[REPORTED] Datalik problems

[padonis]

After the last update, when playing MP, I cannot see other planes with DataLink enabled on the SA screen. They are only visible for a moment after turning on the Datalink, then they disappear permanently.

Do others have similar problems?

[grifo]

Same here! I was wondering if ED had implemented some new settings for datalink and we didn't used correctly, but i see no news about... Maybe a new bug?

[Pkdos]

Same here, don' show A,B,C,D

[falcon_120]

Yeah DL is not working in MP.

 

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[JAKAL]

SA page - missing gregarious symbol

 

On a flight tonight with a friend, we noticed that the couple aircraft symbol was not appearing on the SA page. The DL devices was properly turned on.

[Zaz0]

Same here :/

[Harker]

Same. Other AI Link 16 aircraft showed up OK.

[McTschegsn]

+1 We aso do not see any friendly aircraft in SA whilst Datalink on and in MP

[hein22]

cannot reproduce?

[falcon_120]

We have to include a track, I will join GS server later and save a track.

[Shimmergloom667]

Didn't work for my squad as well, will try to fetch a track as well

[Shimmergloom667]

Ok, very quick and dirty:

 

Small MP mission, flight of 4 Hornets in MP, Datalink engaged for all, regular settings.

 

Expectation: see flight members as green, circle HAFUs with letters inside to denote position in flight, we only get regular HAFUs, though.

 

E2D in the air.

 

Quick vid:

 

Track: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R-ESWveHv1maJMColgfT4aH08D3C8UeM/view?usp=sharing

[Swiftwin9s]

Can confirm, in a mission we just flew. No one had a fully functional DL. My wingman came up as a surveillance track and the other flight as donors, but to my wingman I came up as a surv track and I dont think the other flight came up at all. The other flight(vipers) didnt have us on link at all.

[Shimmergloom667]

Walked very carefully with the squad through this, and another evening with no Datalink indication of flight members AS flight members on the SA page. Only surv tracks.

[StandingCow]

We have absolutely been noticing this on MP servers. For a while I couldn't see my wingman on the datalink, but then he and another would pop in for a bit randomly.

[VFA41_Lion]

Saw this tonight in MP. Own group of 4 planes did not show up on SA. Not even regular HAFU symbols.

[Aarnoman]

Can confirm Datalink issue as well in multiplayer.

[StandingCow]

Ok, did some testing on the training server, I assume right now aircraft to aircraft communication isn't working at all (aircraft aren't self reporting)? The only time (toward the end of the track) that me and my flight mate could see each other is when we had the other on radar.

 

Track file:

http://www.filedropper.com/tnnrelease-2026-20200928-002300

 

 

Edit:

The only time we saw one another is when we, or another aircraft had us on radar (from what we could tell). AWACs isn't contributing either, so it seems two pronged, AWACs not reporting D/L contacts and aircraft not self reporting

Edited September 28, 2020 by StandingCow

[Drona]

Looks like this is a bug.. My squad tested this out and fighter-to-fighter datalink without AWACS is not working. Flight members of the same group are not showing up.

 

EDIT: Would like to add that this is a multiplayer issue and not singleplayer. In singleplayer, flight members show up fine, but in multiplayer, zilch, nada.

Edited September 28, 2020 by Kunz

[Shimmergloom667]

EDIT: Would like to add that this is a multiplayer issue and not singleplayer. In singleplayer, flight members show up fine, but in multiplayer, zilch, nada.

 

Exactly, same observations, this is also why I added an MP track earlier.

[Drona]

Thanks for the track. Should help ED I guess. Its frustrating when an important feature like this doesn't work.

[Adam]

Have been having "Hit and miss" with multiplayer servers also.

 

Worth noting: It seems that it will work sometimes and then when another player joins or leaves the server, it drops out. (Then another player joining or leaving again can cause it to return again), as though it has to do with the number of people being on being odd or even?

[Drona]

It does work for the first few seconds after startup, but then disappears completely. Surprisingly, we can see F-16s on the same coalition, but the F-18s just aren't visible.

[Pantera93]

Same problem here. Flight of two hornets in a single MP group, cold start from Tunb with AWACS. Double checked both D\L ON 127, but no "letters" on SA or RDR page, we were visible just when AWACS picked us up.

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[Spartan111sqn]

I hope they fix it ASAP...