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Help and Support Forums => Technical Support => Topic started by: Flyboy56 on September 05, 2025, 07:48:38 AM
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Good Morning,
I went to attach the AHFilm, but I do not remember how to convert them to upload to youtube. The files saved as they were will not upload, but if someone gives me feedback and a way to do that, I'll attach links after. I returned after leaving in 2013 only to be surprised by how little this game has improved, and it seems to be worse now. I've had multiple instances on most maps with explosions causing drumming sounds throughout(which others can hear as well) when battleship salvos or bombs go off nearby when in a GV. The battleship guns disco after being in for 20 minutes shelling towns. After trying to adjust in everyway views on the ground Ive found that trees I CAN see close up disappear to others further away exposing me. Before when I left it was like that in both fields of view if the settings where set correctly. Guns hitting planes from bombers guns but not registering on their end. I verified this with Scothand that he heard all the pings yet NO damage.
Again, I have a few recordings showing these issues within the game, and many others experience the same thing. It seems as though they have given up on this game and enjoy the 15$s while not much has improved. Its gotten WORSE actually...Are they just riding this out until everyone leaves? Why?
I sent support a video 3 weeks ago thought it was an aimbot issue, but nope its something else because we both had the same issues. I'm not surprised by the amount of people who leave AH3 now that I've been back and seen almost no support other than a handful like Fugitive. This is one great way to destroy and shut down a game I guess..
Maybe its time to sell it to developers who want to see games like this continue
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You can post your raw AHFV film file here. Just use the attachment option. They would usually be more helpful than a YT vid.
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A few issues to look at.
But sounds like difference in detail distance.
Also, if you have been sitting still firing your gun its not hard to know where to fire at you.
Never heard drumming sounds.
Before we jump to conclusions lets look at the films.
2016 it got a major update. Its not really the same in some areas. FMOD was also added, a superior sound mixing of new sounds.
The clouds are also not flat graphics. The last decent size update was 2019 or 20. HT is still fixing and tweaking things. Its a very solid game.
As far as tech support, the office shut down, its just HT. The last 2 years he’s been dealing with family and health issues that require his attention. He can still be reached on the phone. But try this first. Between the 4-5 here who help with tech support is not much different. There’s not much we can’t handle.
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Good Morning,
I went to attach the AHFilm, but I do not remember how to convert them to upload to youtube. The files saved as they were will not upload, but if someone gives me feedback and a way to do that, I'll attach links after. I returned after leaving in 2013 only to be surprised by how little this game has improved, and it seems to be worse now. I've had multiple instances on most maps with explosions causing drumming sounds throughout(which others can hear as well) when battleship salvos or bombs go off nearby when in a GV. The battleship guns disco after being in for 20 minutes shelling towns. After trying to adjust in everyway views on the ground Ive found that trees I CAN see close up disappear to others further away exposing me. Before when I left it was like that in both fields of view if the settings where set correctly. Guns hitting planes from bombers guns but not registering on their end. I verified this with Scothand that he heard all the pings yet NO damage.
Again, I have a few recordings showing these issues within the game, and many others experience the same thing. It seems as though they have given up on this game and enjoy the 15$s while not much has improved. Its gotten WORSE actually...Are they just riding this out until everyone leaves? Why?
I sent support a video 3 weeks ago thought it was an aimbot issue, but nope its something else because we both had the same issues. I'm not surprised by the amount of people who leave AH3 now that I've been back and seen almost no support other than a handful like Fugitive. This is one great way to destroy and shut down a game I guess..
Maybe its time to sell it to developers who want to see games like this continue
As Animl said, you can attach the ah film here, open a reply window and under the box where you type your message click on the "Attachments and other options" then "choose file". Browse your computer for the AH film and click it then ok and it will attach it to the post.
As for the issues, I have heard of a few players who seem to have a problem with the gun sounds, but a very few which leads me to believe that it is more than likely a conflict on their computers. Un installing and re installing the sound drivers may help.
The tree issue, are you looking at your vehicle by jumping into another vehicle in the film viewer? If so that is your problem. While you can get a general idea of what the other guy saw in the fight, you lose a lot of detail because your computer cant capture what his computer is doing, only the packet info that is transmitted through the server and that "detail" isnt transmitted to keep the packets small and quick.
Id like to look at the film/films as well. While HTC hasnt been advancing the game (due to family and health issues) he does seem to be coming back into it a bit now. oh and by the way, thanks for the :aok there are a few of us that just wont quit on this game! <S>
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Good point
The AHFV uses your settings, just as in the game, not the other players settings. So what ever you have your sounds or graphics set at in game is how they are set in FV. The FV is actually part of the game, it's not really a separate app. No matter who runs the film it runs off settings from who ever the viewer is.
This fact can throw a lot of things off when looking for things like this. It can present false positives.
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Try a fighter as the game plays without any of the issues you described for me..
Eagler
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Got it. I forgot about the attachment section on the forums worked with AH Films. And understood on the office being shut down that does explain ALOT in regards to communication delays. I'll attach the couple films I shortened a bit. Its one tank sortie and a bomber sortie, I haven't had the time to dig into the other films, because I've just been recording during each sortie to catch this issues.
The drumming sounds after explosions I haven't been able to capture or recall when that took place during recording. I attached another I just found of a situation where sideboo had great internet, and so didn't I yet there was issues the entire fight with warping as well as a "collision" that clearly wasn't. If you slow and pause at 5:17-18 seconds and switch to his fighter they miss by alot on my end.
I'm just hoping to find solutions and see if they're actively trying to get things taken care of. Or if they've given up and its time to move onto another game but there isn't much like this open world WW2 type platform so its a shame to see it in this state currently.
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OK, one at a time....
Sideboo, yes HE collided with you, you DID NOT collide with him. You would not have taken any damage from the collision, only his bullets. There are two "realities" in each encounter, yours, and the other guys. Due to lag, even mili seconds because nobody has a perfect connection, what you "see" is going to be different from what the other player "sees" If someone collides with you, the text is white, if you collide with someone else the text is yellow and you will take damage. There was gif of two films overlayed showing the same instance of a collision, if I can find it Ill post it here.
Neither of the other 2 films works. The AK one crashes the film viewer instantly, and the scothand one doesnt play and is labeled both mp4 and ahf
(https://i.postimg.cc/0jcfyjNH/Collision_Animation3.gif)
OK, the steady plane is just flying along. On his view/computer he see the pony to the far left, no where near colliding with him. The other guy view/computer is the middle pony that does collide so he is the only one to take damage.
That is how the collision system works and there is no way to fix it because it is impossible to have fast than light connection speed. So from your point of view, if you never run into another plane you will not take damage in a collision, that is how you can have control. If this system wasnt in place both planes would take damage even if like iin the picture you totally missed the other guy by a couple plane widths.
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Interesting that I see it differently but okay. Let me try and attach again.. They played just fine on the AHFILM viewer before attaching.
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Here is the one with Scothand. Somewhere around 1:20-1:50 is when something happened and we both talked he heard ALL of the pings but was confused as to why he wasn't receiving damage
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The tank one is hard to look into. My guess is he had a bead on you before you got behind the building so he knew where you were and shot a rund under the building. That 190 peppered you really good too. The reason its hard to get a good read on GVs is because the film viewer shows what your computer sees. In my case, I dont GV much so I dont have mine set up for GVing. Many guys turn some things off (Shadows and such) and change detail settings. Also jumping into the other guys plane/GV is going to give you a general bit of data as you dont have access to his computer. Again making it hard to see what he was seeing. Some of these guys are VERY good and only need a bit of a view to be able to kill you.
As for the Mossie fight, he certainly did take damage as the smoke showed and then the missing wing. Check your load out on the Lanc. It has two options for the guns, 8 .303, or 4 .303 and 2 50 cals. If your using the 8 .303s it takes a lot of them to knock down a plane. As for the plane flopping around that is due to "stick stirring". On that pass with the speed he came in with Im betting he was on the verge of colliding with you and was doing everything he could to stay off your tails. The way the game project the video is it uses some "predictive flight path" so it doesnt have to use actual plotting numbers all the time which helps keep things smooth. In the case of a stick stir the game "predicts" the flight path but the inputs are changing too fast so the video of his plane is jumping from the predicted spot to the real spot over and over so its all over the place. Im actually surprised he didnt get the "dont move your stick" error and locked controls on that pass.
From what I've seen in these films there is nothing nefarious or glitches. They are some game limitations due to technolgy, but no issues that I see.
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Guns can crash a film, depending what they are. If you're in a ship gun or manned gun it may not even play.
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I'm just hoping to find solutions and see if they're actively trying to get things taken care of. Or if they've given up and its time to move onto another game but there isn't much like this open world WW2 type platform so its a shame to see it in this state currently.
If we find a verified problem and the solution HT will likely fix it.
Been around a long time (and more of a former programmer) every game/software has a bug somewhere. It's just the nature of the beast,... add in internet, things can get complicated. Deff not isolated to AH.
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There are a number of players that have stepped in to trouble shoot and fix some of the issues in the game. We also have several players building new maps, another group setting up help pages for the game as well as PC/GPU issues. You need to remember any issue requiring coding will need to be done by Hitech. That having been said, it does not mean we don't have any input, nor should we ignore it. With a game as complex as AH3 is, there will be problems, and everyone may or may not experience it. That makes the feedback describing the problem, that much more important.
As a map maker, if there is an issue with one of my maps, I need to know what map it was , where the issue was noticed (base# or strat, country) What happened.
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If we find a verified problem and the solution HT will likely fix it.
Been around a long time (and more of a former programmer) every game/software has a bug somewhere. It's just the nature of the beast,... add in internet, things can get complicated. Deff not isolated to AH.
I get that about games such as this one, but I left in 2013 and returned this year to find it seems to have degraded quite a bit between support(now I know why), and gameplay issues. I know things have changed since then technology wise and this creates more issues. So I am just very surprised how much it hasn't changed and the newer issues I never had prior being a game that has been around this long.. But I guess I got my answers..Ty..
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Today was fun firing through a CV ranged while I watched guns I just destroyed pop back up. Very strong CV bish, and this game is dying because of ZERO moderation for low life cheaters as well as no improvements with issues just excuses. This game has gotten worse, and what a waste of money returning! When will they moderate the cheating going on? The answer is never. Indestructible Bases and base objects very nice!
Very convenient the recording of these situations happening create the AHFILM to crash when loading the recording..The only films that I cannot open and link are when players have been openly and clearly cheating. Weird..
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No one is respawning ship guns instantly; you'll need some video for that claim. The only indestructible base object that would be worth destroying are the Vehicle Bases with only 2 guns, those were introduced awhile back and aren't very common, and not typically in range of ships anyway. Those bases dont have any support buildings or radar.
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No one is respawning ship guns instantly; you'll need some video for that claim. The only indestructible base object that would be worth destroying are the Vehicle Bases with only 2 guns, those were introduced awhile back and aren't very common, and not typically in range of ships anyway. Those bases dont have any support buildings or radar.
They are when I see zoomed in 7.5k away from the ship of the guns down and not firing, followed by them firing 5 minutes ish later I know what I saw. Videos are corrupt everytime things like this are happening, when trying to load the recording it crashes AHFILM everytime. I load other videos from sorties and its just fine.
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They are when I see zoomed in 7.5k away from the ship of the guns down and not firing, followed by them firing 5 minutes ish later I know what I saw. Videos are corrupt everytime things like this are happening, when trying to load the recording it crashes AHFILM everytime. I load other videos from sorties and its just fine.
When the new guy comes in and claims cheating you atleast need some video, pretty strange it would only be happening against you and no one else.
When zoomed in at long range the shots can look like they are coming from a down gun, you're lucky if it looks like they are even coming from the right ship. You also said 5 minutes later...the guns are only down for 15 minutes. Just because they were down when you saw them earlier doesnt mean they werent 5 minutes from respawning.
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When the new guy comes in and claims cheating you atleast need some video, pretty strange it would only be happening against you and no one else.
When zoomed in at long range the shots can look like they are coming from a down gun, you're lucky if it looks like they are even coming from the right ship. You also said 5 minutes later...the guns are only down for 15 minutes. Just because they were down when you saw them earlier doesnt mean they werent 5 minutes from respawning.
New guy? I started this game in 2008 and left back in 13/14. Like I said, I cannot open the corrupt film for this instance. And a few others crash the AH film as well..but I’m a new guy just trying to stir up stuff I guess. I watched the guns go down and then fire again way before 15 minutes. Hitting the CV over and over again.
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Yes, if you haven't played in over 10 years you are the new guy. The only one having these problems, but as I said the guns dont appear to come from the proper location on ships, it could look like a down gun is the one shooting when it could even be coming from a different ship, that's how far off they can be.
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The reason you cant see whish gun is firing as haggerty says is because of lag. The ship is moving and what you see isnt what the other guy sees because its off by milliseconds. If you film another player taking off from a CV odds are very good that he will not take off from the ship, but off to one side or another floating above the water. Again, it is due to lag.
So while you thought a guy was firing from an aft gun, he could very well have been firing from a forward gun that wasnt damaged.
As for the sound issue it could very well be a conflict on your computer. I have heard of a couple of players having that issue, but only a couple through the years. If it was a game issue almost all 500 players would be having issues. Uninstalling your sound drivers and reinstalling them will change the address and maybe clear the conflict.
Yes the game is old, yes it has not had any major updates in some time, how ever it is well maintained and still is the top WWII combat game out there. The other games have bits and pieces of Aces High, but Aces High is the only one that has it all.
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Yes, if you haven't played in over 10 years you are the new guy. The only one having these problems, but as I said the guns dont appear to come from the proper location on ships, it could look like a down gun is the one shooting when it could even be coming from a different ship, that's how far off they can be.
No, thats not how that works, but k, and I am not the only one having these issues.. So basically the answers I've gotten is "thats just how this game works" in a nut shell. Got it!
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The reason you cant see whish gun is firing as haggerty says is because of lag. The ship is moving and what you see isnt what the other guy sees because its off by milliseconds. If you film another player taking off from a CV odds are very good that he will not take off from the ship, but off to one side or another floating above the water. Again, it is due to lag.
So while you thought a guy was firing from an aft gun, he could very well have been firing from a forward gun that wasnt damaged.
As for the sound issue it could very well be a conflict on your computer. I have heard of a couple of players having that issue, but only a couple through the years. If it was a game issue almost all 500 players would be having issues. Uninstalling your sound drivers and reinstalling them will change the address and maybe clear the conflict.
Yes the game is old, yes it has not had any major updates in some time, how ever it is well maintained and still is the top WWII combat game out there. The other games have bits and pieces of Aces High, but Aces High is the only one that has it all.
The sound issue isn't everytime and depends on how many users are nearby as well as "time of day" in game. Old is fine, but keeping up with an old game is necessary imo and not happening at an optimal level. I'm making these topics for help and also seeing if anyone else that reports these issues while I'm playing finally speak up so this game can keep getting better, not worse. I'll post my PC's specs again, but I believe you Fugitive personally read that data once already I may be mistaken, but it didn't have any indicators that it was my PC. I also have re downloaded the game 3 times to try and fix it. Discoing when changing bomber positions in guns finally stopped but the other items did not.
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There are a number of players that have stepped in to trouble shoot and fix some of the issues in the game. We also have several players building new maps, another group setting up help pages for the game as well as PC/GPU issues. . . .
We have seen some very innovative maps. That is for sure. Map makers. :aok Y'all must put in a ton of hours on the new maps.
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The sound issue isn't everytime and depends on how many users are nearby as well as "time of day" in game. Old is fine, but keeping up with an old game is necessary imo and not happening at an optimal level. I'm making these topics for help and also seeing if anyone else that reports these issues while I'm playing finally speak up so this game can keep getting better, not worse. I'll post my PC's specs again, but I believe you Fugitive personally read that data once already I may be mistaken, but it didn't have any indicators that it was my PC. I also have re downloaded the game 3 times to try and fix it. Discoing when changing bomber positions in guns finally stopped but the other items did not.
Im pretty sure you did post it before. I can only read the basics in that thing, I was hoping back then someone else better with them could read more. How is your connection? If you get discoed from the guns but it has stopped, maybe its just a crappy connection. I remember Skuzzy saying something about priorities in packet transfer and the sound packets getting dropped causing issues? Dont know, dont have time to do the searches right now.
You could call Hitech and he may be able to help you over the phone. Nobody knows the way it works better than him.
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Im pretty sure you did post it before. I can only read the basics in that thing, I was hoping back then someone else better with them could read more. How is your connection? If you get discoed from the guns but it has stopped, maybe its just a crappy connection. I remember Skuzzy saying something about priorities in packet transfer and the sound packets getting dropped causing issues? Dont know, dont have time to do the searches right now.
You could call Hitech and he may be able to help you over the phone. Nobody knows the way it works better than him.
Connection is hardwired fiber optics and works great. It would happen after long climbs to high alts all of a sudden changing guns would crash it and when I opened the game relaunch me in the sky. Hasn’t happened since I re installed the game though thankfully
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No, thats not how that works, but k, and I am not the only one having these issues.. So basically the answers I've gotten is "thats just how this game works" in a nut shell. Got it!
The "thats how the game works" is about the guns looking like they are firing from down positions, its just lag/desync, not someone hacking the gun and bringing it up. If you kill all three 8" on a Cruiser you wont be seeing 8" shells for 15 minutes...
The CV guns sometimes discoing people isnt intended, but also isn't very common.
The drumming noise from flak factories and sometimes CV groups is normal, too many noises are trying to be played at the same time and it shuts some out to play the flak noises.
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Connection is hardwired fiber optics and works great. It would happen after long climbs to high alts all of a sudden changing guns would crash it and when I opened the game relaunch me in the sky. Hasn’t happened since I re installed the game though thankfully
Putting you back into your plane is a sure sign that you were discoed, now as to how/why well thats the trick, finding what is causing it.
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Putting you back into your plane is a sure sign that you were discoed, now as to how/why well thats the trick, finding what is causing it.
Great feature! I experienced it last night after a disco..
Was placed back into my g2 half way btwn bases at 7k..
Thanks HT!
Eagler
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Putting you back into your plane is a sure sign that you were discoed, now as to how/why well thats the trick, finding what is causing it.
Working on doing a trace on the MA IP to post. I adjusted my graphics settings to have better FPS its at 120 FPS now but I'm sure there are graphic and sound card settings I'm unaware of that may fix this. This computer build comes setup but not adjusted setting wise per user, and I'm not too tech savvy anymore with all these newer computers.
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Connection is hardwired fiber optics and works great. It would happen after long climbs to high alts all of a sudden changing guns would crash it and when I opened the game relaunch me in the sky. Hasn’t happened since I re installed the game though thankfully
Don’t be over confident in optic and packet loss or ping. Still lots of variables. But it is great.
Also, don’t worry so much about ship guns burst not lining up with ship guns. I have films that show they are not always connected to the barrel. This misalignment may be connected to the same bug that gun videos crash. IF this is the case, my assumption it COULD be an animation error. Just a thought.
I’ve known this for a long time thru 100s of films. I just never brought it up. Seemed to be nit-picking. I’m not sure we are talking about the same issue is why I asked for film. i’ve seen this in PTs too
IF its an animation issue, that was Pyro’s dept, who is now retired. not sure we can get that fix >IF< thats the issue. Distance SEEMED to play a roll
Lets get the connection verified.
We need the MA IP address, I lost it.
You can also monitor network within the game and look for spikes
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Lets keep to this forum so we all see the same info :)
MA IP Address
71.252.137.153
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Lets keep to this forum so we all see the same info :)
MA IP Address
71.252.137.153
Sounds good! I’ll run it tomorrow. I tried one today and it was taking awhile. Will it tell me when it’s completed? I did the 3D tracer software.
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I'm not sure thats the right IP
After 10 min I'm getting nothing past Chicago with it. It may be the old IP. I'll try to verify, unless someone steps in
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Not getting any cooperation so....
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IP address for the MA is 47.190.119.207 You can find it when on the arena selections screen there is a button "ping details". the address is on the top of the page.
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IP address for the MA is 47.190.119.207 You can find it when on the arena selections screen there is a button "ping details". the address is on the top of the page.
thanks
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IP address for the MA is 47.190.119.207 You can find it when on the arena selections screen there is a button "ping details". the address is on the top of the page.
Thanks for that, sir. Yeah, I had a real brain fart because I had seen topics like this over 20 years ago and remember Skuzzy sharing IP information. I'm running the current address just now from the Philippines, and it's a wonder I can play at all. There are times it's absolutely atrocious and unplayable- sometimes packet loss originating here, sometimes Stateside.
(https://www.4shared.com/img/5VYdqtdpfa/s25/1995b13fe48/Screenshot_2025-09-18_121032) (https://www.4shared.com/photo/5VYdqtdpfa/Screenshot_2025-09-18_121032.html)
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IP address for the MA is 47.190.119.207 You can find it when on the arena selections screen there is a button "ping details". the address is on the top of the page.
Good to know! Thank you, I’ll be running the test later today after getting back from some customers
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Thanks for that, sir. Yeah, I had a real brain fart because I had seen topics like this over 20 years ago and remember Skuzzy sharing IP information. I'm running the current address just now from the Philippines, and it's a wonder I can play at all. There are times it's absolutely atrocious and unplayable- sometimes packet loss originating here, sometimes Stateside.
(https://www.4shared.com/img/5VYdqtdpfa/s25/1995b13fe48/Screenshot_2025-09-18_121032) (https://www.4shared.com/photo/5VYdqtdpfa/Screenshot_2025-09-18_121032.html)
Dont panic on those "100% packet loss" ones. Some servers/hops are set NOT to return the ping in which case it looks like 100% packet loss. Your getting to the last server as you can see by the the time displayed in the Avg/Min/Cur columns. From what I remember from Skuzzy, the game should be playable in the 200-300 ms ping, but what your looking for is consistency. If all of your pings are 210-220 you should be fine, but if they are jumping all over the place like 180-350 your going to have trouble.
Skuzzys post HERE (https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,68316.0.html) while old is still relevant and has some good tips to help pin point issues.
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(https://share.pingplotter.com/bA5z1YmBvuo.png)
Not sure if I ran this test correctly. It was running in the background as I was working and I paused it after 20 minutes or so?
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You ran it 10 minutes with a ping every 30 seconds.
I would set it to run a ping every second, for 5-10 minutes to get a good sampling. Also using the internet for other thinks while running can skew the results, much like having other things running in the background while playing the game could mess with the game.
Having said that, what you have isnt horrible from what I understand. Hops 9 and 11 have some big spreads which might cause an issue. Your average ping is like 50ms (good), but those two jump to over 350ms (bad).
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You ran it 10 minutes with a ping every 30 seconds.
I would set it to run a ping every second, for 5-10 minutes to get a good sampling. Also using the internet for other thinks while running can skew the results, much like having other things running in the background while playing the game could mess with the game.
Having said that, what you have isnt horrible from what I understand. Hops 9 and 11 have some big spreads which might cause an issue. Your average ping is like 50ms (good), but those two jump to over 350ms (bad).
Okay, sounds good I will run it right now closing all other things and let it be and post results after.
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Okay, sounds good I will run it right now closing all other things and let it be and post results after.
Fugi is da man, hang with him.
50 good, 300+ bad. Possible to cause a diso
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Here we go..I think..lol
(https://share.pingplotter.com/31D4F1oLp4Q.png)
Hoping in game shortly but will check the forums on and off thanks again for everyones help.
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You ran it 10 minutes with a ping every 30 seconds.
I would set it to run a ping every second, for 5-10 minutes to get a good sampling. Also using the internet for other thinks while running can skew the results, much like having other things running in the background while playing the game could mess with the game.
Having said that, what you have isnt horrible from what I understand. Hops 9 and 11 have some big spreads which might cause an issue. Your average ping is like 50ms (good), but those two jump to over 350ms (bad).
Hey Fugitive, seeing if you had a chance to look at that last chart I posted or if I did it wrong again let me know. Thanks!
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Sorry, I thought I had already posted this, must have been on my phone when I saw it.
Like the first run, hops 9 and 11 are the ones giving you the biggest issue. They are more than enough to give you the ship gun issues. However, you have a really good ping time and it looks rather stable other than those two hops. Your return trip could be a mess. The only way to test that is to ask Hitech to run a ping from his end to your IP. I think it would be a waste of time as your ping looks good enough that a return run being a mess is un likely.
I still think your biggest problem is a conflict with your sound drivers. I asked google how to "uninstall and reinstall sound driver and this is what I got.
Step-by-step guide:
Open Device Manager:
Click the Start button and search for "Device Manager".
Select the Device Manager application from the search results.
Locate your audio device:
In the Device Manager window, find and expand the category named "Audio inputs and outputs" or "Sound, video, and game controllers".
Uninstall the audio device:
Right-click on your audio device (e.g., your speakers or sound card).
Select "Uninstall device" from the context menu.
A confirmation window may appear; follow any on-screen prompts to complete the uninstallation.
Restart your computer:
After uninstalling, restart your computer. This is a crucial step that allows Windows to automatically find and reinstall the best drivers for your hardware.
Verify reinstallation:
Once your computer restarts, the driver should be reinstalled automatically.
If not, go back to Device Manager, click the "Action" menu, and select "Scan for hardware changes" to initiate the installation process.
Its pretty straight forward. My computer has two sound devices (one on the motherboard, and a plug in card). If I had an issue I would do this to both of them one at a time, start to finish.
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Sorry, I thought I had already posted this, must have been on my phone when I saw it.
Like the first run, hops 9 and 11 are the ones giving you the biggest issue. They are more than enough to give you the ship gun issues. However, you have a really good ping time and it looks rather stable other than those two hops. Your return trip could be a mess. The only way to test that is to ask Hitech to run a ping from his end to your IP. I think it would be a waste of time as your ping looks good enough that a return run being a mess is un likely.
I still think your biggest problem is a conflict with your sound drivers. I asked google how to "uninstall and reinstall sound driver and this is what I got.
Step-by-step guide:
Open Device Manager:
Click the Start button and search for "Device Manager".
Select the Device Manager application from the search results.
Locate your audio device:
In the Device Manager window, find and expand the category named "Audio inputs and outputs" or "Sound, video, and game controllers".
Uninstall the audio device:
Right-click on your audio device (e.g., your speakers or sound card).
Select "Uninstall device" from the context menu.
A confirmation window may appear; follow any on-screen prompts to complete the uninstallation.
Restart your computer:
After uninstalling, restart your computer. This is a crucial step that allows Windows to automatically find and reinstall the best drivers for your hardware.
Verify reinstallation:
Once your computer restarts, the driver should be reinstalled automatically.
If not, go back to Device Manager, click the "Action" menu, and select "Scan for hardware changes" to initiate the installation process.
Its pretty straight forward. My computer has two sound devices (one on the motherboard, and a plug in card). If I had an issue I would do this to both of them one at a time, start to finish.
I will try that with the sound card and thank you again for the help with all these topics!
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Sorry, I thought I had already posted this, must have been on my phone when I saw it.
Like the first run, hops 9 and 11 are the ones giving you the biggest issue. They are more than enough to give you the ship gun issues. However, you have a really good ping time and it looks rather stable other than those two hops. Your return trip could be a mess. The only way to test that is to ask Hitech to run a ping from his end to your IP. I think it would be a waste of time as your ping looks good enough that a return run being a mess is un likely.
I still think your biggest problem is a conflict with your sound drivers. I asked google how to "uninstall and reinstall sound driver and this is what I got.
Step-by-step guide:
Open Device Manager:
Click the Start button and search for "Device Manager".
Select the Device Manager application from the search results.
Locate your audio device:
In the Device Manager window, find and expand the category named "Audio inputs and outputs" or "Sound, video, and game controllers".
Uninstall the audio device:
Right-click on your audio device (e.g., your speakers or sound card).
Select "Uninstall device" from the context menu.
A confirmation window may appear; follow any on-screen prompts to complete the uninstallation.
Restart your computer:
After uninstalling, restart your computer. This is a crucial step that allows Windows to automatically find and reinstall the best drivers for your hardware.
Verify reinstallation:
Once your computer restarts, the driver should be reinstalled automatically.
If not, go back to Device Manager, click the "Action" menu, and select "Scan for hardware changes" to initiate the installation process.
Its pretty straight forward. My computer has two sound devices (one on the motherboard, and a plug in card). If I had an issue I would do this to both of them one at a time, start to finish.
Tried the reinstall, but its worse. 88s always cause it now the drumming sounds going off, bombs going off nearby when in a GV. Almost sounds like the drums from Jumanji.. So I guess its just is what it is with this. It almost discos me too with great fiber connection when theres enough explosions. FR dropped from 120 to 42 at one point when people were bombing town but my connection was 500/500 mbps hard wired.
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Speed isnt the deciding factor, quality is. You can have the fastest connection in the world and if it keeps dropping packets you will get discoed and have lag type issues.
By "tried the reinstall" are you referring to the game, or the sound drivers?
I wish you could capture the sound anomaly you talking about, maybe record it with a cellphone and we can find a place to host it.
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The fact that you're the only one having this problem leads me to believe that you have some sort of conflict on your machine.
Have you posted a dxdiag report? The first third or so should be sufficient for one of the experts to see any potential problems.
Here is how to do it: https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,342871.msg4526838.html#msg4526838
Another suggestion is to disable all but one of the sound devices installed on your computer and see if the issue goes away. If you have more than one sound device rotate through them one at a time to see if it is better or worse with a given sound device.
You keep going back to how fast your connection is and that really has nothing to do with the sound issue you are experiencing, and the sound issue may in fact have something to do with your unstable connection.
Work one problem at a time. First get the sound issues resolved then you can worry about any connection issues you have.
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Speed isnt the deciding factor, quality is. You can have the fastest connection in the world and if it keeps dropping packets you will get discoed and have lag type issues.
By "tried the reinstall" are you referring to the game, or the sound drivers?
I wish you could capture the sound anomaly you talking about, maybe record it with a cellphone and we can find a place to host it.
I just left the game for the day and had the sound stuck at A92 with bish battleship ack ack puffing and I was in town in a GV. I shouldve recorded but I know WaddedUp is another that hears it, unsure if others have too. I uninstalled and reinstalled the driver software in device manager.
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The fact that you're the only one having this problem leads me to believe that you have some sort of conflict on your machine.
Have you posted a dxdiag report? The first third or so should be sufficient for one of the experts to see any potential problems.
Here is how to do it: https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,342871.msg4526838.html#msg4526838
Another suggestion is to disable all but one of the sound devices installed on your computer and see if the issue goes away. If you have more than one sound device rotate through them one at a time to see if it is better or worse with a given sound device.
You keep going back to how fast your connection is and that really has nothing to do with the sound issue you are experiencing, and the sound issue may in fact have something to do with your unstable connection.
Work one problem at a time. First get the sound issues resolved then you can worry about any connection issues you have.
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Yeah I'm just stating that my connection is fast, but outside of the upload and download speeds I am clueless as to what can cause issues inbetween. We used Data Marines in my comm unit for that stuff haha.. But I do have speakers plugged in, a built in speaker in my monitor, and a headset. I uninstalled the all 3 drivers that showed under sound in device manager and reinstalled the drivers. Its not the end of the world but I'm unable to be near larger fights without major sound issues accompanied with s"skips" of what I see like the frame paused for a micro second or something.
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Tried to check other films for sound but I couldn't find any that did it. I've attached another odd message saying "you shot yourself" while doing nothing but flying
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Tried to check other films for sound but I couldn't find any that did it. I've attached another odd message saying "you shot yourself" while doing nothing but flying
If you had dropped a bomb you may have hit a friendly GV/plane/bailed player with it or with splash damage. That would give you that message.
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If you had dropped a bomb you may have hit a friendly GV/plane/bailed player with it or with splash damage. That would give you that message.
Okay weird I was just flying way past when the bombs went off but I’ve never seen that before even in AH2 so wanted to post it for you but good to know it’s not a one off.
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Yeah I'm just stating that my connection is fast, but outside of the upload and download speeds I am clueless as to what can cause issues inbetween. We used Data Marines in my comm unit for that stuff haha.. But I do have speakers plugged in, a built in speaker in my monitor, and a headset. I uninstalled the all 3 drivers that showed under sound in device manager and reinstalled the drivers. Its not the end of the world but I'm unable to be near larger fights without major sound issues accompanied with s"skips" of what I see like the frame paused for a micro second or something.
Maybe try disabling all sound devices except for your headset device in device manager then go in the game to sounds, pick your headset and see if that makes a difference. Seems to be a lot of sound stuff going on that could be conflicting with each other
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I’ll give it a shot but I just want to mention the game “Hell Let Loose” I also play and has pretty decent sounds including similar explosions with land mines and Artie. I will give it a shot for sure though but just comparing something similar using the same computer to see if this is possible and still have a sound card issue
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Alright I did a strat run low alt to test it. I can hear it on my end the lag sounding but no drums this time thats more with CV puffy ack when that happens or GVing and lots of bombs go off at once
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Nothing sounded out of the ordinary to me. The first 10 seconds or so the detonations were quite, but as the ack closed in they got louder. At the 45 second mark you take a hit, but it all sounded normal.
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Okay I did hit record after remembering. I’ll try and remember before an approach next time
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I hear that in ground vehicles near strats.
The puffy ack is deafening and I don't see a way to turn it down a little or at all.
I believe it's some echo applied.
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I hear that in ground vehicles near strats.
The puffy ack is deafening and I don't see a way to turn it down a little or at all.
I believe it's some echo applied.
YES! So the echo eventually turns into a “drumming” sound but always sometimes crackles in and out or just no sounds. When the puffy goes off as I drop bombs the bombs make no noise nor does the puffy ack going off. I recorded some more just need to get them attached after checking. And again this doesn’t happen at ALL with hell let loose when artillery and tank rounds go off around me
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This is machine specific
Fugi didn’t hear it in film because his sound and mix is working properly.
If you want to capture the problem on video do it with a screen capture video. The FV just tells it what sound to play. It won’t capture your problem on other machines.
Things to try
Disable any effects applied by Windows in sound settings
Disable nvidia digital audio if you use nvidia
If you have two sound cards, onboard and pci, disable one.
Is the machine properly cooled?
Windows xbox bar can cause issues, you can try to disable or remove that.
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Game might not be perfect but it sounds playable..
The famous DCS has a bug in vr where you can stand up in the cockpit putting your head in the slipstream with the wind pounding your eardrums..and this is a known vr bug on all machines..
Eagler
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Game might not be perfect but it sounds playable..
The famous DCS has a bug in vr where you can stand up in the cockpit putting your head in the slipstream with the wind pounding your eardrums..and this is a known vr bug on all machines..
Eagler
I don’t think thats a bug. Hiw 3D sound works.
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This is a bit longer of a film but i started recording right when I hit puffy on a strat. On my end I hear nothing but my engines roaring and on and off the puffy ack makes sound. I'm copy and pasting the Brief description of the gaming computer build I purchased just so you have a better idea of what it has in it on a basic level.
Aurora Max Gaming Tower PC- Intel Core i5 12th Gen, RTX 3060 12GB 192 Bits, 32GB RGB Ram, 512GB Nvme, 4TB HDD, 27 Inch 165HZ Monitor, RGB Keyboard Mouse, Headphone, Liquid Cooling, Webcam, Win 11
I attempted the uninstall technique on the sound cards again, but I have to mention again these issues don't happen in other games like Hell Let Loose or Battlefield on this PC. It just seems like it can't be my machine if other games with higher quality graphics and sounds doesn't have this happen. Is this a case of lower quality creating issues on a sound card?
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This is a bit longer of a film but i started recording right when I hit puffy on a strat. On my end I hear nothing but my engines roaring and on and off the puffy ack makes sound. I'm copy and pasting the Brief description of the gaming computer build I purchased just so you have a better idea of what it has in it on a basic level.
Aurora Max Gaming Tower PC- Intel Core i5 12th Gen, RTX 3060 12GB 192 Bits, 32GB RGB Ram, 512GB Nvme, 4TB HDD, 27 Inch 165HZ Monitor, RGB Keyboard Mouse, Headphone, Liquid Cooling, Webcam, Win 11
I attempted the uninstall technique on the sound cards again, but I have to mention again these issues don't happen in other games like Hell Let Loose or Battlefield on this PC. It just seems like it can't be my machine if other games with higher quality graphics and sounds doesn't have this happen. Is this a case of lower quality creating issues on a sound card?
Well, as mentioned, you seem to be the only one with this issue. So it almist has to be seen as machine spacific.
I could be wrong but I think FMOD was first used 2016. (?) Thats not that old for sound files.
No matter what, its not wise to run more than one sound card. You can disable one either in device manager or bios. You can always enable it if that doesn’t fix it
The drumming sound could be a sound file freezing until it times out on file size, conflict.
I didn’t read the whole thread, but if you have 2 sound cards we need to disable one before moving on. This would be the oddity of your machine.
Again, nvidia digital audio is rarely needed but can cause conflicts. It can be disabled.
I see it as AH just triggering an already existing conflict.
BTW your machine is just fine.
Do you gear the same thing no matter if you use headphones or speakers?
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Looking into this issue further
A conflict can cause game audio to freeze, stutter, or buzz, often preceding a system crash. This can be due to various issues, from outdated drivers and software conflicts to overheating and hardware problems.
Driver and software conflicts
Update all relevant drivers. Use the manufacturer's website (for your motherboard, audio card, and graphics card) to download and install the latest audio, chipset, and video drivers.
Check for Windows updates. Ensure your operating system is fully up to date, as this can fix compatibility issues.
Remove driver remnants. If you suspect a bad driver update, use a tool like Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) to completely remove your graphics drivers. Then, download a clean copy from the manufacturer's website.
Disable audio enhancements. In Windows, go to Sound Settings > Sound Control Panel (under "Related Settings"). On the "Playback" tab, right-click your default device, go to "Properties" > "Enhancements," and check the box for "Disable all enhancements".
Disable exclusive mode. In the same "Properties" window, go to the "Advanced" tab and uncheck the boxes for "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" and "Give exclusive mode applications priority".
Change audio format. On the "Advanced" tab, try lowering the default audio format to a lower sample rate, like 16 bit, 44100 Hz.
Restart audio services. Press Windows + R, type services.msc, and restart the Windows Audio and Windows Audio Endpoint Builder services.
Perform a clean boot. Unnecessary background applications can interfere with your game. A clean boot will help you identify if a background program is the source of the conflict.
Hardware and performance issues
Monitor temperatures. Overheating of your CPU or GPU can lead to performance issues, including audio glitches and system freezes. Use a monitoring program like CoreTemp or HWInfo64 to check component temperatures while gaming.
Use a different audio device. USB-connected audio devices, including headphones and DACs, have been known to cause audio starvation and freezing issues in some games due to driver conflicts. Try using your motherboard's analog 3.5mm audio jack instead.
Check RAM stability. Faulty or improperly seated RAM can cause system instability. Run a memory diagnostic tool like MemTest86 to check for errors.
Run Windows troubleshooters. Use the built-in Windows troubleshooters to automatically find and fix audio playback issues. Go to Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters > Playing Audio.
Verify game files. If the issue is specific to one game, corrupted game files may be the cause. On Steam, you can right-click the game, go to "Properties" > "Installed Files," and select "Verify integrity of game files".
Further diagnostics
Use Reliability Monitor. This tool provides a timeline of software installations, updates, and system crashes, which may help you pinpoint the cause of the problem.
Reset BIOS/UEFI. If you have recently changed settings related to overclocking or XMP profiles, reset your BIOS to its optimal defaults.
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Looking into this issue further
A conflict can cause game audio to freeze, stutter, or buzz, often preceding a system crash. This can be due to various issues, from outdated drivers and software conflicts to overheating and hardware problems.
Driver and software conflicts
Update all relevant drivers. Use the manufacturer's website (for your motherboard, audio card, and graphics card) to download and install the latest audio, chipset, and video drivers.
Check for Windows updates. Ensure your operating system is fully up to date, as this can fix compatibility issues.
Remove driver remnants. If you suspect a bad driver update, use a tool like Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) to completely remove your graphics drivers. Then, download a clean copy from the manufacturer's website.
Disable audio enhancements. In Windows, go to Sound Settings > Sound Control Panel (under "Related Settings"). On the "Playback" tab, right-click your default device, go to "Properties" > "Enhancements," and check the box for "Disable all enhancements".
Disable exclusive mode. In the same "Properties" window, go to the "Advanced" tab and uncheck the boxes for "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" and "Give exclusive mode applications priority".
Change audio format. On the "Advanced" tab, try lowering the default audio format to a lower sample rate, like 16 bit, 44100 Hz.
Restart audio services. Press Windows + R, type services.msc, and restart the Windows Audio and Windows Audio Endpoint Builder services.
Perform a clean boot. Unnecessary background applications can interfere with your game. A clean boot will help you identify if a background program is the source of the conflict.
Hardware and performance issues
Monitor temperatures. Overheating of your CPU or GPU can lead to performance issues, including audio glitches and system freezes. Use a monitoring program like CoreTemp or HWInfo64 to check component temperatures while gaming.
Use a different audio device. USB-connected audio devices, including headphones and DACs, have been known to cause audio starvation and freezing issues in some games due to driver conflicts. Try using your motherboard's analog 3.5mm audio jack instead.
Check RAM stability. Faulty or improperly seated RAM can cause system instability. Run a memory diagnostic tool like MemTest86 to check for errors.
Run Windows troubleshooters. Use the built-in Windows troubleshooters to automatically find and fix audio playback issues. Go to Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters > Playing Audio.
Verify game files. If the issue is specific to one game, corrupted game files may be the cause. On Steam, you can right-click the game, go to "Properties" > "Installed Files," and select "Verify integrity of game files".
Further diagnostics
Use Reliability Monitor. This tool provides a timeline of software installations, updates, and system crashes, which may help you pinpoint the cause of the problem.
Reset BIOS/UEFI. If you have recently changed settings related to overclocking or XMP profiles, reset your BIOS to its optimal defaults.
Thank you I'll give it a shot. After that it'll just be an is what it is situation with this game.
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Thank you I'll give it a shot. After that it'll just be an is what it is situation with this game.
Shouldn’t be. Good chance we’ll stick with it until its fix, knowing th fix would help others.
Hang tough