game crash when bombers are shot down

[uptown]

I had two discos last month in B17s and i was over a fleet both times. I redownloaded the game over the existing game, haven't lost connection in 20 or 30 bomber sorties thus far.

[Volron]

So far, every single time I was gunning from a drone, and that drone was shot down, my client crashes.  The last time, which was in those 24's, I was in the ball turret.


uptown
Thats the thing.  I shouldn't have to download a whole new copy, though I will if need be (my net is fast enough).   For many, it takes a very long time to get the client downloaded and that can be very frustrating, especially if the bug is still there.

I'm going to see if someone in the TA would be willing to shot down a drone while I'm gunning from it...  I have to find out if that's a source.

[Volron]

Okay. I just came back from the DA.  I had to test there because I forgot you couldn't shoot down anything in the TA.

This is what I have found out:

I am able to replicate the bug easily.

EVERY single time I am shot out of a drone, I am placed in the lead plane, at which point, when I try to jump into ANY gun position, the client crashes.

I made these tests:

1)  Jumped into L drone, had squaddie shoot down my L drone. Got sent to lead plane, attempt to jump into ANY gun in either lead plane or drone, Crashed.

2)  Jumped into L drone, had squaddie shoot down R drone, then L drone.  Got sent to lead plane.  Tried to jump into gun, Crashed.

NOTE:  I am using USRanger's Soundpack.

I had my squaddie jump into a bomber and I did the following:

I repeated 1) in the above test.  He crashed.

I had him stay in his lead bomber pilot seat.  I shot down both of his drones, he jumped into a gun of his lead plane and did NOT crash.

NOTE: Squaddie is using the DEFAULT Soundpack.



Squaddie had to leave, so I could not perform any other tests.  But I believe this may help in the path you need to look.

[TwinBoom]

Listen - I just want to fix the bomber bug.  Someone's already posted that they are using stock sounds so that is not the issue.

I'm still trying to isolate this bug so I don't want to lock this thread.

- Sudz

thank you!!!

[guncrasher]

See Rule #4

[lyric1]

See Rule #2

[guncrasher]

Clearly you did not read sud's post did you?

my bad was using my phone  .

not sure if this is related but I got disco'd a lot while using mitsu's sounds.  the ah log doesnt really show all my discos but the longest I stayed up was 30 minutes I think, mostly i would get disco'd at around 5 minutes.  I heard some people say it was the b26's sounds, I got disco'd just about every time I was close enough to hear the engine sounds.  but some other times I was by myself.  that happened for the full weekend I had the sounds.  when I switched to ranger's sounds discos went away.

fyi when i say disco'd i mean game crashed.  there was lots of problems in my area due to santa ana winds on that weekend but I dont think game would just crash instead of losing connection.


semp

[-sudz-]

Fixed for next release.  Thnx for all the input gents.

- sudz

ps not sound related