Flight Simulator issues with Multiplayer hook
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 5:59 am
I don't know if this has already been reported, but I've experienced a few issues in the Flight Simulator room after installing the Multiplayer hook available with the latest craft packs.
I have the feeling some of these problems might be somehow related to the fact that there is no new room available for the Multiplayer hook, as the default Flight Simulator room is used. Here is the list:
1.) When you are in the mission selection menu, pressing the "Training Exercises" button lets you scroll through single player missions, but the background image only changes when the first mission of the following battle is reached. This means you always see the background image of the first mission of the battle regardless of which mission of that battle you select using this method.
2.) The "Load" button in the mission selection screen and the "Mission Overview" button on the bottom left HUD are broken, as they always load the last mission loaded (Mission Overview just loads the Mission Description), not the mission selected. You need to double click the mission to load it.
3.) After loading a mission, hitting the "Mission Overview" button will give you the Mission Description, but there is no button on the screen that lets you go back to the mission Flight Groups. In other words, you can no longer come back or "Go to Briefing"/"Quick Start" either.
4.) When you are in the mission selection menu, the "Back to Concourse" button on the bottom right HUD is missing.
5.) After loading a mission by double clicking it from the mission selection menu, the "Return to Select Battle" button on the bottom right HUD is no longer available. However, that button is present if you load the mission from the Battle Selection screen, but the only way you have to get to the Battle Selection screen is to hit the "Training Exercises" button while in a Quick Skirmish.
6.) The old Battle Selection where you use the "Previous Battle" and "Next Battle" arrows to scroll through battles is missing, and after loading a mission, the "Previous Mission" and "Next Mission" arrows to scroll through missions are missing too.
7.) After loading an 8 player mission, the background image of Battle 7, Mission 4 is always loaded instead of that of the selected mission.
8.) The mission available in the Briefing Room is already available to be played in the Flight Simulator, single player mode. This is a bug as it should only be available in the Flight Simulator after you have successfully completed or skipped it, therefore it cannot be available in the Briefing Room and in the Flight Simulator at the same time.
9.) After loading a mission, the "Unlimited Ammo" option is cut. This happens because there is also a new option "Craft Selection" available on the screen, but the whole list was not re-centered accordingly.
Well, the only "bug" is number 8 (and probably number 2). The other issues can easily be played around, though they tend to make the Flight Simulator a bit dull.
Obviously I don't expect all these issues get solved soon, and I don't have any request in particular.
As I wrote at the beginning, many of these problems might be caused by the fact that the Multiplayer hook is forced to run in the same Flight Simulator room.
Giving it a new room would be awesome, but first there is the need to find a way to add new rooms to the game.
I have the feeling some of these problems might be somehow related to the fact that there is no new room available for the Multiplayer hook, as the default Flight Simulator room is used. Here is the list:
1.) When you are in the mission selection menu, pressing the "Training Exercises" button lets you scroll through single player missions, but the background image only changes when the first mission of the following battle is reached. This means you always see the background image of the first mission of the battle regardless of which mission of that battle you select using this method.
2.) The "Load" button in the mission selection screen and the "Mission Overview" button on the bottom left HUD are broken, as they always load the last mission loaded (Mission Overview just loads the Mission Description), not the mission selected. You need to double click the mission to load it.
3.) After loading a mission, hitting the "Mission Overview" button will give you the Mission Description, but there is no button on the screen that lets you go back to the mission Flight Groups. In other words, you can no longer come back or "Go to Briefing"/"Quick Start" either.
4.) When you are in the mission selection menu, the "Back to Concourse" button on the bottom right HUD is missing.
5.) After loading a mission by double clicking it from the mission selection menu, the "Return to Select Battle" button on the bottom right HUD is no longer available. However, that button is present if you load the mission from the Battle Selection screen, but the only way you have to get to the Battle Selection screen is to hit the "Training Exercises" button while in a Quick Skirmish.
6.) The old Battle Selection where you use the "Previous Battle" and "Next Battle" arrows to scroll through battles is missing, and after loading a mission, the "Previous Mission" and "Next Mission" arrows to scroll through missions are missing too.
7.) After loading an 8 player mission, the background image of Battle 7, Mission 4 is always loaded instead of that of the selected mission.
8.) The mission available in the Briefing Room is already available to be played in the Flight Simulator, single player mode. This is a bug as it should only be available in the Flight Simulator after you have successfully completed or skipped it, therefore it cannot be available in the Briefing Room and in the Flight Simulator at the same time.
9.) After loading a mission, the "Unlimited Ammo" option is cut. This happens because there is also a new option "Craft Selection" available on the screen, but the whole list was not re-centered accordingly.
Well, the only "bug" is number 8 (and probably number 2). The other issues can easily be played around, though they tend to make the Flight Simulator a bit dull.
Obviously I don't expect all these issues get solved soon, and I don't have any request in particular.
As I wrote at the beginning, many of these problems might be caused by the fact that the Multiplayer hook is forced to run in the same Flight Simulator room.
Giving it a new room would be awesome, but first there is the need to find a way to add new rooms to the game.