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Faustus
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Joined: May 29, 2001
Posts: 2748
From: Austin, Texas
|  Posted: 2002-07-02 09:41
After yesterdays patch, we still were getting desyncs so I went back and did some very deep investigation into what was going on...
I changed the code of the server to add 2,500 ms of lag so I could reproduce the bug, which occured right off the bat. The first thing I fixed has to do with the syncronization packets sent by the server every 30 seconds to syncronize all ship positions in the game, turns out this was causing your ship position to get out of wack. Once I fixed this, the ship position was still getting out of sync... so I added some more trace information to the server/client code and found a MAJOR problem with the design of the ship control system.
Basically, in high lag situations, it becomes impossible for the server to keep the correct position of the ship based entirely on the information the client is currently sending to the server. Which is just yaw and acceleration information.
Anyway, the problem has been identified atleast, and I'm now I can FINALLY fix the desync prolems once and for all.
-Richard
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pjcolon
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Joined: August 25, 2001
Posts: 86
From: Katy, TX
| Posted: 2002-07-02 09:53
Is this true?!? Might planet-lag deaths finally go away? I hope u can fix it F, best of luck.
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| Posted: 2002-07-02 17:27
OH, dear god. You will be able to move on more than 00 and 30 on the clock now?
Say it aint so.
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Ozzyla
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Joined: August 18, 2001
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From: Ozzyla
| Posted: 2002-07-03 06:29
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Ozzyla
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From: Ozzyla
| Posted: 2002-07-03 06:30
I have lost another full moded dread.. That is the last time... I want it back. I want the pres back...
The lag has to be fixed in code..At the very least planet col has to be disabled till it is fixed...
I spend most of my game time fixing my ships up after this crap happens...
No More!
Ozzyla, Beta player, Payed up player from th ebegining, helper of noobies, player who trys to get everyone he meets to play..
If its not fixed ill be looking for another game to spend my $20 a mth on.. And im sure I wont be alone!
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Panimu
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Joined: December 09, 2001
Posts: 890
From: Manchester, England
| Posted: 2002-07-03 06:36
Patient: Doctor, you gotta help me. Every time I put my hand over my head it hurts.
Doctor: Then stop moving your hand over your head.
Stop modding dreads, for now.
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Sheepy
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Joined: April 19, 2002
Posts: 162
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2002-07-03 07:42
@Panimu and end up losing more dreads because you are completely out-classed in a standard ship?? I dont think so
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Gideon
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Joined: September 14, 2001
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From: Oregon, USA
| Posted: 2002-07-03 12:26
Ozzyla, this is not the thread to be asking for compensation for a lost ship.
That belongs in the bugs or moderator feedback forums.
And why are you demanding that Faustus fix lag in a thread where Faustus is going over what he has to do to fix lag? It's like me offering you a beer, and right after that you demand I give you a beer.
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Panimu
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Joined: December 09, 2001
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From: Manchester, England
| Posted: 2002-07-03 18:52
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On 2002-07-03 07:42, Sheepy wrote:
@Panimu and end up losing more dreads because you are completely out-classed in a standard ship?? I dont think so
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Keep following the logic sheepy .. if it hurts .. don't do it.
Don't play in MV until the new patch is released. If you do, take it upon your own head. Peeps like the guy before need to chill some, it's being worked on. Which isn't to say I never get hugely angry when I see my ship lag-crash into a planet, or lag jerk to die in a battle I just escaped from etc.
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Ozzyla
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Joined: August 18, 2001
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From: Ozzyla
| Posted: 2002-07-04 04:49
Well thats all Rad advise (beers and stuff)
The fact is the lag is so bad I cant play the game anymore (At all!) so im paying for a game I cant play!I I have beed trying to get onto an admin for 3 days.
So if Im pissed im so very sorry. NOT!
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Faustus
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Joined: May 29, 2001
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From: Austin, Texas
| Posted: 2002-07-04 08:22
Ozzyla, I added another 1 million credits to your account.
The lag will be fixed in the next patch, internal tests have confirmed the bug, and I've already got it working without the client/server getting out of sync in high lag connections (2,500ms).
-Richard
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Ozzyla
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From: Ozzyla
| Posted: 2002-07-13 03:23
Been playing a bit with the new ver and have not planet laged once, hope it continues 
We are getting a lot of disconnections from MV but at least you dont loose your ship..
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DOM700 [-IMO-]
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Joined: July 26, 2001
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From: Eckental, Germany, Sol-System
| Posted: 2002-07-13 05:02
I have heavy lagg in the MV now
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DOM700 [-IMO-]
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From: Eckental, Germany, Sol-System
| Posted: 2002-07-18 00:09
It seemed like it was all because i had waitVB enabled, now i works again
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