Giants, come on. Many of us have paid a good deal of money for this simulator. We love to play it. We love it even more with friends in multiplayer. However, this issue is not going away, and for whatever reason, you simply ignore it. I mean, do your techs or anyone there actually read the forums YOU host? I mean, with all the money we have paid to you and you are (hopefully) paying your employees can't at least ONE of them (or how about the lead tech or even the CEO) find the time to read the posts and comment on them? Heck, we would probably (I would) be happy (or at least happier) if you simply acknowledged the issues and let us know YOU understand and maybe even that you are working on it.
I totally understand that with so many people using so many different mods and as well as different computer configurations, it can be a bit daunting trying to troubleshoot but isn't that was logs are for? I mean, we post them here...do you read them? But, I have also noticed that about 99% of people will obviously try turning off all mods and many (like my friends and I) STILL have the same issue. I mean, we can play online (dedicated paid-for server or our own server/playable game or even a second copy of the game we paid for to host a dedicated server) for hours, days, or even weeks at a time. No issues. Then all of a sudden one or more of us can't connect anymore. We get the 99% spinning circle and the 29% Syncing.
I have seen many people post that removing a certain mod fixed their issue. Ok...but did you EVER get on with that mod installed? If so, it wasn't ever the mod. If not, then probably. However, we have been playing for weeks and never changed one mod. Then all of a sudden I couldn't get on. We removed a mod (just any for no reason) and I got on again. Put it back on, I got on again. Now, I have not been able to get on for several days. We have turned all mods off. Still can't get on. My best guess is that IF it's a mod it would be related to auto-drive and/or courseplay. Not the mods themselves...we use them both and always have. But, we are doing the Wild West 8km map and have many many 1000's of points. I would guess in the 10,000's honestly between the 2 mods. There are times we have 40 vehicles all running courses on fields and on the road at one time. And yes, sometimes lag is insane. But, honestly, usually not all that bad. So I was thinking that maybe the issue is this. And instead of a stuck at 99%...we focus more on the syncing 29%. I am thinking that at times, for whatever reason since it's random...., the game simply cannot sync with other people. There is too much data to syn up and especially if things are moving and running when another tries to join...bam! And God forbid you have more than 2 people connecting. (we only have 2 of us ever...)
So, this being the case couldn't the game be made to NOT sync until the game is 100% running? Don't even start the sync. Load the game for the player trying to connect. THEN stop (players on will have to get over it) everything so nothing is moving for the time that it takes to get all the data to the new player. THEN start everyone up and there is no longer a sync issue. This is how some other multiplayer games work and it works perfectly. Some don't even have to stop the other 1500 players...they simply get you (new player) into the game and then sync up as time goes on the rest of the world...starting with close to you and moving outward. This should fix all sync issues and allow everyone to get back to enjoying the game.
Thanks for taking the time to actually read all of this. And a reply would be totally sweet!
Flying Master Chef (Greg)
