The DCS Updater / Launcher GUI Utility Version 2.0 (2023+)

[Razor18]

Isn't there also a mini icon in the Sys Tray (right bottom corner) that you can right click?

[mr_mojo97]

Sorry, when I meant task bar, I m meant system tray. I sometimes can right click on that, but usually it doesn't and most of the time when it does most of the options are greyed out anyways

[Razor18]

Do you have a Build selected (right click then sixth row from top Select Build)?

[mr_mojo97]

The main window does not come up anymore, as in the attached photo, so I can't change anything

[S D]

Steps to fix the window not appearing bug:

 

1: Click DCS Updater Application window so that it appears on the taskbar

2: Select the DCS Updater Application on the menu bar (Single click)

3: Press Left Alt+Space

4: Select Maximize

 

Deleting the application and config files did not work for me but the above approach did

 

 

From a couple of pages back...

[mr_mojo97]

Ah nice one, thanks for that, sorted.

[SkateZilla]

01.01.2019 / 1.1.0.1017:

-Adjusted Some Tool Tips

-Reduced Size Options Removed

-Adjusted Sys Tray Restore option to "Maximize" Window

-Removed Orphaned Instances Telling App to Hide / Show

-Added Presets to Save/Load Last Selected on Launch/Quit

[imacken]

01.01.2019 / 1.1.0.1017:

-Adjusted Some Tool Tips

-Reduced Size Options Removed

-Adjusted Sys Tray Restore option to "Maximize" Window

-Removed Orphaned Instances Telling App to Hide / Show

-Added Presets to Save/Load Last Selected on Launch/Quit

 

Thanks Skate, all good for me now! Happy New Year!

[imacken]

Just a small, trivial point, Skate, you've spelt 'independent' incorrectly several times as 'independant' in the app. (Only saying!)

[Raz_Specter]

SkateZilla's DCS Updater Utility

 

Been using this Marvellous piece of software for a while now, excellent, since a few updates ago Skate introduced notifications that appear in the windows Notifications bar.

 

Is there anyway to stop these are they are bloody annoying?

 

Like I click Launch, and a notification tells me I have launched DCS, which I have to then clear as I am a little anal about tidiness lol

 

Thanks Specter

[SkateZilla]

Just a small, trivial point, Skate, you've spelt 'independent' incorrectly several times as 'independant' in the app. (Only saying!)

 

This and a few other spelling mistakes have already been fixed internally.

[SkateZilla]

Been using this Marvellous piece of software for a while now, excellent, since a few updates ago Skate introduced notifications that appear in the windows Notifications bar.

 

Is there anyway to stop these are they are bloody annoying?

 

Like I click Launch, and a notification tells me I have launched DCS, which I have to then clear as I am a little anal about tidiness lol

 

Thanks Specter

 

Launch App, Settings, Far Right Side, Under "Application Settings", the 4th Drop Down Menu, Change it to "Disable System Tray Notifications"

[PhilSkyfire]

Hi! Thanks for the tool. The GUI is getting a little bit crowded in the last few iterations, besides from that, I enjoy it!!!

 

Two small issues -

 

- I'm playing in VR. After "Quit to Desktop" in DCS the Updater Tool cannot restart DCS, alas no running process is shown. I have to switch the Build between my Release and OpenBeta build and back, the again I can start DCS.

 

- After restart of Windows and starting the Updater Tool, I have to manually select a build. It does not store the last selected build.

 

Thanks!

Edited January 5, 2019 by Huzzle

[SkateZilla]

Hi! Thanks for the tool. The GUI is getting a little bit crowded in the last few iterations, besides from that, I enjoy it!!!

 

Two small issues -

 

- I'm playing in VR. After "Quit to Desktop" in DCS the Updater Tool cannot restart DCS, alas no running process is shown. I have to switch the Build between my Release and OpenBeta build and back, the again I can start DCS.

 

- After restart of Windows and starting the Updater Tool, I have to manually select a build. It does not store the last selected build.

 

Thanks!

 

I will look into VR/On Modes in the code, alot of things changed under the hood, so process detection may have a few more bugs in it, and since I'm supporting multiple DCS Versions and DRM Components, it's getting a bit complicated.

[Raz_Specter]

Bug: After launching DCS from your app, then exiting DCS you are not able to click Launch again, i have to close your app then re-open it to get the hand icon when hovering over anything within the UI

 

Workaround is to deselect a build then select the build again, this seems to work but is long winded

 

Thanks Specter

[SkateZilla]

Trying to re-produce this but cannot so far, if possible can you post your Updater GUI Log files?

[Strut]

Having exactly the same problem as Mithranda, find attached my log file.

DCS Updater Utility Struts log as at 09Jan2019.txt

[Cobrahjh]

Missing FC3 Modules in List & Installer Error

 

DCS Updater is showing all FC3 modules missing except for FC3:Su-25T and I have purchased FC3. I can play each FC3 module and use them in the ME.

 

It does look like I need to install both NS430 GPS L-39 & Mi-8 modules but I get the following error ("the system cannot find the path" pic attached).

 

Thanks for this sweet software!

Edited January 9, 2019 by Cobrahjh
Uploaded Log File

[SkateZilla]

DCS Updater is showing all FC3 modules missing except for FC3:Su-25T and I have purchased FC3. I can play each FC3 module and use them in the ME.

 

It does look like I need to install both NS430 GPS L-39 & Mi-8 modules but I get the following error ("the system cannot find the path" pic attached).

 

Thanks for this sweet software!

 

The individual aircraft are their own Modules, you own FC3, which shows as installed.

 

I am unable to reproduce the error with the NS430 Modules.

Edited January 9, 2019 by SkateZilla

[Cobrahjh]

Thanks for explaining the FC3 modules.

 

My apologies about the NS430 modules as those two I didn't purchase until now. I shouldn't be up twenty hours installing MOOSE, learning LUA scripting, and doing a dozen DCS things at once. I have the DCS bug bad. ;)

[danmcnab]

Think this might of saved me, AWESOME work, thanks!

[kaltokri]

Hi SkateZilla,

 

 

thank you for that great tool. Keep up the good work!

 

Is it possible to tie some input configuration to the preset?

 

 

At the moment I use default preset and VR preset.

For VR I have different graphics settings.

But on my Warthog I have also some different key bindings for zoom, left mouse click and reset view.

 

 

So it would be great if your tool will create the folders Input.Preset1, Input.Preset2, Input.Preset3, Input.Preset4, Input.VR and Input.Backup.

 

 

When I choose Preset.VR your tool will rename Input to Input.Default and Input.VR to Input and then launches DCS. After DCS is terminated it will switch the folders back.

 

 

The only drawback is: If I want to change a keybinding in every Preset, have to change it in the game for each Preset or copy the files between folders.

 

 

At the moment I do the needed input changes with OvGME. But it would be nice to use only your tool.

 

 

Best regards,

Kal

[SkateZilla]

Hi SkateZilla,

 

 

thank you for that great tool. Keep up the good work!

 

Is it possible to tie some input configuration to the preset?

 

 

At the moment I use default preset and VR preset.

For VR I have different graphics settings.

But on my Warthog I have also some different key bindings for zoom, left mouse click and reset view.

 

 

So it would be great if your tool will create the folders Input.Preset1, Input.Preset2, Input.Preset3, Input.Preset4, Input.VR and Input.Backup.

 

 

When I choose Preset.VR your tool will rename Input to Input.Default and Input.VR to Input and then launches DCS. After DCS is terminated it will switch the folders back.

 

 

The only drawback is: If I want to change a keybinding in every Preset, have to change it in the game for each Preset or copy the files between folders.

 

 

At the moment I do the needed input changes with OvGME. But it would be nice to use only your tool.

 

 

Best regards,

Kal

 

I will look into this, like the presets themselves, it would take some coding and might not show up anytime soon.

[SkateZilla]

Being Compiled, Tested, Uploaded:

01.18.2019-1 / 1.1.0.1018

-Fixed some Typo's and Mistakes in Tool Tips,

-Adjusted some starting code

-Added CE II Assets

Edited January 19, 2019 by SkateZilla

[kaltokri]

Another idea could be to implemet the call of PRE and POST scripts, which can added by everyone.

 

 

E.g. I use Preset1 your tool looks into a scripts folder and if there is a preset1-pre.bat file, it will be executed before DCS is started.

After DCS is killed preset1-post.bat will be searched and executed if it exists.

 

 

With such a mechanism we can add scripts to switch input folders, start tools like OpenTrack, VoiceAttack and maybe if tools like OvGME adds a command line interface we can also switch mods on and off.

 

 

It would be flexible and powerful.