LotAtc 4 DCS - 1.0.0

Does anyone have a better guide for setting up 1.2.3 on the dedicated server? The instructions on the website are unclear...They seem to be written for versions prior to the dedicated server version. I understand I have to copy the config info from a regular version but I cant event get the server version to load.

Thanks in advance for the help...

Does anyone have a better guide for setting up 1.2.3 on the dedicated server? The instructions on the website are unclear...They seem to be written for versions prior to the dedicated server version. I understand I have to copy the config info from a regular version but I cant event get the server version to load.

 

Thanks in advance for the help...

Instructions can always be better for sure... I do my best even if english is not my first language ;)

LotAtc 2.0 will also be simpler to install for dedicated server, it will be rewritten at this time...

Now, with 1.2.3 you must:

1. copy Saved Games/DCS/Mods/tech/LotAtc in the dedicated Saved Games
   
2. copy Saved Games/DCS/Scripts/Hooks/lotatcGameGUI in the dedicated Saved Games
   
3. edit Saved Games/<dedicated>/Config/options.lua to have something like:
   

options = {
   ["plugins"] = {
       ["LotAtc"] = {
           ["enable"] = true,
           ["profilefile"] = "realistic.lua",
       },
}

In case of troubles, check dcs.log with https://www.lotatc.com/checklist/server_install.html or send it to me (PM or Discord), I can help you.

Instructions can always be better for sure... I do my best even if english is not my first language ;)

Oh my friend...trust me...your English as a second language is FAR better than my French...which mainly consists of Qui Qui! :smilewink:

So if I understand correctly , I can simply run the normal installer then copy the files listed to the appropriate locations in the server folder. Once I edit the Dedicated Server config.lua...I should be good to go.

I'll give it a shot.

Thanks for all you do my friend

Would it be possible to add an option to set the type of a contact? In the realistic advanced profile I have to append it manually to its name while the type column remains blank. As a controller I may very well know what some flights type are (through check-ins and briefings for example).

Would it be possible to add an option to set the type of a contact? In the realistic advanced profile I have to append it manually to its name while the type column remains blank. As a controller I may very well know what some flights type are (through check-ins and briefings for example).

It should be possible to make it editable in future :)

It should be possible to make it editable in future :)

@DArt--I have not been able to install LotATC client on my PC. I keep getting the error seen in the attached image. I turned off my firewall and still can't connect. However, I was able to install the program on another PC on my same network, so I don't think it's related to my router. Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you,

Paul

@DArt--I have not been able to install LotATC client on my PC. I keep getting the error seen in the attached image. I turned off my firewall and still can't connect. However, I was able to install the program on another PC on my same network, so I don't think it's related to my router. Any help will be appreciated.

 

Thank you,

Paul

Hi,

I noticed that this happens on some configuration, some antivirus or firewall is blocking the installer to download additional maps... That is annoying but I have not yet a simple solution and not the exact reason...:cry:

You can install it with minimal options (only Caucasus) that is not requested any download.

Then, if you need to use PG, Nevada or Normandy maps, just copy from your other install the following directories:

C:\Users\<your user>\LotAtc 4 DCS Data\*.db (this is relief files)

C:\Program Files\LotAtc 4 DCS\maps\PersianGulf (and others needed maps) for map display on client

All this can be downloaded manually also but if they are already on your other computer, it avoid re-download it.

Let's me know if you need more help.

All this can be downloaded manually also but if they are already on your other computer, it avoid re-download it.

 

Let's me know if you need more help.

@DArt -- Copying the files worked perfectly. Thank you for the help!

Paul

Here is the first alpha of LotAtc 2.0.0!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here the post: https://www.lotatc.com/website/2019/11/06/2.0.0-alpha1-out.html

Please read it, there is LOT of news inside....

Reminder: this is an alpha, not stable and must have bugs and instability!!!!

Please provide me feedbacks, it is important to have a stable release!

Can't wait to give it a shot!

Hey Dart, are you aware of an incompatibility between LotAtc 2.0 and Slmod 7.5? When I installed LotAtc, I started getting these errors:

client get's this popup shortly after logging into the server:

Kicked

Slmod: You were not found in internal slmod.clients database, sorry, please reconnect.

this is in the slmod.log

3467.237 SLMOD ERROR: Client 2 was kicked for not existing in slmod.clients database

Now, as soon as I remove LotAtc, slmod started working again. I didn't have this problem with LotAtc v1.2.3. Wondering if you were already aware, or have any insight.

thanks,

there is no reason to be incompatible with SlMod, but I will check, thanks for feedback.

Client hangs on startup. Sounds similar to what people were reporting with AMD drivers in the past. Which, I am using AMD GPU.

Tried updating video driver, and modifying graphicsEngine entry in registry to no avail. Any suggestions?

You can try to delete settings:

With LotAtc 1.2.3: Delete with regedit.exe the directory Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DArtSite\LotAtc 4 DCS Client

With LotAtc 2.0.0-alpha1: Delete the file C:/Users/you/AppData/Roaming/DArtSite/LotAtc Client.ini

aha! That did it. Thanks!

Is it possible to have both 1.2 & 2.0 installed parallell och our dedicaded server?

One for testing it out and the other one for our official sessions?

A part of NOSIG

Yes, use the OVGME package and install it in 2 different dedicated instance, it will works.

LotAtc-2.0.0-alpha2 is out, I hope it will fix license errors, let me know. Other fixes and optimisation are part of this release: https://www.lotatc.com/website/2019/11/14/2.0.0-alpha2-out.html

LotAtc 2.0.0-beta1 is available for testing !!! For alpha users, please uninstall old version and clean settings before running it (see post for more details) !

https://www.lotatc.com/website/2020/01/23/2.0.0-beta1-out.html

Hello , Dart.

Thanks for your work.

I have an issue - LotATC didnt see SRS radio (i have only option is Universal)

is it server-side options or LotATC should see a client if it installed.

Cant find a solution. Tryed on separate computers, so I think there is on server side. Probably i should open some additional ports etc...

SRS is only supported since 2.0.0 version (currently in beta). To use full SRS feature, you have to upgrade LotAtc on server and client. :)

Thnaks. Will try now) And thanks for amazing tool one more time

is the send BRAA to player option broken at the moment? Several of us tried to fiddle with the options, but none of our players got an update anywhere on the screen or chat from Lotatc about the BRAA information, We tried at the default of 10 seconds, but it's not functioning for us.

Which version do you use? :)