Featuring the MP loosing waypoints bug

steps to reproduce:

1 connect to any SERVER

2 choose a slot using waypoints

3 crash with the plane (in real scenario you killed by enemy)

4 respawn through the BRIEFING menu with mouse

(not with the "get new plane - respawn" key combination)

5 searching in navigation for waypoints bigger than zero

6 WORKAROUND: in real scenario you change slot

or

temporary move to spectators

(The sample mission contains 4 planes for each coalition,

each plane is equipped with 3 waypoints.)

tested with the current 1.5.4.56500.154

two_su27_through_briefing.trk

two_su25t_through_briefing.trk

two_f15c_through_briefing.trk

bug_MP_wp_lost.miz

Cheapest to fix multiplayer issue

After almost one year the bug is living in our MP sessions:

Frustrating to loose BULLSEYE and / or TARGET AREAs.

After player loose the plane and get a new one: can got without waypoints.

(The plane need to explode first, ejection is not enough.)

(If you test as MP SERVER the "get new plane - respawn" key combination give a good plane

with waypoints.)

So, please try to reproduce the bug as CLIENT.

Waypoints lost if you - not changing slot - then briefing to the plane with mouse

or if you use keyb shortcut: press leftAlt+B twice.

Last checked DCS ver.: 1.5.7.8899.335

In the new sample mission each plane (Su-27, Su-25T, F-15C, A-10A) equipped with 3 waypoints.

Loosing occured with various ground and air started planes.

Workaround: move temporary to spectators, or get another slot

bug_MP_wp_lost2.miz

I've experienced this with FC3 aircraft. Once you lose your plane (crash or eject) you only have ILS/terminal waypoints selectable.

Workaround is to select a different aircraft, then return to the slot, but this is easy to forget in the heat of the moment when you just want to hit alt-b then fly.

Imagine a high flight with cloud cover

Not so funny to loose waypoints.