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Hi Lazer Not that I'm aware of, gotta say, I am super confused by this one mainly because its not a consistent behavioural problem. I guess the only thing I can think of is a pedal 'map' conflicting with the JS...thanks for the thought though, gives me something to look into ;) All help appreciated!

Hi All, Don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but recently I've been getting "random" server disconnects when firing a weapon. Not always but...quite often, say 1 in 3 flights, when I go to fire my FIRST weapon (or cannon for the first time) I get disconnected from the game server and dumped to debrief. Anyone else experienced this? Got any thoughts as to the cause? Or is the solution only to reinstall LO? I can't think of anything that's changed re: config or equipment, the only new s/ware is Supreme Commander. Thanks in advance for any advice, hints, tips etc. Brew PS: Posted in Tech Discussion as well but can't be sure how often that's visited.

Hi All, Don't know if anyone else has experience this, but recently I've been getting "random" server disconnects when firing a weapon. Not always but...quite often, say 1 in 3 flights, when I go to fire my FIRST weapon (or cannon for the first time) I get disconnected from the game server and dumped to debrief. Anyone else experienced this? Got any thoughts as to the cause? Or is the solution only to reinstall LO? Thanks in advance for any advice, hints, tips etc. Brew

@ Prophet: I don't disagree with you about the principle of cheats/exploits ruining peoples funs, and I personally cannot comment on the ECM thing as I exclusively fly A2G in the Frogs (I know ecm does feck all for me I must say), what I DO disagree with is your attitude. My view is that as a tester you have a responsibility to support your game title/developer and promote solutions (like GG), not throw your toys out the pram and say "I'm never playing online if I dont get XYZ what I want" - its irresponsible as well as childish. I won't say "all games have cheats, deal with it", because that isn't constructive, and I'm sure if you're a fighter jock the ECM must be a big issue (33-35 pages supports that I guess), but at least try a positive attitude buddy. EDIT: With regards to online play, the use of any exploit cannot be policed due to a lack of dediserver or ability to block a dynamic IP. We have all sorts of problem people visit our 2 servers, which Zorlac kindly works to maintain, but removing problem people usually proves impossible. So, for any exploit, be it ECM, flying <10m, PRTSCN or whatever else, these issues cannot be policed. That's the kicker for those squads who go to the effort (and it is significant) to put up public servers, create missions for people to fly and do their best to make it a decent play environment. When someone complains to server-hosts they won't fly online any more, without the tools to actually address the issue, it's irritating. As a tester you of all people should know better, both the limitations in policing and the effort it requires to host a public service...because that's what all the LO servers on HL are you know, a service! By all means don't fly on our servers (or anyones), or uninstall the game I don't care, but don't be ragging on server admins/squads to do something they can't ever achieve (re: server rules, missions briefs, bans etc). PS: Warnings or 'kudos' of a forum poster are irrelevant, I can't imagine why you focussed on that :music_whistling: @Rugg: I'm sorry but I'm sure I don't need to read 30 more pages when the essence of the issue is repeated ad nauseum in the first 5. I don't disagree with the issue around cheaters, and I'm in no position to have an opinion about the ECM thing because I only fly A2G, what I take issue with is Prophets "toys out of the pram" approach which, frankly, is reprehensible from a tester. If people want to wear the label of "tester" in a public forum then my expectations of them are that they have a duty of care to (A) find bugs and exploits (?) in the game and (B) to support the developer and their hobby by promoting a positive attitude of the game title they've signed up to test. Whilst bug finding etc might be limited to certain release dates/versions/parameters, if one continues to wear the label then they should continue to meet those responsibilities. Again then, I agree with the issue of cheating, it spoils peoples fun in all games (since all games have cheats/exploits), but I disagree with his attitude when IMHO he should be more supportive...or at least come across as something other than a 5 yr old because he has a problem and no (immediate) solution. I've had my say in this thread and won't respond further, I've made my point that I don't agree with Prophets attitude (I don't disagree with his opinions specifically). I'll go back to happily move mud in my Frog (or playing SupComm which has the attention of what little free time I have lately:()

I read the fisrt 4 or 5 pages, not all 33 or whatever but... For an ED Tester that's a fantastic attitude, glad to have you on the team.

I want a Monkeylord Mk II...oh wait....wrong game :( Seriously though, in an add-on I'd like to see Jaguar, Harrier, Tornado (Gr)...with AFM and 6DOF. If you only meant ground units...more AAA stuff and, frankly, an ground enemy with a IQ greater than 2 who maneouvre when under attack...that more than any unit. PS. I'm a brit....can you tell?

I'm keenly anticipating SC as well...I've only got an X2 4400 but it should still have benefit over a single core. Yup, have already got my pink permission slip from the gf to spend next weekend doing nothing but SC (oh, and a 504 campaign flight...in case Smudge is reading this ;)).

My wishlist, and in no particular priority: a) Small-arms fire/secondary MG fire from ground units striking BS b) Ricochets from main cannon c) Ground unit behaviour when attacked (disperse/change speed or direction...or sitting ducks?) d) Night vision attacks/richochet/man-pad launch e) BS clipping tree/object to damage BS but not down it ;) Those would be sweet if you could - as always, thanks in advance for your efforts ;)

LMAO....so true....so true (usually a man-pad!

Dang, well, more time to play SupCom :D

Well, as soon as Supreme Commander comes out...LO gets shelved....then when Crysis comes out....LO gets re-shelved. Supreme Commander due Feb 2007 Crysis due March 2007 IIRC Then there's Armed Assault.....which'll also take priority over LO. Of course, if BS comes out in that timeframe it'll take priority for sure but...I reckon I'll have finished all of those games before BS comes out...so there shouldn't be any conflict ;) Atm I am playing Company of Heroes, replaying Nexus - The Jupiter Incident, a bit of C&C (original), GRAW and Total Annihilation.

ROFL, excellent find ;)

Ah, its great to see so many TB addicts, the TB team has worked really hard over the last year, and its developed amazingly into a "must have" product. I've had TB (with touchscreen) for about 8 months now, and I gotta say, not only would I not fly without out it....I want another screen! BS is gonna be a breeze for TB users....what the hell do we care what key-presses are required for start-up/ABRIS etc...we can just hit a series of buttons or a "start-up" macro and off we go....should leave the non-TB users spooling up on the pan ;) For any of you who are "on the fence", just download TB and use the mouse to click profile buttons....when you're hooked, go on eBay and look for a touchscreen or overlay etc! Great work TB team, thanks a million from a grateful LOMAC addict ;)

I just hope its not a complete bag of ^$£% that BoB-WoVII was.....god that as a terrible "update" of a game, lets hope thats not indicative of releases from G2 (and yes, I realise they are the publishers, not the developers!).

I think he's under the same limitations I've experienced....which is as soon as you turn AA on and try to record with FRAPS the FPS dives to about 15! I use a AMD X2 4400 w/ 2Gb ram and GF7900GT, FRAPS 2.7.4 @ 1024x768 and when I have AA off I get 23-27fps, but as soon as I turn AA on, it drops to 15fps...doesn't matter what CPU cores I have assigned etc etc, it always dips to 15fps as soon as I turn AA on :( Its things like this that stop me doing movies ;( (not that I'd be any good at it mind!)

Hi Adder I'd just like to congrat on a really nice Su-25(T) movie...hardly anyone does them for the Frogs so...kudos. Great audio, great cinematography and I think you did a great job within the limitations of your PC ;) Reps added, would certainly download any others you make!

Sweet ;)

OMG.....ok, LOMAC is REALLY good value for money!

All I can say is WOW! My imagination is now running completely wild, we could have some rocking missions on the 504 Air to Ground server :woot: I guess with all this going on, I can cope with any delays ;)

Hi Sven, I admire your enthusiasm but the timing might not be ideal...I'm sure many of us (like me) are just getting back to work...which we're truly thrilled about! You might need to give it a week or two more before most squadrons properly resume activities (our training prog resumes on Thursday for instance). By the by, do you guys have any A2G people or are you only interested in A2A? I'm reckon a few of the BW would be interested in a combined ops squad match.

I had an X52, then got a CH Fighterstick - I love it and wouldn't use anything else...although the grip on the x52 was moer comfortable than the CH for extended flights. Glad you enjoy the sim now, whatever kit you use, as that's the most important thing ;)

LOL, when I have another 40 hours free (;)) I might have a go....a quick fix would be to just recolour the "shapes", but I don't know how that would come out...it would be quick-ish to test I guess, couple of hours work may be? Leave it with me...but I promise nothing ;)

Oh :( Sorry to hear that...you guys have been around forever (and seem to all be beta testers as well). In that case, hope the new year brings a new squad with the old favourites ;)

Hi 169th, You guys not paid your bills...or have the aliens abducted your dedi server and website? :( (happens to us every now and again!) Or have you created a dedi server for BS and taken it off HL...eh? eh? You cheeky monkey beta testers you :sly: We were hoping to have another round at your Moscow mission sometime in the future (although if Ice adds any more ships around her you could hop-skip-jump across the Kerch straits :music_whistling: ) Hope to see them back up soon (although it'll be new year before we can put any proper effort in to that mission). In the meantime, have a great Xmas, see you all in the new year.

Oh well :( At least Supreme Commander will tide me over until BS ;) Edit: I really wouldn't expect a response from ED and I guess we can now be sure there's no Xmas surprise :(