lock ups. Just me?
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I'm getting it regularly too, ever since the 3.3 update. Also the forums are incredibly slow at times to. I think FDev's server estate in general seems to be suffering. Also if you raise a ticket, then they have a stock announcement now about the volume of tickets they're having since 3.3.
Must be just you, or there would be other threads and bug reports for it...
It keeps happening every half hour or so, and always when doing something that could mean death. Mail slot, scooping, fighting, etc..
LOL, OK, that was pretty funny. I'm terrible at searching though (I think its me), I almost never get an answer from a search even though there most likely is a thread on it.
Thanks for the fast reply's CMDR's
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I hear you. When it happened to me I thought my GPU was about to fall over and expected the Blue Screen of Death. Then the game continued as if nothing had happened.
I do hope this bug is fixed soon.
I've had 2 today. Although, I just kill the task and carry on. No point hanging around. Lol
Happened to me as well last night as I was nearing a NHSS. It happened in VR, which means that instead of a static screen I was greeted by the SteamVR loading screen so I assumed the game had crashed. It was only when I took off my headset that I found the game had actually hung (why does Elite draw both the VR display and a window? it's squandered GPU resources...) I decided to put the headset back on and wait a bit just in case, and a few seconds later the game resumed as if nothing had happened.
I get it all of the time. Using a laptop and so it is expected.
1st trick: Avoid hitting more than one key, at a time.
2nd: Avoid opening Maps, Nav. panels, or any other mode window; whilst flying ship.
It is kind of nostalgic to me: Reminds me of my first adventure playing Elite, with a Sinclair P.C.; which would crash. If you coughed.
1st trick: Avoid hitting more than one key, at a time.
2nd: Avoid opening Maps, Nav. panels, or any other mode window; whilst flying ship.
It is kind of nostalgic to me: Reminds me of my first adventure playing Elite, with a Sinclair P.C.; which would crash. If you coughed.
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I had several last night, some between 2 and 15 seconds. I've learned not to head directly to a planet but instead aim just above, below or to the side if doing the planet scan. Last thing I need is to face-plant into a planet. I know they'll get fixed but sheesh.
The server disconnects are what really grind my gears. Not just the disconnects but trying to get back in. Watch the ship spin for 1.5 minutes, then "unable to connect", try again and 3 seconds later you're back in. Very consistent in that regard. I tolerate it because I know that after every update there's "turbulence" that follows as the gravity waves roll outward from the main server farm.
The server disconnects are what really grind my gears. Not just the disconnects but trying to get back in. Watch the ship spin for 1.5 minutes, then "unable to connect", try again and 3 seconds later you're back in. Very consistent in that regard. I tolerate it because I know that after every update there's "turbulence" that follows as the gravity waves roll outward from the main server farm.
