Downloaded latest update (27/03/2026) and now game won't load

[XrayDelta]

Hi Folks,

so not played this game for a while... maybe a year... life got in the way and my internet speed v size of update was too insurmountable.

Now have decent internet, got the multi-gig update. Joystick had lost it's presets in that time but still had some fun flying around for the first time in ages.

That was a week ago. Just downloaded the next update and now when I press the icon to load, my screen goes black momentarily and then returns me to Desktop with no application running.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this? Maybe delete the whole thing and start again?

[Eisbaer]

Il-2 BoX Reparatur.de.en.pdf

[Sheriff88]

I had similar problem .I followed instructions above. Still had error.   SO I DID THIS.

Go to launcher.exe in the bin\game folder. Run it as administrator and game will restart after checking files and updating. Will run fine after that.

 

 

Edited April 1 by Sheriff88
update solution

[JollyJack]

Just installed 7.004 fresh, after moving IL2 a new M.2 and all my joystick ID settings got messed up. 

For some reason the devices.txt settings did not work from my old setup. I checked the ID numbers with JoyID.exe, but IL2 just does not obey the orders from devices.txt and keeps seeing the wrong IDs. Manually resetting the keymappings seems the only way.

Edited April 5 by JollyJack

[Catch]

12 hours ago, JollyJack said:

Manually resetting the keymappings seems the only way.

Do it. You won't be disappointed. I often do this just for fun. Uninstalling and reinstalling il2 is also recommended as a fun activity. Sometimes I wish for something ghastly beyond description to happen so I can wipe my system clean and reinstall windows. That is the ultimate.