tried it again after realizing there was a video driver update for my card. Made it a bit further (WP2 instead of WP1) but crashed just the same. Here's that log file.

dcs.log-20241225-185315.zip

[STONE SKY]

1 час назад, MSMStannyl сказал:

Here's another for ya for M05. I just tried it again after realizing there was a video driver update for my card. Made it a bit further (WP2 instead of WP1) but crashed just the same. Here's that log file.

dcs.log-20241225-185315.zip 236.06 \u043a\u0411 · 0 загрузок

Thanks, I'll send this to the ED! I'll come back to you with an answer.

[MSMStannyl]

One more for M07. It's so strange. It's like every other mission works fine. Lol. Got through M06 no problem yesterday. Just tried M07 and crashed. I'll skip this one for now as well but here's the report, if you need it.

 

EDIT: ETA that sure enough, M08 worked fine but just tried M09 and crashed on the way to the target. So strange that it seems to only happen with every other mission. Oh well, guess I'll have another half of the campaign to play through once it's resolved! On another note, I'm going to stop sending the crash logs at this point unless you need more of them for any reason. Just let me know.

 

dcs.log-20241226-195513.zip

Edited December 26, 2024 by MSMStannyl

[STONE SKY]

Thank you for your activity, and I'm very sorry that the immersion into the plot is spoiled!
That's enough, I'll send it to ED, and I'll wait for an answer

11 часов назад, MSMStannyl сказал:

One more for M07. It's so strange. It's like every other mission works fine. Lol. Got through M06 no problem yesterday. Just tried M07 and crashed. I'll skip this one for now as well but here's the report, if you need it.

 

EDIT: ETA that sure enough, M08 worked fine but just tried M09 and crashed on the way to the target. So strange that it seems to only happen with every other mission. Oh well, guess I'll have another half of the campaign to play through once it's resolved! On another note, I'm going to stop sending the crash logs at this point unless you need more of them for any reason. Just let me know.

 

dcs.log-20241226-195513.zip 237.85 \u043a\u0411 · 0 загрузок

 

[STONE SKY]

16 часов назад, MSMStannyl сказал:

One more for M07. It's so strange. It's like every other mission works fine. Lol. Got through M06 no problem yesterday. Just tried M07 and crashed. I'll skip this one for now as well but here's the report, if you need it.

 

EDIT: ETA that sure enough, M08 worked fine but just tried M09 and crashed on the way to the target. So strange that it seems to only happen with every other mission. Oh well, guess I'll have another half of the campaign to play through once it's resolved! On another note, I'm going to stop sending the crash logs at this point unless you need more of them for any reason. Just let me know.

 

dcs.log-20241226-195513.zip 237.85 \u043a\u0411 · 1 загрузка

Let me ask you an important question. Do you use any third party mods for DCS? Planes, ground vehicles, weather mods for clouds, graphic mods for explosions, additional mods for radio, anything?

[MSMStannyl]

5 hours ago, STONE SKY said:

Let me ask you an important question. Do you use any third party mods for DCS? Planes, ground vehicles, weather mods for clouds, graphic mods for explosions, additional mods for radio, anything?

I do have some, yes. You think that's causing the problem? I'm part of a virtual squadron that uses OMM to run certain mods for the multiplayer server. I can try disabling them and giving it a go. I haven't had other aircraft/campaigns though, that I've noticed. I'll disable and give it a go on the missions that crashed.

 

ETA: I just tried M03 after uninstalling all of my Saved Game and Root Mods through OMM. Still having the crash at pretty much the same spot. I'm starting to think it has something to do with George AI because it always seems to happen around the time of having him slave for targets.

Edited December 27, 2024 by MSMStannyl

[STONE SKY]

28 минут назад, MSMStannyl сказал:

I do have some, yes. You think that's causing the problem? I'm part of a virtual squadron that uses OMM to run certain mods for the multiplayer server. I can try disabling them and giving it a go. I haven't had other aircraft/campaigns though, that I've noticed. I'll disable and give it a go on the missions that crashed.

 

ETA: I just tried M03 after uninstalling all of my Saved Game and Root Mods through OMM. Still having the crash at pretty much the same spot. I'm starting to think it has something to do with George AI because it always seems to happen around the time of having him slave for targets.

Thank you for the detailed answer! I have already sent your logs to ED and described the problem. I am waiting for their answer.

[Cyborg71]

Sorry to add to the pain. M07 Top Secret.

Very similar to those reported. A crash at the same point. No mods. No add ons. Repaired. Repeated same crash.

For me it occurred at waypoint 2. When I command George to scan for the target, it crashes.

Thanks, best of luck.

[STONE SKY]

18 минут назад, Cyborg71 сказал:

Sorry to add to the pain. M07 Top Secret.

Very similar to those reported. A crash at the same point. No mods. No add ons. Repaired. Repeated same crash.

For me it occurred at waypoint 2. When I command George to scan for the target, it crashes.

Thanks, best of luck.

Thank you for your feedback sir! This is important, you are already the third one who has addressed this bug!
I suppose I will be able to come back with some solution from ED only after Christian Christmas, after January 7th.