Broken engine??

[YakobeGrizzlyLepotyv]

So what is happening is that as soon as I get into the cockpit the aircraft is constantly holding the starter switch but it isn't even being held in the up position? I thought that it might just be on start up but it shuts my engines off as soon as Ii get into the aircraft even while in the air.

I have re-installed it once already to no success and have to keep DCS: World unpatched to fly the aircraft. for any help that is given on the subject, Thanks in advance ^_^

[ESzczesniak]

I would hazard to guess that somewhere a joystick or keyboard switch got assigned to the engine starter. Check and make sure that if anything is assigned to this in the controls, that it's only a momentary button and not a constant on switch.

[EtherealN]

Simplest solution is to delete or rename the following folder:

 

C:\Users\(username)\Saved Games\DCS

 

Do this while DCS world is turned off. It will then recreate the folder to defaults once you start the application again. Note that a reinstall of the application might have left this folder intact, and if it is corrupted, the problem would then remain.

 

Renaming it would allow you to retain your configuration if this does not solve the problem, through simply deleting the new folder and renaming the folder back to it's original name.

[tietze]

I have a similar problem. The engine starts all the time without any interaction. I've disconnected all controllers (except mouse and keyboard). Deleted the DCS folder inside Saved Games, but still the engine does starts up and shuts down all the time, as described in the debriefing:

 

[Jona33]

I have a similar problem. The engine starts all the time without any interaction. I've disconnected all controllers (except mouse and keyboard). Deleted the DCS folder inside Saved Games, but still the engine does starts up and shuts down all the time, as described in the debriefing:

 

 

Is it actually doing this or is it a debrief glitch.

[tietze]

Well didn't notice until now, but it is not the P-51D that starts up and shuts down as I thought it was. Hmmm. But still there is a sound all the time like the starter is running.

[tietze]

Sorry for the double post, here is the audio:

 

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2910357/fsim/Threads/ED%20-%20broken%20engine/Built-in%20Input-%20Digital%20In%2020120614%201821.mp3

 

[mission: instant action/ Cold Start Vaziani, you can hear the SU-25T starting up in the background]

[PeterP]

if the problem still persist:

 

The Devs/Testers need at least a track - so they can reproduce it and/or see in the logs what is causing this behaviour.

 

have a look:

TROUBLESHOOTING - Help us helping you.

[tietze]

if the problem still persist:

 

The Devs/Testers need at least a track - so they can reproduce it and/or see in the logs what is causing this behaviour.

 

have a look:

TROUBLESHOOTING - Help us helping you.

 

Thanks - I was just assuming I had forgotten something stupid :joystick:

 

Track is here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2910357/fsim/Threads/ED%20-%20broken%20engine/starter.7z

I have just installed DCS World and the P51D module. Chose instant action/ Cold Start Vaziani. Tried to delete the DCS folder, to recreate config files. Tried to remove all controllers. Still this annoying noise as recorded above and probably also to be heard in the above track.

Edited June 15, 2012 by tietze