Track replay feature is now working.

[StarVenger]

Track replay feature is now working as it should be. I just recorded a good bit of video from it and it was like it was but in the padlock (F5) view. Thanks so much ED! ~S

Just noticed some artifacts/ghosting using the DLAA/DLSS especially on the tips of the wings and tails. an example included here is the tip with the red nav light. It is not just in the recording but in the game itself.

Just the same, thank you much to a very improved iteration of the sim. Much more enjoyable now when I can trace my faults and shortcomings from the tracks.  Hope it doesn't break though.

[cweiss1]

I can not even get my replay screen ( where you pick what track to play ) to even load. Did you do anything special with the new update or just left everything how it was from the previous version?

[SharpeXB]

Yes, thank you ED!

[KoN]

How do you watch a multiplayer trk . ???

I don't see anyone in game on the tracks . 

[SharpeXB]

Actually this still appears to be broken. Not sure what sort of fix was accomplished but my tracks will become corrupted after a few repeats. 

[Art-J]

Granted, they didn't say they fixed it, but vaguely "improved / W.I.P", so I guess it still is a hit and miss depending on individual player's hardware, controllers, aircraft and mission.

I have rather good results so far, even with wind and turbulence turned on (which I frankly expected to desync the track immediately), but I admit I've tried only short warbird missions with small number of units in them.

[Hammer1-1]

4 hours ago, KoN said:

How do you watch a multiplayer trk . ???

I don't see anyone in game on the tracks . 

you have to get the server side track to watch.

[KoN]

6 hours ago, Hammer1-1 said:

you have to get the server side track to watch.

So not in my saved games folder . Multiplayer. Trk . 

I tried to watch myself from a server . Changed the trk to miz . Changed map options to all and external views . Saved . Changed back to trk. 

And nothing . All I see is Ai flying around. 

So is it fixed or am I missing something.

[Hammer1-1]

3 hours ago, KoN said:

So not in my saved games folder . Multiplayer. Trk . 

I tried to watch myself from a server . Changed the trk to miz . Changed map options to all and external views . Saved . Changed back to trk. 

And nothing . All I see is Ai flying around. 

So is it fixed or am I missing something.

to get the server side track file, you have to ask the host for it. Its generated on the machine thats running the server. Your machine records your aircraft alone in MP; the server records everyone's aircraft, and its actually the best version with the least amount of errors in the track file...at least before the fix, so Im not sure how accurate that statement is anymore.

[KoN]

This seems odd given that You-tube videos of players are recording their time in servers . I cant even see myself when i start the trk . ill do some more test .

As i was online last night . 4Ya server WWII

[Hammer1-1]

its not odd, most youtubers run their own servers. they also probably have dedicated employees running behind the scenes taking clips in real time while they film from different angles. every time I record a video, I almost always have to use 10-20 ppl to record various scenes. one of the benefits of being in a squadron.

Edited November 3, 2023 by Hammer1-1

[Eugel]

Wow, I just flew a 90 minute sortie in the A-10 in VR, and the replay worked flawlessly.
That never happened before, so this makes me really happy.

[WytchCrypt]

Wow is right!  I've been away for awhile...just came back and updated to 2.9.1.48335.  Ran one of my favorite simple single player Carrier Ops missions from the Super Carrier (launch from Roosevelt, loop around and perform a case III landing).  For the first time ever, the replay worked!  There were a couple odd things, F2 view shows me a little jittery while sitting at the cat, and none of my cockpit actions like changing any of the DDI displays or punching in TCN or ILS data were reflected in the replay (even the navigation screen didn't reflect me caging the TCN & ILS...but this is the first time I've EVER had a successful replay when launching from a Super Carrier!

 

Thanks ED for giving some much needed attention to the replay function!

[Hammer1-1]

On 11/6/2023 at 4:30 PM, Eugel said:

Wow, I just flew a 90 minute sortie in the A-10 in VR, and the replay worked flawlessly.
That never happened before, so this makes me really happy.

were you able to change cameras without the file getting corrupted?

[Bunzy]

Past few days I hosted a few matches with a friend and my replay tracks are only showing AI. Can't see me or my buddys Aircraft at all. 

TACVIEW shows everything as it should be

What's going on?

[Hammer1-1]

13 minutes ago, Bunzy said:

Past few days I hosted a few matches with a friend and my replay tracks are only showing AI. Can't see me or my buddys Aircraft at all. 

TACVIEW shows everything as it should be

What's going on?

mentioned earlier you need the server track file and not the client side.

[Bunzy]

23 minutes ago, Hammer1-1 said:

mentioned earlier you need the server track file and not the client side.

 Yeah I saw that. You said: "to get the server side track file, you have to ask the host for it."

 But I was the host. I hosted the games and there is nothing but AI being shown. 

[WytchCrypt]

18 hours ago, WytchCrypt said:

Wow is right!  I've been away for awhile...just came back and updated to 2.9.1.48335.  Ran one of my favorite simple single player Carrier Ops missions from the Super Carrier (launch from Roosevelt, loop around and perform a case III landing).  For the first time ever, the replay worked!  There were a couple odd things, F2 view shows me a little jittery while sitting at the cat, and none of my cockpit actions like changing any of the DDI displays or punching in TCN or ILS data were reflected in the replay (even the navigation screen didn't reflect me caging the TCN & ILS...but this is the first time I've EVER had a successful replay when launching from a Super Carrier!

 

Thanks ED for giving some much needed attention to the replay function!

Update: The DDI display changes, caging of TCN & ILS and button pushes on UFC keypad are now reflected in the replay as expected!  Problem appeared to be I used triggers to preset the DDI's/AMPCD/cockpit lighting/etc to specific settings before the mission begins and replay ignored that always starting the mission with LDDI=HUD, RDDI=FCS and AMPCD=SA.  Once I removed the triggers associated with the DDI/AMPCD screens and manually did the same setup actions while sitting at the cat, the replay showed everything as expected.

Some FYI's:

1) I fly the Hornet

2) I just flew the same CarOps mission and watched the replay at 8x speed and it remained accurate.  In fact, I flew the mission and after a successful trap, I messaged the ground crew to prepare for another launch, taxi'd over to a cat.  Took off again, flew another loop and this time bounced the landing and couldn't catch a wire and ditched.  Watched the entire replay and it was all accurate.

3) I change camera angles frequently during replay and no problems

4) I still notice a minor shifting motion in the F2 view while on the cat awaiting TO.  I can guess that might be to make sure the plane vs carrier position remains accurately updated to insure a successful replay but if that's the trade off for an accurate track it's well more than worth it!

 

I'll definitely be flying more now that replay is back operational!

[Hammer1-1]

18 hours ago, Bunzy said:

 Yeah I saw that. You said: "to get the server side track file, you have to ask the host for it."

 But I was the host. I hosted the games and there is nothing but AI being shown. 

have you tried getting a track file from your guests?

[silverdevil]

On 10/23/2023 at 9:39 AM, cweiss1 said:

I can not even get my replay screen ( where you pick what track to play ) to even load. Did you do anything special with the new update or just left everything how it was from the previous version?

hello. i believe i saw it noted that previous version tracks may not work in another version. have you tried to create a new track? dcs will save a track each time you do a mission. you can find it in the following location:

C:\Users\WINDOWS PROFILE USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\LastMissionTrack.trk

[Bunzy]

8 hours ago, silverdevil said:

hello. i believe i saw it noted that previous version tracks may not work in another version. have you tried to create a new track? dcs will save a track each time you do a mission. you can find it in the following location:

C:\Users\WINDOWS PROFILE USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\DCS.openbeta\LastMissionTrack.trk

Oh I see.

So there is a chance after every update the "older" tracks might not work?

That might be it since there have been a few updates recently. 

[silverdevil]

10 hours ago, Bunzy said:

Oh I see.

So there is a chance after every update the "older" tracks might not work?

That might be it since there have been a few updates recently. 

many users over the years reported that the tracks were mostly useless if they were too lengthy. and sometimes did not work from version to version. with 2.9 something was added and now the replays work much better. but with the LastMissionTrack you will always have a track with whatever your version is.

[Bunzy]

4 hours ago, silverdevil said:

but with the LastMissionTrack you will always have a track with whatever your version is.

Much obliged.

Just to confirm (because I haven’t had a moment to check yet) does this “LastMissionTrack” only contain the mission you last had and gets overwritten with the latest after each session?

[silverdevil]

36 minutes ago, Bunzy said:

Much obliged.

Just to confirm (because I haven’t had a moment to check yet) does this “LastMissionTrack” only contain the mission you last had and gets overwritten with the latest after each session?

correct. it is meant as a troubleshooting file. when dcs crashes, it is supposed to save a bunch of files in a zip. one of which is the LastMissionTrack renamed with a date and time code.

example

[WytchCrypt]

Now that I'm getting accurate track replays in my single player missions, I wanted to post a method I use to preserve the replay that even survives new DCS releases

After flying the mission and reviewing the track, if it's a keeper I use the GeForce Experience screen record feature that came bundled with my NVidia GeForce and make a movie out of it.  I just replay the track and activate the GeForce record when I'm ready (no need to record a whole 10 minute track just to get the last 2 minutes of action).  Since it's a screen recorder it records all view/zoom changes.  When I've captured the section I want I just toggle off the record function and it creates an mp4.  If I want to further edit or do fancy fade ins/outs or other things, I use a free video edit tool called Shotcut Video Editor (https://shotcut.org/blog/). 

Now a record of my mission lives outside DCS so it's immune to any DCS changes.  Of course, it's no longer a track that can be interacted with so no view changes, but it's an easy and fun way to create a movie from any track.  When I got my GeForce I had no idea it was bundled with this screen recorder, but I stumbled across it one day and was blown away.  It makes me think those out there with other video cards might also have the same kind of software available with their card.