blave Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I have tried to instant action and training in the UH-1, which worked fine before (in the last couple months), but at some point it got porkulated. The main rotor is missing visually, and the instant that the sim starts in the cockpit, the gauges all "get weird" and the flight controls are non-responsive. There'a a big "clunk" upon first entering the cockpit. Should I delete/reinstall the aircraft? I haven't seen other mention(s) of this, but maybe I missed it. This experience has made me newly aware of how generally stable DCS-W is, considering how complex the sim is... But I want my Huey back :). thx, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTFBGB Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Delete the meta shaders2, and fxo folders in your saved games folder. Anytime there is an update or you change graphics settings you should do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Big.Biggs Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Do you actually delete the file, or empty the contents? Want to be clear. Thanks!! I9 (5Ghz turbo)2080ti 64Gb 3200 ram. 3 drives. A sata 2tb storage and 2 M.2 drives. 1 is 1tb, 1 is 500gb. Valve Index, Virpil t50 cm2 stick, t50 base and v3 throttle w mini stick. MFG crosswind pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlikwin Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Clear out all files in those folders New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Big.Biggs Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Shew, glad I asked!! Thanks I9 (5Ghz turbo)2080ti 64Gb 3200 ram. 3 drives. A sata 2tb storage and 2 M.2 drives. 1 is 1tb, 1 is 500gb. Valve Index, Virpil t50 cm2 stick, t50 base and v3 throttle w mini stick. MFG crosswind pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTFBGB Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 It would’ve just rebuilt the folders. But yea, delete the contents. Let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTFBGB Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Oh hey. Don’t freak out. It’s going to take longer to load a mission for each map/AIRCRAFT the first time loading after deleting as it has to write the new shader files. After that all will be back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holton181 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Did the above tips help? If not this made me wonder: ...The main rotor is missing visually... There'a a big "clunk" upon first entering the cockpit. Instant missions and tutorials generally start with engine on. Do you check the main rotor before entering the cockpit (I think it should be possible to hit F2 while paused before start)? When starting in air, do you just fall of the sky? Immediately after the "clunk", hit pause and go to F2 view and look around the helicopter (a bit zoomed out). Do you see the main rotor going about by itself away from the helicopter, or laying on the ground close by? If so, you encountered mast bumping. Then something with your hardware controls are not right. Stick deflected much in any direction when starting? Helicopters and Viggen DCS 1.5.7 and OpenBeta Win7 Pro 64bit i7-3820 3.60GHz P9X79 Pro 32GB GTX 670 2GB VG278H + a Dell PFT Lynx TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art-J Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Missing / non-functioning aircraft parts and non-responsive controls indicate some more serious issue than old shader files. I don't own the Huey, but I'd start with Holton's suggestions above. i7 9700K @ stock speed, single GTX1070, 32 gigs of RAM, TH Warthog, MFG Crosswind, Win10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Agree with Holton181. It could simply be the necessity to move your physical throttle a bit before mission start so it gets synced with the in-game collective. Otherwise the collective might make a big, sudden jump from its initial position to whatever you set it to, which might be enough to rip off the rotor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 The main rotor is missing visually, and the instant that the sim starts in the cockpit, the gauges all "get weird" and the flight controls are non-responsive. There'a a big "clunk" upon first entering the cockpit. Should I delete/reinstall the aircraft? Make sure your joystick is centered, if it rests to the side, "mast bumping" will cause the main shaft to shear and the main rotor will fly off into the air. It shouldn't be a problem for a regular "spring centered" joystick but it was one of the first things I encountered after switching to FFB. i9 9900K @4.7GHz, 64GB DDR4, RTX4070 12GB, 1+2TB NVMe, 6+4TB HD, 4+1TB SSD, Winwing Orion 2 F-15EX Throttle + F-16EX Stick, TPR Pedals, TIR5, Win 10 Pro x64, 1920X1080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Maybe use the DCS repair function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) Check out track file in F2 view. But yah, Hilton and Ramsay prob right. Edited December 30, 2019 by Chic A Co, 229th AHB, 1st Cav Div ASUS Prime Z370-A MB, Intel Core i7 8700K 5.0GHz OC'd, RTX 3090, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Win 10 Samsung 65" 4K Curved Display (Oculus Rift occaisionally), Track IR5, VoiceAttack, Baur's BRD-N Cyclic base/Virpil T-50CM Grip, UH-1h Collective by Microhelis & OE-XAM Pedals. JetSeat & SimShaker for Aviators. JUST CHOPPERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted December 30, 2019 ED Team Share Posted December 30, 2019 Hi Also check your keybindings, ensure you have no double inputs for buttons or axis. If you still have issue attach a short track replay which you can save after pressing escape from a mission, we maybe able to give you some pointers. Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlacleyCole Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I had a switch in the wrong position on the wh throttle that caused similar problems BlackeyCole 20years usaf XP-11. Dcs 2.5OB Acer predator laptop/ i7 7720, 2.4ghz, 32 gb ddr4 ram, 500gb ssd,1tb hdd,nvidia 1080 8gb vram New FlightSim Blog at https://blackeysblog.wordpress.com. Go visit it and leave me feedback and or comments so I can make it better. A new post every Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blave Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 I deleted those folders; same thing still happens. My controls (TMW throttle and Virpil MongoosT-50CM2) are calibrated and work fine in every other aircraft I've tried, including the Mi-8 and Gazelle. HOWEVER I just tried one of the instant actions that has the a/c running and on the ground at start, and sure enough the swash plate is tilted way back so that the main rotor mast-bumps and flies off. So @Holton181 was absolutely correct. I just checked the cyclic's Axis Tune settings, and -- sure enough, that was it. I have a Thrustmaster steering wheel connected to the same laptop, and it was auto-assigned axes (I wish they wouldn't do that). What's weird to me is that the Mi-8 and Gazelle worked fine with that setup. Maybe those models don't auto-assign controls the way the Huey does? (I thought that is a global action though.) At any rate, I'm up and running -- thanks folks for all of the input (har har). cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holton181 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Yeah, that aoto assignment can be a real PITA. Happy you got it sorted. Helicopters and Viggen DCS 1.5.7 and OpenBeta Win7 Pro 64bit i7-3820 3.60GHz P9X79 Pro 32GB GTX 670 2GB VG278H + a Dell PFT Lynx TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlacleyCole Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I was having problems myself then someone suggested that I deleted the dcs saved games folder so I mad a copy and deleted it and the program rebuilt it and things are great. BlackeyCole 20years usaf XP-11. Dcs 2.5OB Acer predator laptop/ i7 7720, 2.4ghz, 32 gb ddr4 ram, 500gb ssd,1tb hdd,nvidia 1080 8gb vram New FlightSim Blog at https://blackeysblog.wordpress.com. Go visit it and leave me feedback and or comments so I can make it better. A new post every Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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