Long delay in captains log screen

andysk · 04-04-07, 06:12 AM

Hello! I have a problem whitch is getting on my nerves...i'm playing sh4 and though everything runs smoothly whenever i press the captain's log to see the messages that have arrived , it takes about 5 minutes to open the screen and during this time the game is stuck!! Does anyone have the same problem as me?
Btw i'm using v1.1

davejb · 04-04-07, 06:25 AM

Known bug,
covered here, on UBI site, and the Bugzilla site. A 'work around' is to open the messages up (early in the mission unless you want to watch paint dry) and set the dropdown at the top of the 'clipboard' to "sent messages".... that way you'll not see any messages, but will be able to open it in moments to check on mission status etc.
(You don't need to read messages - contact reports appear at map screen top anyway, and if a new mission comes in for you it'll show on the mission page of the clipboard).

For info - if you have bugs/queries try using the 'search' function first, to see if an existing thread sorts you out, rather than opening a new thread on what (for many) is an old, long discussed issue.... I'm not telling you off here, but others are less patient

ParaB · 04-04-07, 07:23 AM

I made a little mod that helps with this problem, take a look here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108959

It reduces the number of "uninteresting" (->too far from your position) radio messages and thereby reduces the problem with the cluttered radio log and the delay when opening it.

andysk · 04-04-07, 07:30 AM

OK! so where is it covered because by doing a search before posting using the search function of the forum i couldn't find anything...so please be patient and don't start things like this...

andysk · 04-05-07, 03:24 AM

Thanks Parab...i was about to abandon the game...You're a life savior.
However i hope the dev team will fix the problem in the next patch...It's a great game to be wasted

davejb · 04-05-07, 08:32 AM

Sorry you took it that way, I'm not starting anything - I said

Quote:

I'm not telling you off here, but others are less patient

was because people opening bug threads on here have been savaged, so I was trying to ensure you didn't suffer the same fate... I was, as I said, not intending to tell you off, but to try to make you aware of a way to get your answers without getting flamed.

specifically http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=107766 is the bug thread, and your problem is listed as A6 there, hence my suggestion to check first before opening a new thread. You'll find a lot of bugs already in there, quite often with a fix or workround.

efekagan · 04-05-07, 10:00 AM

In my experience,
Increasing your virtual memory to 2000-6000 mb ,decreases "wait time" a lot.

Still I advice that great mod : )

Kromus · 04-05-07, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ParaB

I made a little mod that helps with this problem, take a look here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108959

It reduces the number of "uninteresting" (->too far from your position) radio messages and thereby reduces the problem with the cluttered radio log and the delay when opening it.

I made exactly same thing in contacts.cfg lowered both values to 500 km. Since then i hardly ever get more than 5 sec wait time.
I would love to see something like "clear log" button in next patch.

Gildor · 04-05-07, 10:57 AM

Why would we need to record convoy contact notices in a log anyways? I wish we could toggle it off and keep FOX msgs and our own sent msgs.

davejb · 04-05-07, 01:53 PM

...and messages should time out daily, or similar - or simply decide that only the last X messages will be stored and displayed, so there's an upper limit on the amount being retrieved. I mean, it's a complete Pacwar history lesson at the moment, isn't it? 'From COMSUBPAC to USS Plonk, despite being 50nm SW of Honshu in your patrol area, I am now going to tell you about a fishing boat they've just spotted East of Balikpapan, 'cos I know you guys are interested in that sort of stuff.' You'd have to be surfaced 18 hrs a day just to take the radio traffic! (Pity the poor devil who had to decode it all).

04-04-07, 06:12 AM	#1
andysk Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Long delay in captains log screen Hello! I have a problem whitch is getting on my nerves...i'm playing sh4 and though everything runs smoothly whenever i press the captain's log to see the messages that have arrived , it takes about 5 minutes to open the screen and during this time the game is stuck!! Does anyone have the same problem as me? Btw i'm using v1.1

04-05-07, 10:57 AM	#9
Gildor Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 251 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Why would we need to record convoy contact notices in a log anyways? I wish we could toggle it off and keep FOX msgs and our own sent msgs. __________________ U-46: Oct 1943 off Portugal

04-04-07, 06:25 AM	#2
davejb Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Forres, Scotland Posts: 49 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Known bug, covered here, on UBI site, and the Bugzilla site. A 'work around' is to open the messages up (early in the mission unless you want to watch paint dry) and set the dropdown at the top of the 'clipboard' to "sent messages".... that way you'll not see any messages, but will be able to open it in moments to check on mission status etc. (You don't need to read messages - contact reports appear at map screen top anyway, and if a new mission comes in for you it'll show on the mission page of the clipboard). For info - if you have bugs/queries try using the 'search' function first, to see if an existing thread sorts you out, rather than opening a new thread on what (for many) is an old, long discussed issue.... I'm not telling you off here, but others are less patient

04-04-07, 07:23 AM	#3
ParaB Chief Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 327 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I made a little mod that helps with this problem, take a look here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=108959 It reduces the number of "uninteresting" (->too far from your position) radio messages and thereby reduces the problem with the cluttered radio log and the delay when opening it.

04-04-07, 07:30 AM	#4
andysk Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	OK! so where is it covered because by doing a search before posting using the search function of the forum i couldn't find anything...so please be patient and don't start things like this...

04-05-07, 03:24 AM	#5
andysk Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks Parab...i was about to abandon the game...You're a life savior. However i hope the dev team will fix the problem in the next patch...It's a great game to be wasted

04-05-07, 10:00 AM	#7
efekagan Bilge Rat Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In my experience, Increasing your virtual memory to 2000-6000 mb ,decreases "wait time" a lot. Still I advice that great mod : )

04-05-07, 01:53 PM	#10
davejb Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Forres, Scotland Posts: 49 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	...and messages should time out daily, or similar - or simply decide that only the last X messages will be stored and displayed, so there's an upper limit on the amount being retrieved. I mean, it's a complete Pacwar history lesson at the moment, isn't it? 'From COMSUBPAC to USS Plonk, despite being 50nm SW of Honshu in your patrol area, I am now going to tell you about a fishing boat they've just spotted East of Balikpapan, 'cos I know you guys are interested in that sort of stuff.' You'd have to be surfaced 18 hrs a day just to take the radio traffic! (Pity the poor devil who had to decode it all).