Track Replay Inaccuracy.

[Tinkickef]

Since latest update.  Replaying a simple and short VR demo, non combat mission with a view to saving the track has shown a major inaccuracy.

Instead of replaying the course and descent  faithfully, after about 20 mins, the track is some 30 degrees, and a couple of thousand feet off from the original mission.  This means instead of crossing the Cyprus coast at 2000ft and turning over the bay to enter the Akrotiri pattern, the aircraft actually descends into mountains to north of track and crashes.

 

I know track has problems if weapons are fired, but no weapon was fired.  Mission replayed several times and track watched after with slightly different results every time, but a fireball in every case.

 

MT, Hornet, Takeoff from supercarrier, Syria.

[Flappie]

Was your track recorded with a previous DCS version?

[Tinkickef]

No.  It was done as a new mission today after the patch and normandy download.  I deleted the previous saved track because of the new supercarrier deck crew modelling looking so much better.

Edited April 23, 2023 by Tinkickef

[Maverick_NL]

@Flappie i face the same problem, its that known replay bug what get the plane off track, i made an earlier thread and asked if they can fix it (while ago)
I tried today to make some recordings as well. and my track was bugged as well. i added the track files.

Even my server track got bugged.

I really hope they will fix it one day, cost me so much time to get the recordings right that i give up making videos of DCS lately.

Gr Maverick.

 

Client.trk Server.trk

Edited May 2, 2023 by Maverick_NL

[TomcatFly]

I just tried to replay a .trk file of a nice aerobatic close formation flight I made with a friend and , even after 2 mins, often my plane is few meters  offset from the other, even without touching the replay speed...

I also remember that replay (yes we know it used to be a debugging tool..) used to be quite fine until few months ago and the offset could appear only if pushing too much with replay speed or with too long replays.

This replay feature used to be a great option to review - for example - a formation flight from ground pov (F11 view point) and understand how manouvers appear and are execute...

At the moment it simply seems useless since not precise and too inaccurate at the point that sometimes during review one or other plane crashes on the ground do to its total offset in space..

Let's hope ED is listening and will be able to solve this issue asap.

Edited June 4, 2023 by TomcatFly

[SharpeXB]

On 4/23/2023 at 10:25 AM, Tinkickef said:

Since latest update.  Replaying a simple and short VR demo, non combat mission with a view to saving the track has shown a major inaccuracy.

Instead of replaying the course and descent  faithfully, after about 20 mins, the track is some 30 degrees, and a couple of thousand feet off from the original mission.  This means instead of crossing the Cyprus coast at 2000ft and turning over the bay to enter the Akrotiri pattern, the aircraft actually descends into mountains to north of track and crashes.

 

I know track has problems if weapons are fired, but no weapon was fired.  Mission replayed several times and track watched after with slightly different results every time, but a fireball in every case.

 

MT, Hornet, Takeoff from supercarrier, Syria.

This isn’t a new bug. The track replay has been broken for years. 

[TomcatFly]

10 minutes ago, SharpeXB said:

This isn’t a new bug. The track replay has been broken for years. 

..but not like today, until few months ago, with not too much long flights (20-30mins) between me + friend I often fly with in DCS, I was pretty able to replay the flight nicely, of course without pushing too much on replay speed.

Now, instead, running a replay, aircraft cannot even reach the runway that mine or my friend one position is already offset (3-5 mins into the session) of few meters, normally later offset. So currently it got much worse in my case, here not having changed settings and anything else.

 

 

Edited June 4, 2023 by TomcatFly

[SharpeXB]

25 minutes ago, TomcatFly said:

..but not like today, until few months ago, with not too much long flights (20-30mins) between me + friend I often fly with in DCS, I was pretty able to replay the flight nicely, of course without pushing too much on replay speed.

Now, instead, running a replay, aircraft cannot even reach the runway that mine or my friend one position is already offset (3-5 mins into the session) of few meters, normally later offset. So currently it got much worse in my case, here not having changed settings and anything else.

If you’re lucky it will work on simple scenarios. But it’s always been broken. 

[silverdevil]

it may be totally placebo for me though i think i discovered something to make the tracks a bit better. i created the track of a short flight. i exited DCS. i unplugged my controls. paused head tracker. started DCS and loaded the track. it worked for at least a minute before i exited. there were some suggestions that the inputs can make the tracks inaccurate. it also could be a fluke.