[RESOLVED]1.5.7 - Crash in multiplayer when using sling loads

EDIT: It is the server hosting that seems to freeze/crash

Running 1.5.7 release and connected to a server with several people on it

Everyone is flying about and having fun, use F10 map view and everyone is moving about on map as expected

Note: Length of rope is now at max value of 30m due to shorter ones

snapping on 1.5.7 release .....

Get into MI-8 spool up select a cargo to pick up and go and pick up cargo

Carefully lift off and begin flying to drop point

About 30 seconds later do an F2 view to check cargo and all is well

Then hit F10 to check my course / position

Notice that all planes on map are now stationary

and I am still connected to server, try some chat but no one responds

all chat messages from other players have stopped

it appears that picking up cargo causes a weird server condition where

the server has stopped but we are still connected somehow

Checked server and the server GUI is frozen (greyed out)

No choice but to restart server

Can anyone else confirm this please ?

Haven't experienced that -particular- thing, but sling loading cargo has crashed our server at the 355th every time we've tried since 1.5.7 as well. We are lousy with mods, so I'm not sure how much good our logs would do, but I'll try to remember to post them when I'm next at my PC if that would be helpful.

This is easily repeatable.

Get a MP server running, and have 1 player pick up a sling load and then crash the helo with it still attached.

Server go boom.

This is easily repeatable.

 

Get a MP server running, and have 1 player pick up a sling load and then crash the helo with it still attached.

 

Server go boom.

Yep it is that simple in 1.5.7 :-(

@NEWY see attached logs

Logs.zip

1. First run took off with cargo attached in mi-8 and deliberatly crashed , server crapped itself at same time

2. Second run , crashed once , no effect , got new mi-8 , grabbed another cargo (oil tank) then crashed into ground = server died

Thanks Newy

Hello I can Confirm this bug , we have Crash to desk every time a client pick up a cargo .

We use the default rope length, but the load appears very close to the heli and the server crash a few seconds after pick up .

Thanks Newy .

NEWY , have you managed to replicate this yet ?

Having not flown cargo duty for a short while, I have also just noticed the above bugs in MP. Another 159th Hip flyer reported rope-breaks this last weekend and having tested this out myself, also had the same -followed by a system crash very-soon after.

If any track is required I can provide one.

Cheers, Arch

Looks like the brain trust is already on it, lol

Yeah I have been re-watching every season of scrubs over the last few months

I forgot how amazingly funny/sad this show was (on season 7 now)

Back on topic, I hope this sling load issue gets fixed next 1.5 version

..... which should be soon? , its been borked for a month now

Fingers crossed we get a new 1.5 version this week (its been 4 weeks broken)

Sling load crash fix + AI spawned aircraft flying a proper speeds would be a great start

Looks like Update 1 solves Sling Loads and Dumb AI Gunners. Haven't tested it yet.

confirm sling load does not crash server

This is also confirmed fix on 1.5.7, now I need to see if its been fixed in 2.1.1 because of what I know it isnt yet.

I didn't know, I haven't tested it for the last 2, 2.1 patches, just don't have the time.

I think this might be back again. after some tests today with 1.5.8.12823

Server crashed straight after someone in a MI-8 destroyed cargo by dragging it

then I restarted server

I Picked up a cargo in MI-8 .... flew for a bit at altitude 200m, dropped cargo , got cargo damaged message .... then server crashed again