fixed Visual stuttering "lagging" planes contacts

[Tvrdi]

I noticed visual bug (stuttering "lagging planes contacts") in MP, specially when they are further away but still in visual range. That is not present in non MT version. I noticed that on all servers, no matter how busy they are and in non MT version all is OK.

[wilbur81]

I've experienced the same. It's as if a distant model LOD is moving at 15 FPS across the screen. As the aircraft gets closer, the 'slow mo' stutter effect goes away. We will need to provide tracks, of course. But for now, it is very easy and obvious to test: Just start a mission with an aircraft 15+ miles out in front of and flying perpendicular to you so you can clearly track its movement, and you'll see it very clearly. 

[wilbur81]

Here's a simple track of the distant stuttering aircraft: watch (& zoom in on) the four ship of Hornets at a distance.

 

Stuttering LODs.trk

[Tvrdi]

Thank you for uploading the .trk file. That is exactly what Im seeing also. I hope devs will look into it.

[wilbur81]

I just learned something else. I was flying over the Caucasus and noticed that a train in the distance was doing the same 'stop-start' stutter movement until I got close to it. You might rename your thread here to make it a little more descriptive of the issue...

[Thx1137]

I noticed this when flying in a 6 ship formation. I could also see the "stutter" on that aircrafts TAD.

So it looked like that if the AI that is greater than X distance away they get updated less frequently, maybe an optimisation to save CPU cycles. 

This is flying a solo mission offline in the A-10C II.

[312_JS]

Same here. Trains also stutter by the way.

[Flappie]

Issue reproduced and reported.

Thank you for the track, @wilbur81.

[Tvrdi]

This is still not fixed and the visual? bug is killing the fun in the game.

Edited May 3, 2023 by Tvrdi

[Flappie]

Hi. Devs are actively working on this issue.

[Tvrdi]

On 5/3/2023 at 9:48 PM, Flappie said:

Hi. Devs are actively working on this issue.

Thank you for the info Flappie. 

[fixedit]

 

On 3/24/2023 at 2:20 PM, Flappie said:

Issue reproduced and reported.

Thank you for the track, @wilbur81.

So basically this? Im not the only one?

[Flappie]

This is fixed internally. If you can provide a track, I can tell you if it's the same issue or not.

[fixedit]

44 minutes ago, Flappie said:

This is fixed internally. If you can provide a track, I can tell you if it's the same issue or not.

This kind of track?

33H41.trk

[Flappie]

Precisely. I can now confirmn thanks to your track, that we're talking about the same issue, which is fixed internally.

[diskball]

@Flappie I am guessing the fixed was not released on the latest update today, correct? Same issue can be replicated in the MT build today. Not present on single thread.

 

Cheers

[Flappie]

That is correct. The fix did not make it in time for today's OB update.

[-Relax-]

Is it in the the Update from today?
Can not find it in the changelog

[Flappie]

38 minutes ago, -Relax- said:

Is it in the the Update from today?

Unfortunately no, not yet. The change is yet to be merged.

[ROCKET 1-1]

hello here is the video where you can check the issue of shaking planes.

In single thread there is no issue of that kind.

https://youtu.be/GnEn1f-zQx0

[-Relax-]

now?

[Rapierarch]

1 hour ago, -Relax- said:

now?

It is not mentioned in patch notes so I guess not yet.

[Flappie]

5 hours ago, -Relax- said:

now?

No, not yet.

[Onslott]

52 minutes ago, Flappie said:

No, not yet.

but why  its these little things about MT that keep a LOT of people from utilizing it... if its confirmed to be internally fixed, just push it out!

[Flappie]

Just now, Onslott said:

if its confirmed to be internally fixed, just push it out!

No, it's not that simple. The fix needs to be merged first, and this step is not always as easy as "copy-paste". This one isn't.

I'm sure all MT-specific bugs will be solved at some point. In the meantime, If you really can't stand MT bugs, feel free to use ST instead.