Vehicle sometimes simply doesn't load

#1 What version of TGE 1.3 or 1.4?

#2 It happens both with 1.3 and 1.4.

#3 Well... someone had this problem too?
It seems to happen more times if you had more objetcs in the mission

#4 I had that problem too.
It's TGE 1.4
I'm using starter.racing
This issue happens when I use unicode chr at players name(not always so not sure).
or when I change the players name after loading and unloading a mission. (most of the time)

I didn't study this bug much but it could be realted to script not the engine.

#5 I've had it too. Tried to track it for a looong time, and never found the problem (TGE 1.3)

#6 I'm also getting this problem.... and it's like Thiago says... It happens more when there's more objects on the map...

Quite frustrating when trying to test a map.

BTW! Happening with Flyingvehicles too

#7 I think I found the problem. Or at least it's my problem and it fixed it.

The starter.Racing only waits those 3 seconds for new connetions when counting down and starting the game. When the game has started, and a person connects, it's camera will just be placed in the middle of the world.

In my game I removed the 3,2,1,Go countdown, so this caused the game to start without me sometimes, depending on my loading times. So if your game loads longer than 3 seconds.... you'll literly be hanging (in the center of the world)

In any mulitplayer game this would be a problem. The correct way would be to have a ready, button when on a gui somewhere to make sure all clients are ready.

If you need the script changes... i'll post it.

#8 Burning,

I'd be curious to see your changes. I ripped the counter out of my project as well, but it was a rapid "heavy handed" kludge. I've not taken the time to go back and clean up the scripts to do it "correctly. =\

#9 @Burning -

If you want to speed up your load time while testing and for single player games, try setting these values:

$pref::Net::PacketRateToClient = "32";
$pref::Net::PacketRateToServer = "32";
$pref::Net::PacketSize = "450";

To keep life simple, just drop these three lines in ~/server/scripts/game.cs (not the right place for them in production multi-player game, but in all other cases this will be fine and will keep them from being over-ridden).

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#10 Just don't use those setings if you plan on testing network with dial up ;) I've created an options screen for those settings which includes a drop box with three settings, lan / adsl / 56k

#11 @Kirby... I've only changed mine for a typical multiplayer deathmatch;
Server is running... and you join and leave when you want.

It's a few minor changes to game.cs

I think you're after a Racing Ready thingy, eh?
I'm sure a Basic Ready GUI for a racing game would be very easy to implement.


@Edward...
Thanx... I'll give them a try

#12 To change the Racing.starter to deathmatch kinda game for whateva reason:

in /server/scipts/game.cs replace the following functions:

function GameConnection::onClientEnterGame(%this)
{
   commandToClient(%this, 'SyncClock', $Sim::Time - $Game::StartTime);
   commandToClient(%this, 'SetMaxLaps', $Game::Laps);
   
   // Create a new camera object.
   %this.camera = new Camera() {
      dataBlock = Observer;
   };
   MissionCleanup.add( %this.camera );
   %this.camera.scopeToClient(%this);

   // Client controls the camera by default.
   %this.setControlObject(%this.camera);

	// Create a car object.
	%this.spawnCar();

	if(!$Game::Running)
	{
         // Orbit the camera around the car
		%this.camera.setOrbitMode(%this.car, %this.car.getTransform(), 0.5, 4.5, 4.5);
	}
}

function GameConnection::createCar(%this, %spawnPoint)
{
   if (%this.car > 0)  {
      // The client should not have a player currently
      // assigned.  Assigning a new one could result in 
      // a player ghost.
      error( "Attempting to create an angus ghost!" );
   }

   // Create the player object
   %car = new WheeledVehicle() {
      dataBlock = DefaultCar;
      client = %this;
   };
   MissionCleanup.add(%car);

   // Player setup...
   %car.setTransform(%spawnPoint);
   %car.setShapeName(%this.name);
   
   // Update the camera to start with the player
   %this.camera.setTransform(%car.getEyeTransform());

  //Give em Control
  %this.setControlObject(%this.car);

   // Give the client control of the player
   %this.car = %car;
}