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Hi all, We are aware that a number of players are reporting "lag" and disconnects on the server. This issue seems to have been most apparent since the 2.5.6 patch, however we cannot put it entirely down to DCS itself. The server's router firmware was updated this week. This improved connection speeds, both up and down, considerably. However, since the update, we still see lag and disconnects. The lag and disconnects seems to be worst when: 1. There are 15 to 20 or more players online, and/or 2. From around 2000 to 2200 Central European Time (CET) 3. Players from Germany and Austria seem to be worst hit. This might be connected to the large user-load in those countries currently, related to COVID-19 quarantine measures. It would be appreciated if people could advise whether or not they are also seeing bad "lag" on other servers, or if it is just SoW. It is possible we might run an "empty" mission (no AI or ground objects) to test the server in the next few days. Please, if you can, look out for that announcement and join in to help us test. -------------- Hallo zusammen, Wir sind uns bewusst, dass eine Reihe von Spielern "Verzögerungen" und Verbindungsabbrüche auf dem Server melden. Dieses Problem scheint seit dem Patch 2.5.6 am offensichtlichsten zu sein, wir können es jedoch nicht vollständig auf das DCS selbst zurückführen. Die Router-Firmware des Servers wurde diese Woche aktualisiert. Dadurch wurden die Verbindungsgeschwindigkeiten, sowohl nach oben als auch nach unten, erheblich verbessert. Seit der Aktualisierung sehen wir jedoch immer noch Verzögerungen und Verbindungsabbrüche. Die Verzögerungen und Verbindungsabbrüche scheinen am schlimmsten zu sein, wenn: 1. wenn 15 bis 20 oder mehr Spieler online sind, und/oder 2. Von etwa 2000 bis 2200 Mitteleuropäische Zeit (MEZ) 3. Spieler aus Deutschland und Österreich scheinen am stärksten betroffen zu sein. Dies könnte mit der großen Nutzerzahl in diesen Ländern zusammenhängen, die derzeit im Zusammenhang mit den COVID-19-Quarantänemaßnahmen steht. Es wäre schön, wenn man sich beraten lassen könnte, ob man auch auf anderen Servern ein schlechtes "Lag" sieht oder ob es sich nur um SoW handelt. Es ist möglich, dass wir in den nächsten Tagen eine "leere" Mission (keine KI oder Bodenobjekte) durchführen, um den Server zu testen. Bitte, wenn Sie können, halten Sie Ausschau nach dieser Ankündigung und helfen Sie uns beim Testen. --------- Hola a todos, Somos conscientes de que un número de jugadores están reportando "lag" y se desconectan en el servidor. Este problema parece haber sido más evidente desde el parche 2.5.6, sin embargo no podemos atribuirlo completamente al propio DCS. El firmware del router del servidor fue actualizado esta semana. Esto mejoró las velocidades de conexión, tanto arriba como abajo, considerablemente. Sin embargo, desde la actualización, todavía vemos retrasos y desconexiones. El retraso y las desconexiones parecen ser peores cuando: 1. Hay 15 a 20 o más jugadores en línea, y/o 2. Desde alrededor de 2000 hasta las 2200 horas de Europa Central (CET) 3. Los jugadores de Alemania y Austria parecen ser los más afectados. Esto podría estar relacionado con la gran carga de usuarios en esos países actualmente, relacionada con las medidas de cuarentena de COVID-19. Se agradecería que la gente aconsejara si también están viendo un mal "lag" en otros servidores, o si es sólo SoW. Es posible que podamos ejecutar una misión "vacía" (sin IA u objetos terrestres) para probar el servidor en los próximos días. Por favor, si puede, esté atento a ese anuncio y únase a nosotros para ayudarnos a hacer las pruebas. ----------- Bonjour à tous, Nous sommes conscients qu'un certain nombre de joueurs signalent des "retards" et des déconnexions sur le serveur. Ce problème semble avoir été le plus apparent depuis le patch 2.5.6, mais nous ne pouvons pas le mettre entièrement sur le compte du DCS lui-même. Le micrologiciel du routeur du serveur a été mis à jour cette semaine. Cela a permis d'améliorer considérablement les vitesses de connexion, tant en montée qu'en descente. Cependant, depuis la mise à jour, nous constatons toujours des retards et des déconnexions. Le décalage et les déconnexions semblent être les pires quand : 1. Il y a 15 à 20 joueurs ou plus en ligne, et/ou 2. De 2000 à 2200 environ, heure d'Europe centrale (HEC) 3. Les joueurs d'Allemagne et d'Autriche semblent être les plus touchés. Cela pourrait être lié à l'importante charge d'utilisateurs dans ces pays actuellement, liée aux mesures de quarantaine de COVID-19. Il serait apprécié que les gens puissent indiquer s'ils constatent également un mauvais "lag" sur d'autres serveurs, ou s'il s'agit simplement de SoW. Il est possible que nous lancions une mission "vide" (pas d'IA ni d'objets au sol) pour tester le serveur dans les prochains jours. Si vous le pouvez, soyez attentif à cette annonce et participez pour nous aider à tester. --------- Ciao a tutti, Siamo consapevoli del fatto che alcuni giocatori segnalano un "ritardo" e si disconnettono sul server. Questo problema sembra essere stato più evidente dopo la patch 2.5.6, ma non possiamo attribuire la responsabilità di questo problema al DCS stesso. Il firmware del router del server è stato aggiornato questa settimana. Questo ha migliorato notevolmente la velocità di connessione, sia verso l'alto che verso il basso. Tuttavia, dopo l'aggiornamento, vediamo ancora ritardi e disconnessioni. Il lag e le disconnessioni sembrano essere peggiori quando: 1. Ci sono da 15 a 20 o più giocatori online, e/o 2. Dal 2000 alle 2200 circa, ora dell'Europa centrale (CET) 3. I giocatori di Germania e Austria sembrano essere i più colpiti. Questo potrebbe essere collegato al grande carico di utenti in quei paesi attualmente in relazione alle misure di quarantena COVID-19. Sarebbe gradito se le persone potessero consigliare se stanno vedendo o meno un cattivo "ritardo" anche su altri server, o se si tratta solo di SoW. E' possibile eseguire una missione "vuota" (senza IA o oggetti a terra) per testare il server nei prossimi giorni. Per favore, se potete, cercate l'annuncio e unitevi a noi per aiutarci a fare il test. ------ Всем привет, Мы знаем, что ряд игроков сообщают о "отставании" и разъединении на сервере. Эта проблема кажется наиболее очевидной после патча 2.5.6, однако мы не можем полностью сводить ее к самой DCS. Прошивка маршрутизатора сервера была обновлена на этой неделе. Это позволило значительно увеличить скорость подключения, как вверх, так и вниз. Однако с момента обновления мы всё ещё видим задержку и отключения. Задержки и разрывы кажутся наихудшими: 1. Есть от 15 до 20 и более игроков онлайн, и/или 2. Примерно с 2000 до 2200 по центрально-европейскому времени (ЦЕВ). 3. Игроки из Германии и Австрии кажутся худшими. Это может быть связано с большой нагрузкой пользователей в этих странах в настоящее время, связанные с COVID-19 карантинные меры. Было бы неплохо, если бы люди могли посоветовать, видят ли они также плохое "отставание" на других серверах, или это просто SoW. Возможно, мы можем запустить "пустую" миссию (без ИИ или наземных объектов) для тестирования сервера в ближайшие несколько дней. Пожалуйста, если вы можете, посмотрите на это объявление и присоединяйтесь к нам, чтобы помочь нам протестировать. ------- Witam wszystkich, Jesteśmy świadomi, że wielu graczy zgłasza "lag" i rozłącza się na serwerze. Problem ten wydaje się być najbardziej widoczny od czasu poprawki 2.5.6, jednak nie możemy go całkowicie sprowadzić do samego DCS. Firmware serwera został zaktualizowany w tym tygodniu. Poprawiło to znacznie szybkość połączenia, zarówno w górę, jak i w dół. Jednak od czasu aktualizacji nadal widzimy opóźnienia i rozłączenia. Opóźnienia i rozłączenia wydają się być najgorsze, kiedy: 1. W sieci jest od 15 do 20 lub więcej graczy, i/lub 2. Od około roku 2000 do 2200 czasu środkowoeuropejskiego (CET) 3. Zawodnicy z Niemiec i Austrii wydają się być najgorszym uderzeniem. Może to być związane z dużym obciążeniem użytkowników w tych krajach, związanym z pomiarami kwartyny COVID-19. Byłoby mile widziane, gdyby ludzie mogli doradzić, czy widzą również złe "lag" na innych serwerach, czy też jest to tylko SoW. Możliwe jest, że w ciągu kilku najbliższych dni będziemy mogli przeprowadzić "pustą" misję (bez SI lub obiektów naziemnych), aby przetestować serwer. Proszę, jeśli możesz, zwróć uwagę na to ogłoszenie i dołącz do nas, aby pomóc nam w testowaniu.

As per the thread title. This bug is back.

That's an ED problem. I have placed them at the down-wind end of the field, hey refuse to use it.

this user account should be active now

"pure" client is required. there are no other restrictions.

should be live now, let me know if otherwise

RADAR function now working on SoW server:

Love the discussion about the use of brakes to keep the mozzie steady at 3:45 in this video: That puts paid to a whole bunch of arm-chair aviators.

The motivtion is to prevent players taking the mission offline, learning where all the targets are and how the scripts are workig the mission, then jumping back online an using that info to game the mission/ get ann unfair advantage

Is there a way to prevent clients from downloading the "l10n" folder containing mission images and scripts when they join a server? It thought this used to be possible or even default?

Hey TinMan, A couple of people I can reocmmend: Rob from 71st Aces high, (US/ Canada based for the most part) - https://www.il2aceshigh.com/ Wolverine from 401 Sqn RCAF (Canada largely) - http://401squadron.canadaboard.net/ Fenrir or The guys from Danger dogz - (multi national flyers who have a few chaps in your timezone) http://dangerdogz.com/forums/ These chaps might have a few guys in your timezone who are flying in an organized manner and might be in the business of teaming up.

Hm.. yes, I see the problem here. Only updating the table every 5 or 10 minutes is going to potentially provide inaccurate (old) information, rather than just locking the controller for a period of time between callups for each player. It seems that providing a constantly updating system that is heavily rounded is going to be a far better/cleaner option.

Thanks Pikey, I'm only after a cool-down timer to prevent repetitive smpamming, rather than a full BRAA/ contact report function (whihc we already have). Although your cardinal conversions are very nice! :thumbup:

Hi all, I’m in the process of implementing a modified version of Steggles EWRS scripts into a WW2 context for multiplayer. In order to reduce some of the accuracy, I’d like to introduce a cool-down timer, which prevents a player or GROUP (I only have one aircraft/ player per group) from calling up the EWRS script until after a delay (time inseconds, to be determined) since that same player’s previous call. The code would then be inserted into Steggles EWRS.lua file, ideally, as opposed to having it sit alongside as another .lua script. Is there anything like from already from other scripts that I can reference, or do any of the code people out there have a suggestion? I suspect the tricky part will be making sure that the cool-down is specific to each player or GROUP.

Significant update to the stats system (v55). Recent changes include... Improved page load times Much faster sorting of columns (click on headings to do so) More details on individual pilot pages Details of pilots on squadron pages Able to include squad name, logo, website, etc. on squad pages (example) Fixed stats bug with incorrectly assigned weapons Improved layout, fixed spelling errors, etc. Example of a squadron stats page> http://www.stormofwar.org/?Page=dcs/stats/squad0093 .

Sever is testing out a new RADAR script based on Steggles EWRS, but adapted for WW2 a bit. It is accessed via the Communications Menu.

Try joining via local IP, rather than the public IP.

Nevermind, I found it: https://github.com/mrSkortch/DCS-ME_coalition-modification

There used to be a mod that would allow users to change the countries assigned to a coalition in an existing mission. However all the links to this seems to be gone. Does anyone know where if it still exists, and how I can get it?

Yes! thanks.

Does anyone know if the initial created in-game menu item "EWRS" can be renamed? I can't find the line in the LUA that is generating the menu item and its name...

It fires when used by a Dedicated Server. See last patch notes.

Good post suntsag!

ED, thanks for improving the head-limits for the spitfire, allowing us now, with TiR, to "lean" out the canopy. This is most welcome. Unfortunately, this new feature has highlighted even more how bad/ ugly/ cheap those baked on cockpit reflections are. They're even more obvious and unpalatable from the new lean-out perspective. See the image below. How about just releasing the canopy as clean. The reflections add VERY little value apart from making in-cockpit still screenshots look slightly better. I suppose this is good for marketing purposes, but it really detracts from game-play. Can you have a word with the Graphics team lead and put an end to these? I know owners of other modules are similarly unimpressed, especially in VR.

A second server, no. I would consider shifting the server over to the stable branch though. I might do this if/when the DM and Assets pack are ever finished.