1.2.6.18651.276 DCS Update

[Mustang]

Not everyone is getting a CTD, so we need to figure out why you are getting a CTD....

 

Exactly, it's a struggle for testers when they don't get the crashes some of you guys are having here on the forums, sometimes it has to be something wrong with the PC running it, it's just figuring out what :doh:

[Pepec9124]

PAC switch is ON in my A10A post update ... no input files changed or anything. Tested in Instant action mission

 

funny... I just tried making quick A-10A mission with aircraft on runway start... and PAC switch is in ON position. I haven't checked other switches as I am not good in A-10A. Wonder if this could be old mission that needs to be re-saved in new version or something similar.

 

 

I'm going to do full wipe of DCS. Why can't it just work...

[NineLine]

Guys, if you are having crashes still, it will be in your best interest to start your own thread in the crash forum, at this point it just seems like a few of you, it will be better to try and help with your problems if we can work with you one on one... we can also show the devs if there are large numbers of people crashing... help us help you...

[Mainstay]

Alright here we go

 

Note : these crashes are only trying to join a server havent even tested flying on one yet @!

 

DXdiag here http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=113447

 

First crash :

 

# -------------- 20131002-133001 --------------

 

# C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at E148F3FC 00:00000000

00000000 00000000 0000:00000000

E148F3FC 0016F220 0000:00000000 ?removeDevice@wRadioBeacon@@IEAAXI@Z()+11C

E14C04D5 0016F250 0000:00000000 ?activateBeacons@wRadioManager@@QEAAXXZ()+15

3F4BE284 0016F2B0 0000:00000000

3F4AB848 0016F3E0 0000:00000000

3F4C1932 0016F410 0000:00000000

E0C512F5 0016F440 0000:00000000

E0C80567 0016F4E0 0000:00000000

E340E74D 0016F520 0000:00000000 ??1Reader@Mail@@UEAA@XZ()+23D

E0C598FE 0016F590 0000:00000000

E0C599D1 0016F5E0 0000:00000000

E0C537AE 0016F610 0000:00000000

E0C66714 0016F680 0000:00000000

E0C7F613 0016F6B0 0000:00000000

E0C94063 0016F6E0 0000:00000000

3F4AA5A5 0016F740 0000:00000000

3F4C0B24 0016F770 0000:00000000

3F4C09FB 0016F7A0 0000:00000000

3F5549D8 0016F810 0000:00000000

3F555FD9 0016FE10 0000:00000000

3F558C3B 0016FEC0 0000:00000000

76D4652D 0016FEF0 0001:0001552D C:\Windows\system32\KERNEL32.dll BaseThreadInitThunk()+D

76E7C541 0016FF40 0001:0002B541 C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll RtlUserThreadStart()+21

 

Second crash :

 

# -------------- 20131002-133938 --------------

 

# C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at E61E73D0 00:00000000

00000000 00000000 0000:00000000

E61E73D0 0016EFC0 0000:00000000

4000C9D5 0016F0A0 0000:00000000

400068C4 0016F380 0000:00000000

E2F7B2ED 0016F3B0 0000:00000000 ?exitFromState_@FSM@Common@@AEAAXXZ()+4D

E2F7CE0B 0016F3E0 0000:00000000 ?onSymbol_@FSM@Common@@AEAAXI@Z()+16B

E2F7CF3E 0016F430 0000:00000000 ?checkSymbolsQueue@FSM@Common@@QEAAXXZ()+AE

4000A610 0016F490 0000:00000000

40020B24 0016F4C0 0000:00000000

400209FB 0016F4F0 0000:00000000

400B49D8 0016F560 0000:00000000

400B5FD9 0016FB60 0000:00000000

400B8C3B 0016FC10 0000:00000000

76D4652D 0016FC40 0001:0001552D C:\Windows\system32\KERNEL32.dll BaseThreadInitThunk()+D

76E7C541 0016FC90 0001:0002B541 C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll RtlUserThreadStart()+21

[Rikus]

I dont see anything done to MULTIPLAYER side.

 

Ill bet we will get runtime errors and/or just simple crashes of the game.

 

ED pls before you fix anything else get the mutiplayer fixed so we can fly and fight together....

 

Its VERY fustrateing to have these dissconnects and crashes.

 

+1

[Davis0079]

Still broke for win7 32bit....on to other stuff so.:cry:

 

 

I cant swear to it but.......DCS no longer supports 32bit.....you may have quite a long wait if your hoping to read any 32bit updates....once again I havent been reading the forums about 32bit problems, so if the devs told you to hold your breath, maybe you should ('nt)...

[NineLine]

I cant swear to it but.......DCS no longer supports 32bit.....you may have quite a long wait if your hoping to read any 32bit updates....once again I havent been reading the forums about 32bit problems, so if the devs told you to hold your breath, maybe you should ('nt)...

 

There is nothing official on this, but since 1.2.6 it does look like the requirements have changed and that memory consumption id beyond what the 32bit OS can handle...

[71st_Mastiff]

BF4 went 64bit as well as should everyone else. don't be a penny pincher upgrade.:music_whistling:

[SkateZilla]

BF4 went 64bit as well as should everyone else. don't be a penny pincher upgrade.:music_whistling:

 

BF4 Still supports 32-Bit, they are simply limiting beta testing to 64-Bit, and it's a Bugfest.

 

Compared to GTAOnline and BF4, DCS is in Goodshape, lol

 

 

 

And Upgrading from 32-Bit to 64-Bit is Free, Most of the license keys are for both 32- and 64bit.

 

Just have to Download the 64-Bit install Media from Microsoft, Make a USB Stick, and Install, using the same License Key.

Edited October 2, 2013 by SkateZilla

[ENO]

Keep in mind a lot of people don't restart after an update and in the past its been known to help. Also missions need to be resaved in the ME on the server / host computer. These two things help with many crash types.

 

And about the 32bit- the only thing they haven't fixed is complete removal of support and adjusted the minimums to 64bit OS and 6gigs of RAM.

[cichlidfan]

Compared to GTAOnline and BF4, DCS is in Goodshape, lol

 

Which is nothing to crow about.

[TimeKilla]

104th server is currently running with 1.2.6 update 1, give it a tryout.

 

Works fine for me!

[Darkwolf]

Just wanted to stop by and thanks ED team and testers for the patchs and game support.

 

I see that some customer are already getting torches and ropes to hang the dev's so i'll get back later :)

 

All - Please keep it polite and even if they is still some bug to solve, understand that they are surely working on it but not solved yet. :thumbup:

[SkateZilla]

Keep in mind a lot of people don't restart after an update and in the past its been known to help. Also missions need to be resaved in the ME on the server / host computer. These two things help with many crash types.

 

And about the 32bit- the only thing they haven't fixed is complete removal of support and adjusted the minimums to 64bit OS and 6gigs of RAM.

 

 

To the credit of those that dont:

it doesnt say to reboot, and after an update it boots directly to DCS.

 

I usually update, exit the game, reboot, and play.

[Raven68]

Exactly, it's a struggle for testers when they don't get the crashes some of you guys are having here on the forums, sometimes it has to be something wrong with the PC running it, it's just figuring out what :doh:

 

I'm not a tester, but I agree 100% on this. A couple of days ago I was having problems connecting to the master server. I tried a lot of the suggestions from some of the post on these forums. I re-installed 1.2.6 completely and my anti-virus software and still had connection issues. I just decided to look into doing some cleanup on my end by removing spyware programs and uninstalling programs I was not aware of (dont ask me how they got there...:)) Anyway after the cleanup I was able to connect to the master server and got a bit better performance in my OS and games. :thumbup:

 

Bottom line here is to do as much as you can on your side with your PC before jumping the gun and bashing the software itself. :pilotfly:

[AtaliaA1]

I'm not a tester, but I agree 100% on this. A couple of days ago I was having problems connecting to the master server. I tried a lot of the suggestions from some of the post on these forums. I re-installed 1.2.6 completely and my anti-virus software and still had connection issues. I just decided to look into doing some cleanup on my end by removing spyware programs and uninstalling programs I was not aware of (dont ask me how they got there...:)) Anyway after the cleanup I was able to connect to the master server and got a bit better performance in my OS and games. :thumbup:

 

Bottom line here is to do as much as you can on your side with your PC before jumping the gun and bashing the software itself. :pilotfly:

 

 

There is something to that, because another user was having issues and cleaned up his and received the same results as you. even moved around the priority setting in task manager to give DCS a higher priority.

 

Hope the developers and testers read this one, I don't believe this is just happenstance.

[SkateZilla]

I'm Very Strict on what I Allow on my System...

 

I've Seen "Bundled" Software and Tweaking Software interfere with Games,

 

This includes but is not limited to:

Bundled AV Suites,

Bundled System Control (ie Fan Controllers, Updaters, GPU/CPU/Mainboard Overclocking Apps, etc).

 

Screen Recording Software

Key Logging Software

Peer-To-Peer Video/Audio Conferencing Software

Bloated Instant Messenger / Instant Messenger Clone / Look A Like Software.

 

Certain Windows Updates: (That I've Uninstalled and Hidden, as they caused Havoc on my system)

 

KB2670838 - DirectX Update Platform Update (Required for IE 10)

This article describes a platform update for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This update improves the features and performance of the following components:

Direct2D

DirectWrite

Direct3D

Windows Imaging Component (WIC)

Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP)

Windows Animation Manager (WAM)

XPS Document API

H.264 Video Decoder

JPEG XR codec

 

KB2803821 - MS13-057:

Description of the security update for Windows Media Format Runtime 9 and 9.5 (wmvdmod.dll), and for Windows Media Player 11 and 12: July 9, 2013

 

Users of Windows XP SP3 may experience problems where WMV files that are protected by digital rights management (DRM) do not play. Microsoft is investigating the situation and will take appropriate action to help our customers. As a workaround, we recommend that users install Windows Media Player 11 to eliminate this problem.

Windows Update will not offer this security update to Windows RT-based computers until update 2808380 is installed. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2808380 Windows RT-based device cannot download software updates or Windows Store apps

August 13, 2013: This update was re-released to resolve the following issue for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

 

August 27, 2013: This update was re-released to resolve the following issue for Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, and Windows Server 2008 SP2.

 

If you use some of the following software, you might have experienced issues after you installed the initial release version of this security update. In some cases, WMV video files might have failed to successfully encode or decode. Once you apply this re-released security update, this issue is resolved.

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Prelude

Adobe Premiere Elements

Adobe Premiere Pro

Camtasia Studio

Dragon Quest X

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

Kandoukantan! Photomovie

Rome Total War

Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion

Serif MoviePlus

SKYMENU Pro

YouTube Movie Maker

[HiJack]

The switch for PAC is in the "ON" position but can't say it works. Anyone else got PAC to work?

 

Several A-10A switches have had their position set to on: PAC Switch, Inverter Switch, AC Gen Switches, Radar Altimeter Switch, Anti Skid Switch, Fuel Boost Pump Switch, and Engine Fuel Flow Switches.

[71st_Mastiff]

The switch for PAC is in the "ON" position but can't say it works. Anyone else got PAC to work?

 

you forgot the SAS switches too seem stable to me.

the only thing I noticed is the betty goes crazy when I spawn into the cockpit, and the AoA and landing indicators are jumping all over the place.:thumbup:

[HiJack]

you forgot the SAS switches too seem stable to me.

the only thing I noticed is the betty goes crazy when I spawn into the cockpit, and the AoA and landing indicators are jumping all over the place.:thumbup:

Ah, thanks Mastiff.

Betty, AoA and landing indicators is crazy on my missions as well. Have not tried a fresh aircraft in SP yet, it can be the mission file.

[Merlin-27]

I upgraded the WWII server this morning. If you want to use it to test MP stability go for it.

[ENO]

To the credit of those that dont:

it doesnt say to reboot, and after an update it boots directly to DCS.

 

I usually update, exit the game, reboot, and play.

 

 

Oh I know... wasn't being harsh- just saying for those who do it your way and start getting crashes out of the chute that rebooting has been known to help.

 

 

On another note- the firehouse server is up on the update as well for stability tests in a live fire training mission with MANY different aircraft slots available.

[71st_Mastiff]

The switch for PAC is in the "ON" position but can't say it works. Anyone else got PAC to work?

 

yes PAC is working.

[SkateZilla]

Oh I know... wasn't being harsh- just saying for those who do it your way and start getting crashes out of the chute that rebooting has been known to help.

 

 

On another note- the firehouse server is up on the update as well for stability tests in a live fire training mission with MANY different aircraft slots available.

 

I might give that a shot tonight, havent been online in a while.. (since the fly in i think)

[msalama]

...to test it right now would be very welcome.

 

Just hosted an online session, 2+ hours of trouble-free flying :thumbup: Although it has to be said that there were only 2 participants altogether, i.e. me and a squad mate running some Mustang and Huey training missions. But ground units aplenty still, so it wasn't as if the map was barren or anything.

 

And oh yeah, seems more fluid somehow too, no stuttering at all that I noticed. Looks a winner to me :thumbup: