Need help testing some things - Version 3

[Babalonian]

Auto Take Off is on but it won't work. I would show you but, I don't have Photo Bucket or Shop or whatever. And, the Mossie won't get in the air. Right as you put full throttle, it does a noes dive into the runway.

There's a couple options to "capture" a screenshot, either use the in-game screenshot function and then locate the image file in your Aces High folder OR the print scrn button on your keyboard which saves it to your clipboard.  To get it out of your clipboard and into an image file, open MS Paint (Start > Programs > Accessories > Paint) and then paste (ctrl + v).  Edit or crop it as desired then save it as a *.jpg (not a *.bmp, they're way too large in files size).  The last part is you then need to host your image on a server to share with the WWW.  A photobucket account is free and they won't swarm you with spam if you select the proper settings when creating an account, make a free account and then go through the steps to upload an image.  Once uploaded successfuly, copy the website adress for that individual photo as supplied by photobucket.  Lastly come back here and make a new post and share your picture by inserting the address you were provided.

[THRASH99]

<edit>  We now have a version 3 available.  See the link below to download it.  The file thtdlg.res has not been updated.


We have a new test version that fixes a few sound issues that made the previous version hard to play online with.  It also uses your existing sound config file to set individual sound volumes although there is no mechanism to adjust the individual sounds in the test version.

We need some help testing some issues that we can't duplicate in house.  Anybody is welcome to run this test version and make sure everything works for them but we are particularly looking for people who've had problems in the earlier patch versions of 2.19.  Specifically, we're looking for people who had the following problems:

A-  Losing the mouse cursor at the windowed main screen when quitting.
B-  Getting stuck hold down keys or joystick buttons like an up view or a fire button.
C-  Any general sound issues in any of the previous versions shipping with the Miles system.

PLEASE ONLY REPORT THE FOLLOWING 2 THINGS IN THIS THREAD:

1-  IF YOU HAD ONE OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE, TELL US IF IT IS NOW FIXED OR IF YOU STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM.  PLEASE BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHICH PROBLEM YOU HAD.
2-  NEW PROBLEMS THAT DON'T EXIST IN THE CURRENT RELEASE.

EXAMPLE:  "I previously had the lost mouse cursor on exit problem but I don't have that problem in the test version."  Or, "I had the stuck key bug happening to me and I am still seeing it in the test version."

There is also a new sound configuration in the options menu that lets you map different classes of sounds to different devices.  I.E. you can have voice go to your headset and other sounds through your speakers.  This just needs some general testing to make sure it's working as intended on different systems and configurations.

You can run this test version online.  This will not replace your current Aces High installation so if you have a problem with it you can go back to running the regular release.

Instructions:

1-  Download BOTH of these files to your Aces High folder.  Note: you can skip the thtdlg.res file if you still have it in your directory from the first test.

http://downloads.hitechcreations.com/htsim8r3.exe
http://downloads.hitechcreations.com/thtdlg.res

2-  Run the file htsim8r3.exe from your Aces High folder.  Create a shortcut if you want but make sure you run this file out of your Aces High folder.  If you run it from somewhere else it won't work.

3-  Report bugs or if any of the above listed bugs you had before are now absent with this test version.  Please report back to us in this thread.  

Thanks again.

Just a question on this soon new release, will the old trees be put back in to subsitute these new ones. There's no way to hide with the new ones and for some reason people are able to see through the trees when you can't.

[Chilli]

New minor issue:  GUI country color did not display as set.  I have both enemy countries showing the same color icons on the map, even though the color is different for each in the GUI settings.

[Ghastly]

Minor issue

Transmitting on Range or Tuned Radio with the radio dialog opened no longer seems to highlight the word "Range" or "(whatever Radio 5 is tuned to)" as it has in the past. 

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[AKDogg]

If u change to a different sound config (ie Dolby surround or directx 3d positioning settings), When someone talks to u on vox, the other sounds don't go down in volume.

[ebfd11]

Ok after a few tests with V3 I have a few things to report.

1.) When I'm trying to use the vox all communications are garbled and broken.

2.) I had 2 CTD within 20 mins of each other, the map was the Titanic Tuesday map.

3.) To see if this was just my system I went in under the regular game and it ran perfectly.

Will post my specs ASAP.

LawnDart

[Kazaa]

What's up with the gun sounds? They quality sounds really poor, ridiculous bass feel.

Anyone?

edit: think I found the fix in the sound options.

[hlbly]

Pyro I may have stumbled on why my and possibly others views are getting stuck . I noticed it happens almost every time I use a down view . My views always get stuck when there is no command in profiler that matches what I am trying to do . OK !!! I think I figured it out for sure took a bit of doing but I got it to do it with the sidewinder as well . It always gets stuck when there is no entry for what I am doing in my view.kmp . It is easy to reproduce with logitech profiler all I need to do is look back down left or right . It takes a bit more but I can do it with sidewinder ffb without a profiler just takes some time .

[hlbly]

Found another one while trying to remap stick . Seems like every menu that has the fill in the circle does this .

[JonDoe999]

Minor: F4F and P38G do a nose dive into the runway after takeoff. Also, Auto Pilot Light flickers.

[JonDoe999]

Found a problem with the sound pack. When you are at a certain position, gun sounds fall quite.

[Kazaa]

Does surround sound work in test version 3.0? I've got a true 5.1 surround headset and I've changed the in game speaker layout but I'm still not getting surround sound.

[dkff49]

I am not sure if it is just my system or not but i noticed an unusual amount of delay in vox when using this test. My FR stays around 59 and I have no issues using the regular version but this test seems sometimes to be over a sec from the time I tx until it finally comes through, even when the vox is set to my name.

[Ghastly]

Does surround sound work in test version 3.0? I've got a true 5.1 surround headset and I've changed the in game speaker layout but I'm still not getting surround sound.

It definitely "seemed to" on my system - based upon doing a "flyby" of the circling drones. My system is a Turtle Beach HPA2 headset connected to a SupremeFX X-Fi Audio Card (came with Asus Rampage LGA 775 MB).  I did however have to change the settings in the AH sound panel (as you mention having done).

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[guncrasher]

Just tested the surround sound and same it dont work on my headset.  also frame rates keep getting lower now they hit in the low 30's with gv/planes/smoke around.  I logged back in with regular settting and it was back to 55 to 60 fps on the same field 2 minutes after switching versions.

semp