Calling a view function using Truffle console error code: -32000,

Solidity Programming
#1

I am trying to interact with a smart contract i deployed half a year ago (before EIP1559)
my truffle config is setup as follows for the main eth network:

main: {
      provider: () => new HDWalletProvider(pkArrayMain, mainSpeedyNode, 0, 6),
      network_id: 1, // Main's id
      gas: 6700000, 
      gasPrice: 20000000000,
      confirmations: 2,
      timeoutBlocks: 50,
      skipDryRun: true, 
    },

then go into the truffle console using

truffle console --network main

then when im in the truffle console I run

const instance = await MyContract.deployed();
await instance.cap();

then i get hit with the following error

Uncaught:
{
  code: -32000,
  message: 'err: insufficient funds for gas * price + value: address ###i have delete my address for privacy### have 0 want 10000000000000000000 (supplied gas 50000000)'
}

why is it asking for eth when im simplying trying to call a view function?

I followed the exact same steps on the contract i deployed on Rinkeby and it worked how it expected it.
has there been some change since eip1559 that call functions now require gas???
its an old project which i havent updated the packages so im running @truffle/hdwallet-provider": “^1.6.0”.

any help would be really appreciated as its taking me ages to sort out a problem that shouldnt even be there.
If more info is required please let me know.
Thanks in advance.

#2

do you need truffle to interact with that smart contract (assuming that it is already deployed on mainnet)?

#3

yes and no.
I am comfortable using truffle as this is how I was taught following the IvanOnTech academy courses. however if there is a new and improved way im happy to learn.

#4

I mean you can use Moralis.executeFunction for example, but you will have to know the ABI for your smart contract.
https://docs.moralis.io/moralis-server/web3/web3#executefunction

or runContractFunction: https://docs.moralis.io/moralis-server/web3-sdk/native#runcontractfunction

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#5

yes i have the abi, ill give it a go thanks.