S77th-GOYA Posted November 22, 2005 Posted November 22, 2005 A few days ago I noticed that my chat settings in config.lua in the network folder were set weird. Height was 45 and delay was zero. I changed them back to default, but I still don't see chat in game except occasionally. I'm not talking about kill messages, they are turned off on the server I usually join. I'm talking about just regular player chat from clients. Any ideas?
bSr.LCsta Posted November 22, 2005 Posted November 22, 2005 this happened to me before, and I ended up copying someones original config to fix it. Before FC I thought there were more chat settings....? heres mine. }; chat { height = 95; delay = 10000; is this ok?
S77th-GOYA Posted November 22, 2005 Author Posted November 22, 2005 this happened to me before, and I ended up copying someones original config to fix it. Before FC I thought there were more chat settings....? heres mine. }; chat { height = 95; delay = 10000; Mines the same except I've got height at 90. I'll switch it to 95 and see if it makes any difference. Thanks, LoC.
S77th-GOYA Posted November 23, 2005 Author Posted November 23, 2005 I'm still having problems seeing chat. Plus, there are sections of my config.lua file missing. All of the default connection speeds disappeared. I got a copy of someone elses config.lua file, changed the player name and the connection speeds are back, but chat is still intermittent.
bSr.LCsta Posted November 23, 2005 Posted November 23, 2005 i wish i could help more. Sounds like something in your normal flying routine is screwing with it. (ie, settings, loman type utilities, or something) I never figured out how mine was lost, but after I fixed it, it didnt happen again. Did the chat work right after you replaced it and then begin to degrade, or was is messed up right after the fresh replacement? is this ok?
S77th-GOYA Posted November 23, 2005 Author Posted November 23, 2005 Chat didn't work right after replacement. I finally saw a chat message after about 4-5 that went unseen. Could this be a bug with turning kill messages off on a server? A squadmate also reported trouble with seeing chat, but I haven't asked him to check the rest of the file yet.
bSr.LCsta Posted November 23, 2005 Posted November 23, 2005 I was going to say something about the server, but figured more people would have experienced problems if it was the cause. You should run a test. is this ok?
Gazehound Posted November 23, 2005 Posted November 23, 2005 Chat didn't work right after replacement. I finally saw a chat message after about 4-5 that went unseen. Could this be a bug with turning kill messages off on a server? A squadmate also reported trouble with seeing chat, but I haven't asked him to check the rest of the file yet. I have exaclty the same problem, currently 1/3 of chat messages show. It happened after my config.lua dissapeared as you described (i think it happens after certain online crashes). I have not been able to resolve it, although I now do as Wolverine suggested in this thread... http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=11345 and turn the comms window on and off a few times. It dosent cure it, but it does help a bit. Happens on any server., and it is not related to turning off kill messages. ED help please ? VVS504 Red Hammers
S77th-GOYA Posted November 28, 2005 Author Posted November 28, 2005 ED, any suggestions? It still happens, but at least my config file looks intact now. What other files might be affecting this? It even affects my own chat. If I type something in and hit return, it's not there sometimes. It seems like it has to do with the delay setting but mine is set at the default 10000.
Cougar Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 ED, any suggestions? It still happens, but at least my config file looks intact now. What other files might be affecting this? It even affects my own chat. If I type something in and hit return, it's not there sometimes. It seems like it has to do with the delay setting but mine is set at the default 10000. Do a fresh install of your lockon game and see if it fix your problem. Uninstall lockon and go see if there's still a directory, if theres one delete it. Reboot Install Lock 1.0 Reboot Install FC 1.1 Reboot Install 1.11 patch Reboot Defrag
504 Wolverine Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 Did that last week during an XP reinstall. The problem is still there. [/url]
Cougar Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 Alright, the exe you've downloaded are new or its an old backup that you ekpt for when you reformat?
169th_Dredd Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 I got this player chat bug too. A real pain. ---= 169th Panthers -Flt Lt.- =--- http://www.169thpanthers.com.au AMD64 S939 3700 | 2GB Corsair DDR500 | 21" CRT ATI Radeon X800Pro | 2x36GB WD Raptors | SB Audigy TIR3 | TM-868 | X52 | CH Pedals | Creative 5.1 Spkrs
504 Wolverine Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 Alright, the exe you've downloaded are new or its an old backup that you ekpt for when you reformat? I burned the original installers I downloaded on the first release of F.C. I also d/l the installers again in sept when I reinstalled to see if this was the problem but the text bug was still present. [/url]
Cougar Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 Ok so if I understand correctly before 1.1 everything was working good and only since you've installed 1.1, you lost you chat?
S77th-GOYA Posted November 28, 2005 Author Posted November 28, 2005 I never had any problems with chat until 1.11.
Cougar Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 I never had any problems with chat until 1.11. Alright when you did install 1.11 it was on a old install or a new install?
504 Wolverine Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 Lost would be too harsh of a description. The chat and (if the server allows) kill messages are intermittently displayed on screen. If while playing on a server and I have not seen any text in a while, I press ALT-M to bring up the chat bar it then shows that people actually have been chatting and kill messages (if any) it is just that the text has not been showing on screen. As soon as I sent a message via either Alt-m or ctrl-m it seems to fix it and the text/Kill messages are then displayed on screen for the rest of the session. Although (why I describe it as intermittent) sometimes chat is displayed from the start of the session. It is not a game stopping bug, just annoying. Also this has been since 1.11 on fresh installs. [/url]
S77th-GOYA Posted November 28, 2005 Author Posted November 28, 2005 I did one on an old install and had no problems. I built a new system and made a fresh install. Problems started about a week after the fresh install. (At least that I noticed)
504 Wolverine Posted November 28, 2005 Posted November 28, 2005 No, mod free. The only mod I use is a skin mod for the 25T I made myself but I have been having the chat problems well before I made this. [/url]
S77th-GOYA Posted November 28, 2005 Author Posted November 28, 2005 LomacLeague mod, two skins, and an F-15 cockpit light mod.
S77th-GOYA Posted November 28, 2005 Author Posted November 28, 2005 Several things, but nothing that applies to chat messages. A graphics change in the menu, new countries in the meinit file that allow for all planes/units/ships to be on both coalitions at the same time. I know of several people using it with no problems in chat.
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