[REPORTED]IA not firing in MP -norender servers

Looks like some of us got missions in MP with 2.5.5 where IA were just not firing at all. No matter if they were late activated or not, setup as Red alert state, free fire, they just look at each other a few meters away.

My group flew an op with several late activated and/or AI toggled infantry and armor pieces last night without issue...did you check that all of your units were vanilla or if not still had 3D models? Imagine things could get weird with all the busted mods but I haven't tested extensively.

Looks like some of us got missions in MP with 2.5.5 where IA were just not firing at all. No matter if they were late activated or not, setup as Red alert state, free fire, they just look at each other a few meters away.

Have experienced a similar issue with a WWII mission ran on the Normandy map with WWII assets, no mods.

What we found is that if we use the dedicated server option of "--norender", the AI will not respond properly/fully. They will attack targets specific to advanced waypoint directions, but not attack targets of opportunity. This goes for ground and air units.

If we use the full DCS install, we can use the --server option without --norender, and the AI react as expected.

So we are having to run a DCS server the old way (autoexec.cfg options work ok still) in order for everything to work properly.

Some testing done by one of the guys in our squad suggests it's any unit that uses purely visual acquisition seem to be affected by no-render.

Things like Ural AAA, but also aircraft set to "No radar use" were affected.

Some testing done by one of the guys in our squad suggests it's any unit that uses purely visual acquisition seem to be affected by no-render.

 

 

 

Things like Ural AAA, but also aircraft set to "No radar use" were affected.

Interesting info, thanks for that. Explains why our pure WWII asset mission is having such issues. Now the real question is, WHY?????

ED?

Shahdoh?

 

Mission?

Thank you for taking a look, PM with dropbox link sent.

Find out anything with the mission USSR_Rik?

fingers crossed this gets fixed next patch (along with too much CPU being used)

I’m stuck at work. Has anybody had a chance to check this yet?

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Not yet, but will report asap. They did fix the exhaust flame issue with the spit (not mentioned in patch) and there was mention of dedicated server fixes, so can hope this AI issue was connected to that.

checked and still broken in dedicated server, will prepare a track

mission

this mission run significantly different in offline mode,

Su-27 is invulnerable (not true to canopy)

Shilkas ang Gepards are disabled for run, because that units fire in dedicated server

Small ground battle is simulated, dissimilar, because only the red units fire (USAF Aggressors),

that is limited not to crash DCS in single player after simulation exit. (Because of the possible many fire events.)

I tried a workaround by overfly force AI PUSH tasks, but ineffective!

(last test: 2.5.5.32299)

AI_not_fire_in_MP_test-20190614-182141-clientOnDED.trk

It's still broken on: 2.5.5.32299

Server with --norender option:

Multiplayer session hosted by full client:

Both video recorded by a client connected to the server.

.trk of the client connected to the server attached

PLS Fix this ASAP since is blocking all server behaviour!

potentially related problem:

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=242943

test_IA_Infantry-20190614-181910-noredner.trk

test_IA_Infantry-20190614-182547.trk

test_IA_Infantry.miz

Genlemen, many thanks for your reports, bug assigned already but I can't say time for fixing.

We're glad to help you making DCS better day by day, let us know if you need some more test, file, log or whatever helps you to address this.

Thanks ;)

Genlemen, many thanks for your reports, bug assigned already but I can't say time for fixing.

Great! Thank you!

Thank you!

Genlemen, many thanks for your reports, bug assigned already but I can't say time for fixing.

If there is anything we can help with to speed things up, I'd like to help. It's a very different game in DCS whilst this is behaving this way.

having the same problem in multiplayer on PG map.

hmm, not a great bug to have in a "combat" sim, fingers crossed fixed in next patch

hmm, not a great bug to have in a "combat" sim, fingers crossed fixed in next patch

Not yet fixed,

Tested in OB 2.5.5.32533 and still broken.

Please note that this bug should be considered mandatory for a Stable release!

At disposal for further test and data!

Regards

Same for us on the Warbirds of Prey server, not fixed on 2.5.5.32533

Not yet fixed,

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Please note that this bug should be considered mandatory for a Stable release!

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If someone is wondering.....yes.....Today the bug is on stable as well. :thumbup:

To push this to stable now is an unmitigated farce; combined this with the equally farcical implementation-but-not-implementation-but-oh-wait-we-did-implement-it of the supposed VR improvements... well. The decision making on display is frankly astonishing. if not downright unprofessional.

So now we have to wait, what, at least two weeks to see this fixed in Stable? Likely more?

As a paying customer ED, I am bloody angry. Get a grip!