Tacview, the ACMI for DCS World – Official Thread

[Vyrtuoz]

Hotfix for multiplayer crash

 

I have fixed the crash in DCS World when you come back to spectator mode during multiplayer missions.

 

Please download and install the attached hotfix. See included readme.txt for the procedure.

 

http://www.tacview.net/download/tacview154hotfix.zip

 

This fix is included in Tacview 1.6 which should be published soon™.

[zaelu]

Regarding the "delay", is this made so also the tracks are locked with this delay? For example I play in Blue flag and it seems they have not set up the last Tacview so the last 10 minutes delay apply by default and also the ACMI only shows my plane. Fair enough...

 

But, if I replay my track on my pc to get the full ACMI file I still get the last 10 minutes chopped out. Is this intended by design/limitations?

 

And another question.

Is this 10 minutes delay sure enough so we could recommend servers to use 1.5.4 and allow full export to players and have no fear of cheaters exploiting the system?

 

Thank you.

[Falcon_S]

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Is this 10 minutes delay sure enough...

 

I do not believe that cheaters / exploiters can do to much even with 2-3 minute delay.

Edited February 14, 2017 by Falcon_S

[Vyrtuoz]

@Pheonix0869

 

I have noticed the problem when flying online. It looks like this is a bug related to the way DCS World handles objects in multiplayer. There is currently no easy way to end an object life from Tacview. But this is definitively something I may add in a later release.

 

As for the bullseye, I will soon™ start to work on Tacview 2.0. I think that Bullseyes will be displayed all the time, on the ground, and they will be easier to read too.

 

@zaelu

 

Indeed, it looks like track files recorded during network flights are emulating an network session when played back. I will see if there is a proper way for me to disable to anti-cheat delay in that case. I cannot promise anything, because I think that removing the restrictions during track files playback may encourage cheaters to use track files…

 

This is up to you, the community, to let me know what would be an appropriate anti-cheat delay. So far, I am assuming that the default 10 minutes is more than enough to prevent bad people from engaging/sneaking behind enemy lines for free. I can add lower optional delays if you think this is appropriate (like, maybe, 5 minutes for example).

[Vyrtuoz]

Real-Time telemetry in Tacview 1.6 beta 1

 

Try now the real-time telemetry in Tacview 1.6 beta 1!

 

Want to know how the real-time telemetry will do with DCS World? Try now Tacview 1.6 beta 1.

http://tacview.net/download/beta

 

As promised, I am releasing the first public version of the real-time telemetry before DCS World F/A-18 is released ;)

 

Password and port numbers will be configurable in future releases. It will also be possible to prevent real-time data export on your public server except for those who have the right password.

 

Fell free to post any feedback regarding real-time telemetry on this thread.

 

epPKd-xFyLc

[Vyrtuoz]

What do you think about the anti-cheat delay introduced for DCS World online games? Fell free to answer the poll!

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=183101

[xaoslaad]

Try now the real-time telemetry in Tacview 1.6 beta 1!

 

Password and port numbers will be configurable in future releases. It will also be possible to prevent real-time data export on your public server except for those who have the right password.

 

epPKd-xFyLc

 

Came here to ask about port configurability. Glad to hear it is coming! This looks like a really neat feature.

[LeCuvier]

Bug in TACVIEW 1.5.4?

 

In MP I could only see my own aircraft, so I uninstalled it and installed 1.5.4 from scratch. Now it's even worse! a short time into the mission my airplane suddenly flies over the Asov sea.

What can I do to fix this?

In single player it works fine.

[JaBoG32_Prinzartus]

My tacview 1.54 only creates a file with one kbyte. I dont get recordings in SP nor in MP. What is wrong?

[Vyrtuoz]

@LeCuvier

 

• Which MP server where you flying on?
  
• What mission was it? Which aircraft did you choose?
  
• For each MP flight, DCS records a track file, can you share it so I can reproduce the issue? (should be somewhere in \Saved Games\DCS\Tracks\Multiplayer\ )
  
• Did the server authorize data export? (see Q22 of the FAQ http://www.tacview.net/documentation/dcs/#q22 )
  
• After reproducing the issue, can you share me the *.log files which can be found in \Saved Games\DCS\Logs ?
  

 

@Prinzartus

 

• Did you check Q16 of the FAQ? http://www.tacview.net/documentation/dcs/#q16
  
• After reproducing the issue, can you share me the *.log files which can be found in \Saved Games\DCS\Logs ?
  

[ScAvenger001]

Tacview seems to be swapping Super 530s for Magics with the Mirage. It shows Magic launches as Super 530Ds, and the Super 530 launches are shown as MATRA.

 

A feature I'd kind of like to see is a "friends" list. Usually when I'm reviewing a recording it's because I want to see what my buddies and I are doing. With that in mind, if we could make a list of callsigns and have tacview automatically highlight aircraft with those pilots (e.g. render them in green and yellow instead of blue and red or something like that) and maybe move them to the top of the drop-down lists it would make it easier to sort out complex situations.

Edited February 21, 2017 by ScAvenger001

[Vyrtuoz]

The bug about French missiles has been fixed in Tacview 1.6 (current or next beta).

 

I am currently in the concept phase of Tacview 2.0. I think that you will be happy with the brand-new UI which will automatically detect who are your team mates and your favorite objects.

[LeCuvier]

@LeCuvier

 

• Which MP server where you flying on?
  
• What mission was it? Which aircraft did you choose?
  
• For each MP flight, DCS records a track file, can you share it so I can reproduce the issue? (should be somewhere in \Saved Games\DCS\Tracks\Multiplayer\ )
  
• Did the server authorize data export? (see Q22 of the FAQ http://www.tacview.net/documentation/dcs/#q22 )
  
• After reproducing the issue, can you share me the *.log files which can be found in \Saved Games\DCS\Logs ?
  

1. =BURNING SKIES= WWII SERVER

2. NORMANDY1944_ANTICIPATION

3. Tried to upload the track file but the upload failed. Although the mission was quite short, it has over 20 MB. Anyway it seems to be useless. When I try to replay it in DCS I only see a static map; no action, no objects

4. I'm not the owner of the mission and therefore cannot check this. But when I started the mission the chat window displayed this line:

"Recording flight data in ... (file path)" and a line saying that it applies a playback delay of 10 minutes. (screenshot attached)

5. Attached. Note the only error lines related to .LUA were about failed calls to sounder files for ground units.

 

I could not reproduce the behaviour where my plane seemed to crisscross over the Asov sea. But as before, the file shows only my own aircraft although there were at least 5 each red and blue aircraft during that time.

Also there was a large number of ground units and again, none of these were visible. During the misssion I destroyed a blue ground unit, and that event is not in the file either.

After landing at Anapa and ending the mission, I stayed connected to the mission for about 15 minutes before looking at the ACMI file.

dcs_LogFile.zip

Edited February 21, 2017 by LeCuvier

[Dingo_Bob]

@LeCuvier

point 3: for the MP track replay you'll need to un-pause the replay (the server was probably paused at mission start) hit Pause/Break key once the track loads the wait a few seconds until your aircraft spawns

[LeCuvier]

Thanks Dingo Bob!

Yes it certainly takes a while before you are seated in your aircraft.

Unfortunately, like in the real-time MP mission, I cannot get an outside view via F2. Do you also know a solution for that?

[Dingo_Bob]

the replay track is saved with the server settings so if it's not allowed on the server then those settings are not allowed in the replay,

 

i think i remember reading about a way of unpacking the replay and editing the settings and repacking it but i'm not sure (or maybe I thinking that's how to get a copy of the server mission itself)

Edited February 23, 2017 by Dingo_Bob

[JaBoG32_Prinzartus]

 

@Prinzartus

 

• Did you check Q16 of the FAQ? http://www.tacview.net/documentation/dcs/#q16
  
• After reproducing the issue, can you share me the *.log files which can be found in \Saved Games\DCS\Logs ?
  

I am not getting thatlog created at all?! :helpsmilie:

[Gliptal]

Feauture request: ability to drag and drop .xml files containing static objects, without having to place them inside the "Data/Static Objects" folder and restarting Tacview.

[Vyrtuoz]

@LeCuvier

 

Thanks for the data! A quick look in the bottom right corner of DCS World multiplayer lobby window can show you if the server has enabled or disabled data export.

 

As we can see in the screenshot I have added to the documentation, http://www.tacview.net/documentation/dcs/#q21 , BURNING SKIES has prohibited data recording except for your own aircraft.

 

So, the result you are getting is correct. The two solutions are either recording your data from the track file or convincing the server to enable data export…

 

@JaBoG32_Prinzartus

 

DCS World always creates log files (even when it crashes), check again in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS\ or ask Window to find dcs.log* files for you.

 

@Gliptal

 

Try the “Merge” function, it should work and display your static objects in the current battlefield. In Tacview 2.0 I will make it work with drag & drop too.

[yufighter]

Problem solved! 1.5.4 version I installed in the folder \ Tacview unlike the old one that I was in the \ StraSoftware \ Tacview folder. Path to the model was wrong which resulted in the error display.

[LeCuvier]

@virtuosz,

thanks I didn't know that. I will try to persude eekz :)

[JaBoG32_Prinzartus]

@virtuosz, Thanks, now I got a logfile with errors. Could you have aquick look into it?

dcs - Kopie.zip

Edited February 25, 2017 by JaBoG32_Prinzartus

[Vyrtuoz]

Please, read the provided documentation.

 

@yufighter

Glad to hear it! Did you know that you can store all your Tacview addons in the following folder?

 

%ProgramData%\Tacview\Data\Meshes\

This folder will never move, and all its data are shared between all your installs of Tacview (beta or not)

 

@JaBoG32_Prinzartus

 

This log file shows plenty of errors. This point is discussed at the Q16 of the official documentation:

 

http://www.tacview.net/documentation/dcs/#q16

 

Assuming that nothing is working in it, your best bet is:

• Delete your export.lua file
  
• Reinstall Tacview 1.5.4 (no need to uninstall it first)
  

This will fix your export problem.

[JaBoG32_Prinzartus]

Thanks for looking into it. Actually, everything else does work fine. I'll consider your suggestion.

 

Edit: Thanks! Reinstalling has helped.

Edited February 26, 2017 by JaBoG32_Prinzartus

[Gliptal]

With high angle dives, there doesn't seem to be enough separation for Tacview to not have the bomb hit the aircraft moments after release.

 

I attached a Tacview file, you can see it happening at 21:22:54, 21:25:05, 21:25:35, and so on. The only time it doesn't happen is with the release at 21:23:41, which you may notice is a shallower dive.

 

Also, M274 rockets disappear midair after a set amount of time (21:09:36, 21:10:40 and so on), but I believe this is the smoke version's behaviour.

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-lTLrKHEXokcmF4dldHbzV1SHc

Edited February 27, 2017 by Gliptal