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Migo

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Sometimes I alt-tab out of the game to look up some information in a pdf file. When I alt-tab back in the HDR has changed. I play with the "Normal" preset. When I change back it changed to the "cold" preset.

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whitehot

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it has happened to me as well. in fact, hdr is disabled before alt-tabbing out and gets re-enabled returning focus to the game. could not recreate the conditions in which this happens though, since often hdr is there from the start

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Marklar

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It happened to me yesterday. I went to desktop then switched back to the game and everything looked different than minute ago. I think HDR was off before I switched to desktop despite in settings HDR is set to Normal

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amalahama

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My issue is even weirder.

 

Since BETA, I have had problems with momentary black-outs, everyting goes black, and then cockpit and world are made up again and I can keep on flying. This happen to me once for each 30 minutes, more or less.

 

Well, now in 1.0.0.9 I have discovered that, after the first blackout, HDR changes to cold as well. This gives me a clue about what's the problem can be.

 

So... Thanks for the bug :D

 

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amalahama

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Out of curiosity do you have a screensaver or power saving set for 30mins?

 

 

Nate

 

No I don't. And 30 minutes is a reference; sometimes happens in 10 mins, maybe the next one after 40 minutes. In 1.0.0.9 I have noted that the blackouts appear more often. This only happens with DCS:A-10C, and it seems I'm the only one in the universe with that problem, it should be some sort of divinal retaliation or something :cry:

 

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Nate--IRL--

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Hmm ok, see if it correlates with a long time between using the keyboard or mouse. I know DCS windowed mode will allow windows to shut off the monitor if it doesn't detect keyboard or mouse usage.

 

Some other program may be trying to steal focus from DCS if it too doesn't detect keyboard or mouse usage. Just an idea.

 

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AlphaOneSix

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I've had this weird HDR thing happen to me as well. It is always in conjunction with an ALT-TAB out of the game and then back into it. I've been working on other things so not really giving it too much thought, but I think I'll see if I can get it to reproduce reliably. I have my HDR set to normal and I think it switches to soft...can't remember...need more testing.

 

NateNote: This is happening for me in BS Trunk version.

Nate--IRL--

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I've had this weird HDR thing happen to me as well. It is always in conjunction with an ALT-TAB out of the game and then back into it. I've been working on other things so not really giving it too much thought, but I think I'll see if I can get it to reproduce reliably. I have my HDR set to normal and I think it switches to soft...can't remember...need more testing.

 

NateNote: This is happening for me in BS Trunk version.

 

See mantis issue 16028

 

Nate

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Stingray66

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My issue is even weirder.

 

Since BETA, I have had problems with momentary black-outs, everyting goes black, and then cockpit and world are made up again and I can keep on flying. This happen to me once for each 30 minutes, more or less.

 

Well, now in 1.0.0.9 I have discovered that, after the first blackout, HDR changes to cold as well. This gives me a clue about what's the problem can be.

 

So... Thanks for the bug :D

 

Regards!

 

I had these blackouts on my older system as well. I blamed my bad old system for these failures and indeed there always was the Windows message after I closed the game: "Graphic driver stopped working and was restartet.." or similar. Since I did not activate HDR for obvious reasons, I cannot tell about that.

 

On my new one, I did not experience ALT-TAB issues with the HDR...I'll play around...

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amalahama

amalahama

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I had these blackouts on my older system as well. I blamed my bad old system for these failures and indeed there always was the Windows message after I closed the game: "Graphic driver stopped working and was restartet.." or similar. Since I did not activate HDR for obvious reasons, I cannot tell about that.

 

On my new one, I did not experience ALT-TAB issues with the HDR...I'll play around...

 

My rig is quite new (i5 2600, GTX560Ti) so change it is not in my masterplan :P

 

I suspect that maybe electric source is not able to provide enough power, and GPU doesn't receive the proper current when it's working hard (like in DCS A-10C). Others non-intensive simulators, like FSX, run well however.

 

I will try to underclock my GPU this afternoon when I arrive at home, and see what it happens. I hope to solve this problem because it's keeping me out of online flying since first betas, it's very annoying:cry:

 

Regards!



Stingray66

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Thats Kind of strange - we have the same GPU and I didn't even OC anything at the moment. Everything is running smoothly. You have the newest drivers?

 

Edit: I use a 600W power supply which should be enough...

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Fish

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Hmm, just discovered this thread. Happens to me also.

 

Funny thing, no matter what HDR settings, don't seem to make a difference, ie. looks like no HDR until after i ALT TAB (only sometimes), does it return with the full HDR, like the old pre 1.07 patches. Not a big deal for me, one way or the other, its the inconsistency which can be irritating.

 

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kobac

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I have a similar problem. I think I've completely lost the HDR. Sun does not shine-glare (see screenshoot) as when I installed the simulation, then it was all well.

 

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also doesn't change light in the cockpit. I haven't installed any mods, and in options I set HDR to a warm. Sometimes for some reason simulation minimizes itself, and this is particularly annoying especially when I'm at low altitude, or other critical situation. I would not write about this, that the settings return to normal when I restart the simulation but not, and I do not know how to get them (HDR) back. I checked options and there is

hdr ['glow_radius'] = 3.0

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cichlidfan

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DCS and ALT-TAB do not function well together in so many ways.;)

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cichlidfan

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After rereading your post I realize you were posting about HDR being permanently broken. I missed that.

 

It is more than just one parameter but if it is not working at all anymore. I would reinstall.

 

Also, you mentioned that it collapses to the taskbar on it's own. That definately sounds like something interfering with DCS. The only time I have ever seen that is if something else was running and tried to grab the screen or mouse focus.

 

I definately would reinstall if I were you.

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cichlidfan

cichlidfan

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just curious is everyone using windows 7 either 32 or 64? It might be due to something like the Aero feature stealing the focus of the DCS window?

 

Aero works fine with DCS. In fact, if you run Helios Aero needs to be on for best performance.

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kobac

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Maybe it's better to wait for patch 1.1.10, then I definitely have to reinstall the simulation. I hope it will soon.

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cichlidfan

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Maybe it's better to wait for patch 1.1.10, then I definitely have to reinstall the simulation. I hope it will soon.

 

Well, if HDR is the only real issue and you are OK with it for now then wait. Reinstalling software is something I do without giving it much thought. I have lost count of how many times I have reinstalled A-10 (mostly for reasons other than actual problems with the game).

 

I just did it two days ago as a matter of fact!;)

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area593

area593

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I've been having a similar issue to some of you. I've got a dual monitor setup (Windows 7 w/Aero), and run DCSW in fullscreen on one monitor only. I find that quite regularly Windows steals focus from DCS when moving the mouse, in some cases causing the sim to crash. Especially annoying when in the middle of a target zone and getting shot at while trying to adjust settings in the cockpit :)

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm really enjoying the hog otherwise. I've never noticed this issue in BS.

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