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Dropped chat messages during sector jump
This is not a new bug. It has been around as long as I can remember. I thought it deserves a new topic since it is rather annoying. Some old topics on the matter:
http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/2/22450
http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/2/24089
There is a brief duration during a sector change in which chat messages are lost. Private messages, group/guild chat, and channel chat are all affected. My own observations are that it seems to happen the instant the ship leaves the sector up until the loading screen comes up. Once the loading screen is displayed, messages can be received without issue.
It's difficult to debug, but the window where the messages get dropped appears to be between the PLAYER_LEFT_SECTOR and SECTOR_CHANGED events. A sample log demonstrating the problem, which draugath helped me capture, can be found here:
http://pastebin.com/uwchqyDN
The logs show 3 back-to-back sector jumps. The first two don't have any dropped messages, but the third one drops the 122 message. Messages 153 and 182 from the first and second jump are close to where the transition occurs but were not lost. Note that 153 and 182 came in after the SECTOR_CHANGED event.
The interval between the group chat messages I was sending was 350 milliseconds. Since sometimes messages were lost and sometimes they were not, the window where the messages get dropped must be shorter than that.
http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/2/22450
http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/2/24089
There is a brief duration during a sector change in which chat messages are lost. Private messages, group/guild chat, and channel chat are all affected. My own observations are that it seems to happen the instant the ship leaves the sector up until the loading screen comes up. Once the loading screen is displayed, messages can be received without issue.
It's difficult to debug, but the window where the messages get dropped appears to be between the PLAYER_LEFT_SECTOR and SECTOR_CHANGED events. A sample log demonstrating the problem, which draugath helped me capture, can be found here:
http://pastebin.com/uwchqyDN
The logs show 3 back-to-back sector jumps. The first two don't have any dropped messages, but the third one drops the 122 message. Messages 153 and 182 from the first and second jump are close to where the transition occurs but were not lost. Note that 153 and 182 came in after the SECTOR_CHANGED event.
The interval between the group chat messages I was sending was 350 milliseconds. Since sometimes messages were lost and sometimes they were not, the window where the messages get dropped must be shorter than that.
Thanks for the report.
+1 I see why the "loading" screen is "over" the interface and I get why the interface is "refreshed" but it would be nice not to just loose all events between (I am going to get this wrong) SECTOR_LEAVE and SECTOR_ENTER