Planes disappearing

[Delirium]

I had a lot of trouble tonight with planes disappearing, it happened with a F4U, FM2 and a 190. The F4U and the FM2 events were very noticeable. The F4U was below me, disappeared and then I had a pilot wound. I saw the FM drop his tanks and as he dropped them the plane disappeared while the tanks fluttered to the ground. A minute later, he was on my 7 oclock at 600 yards range.

I changed my pre-rendered frames from 3 to 4 and disabled my auto skin download (even tho I didn't have skins enabled that flight) and I didn't see anymore problems. Did I miss anything? I'll attach my dxdiag below and thank you in advance!

[Delirium]

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System Information
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Time of this report: 2/4/2013, 22:44:24
       Machine name: LIGHTNING
   Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: OEM
       System Model: OEM
               BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU         920  @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
             Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6136MB RAM
          Page File: 2051MB used, 10216MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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[Delirium]

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[Chalenge]

Probably you would want to push pre-rendereds down instead of up. Looks like you have close to the latest drivers so 1 is your lowest setting and probably where you are headed. However, you have something else causing the invisible problem. I'm thinking network, because I have pushed graphics to ridiculous settings and never had the issue you are reporting. It would not be difficult for you to run out of video memory, so you certainly do not want AA set above 2, at least for getting this sorted.

As a start I would return all video settings to default (application control) and go from there.

[Randy1]

Delirium, whew, I thought you had some sort of magic dust going.  I was trying to chase you down in a La7 last night then suddenly you disappeared.  I started to turn back and you reappeared.  Then you disappeared again then reappeared again but this time headed back my way.

Hope they can help you fix the problem.  LOL After our encounter, it became clear I need to schedule some training time with you.  Ouch! 

[Delirium]

I'd be more than happy to work with you anytime, Randy1.

I can make myself available most days between 9-11pm est or in the afternoon between 1-3pm, but the afternoon sessions you need to book way ahead of time.

[Skuzzy]

Ok, this problem is usually network/Internet related.

Del, are you getting "Losing UDP, switching to TCP" messages from the host?

[Delirium]

No, I was not getting any messages when this happened.

I do have a new router in place and I made sure the ports are opened for the game, as suggested. Could it be some other function I may have neglected to notice?

[Skuzzy]

Del, please send me a film of this event occurring.  If it is not network related, then the list gets complicated.

[Delirium]

Unfortunately, I don't have the film. I will attempt to obtain some tonight.

If it helps any, when the FM2 disappeared, the drop tanks remained suspended in the air right where he disappeared. Later, when he reappeared, I did not notice the drop tanks hanging in place anymore.