Activation problem with new AV-8B purchase

[SmirkingGerbil]

Apologize for posting this here, but my existing ticket is going no where, and another post in "Customer Support --> Activation" isn't getting any hits.

 

 

If this is a no no, can a mod please remove?

 

 

Incident of activation problems with AV-8B up to this point:

 

 

Have referenced existing resources for activation problems. If I have missed something, please forgive me, but I have looked everywhere for this! I have done several passes with the updater utility and command line options. Also disabling the mod, and reinstalling doesn't fix.

 

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.

 

I located the following executable's in the following directories, for my current install. After some testing, noticed that different launch points produce different results. This is a fresh install, nothing added, scenarios below.

 

 

 

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 re-starts. Start client in 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.

 

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 or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

[Seb71]

I start the game with a shortcut which points to

 

 

...\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS_updater.exe

 

 

It's the one made by the game when I installed it.

 

 

 

I don't use any utility (such as SkateZilla).

[SmirkingGerbil]

Thank you Seb,

 

 

I tried your suggestion with the same results as Case B and C above. The client crashes to desktop, nothing is installed.

 

 

 

I can only run the "run.exe" file, in the first \bin directory, and play 95% of what I own, but AV-8B will not activate. Not sure what is going on.

[Seb71]

Try installing the OpenBeta alongside and see if it works there.

[SmirkingGerbil]

Seb,

 

Well some good news, I hope this helps someone. No matter what I did, whichever ".exe" or binary I referenced using the module manager natively in DCS failed in some form or fashion.

 

Out of frustration, I tried the Skate Zilla utility, pointing to the generic DCS World directory, and installed the AV-8B module it worked!!!! I could fly the module.

 

However as reported earlier, I now had 11 modules to install, but using Skate Zilla interface, I re-installed each module (took forever) and they all worked. Even all my settings for each aircraft in my "Saved Games" folder was preserved.

 

I have no idea why the module manager would crash in DCS, just thankful for the Skate Zilla utility.

 

 

With all the installations I thought I would end up with extra files or content, but my install size stayed the same (guessing instead of true downloads, just used existing local files), and cleanup runs with updater.exe showed good install with no extra files.

 

 

Problem solved, but going to stick with Skate Zilla's utility for module management from now on . . . even though I realize it is just an overlay for the Updater.exe file.

Edited January 19, 2019 by SmirkingGerbil