Oolite Bulletins

Hi, yes, 1.80, forgot to mention. The only oxp is supercobra but I think I saw the behaviour before installing that. Can't be quite sure of that as it was around the time I got to 1.6 million that I noticed the coppers killing themselves.

Cheers

Richard

Hello I just noticed more suicidal pilots so thought I'd mention it in case it is a problem. The first time was the other day and was quite funny. I was either waiting to dock or whatever but I watched a steady stream of GalCop vipers emerge from the station and fly straight into the navigation beac...

Hello. Been a while since I played Oolite. Generally good, the new version, and thanks as ever but this is one area I think needs a bit of a tweak - although I think it's a good idea. The frequency of these attacks is way over the top; are they really expected every single jump, even with one contra...

To be honest, I would think that spoken messages would not really be such an issue. Certainly more processing is required for them, but the actual messages get spoken in a different game thread each time so I never considered it a potential source of problems. Definitely something we need to look a...

Hi. I posted again about this as I'd forgotten this previous post of mine, although eventually I did remember it. The newer thread is https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14232 . I believe Wildeblood's observations are exactly the same thing. The solution is to switch off spoken messages ...

This does raise an interesting thought.. Should the F2 Options settings be recorded in the log? Might it make diagnosing certain problems easier? On this particular point about spoken messages, if it helps, the on/off setting is recorded in the save file as far as I can tell. I couldn't work out wh...

It occurred to me that it was the spoken messages causing the problem. Text should be quick but if it wants to tell me whatever-it-is then more processing is needed so a lag. So, try without - F2, options, turn off spoken messages, and the lag seems to disappear completely. I'll keep going in that m...

Well, here's that log. Current installation, all oxps, etc. First observation was immediate, as before, shield capacitor messages but (again) not restricted to that OXP. I flew around for a bit, jumped here and there to try out whether auto-locking caused the lag, didn't notice anything that didn't ...

Hi. I have a different thing going on right now but for at least one vaguely-related problem I did find a cure within Intel driver settings. Point of posting this here is that changing settings is a bit less drastic than installing new drivers if it solves a problem. Thread is here https://bb.oolite...

It is not normal that on-screen messages generate lag. The occasional stutter during gameplay does exist and that is known, but definitely does not happen on every message coming up on screen. If this is not gfx driver related, then it may be a problem in an OXP script or something like that. Can y...

Thanks. Inspiron N5110. The device manager lists it as Intel(R) HD Graphics Family; there are of course extra details in there but too many to list here! The Windoze driver update says it's from 2011 or so and is up to date. I'll look at the Intel site and see if there's something more recent . . . ...

Thanks. The text from the log is at the end. I tried to run from the HD and there's still a lag writing messages to the screen, enough to cause a problem. I don't think it's MilHUD but I'll try without it. Surely other people must get this? I haven't done anything odd anywhere! Ta, Rich. 22:15:28.07...

Thanks for the reply. One machine where I get this is a Dell Inspiron somethingorother, reading from the computer properties - Intel Pentium cpu B940 @ 2.00 GHz, 4.00 GB RAM, 64-bit system. I know the graphics is an intel thing . . . where to get the info . . . Intel HD graphics, driver 8.15.10.2361...

Hello. Can anyone help with this? It's the only real negative I have with Oolite - the overall balance is still a big thumbs-up. I find that all messages that appear cause a jump/delay/something of about 0.1 seconds each time they appear. This is the difference between getting a cargo canister or ra...

Hello. I just noticed that mandoman posted this in January in the 1.77 for OXPers thread: Okay, I just had a first. I was flying my Diamond cargo ship, and like I always do with it and others as big, I handed docking with the Oresque Station to the docking computer. After swinging me all over the pl...