One hour race

The Moose · March 18, 2009, 08:30:20 PM

Not happy.:g:

Pete Franklin · March 18, 2009, 08:36:34 PM

Quote from: The Moose;268966Not happy.:g:

what happened? i got disco and my suspension collapsed like at aviano. the rest seem to be running still.

The Moose · March 18, 2009, 08:47:59 PM

Quote from: Pete Franklin;268967what happened? i got disco and my suspension collapsed like at aviano. the rest seem to be running still.

From where i was sat you just took me out before we'd even got to T1.

Katsushika Matsumoto · March 18, 2009, 08:54:07 PM

:crying: DCed i was in 3rd place... doing so fine...

Pete Franklin · March 18, 2009, 08:58:05 PM

Damn- sorry then.

You dissapeared from my screen after the start so I kept to the left- over the pit lane bit and came onto the inside line and then my suspension collapsed (without seeming to hit anything) I braked and then pulled to the left on the gravel and then i got the Connection Lost message.

Sorry if I hit you- I really couldnt see any cars.

Did you get disconnected as well or did you just quit?

Deetz · March 18, 2009, 09:00:05 PM

More server shenanigans. Connection lost, race ending early. :ranting2:

The last straw, my back has been broken. Someone give me a heads up when the patch is out. :sad:

Gnomie · March 18, 2009, 09:02:01 PM

Oh dear.. what an absolute mess.

Disco's all over the place, and Mark was declared the winner after ~ 15 laps or something. (He was in the lead, though, but still..)

Gnomie · March 18, 2009, 09:04:16 PM

Yeah, me too Deetz.

It's such a shame though.. this sim has great potential, but unfortunately it just has way too many fundamental flaws that ruin the whole experience. I fear that no matter how good the next patch might be, people won't give it another chance because they've had bad experiences in the past.

The Moose · March 18, 2009, 09:07:00 PM

Quote from: Pete Franklin;268971Damn- sorry then....

.....Did you get disconnected as well or did you just quit?

No worries, now i know what happened

I had to quit, car was ruined. would have taken 10 mins to drive back to the pits.

I think that's it for me as well. Ron's done his best to eliminate the causes of problems from the server side, but the fact is there are fundamental issues with netkar that only Kunos can sort out. Very sad. Damn shame.

Gnomie · March 18, 2009, 09:12:40 PM

Quote from: The Moose;268978I think that's it for me as well. Ron's done his best to eliminate the causes of problems from the server side, but the fact is there are fundamental issues with netkar that only Kunos can sort out. Very sad. Damn shame.

Moose, what about GPC? Are they plagued with similar issues over there, or is everything running smoothly? I still think it's funny if it's only the dMr server that's having these problems.. :g:

The Moose · March 18, 2009, 09:14:24 PM

Quote from: Gnomie;268977I fear that no matter how good the next patch might be, people won't give it another chance because they've had bad experiences in the past.

Yup. all those people that started playing after the release of 1.03 should have been the real kick this sim needed.
Kunos fiddled with the netcode with only a couple of days to go before release and those changes never got properly tested.

This is what i said in the beta test forum just before release....

"I've noticed more lagging cars/warping since the update Kunos made to deal with lagging cars. (one of the last RC4 updates iirc) than i have in months of previous testing.

Might just be pure coincidence of course, but it's been noticeably worse since then.

It needs looking into, I'm sure its not just a server problem as I've seen it on both Tjeerds server and DS

The net code has been looking pretty solid for a long time now, and now it doesn't seem as good.

If 1.03 is released and people get the same laggy/warping experience they got when they first bought nKPro then it could be the death of it.

I could of course be completely wrong, and its been coincidental server problems. I think its worth a look into though, Im so keen for this to do well that im a little worried about the worsening lag ive seen recently. Its just been so solid for months, and now it isnt.

EDIT i see its getting released today anyway. Good luck. I have a bad feeling about this."

I'm not one to say i told them so, but......

Quote from: Gnomie;268979Moose, what about GPC? Are they plagued with similar issues over there, or is everything running smoothly? I still think it's funny if it's only the dMr server that's having these problems.. :g:

Too many probs at GPC as well. i quit after the last round. Its a lottery.

richard_johnstone · March 18, 2009, 09:18:53 PM

Damn shame, I had just made the best pitstop ever (TM) by missing my box with the brakes locked, getting flustered and stalling it in reverse.

There are two separate issues I think, one is just on the DMR hour long races the sim doesn't seem to like the long races and crashes...the second is the netcode which has taken a big turn for the worse on all servers.

Gnomie · March 18, 2009, 09:20:30 PM

Kunos should have listened to you Stuart.. :doh:

I just want to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to both Stuart and Ron for trying so hard to promote this sim and make it work. You've both done an excellent job, and it's no fault of yours that it's in the sorry state it is.

Let's hope everything sorts itself out eventually.. until then... :crying:

Doorman · March 18, 2009, 09:31:26 PM

I don't know who I have to sell my soul to, maybe W.Smoker. :sad: Things were shaping up so well tonight then bang! The mess-up in turn one and my being hit up the backside were all lag/code issues. There was absolutely no blame to be attached to anyone. That has to be clear.
I don't know what I'm going to do now. It was suggested to me to put on two 10 lappers and reverse the grid. My first reaction was that I thought that was a good idea. But tbh I'm deflated at the moment. I'll sleep on it.

Doorman · March 18, 2009, 09:37:39 PM

Quote from: richard_johnstone;268982Damn shame, I had just made the best pitstop ever (TM) by missing my box with the brakes locked, getting flustered and stalling it in reverse.

I was in your cockpit when that happened.

QuoteThere are two separate issues I think, one is just on the DMR hour long races the sim doesn't seem to like the long races and crashes...the second is the netcode which has taken a big turn for the worse on all servers.

I hear what you're saying but the I can't see the logic of it. The thing goes tits up before half way! I think the leader had 15 laps to go! We can try another format but I'm concerned now that the death knell of dMr nKP has sounded. (Yeah alright, a bit melodramatic. Sorry)