Patch notes discussion November 2024

[BIGNEWY]

21 minutes ago, Pillowcat said:

Definitely not

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ok seems odd, but glad you are updated now. 

enjoy!

[Hawkeye_UK]

On 11/3/2024 at 9:17 PM, Hawkeye_UK said:

 

@BIGNEWY You replied saying the patch notes on the change log would be updated to include Heatblur/Polychop - still not done as yet as a heads up 4 days later.  Basic stuff, takes a minute surely, but does help.

Can you make sure the records are correct, as when we start looking back and tracing when things changed its not ideal.

Also note my other recommendation that campaigns get given their own page on change notes (its not like it was even a year ago, so many campaigns now its going to get laborious real soon to drill into core/module updates when testing.

@BIGNEWY 2 patches later despite you saying they would be added, Why are still Heatblur patch notes still not added to the month's main patch - why is this so hard to do, why does it feel like sucking blood out of a stone.

I'm going on about it (when i shouldn't need to) because its a PITA searching through forums and want to see what was changed when.  Can you confirm someone in Moscow, or one of the locations is actually going to do this, or would it be better for me to post it on the russian forums?

Basic stuff....

[Sprite001]

DCS crash on startup, but not in VR

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Edited November 5, 2024 by Sprite001

[Zyll]

5 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/news/changelog/stable/2.9.9.2474/

DCS 2.9.9.2474

DCS - Core Game

• Fixed: crash that was induced by some modules using custom effect presets. (This crash was top in our crash reporting track system. Please keep sending crashes when able, it helps us determine and prioritize fixes, Thank you!)

> Fixed: crash that was induced by some modules using custom effect presets.

Do you have any additional details what modules were impacted or what these "custom effect presets" are? I was trying to troubleshoot excessive crashing last Sunday, and would love to be able to associate them with this fix. My DCS is normally pretty stable, but it crashed 6+ times in an hour span with dxbackend.dll which has not happened in a long time for me.

Thanks,

[draconus]

1 hour ago, Hawkeye_UK said:

@BIGNEWY 2 patches later despite you saying they would be added, Why are still Heatblur patch notes still not added to the month's main patch - why is this so hard to do, why does it feel like sucking blood out of a stone.

It's here, like all the patch notes before.

 

[Qcumber]

Just to feedback that performance in VR is a lot better since the November update. GPU and VRAM are not maxed out. I am finding that CPU use is much greater across all cores.

I am using VD and QVFR with Quest Pro. 

[AKULA_OPTIMUS]

Still no hotfix for Syrian paid campaings? Its been almos two weeks and right now they are broken products, looks like ED doesn´t care, considering they´ve been fixed for days by their authors. Why the wait, so you can include it in the next general patch? Why not a simple hotfix instead of let them be unusable?

[BIGNEWY]

43 minutes ago, AKULA_OPTIMUS said:

Still no hotfix for Syrian paid campaings? Its been almos two weeks and right now they are broken products, looks like ED doesn´t care, considering they´ve been fixed for days by their authors. Why the wait, so you can include it in the next general patch? Why not a simple hotfix instead of let them be unusable?

You will need to be patient a little longer, we will not be able to hotfix, but hopefully the next patch with tweaks wont be to long. 

thank you 

[AKULA_OPTIMUS]

34 minutes ago, BIGNEWY said:

You will need to be patient a little longer, we will not be able to hotfix, but hopefully the next patch with tweaks wont be to long. 

thank you 

Doing a rollback to previous version solves it. But we shouldn´t be doing those things, specially since there is no Open Beta anymore. I´m just complaning about the long waiting for a problem that´s already been fixed internally, more if that bug makes the product unusable. 

[Moxica]

I was very positively surprised with this update, as I experienced both better sharpness/clarity AND performance.
Ghosting was completely gone.
Just recently I realized DLSS was turned off, and "Rez of cockpit displays" was set to 512.
H*ll yeah! I'm keeping those settings!
(To bad I have to ditch the HP G2's soon)

Edited November 20, 2024 by Moxica

[PLUTON]

Why soon abandon the HP G2?

[Mr_sukebe]

28 minutes ago, PLUTON said:

Why soon abandon the HP G2?

That’s a question for Microsoft, not ED

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

There's no reason to abandon the HP Reverb G2 if you don't want to. Simply don't install 24H2 

[Moxica]

38 minutes ago, Raven (Elysian Angel) said:

There's no reason to abandon the HP Reverb G2 if you don't want to. Simply don't install 24H2 

I don't think it is skippable for very long.
..So I caved in, and ordered Pimax crystal lights. Afraid I'd have to go through another adventure of trying out a myriad of settings. Placebo's included.
DCS have never been better than just now on my rig.

1 hour ago, PLUTON said:

Why soon abandon the HP G2?

https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/ish_10013170-10013236-16

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

2 hours ago, Moxica said:

I don't think it is skippable for very long.

As long as MS offers security updates for 23H2, there won’t be a problem. 24H2 is a feature update, no-one is forcing you to install it.

You can use the registry or group policy editor to prevent 24H2 from ever installing.

[Moxica]

40 minutes ago, Raven (Elysian Angel) said:

As long as MS offers security updates for 23H2, there won’t be a problem. 24H2 is a feature update, no-one is forcing you to install it.

You can use the registry or group policy editor to prevent 24H2 from ever installing.

I didn't know that. (..much about the MS update policies)
But I for one already have a bug related to the dwm.exe and mixed reality, crashing after I've played DCS.
Not a big deal, just annoying.
Also, I have a sound challenge due to using two audio units; One USB-C "Audient" for nearfield speakers, and the other (onboard) for headset on HP reverb.
This is another small nuicance every time I start portal/DCS. Dcs does not remember my external audio interface.
I am getting frequent errors about connecting/checking the USB-C  cable for the HP's..
Aaaand I am curious about the Pimax. Also anxious about PC performance on those.
I also got some insurance pay back for an iPhone i dropped, and.. Oh.. I am babbling now.
But, but that was a lot of money I spent. I'm obviously more anxious than I knew I was..
Thanks. Sorry..

Edited November 20, 2024 by Moxica

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

1 hour ago, Moxica said:

I am getting frequent errors about connecting/checking the USB-C  cable

That might be the beginning of the end then, sadly. My own Reverb G2 died a few months back, and not too long after I started getting those errors myself, the headset completely died.
So in that case it might not be a bad idea to start looking for a replacement.

[PLUTON]

Thanks for the answer(s) but at worst
it will only be in 2026 So time to save up to change it.
I thought I could already hear the bell ringing at the end of 2024
phew, it will do (the HP G2) its job for a while longer
because for me I find that it has a beautiful image and when I replace it it will be for at least better or equivalent.
In the meantime, thank you again and have a good flight.

[YoYo]

We should get the DCS full patch next week, this is last week of November so fingers crossed. 

[Dedbeat]

Baltic dragon said on a fb post that it’s coming this week

 

[BIGNEWY]

Just now, Dedbeat said:

Baltic dragon said on a fb post that it’s coming this week

 

Baltic Dragon does not give the go ahead for patches, when we are ready I will announce a date. 

thank you 

[Dedbeat]

I did think it strange he posted that, and I wasn’t inferring that it was happening this week. Just an observation. 
 

Im looking forward to this one and it will drop when it’s ready, no rush! 

[BIGNEWY]

1 hour ago, Dedbeat said:

I did think it strange he posted that, and I wasn’t inferring that it was happening this week. Just an observation. 
 

Im looking forward to this one and it will drop when it’s ready, no rush! 

No worries and thank you, we have internal targets to meet and we share with 3rd parties, but everything depends on testing results and QA checks. I wont post the patch date until I have confirmation and a green light. 

thank you  

[YoYo]

19 hours ago, Dedbeat said:

I did think it strange he posted that, and I wasn’t inferring that it was happening this week. Just an observation. 
 

Im looking forward to this one and it will drop when it’s ready, no rush! 

Generally the patch should be out this week, there was no patch in November (only a hot fix, but that doesn't matter), and there is one every month, recently there was one on the last day of the month, so anything can happen.

[Bikerguy302000]

23 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

No worries and thank you, we have internal targets to meet and we share with 3rd parties, but everything depends on testing results and QA checks. I wont post the patch date until I have confirmation and a green light. 

thank you  

Does this mean someone has to go and change the bulb again ?