AV-8B NA activation issues

First post in quite awhile, so I have done a ton of troubleshooting and research, so as not to overlook basic testing etc. Have referenced existing resources for activation problems. If I have missed something, please forgive me, but I have looked everywhere for this!

I have a ticket open, for a couple of weeks now, it is going nowhere.

Issue in a nutshell. After a lot of troubleshooting, and verifying installations using Skate Zilla GUI update utility, as well as the command line passes with the DCS updater utility, I am stuck.

Having located the following executable's in the following directories, here is what happens.

G:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\ run.exe (case A).

G:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\ DCS executable OR Run.exe (case B).

G:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\bin\DCS executable (case C).

Case A runs fine, all mods I own (several) show installed, they all work. Go to install AV-8B, downloads, client shuts down, client never responds. Start client as Case A from scratch, AV-8B shows as installed, but only shows F2 screen, cannot pilot from F1. Other modules like A-10C, P-51D, using maps like Persian Gulf, Nevada all have pilot-able aircraft. AV-8B will launch on the aforementioned maps, but only F2 and watching fly with AI works. F1 and piloting never works.

Case B, runs, but NOTHING shows as installed, only Caucus map, but I get 12 modules to load in module manager, I select AV-8B then install, game client shuts down, never starts again. Run from scratch, no module.

Case C same as case B, but in this case only DCS binary is run, no run.exe as in Case A, or B (which has both files in the listed directory). Case C also shows all 12 modules I own to be installed, I try to install client shuts down. Restart, nothing.

Yes I own AV-8B, purchased about a month ago.

Running both the GUI updater, cleaner, and repair, along with command line versions show I am clean and green, with no problems. from any instances of an EXE file.

All show version 2.5.3.24984 those being run.exe setup from the Skate Zilla utility and browsed to for application setup. Pretty sure run.exe is calling DCS binary, but since I found two and cannot replicate my problem with either, greatly confused. Only Case A, calling run.exe from the listed directory, gives me 95% of what I own, all working, except AV-8B.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, getting nowhere with my ticket.

Thanks,