[REPORTED]'Set path' actions cause clients CTD in MP!

[horus0129]

Hi,

 

Our squad mates played a TvT mission tonight, something annoying happened. When client players activated set path action in MP, their game was crashed. Everytime. But server player's game wasn't. If the users in ground commander slots were all clients, both of them got a CTD as soon as they set the path. For that reason it's impossible to play Team vs Team missions with ground commanders properly. Some critical bug for combined arms IMO.

 

Any suggestions to solve this problem? Or have to wait for the patch?

Please somebody test the mission attatched with your squad mates.

[PvP] Battle over Gudauta.miz

Edited August 14, 2013 by horus0129

[Wrecking Crew]

I can verify this Client side crash activity.

 

I heard about it yesterday - a Client on my Hollo Pointe server reported it to me - two different missions were involved.

 

I just got home and tested it myself - on a third, different mission.

 

Join as a Ground Commander, choose a vehicle group and do a Set Path - make the route and Set Path again and the Client will crash out with DCS Stopped Working.

 

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While you -- ED -- are fixing this ^^^, finish Combined Arms capability for any Ground Commander to be able to control AI aircraft. It is just horrible that a mission designer can put AI a/c into a mission, test it out for GC control, and then find out that the feature doesn't work with Clients in multiplayer.

 

WC

[horus0129]

Thanks for the info WC.

I like the 'battlefield control' concept of CA and think it's one of the must-have modules of DCS, but that kind of bug makes it useless. ED must fix the bug ASAP.

[Mojeaux]

I agree... Also the triggers bug that makes previously made mission "OBSOLETE!" AI (FC 3) no longer follow there waypoints, therefore; missions don't work... We are in a state of disrepair!:(

[Grimes]

I agree... Also the triggers bug that makes previously made mission "OBSOLETE!" AI (FC 3) no longer follow there waypoints, therefore; missions don't work... We are in a state of disrepair!:(

 

Can you provide some more details/mission for us to investigate this further?

[NineLine]

Hey guys, I was able to reproduce and I have reported it to the devs, thanks!

 

I tested on another server, different mission so I dont think its the mission.

 

 

Hi,

 

Our squad mates played a TvT mission tonight, something annoying happened. When client players activated set path action in MP, their game was crashed. Everytime. But server player's game wasn't. If the users in ground commander slots were all clients, both of them got a CTD as soon as they set the path. For that reason it's impossible to play Team vs Team missions with ground commanders properly. Some critical bug for combined arms IMO.

 

Any suggestions to solve this problem? Or have to wait for the patch?

Please somebody test the mission attatched with your squad mates.

[TurboHog]

Ah! Found it!

 

Yesterday I experienced this problem!

 

Hopefully fixed in 1.2.6!

[TurboHog]

This also happens if the host sets a path. All clients disconnect except the host.

 

This issue NEEDS to be adresses because it renders Combined Arms useless in multiplayer. That's a shame because combined arms is a real multiplayer module!

[Fuzzy_bear]

Glad this is not just me then. Did a complete windows clean boot and all software install today. seems Saitek's new software is broken too. was testing one of my mp missions with a few squad mates and when I moved ground troops we all had a CTD except the host server. not fully checked it but seemed to happen when a waypoint was set on a road that everybody had the CTD. when i moved them to a spot on the grass near the road only I got the CTD.

[NineLine]

Yup guys, ED is aware of the issue.

[ajax]

It seems the bug is fixed for ground commanders in 1.2.6; but it still occurs when a pilot tries to control a ground unit from the cockpit. Any word on this?

[ENO]

Glad I've got mine turned off in our missions then! Interested to hear some feedback.