Error code ivory cobra

[NyanLaudi]

Hello Dear Commanders ,
I have the following problem and lately I get the error code Ivory Cobra again and again but unfortunately I can't find anything about this error code on the internet.
the problem occurs in the cases where I go either on a planet in the Hotzone or in the Frameshift Drive
thank you for your help

 

[Fnord Velkor]

Never heard of that one, it isn't on the list here:

https://customersupport.frontier.co.uk/hc/en-us/articles/4405945255954-What-does-the-connection-error-I-am-seeing-mean-

Maybe one of the other "cobra colour" tips on there can help?

 

[Untilting]

You can raise a ticket with Frontier support too:

Submit a request – Frontier Support

customersupport.frontier.co.uk

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

they all tend to be connection related...………………... (and not related in any way to old Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder songs or with Baldrick )

The Port Forwarding thread: Minimizing multiplayer connection issues

Given the renewed interest in physical multicrew brought in by Odyssey, and multiplayer gameplay interest in general (player groups, co-op, pvp etc), I thought it could be useful to get a detailed thread regarding how to implement Port Forwarding effectively in our systems. A lot of the info and...

forums.frontier.co.uk

 

[Jack Winter]

I've never seen or read about an ivory cobra error. Not that it means much but I think your best bet is to create a support ticket and let support help you out.

 

[SUGAR_OLD_DUCK]

I had the same problem. In general, restarting the game will get everything back to normal. But today, I can't play anyway.

 

[rurwww]

I got same problem, and nothing helps, reinstalling game, port forwarding, uPnP is turned on on my router, but game says that it's turned off

 

[Jack Winter]

Do all of you guys get an Ivory Cobra error?

What did support have to say?

 

[Planewalker]

I've never seen or read about an ivory cobra error. Not that it means much but I think your best bet is to create a support ticket and let support help you out.

I've seen quite a few new colours on the error list, and while people having errors is not a good thing, the list being expanded means that the error system is being...expanded.

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

they can use as many colours as they like wont change the fact peer to peer is

compared to a expensive client central server
you are the weakest link goodbye

still expensive servers have been run by others for years and for free planetside 2 for eg and at a reasonable profit

I can understand why what was a crowd funded entrprise may do this but that hasn't been the case now for sometime for this now sucsessful software company
cheap skates if this game did go centralised I may even purchase another game from them still even Rockstar still use p2p choosing profit over player experience
but there offline experience more than makes up for this

 

[Jack Winter]

Yes and no, arguably peer 2 peer could have lower latency than client server, also with the benefit of lower server cost. In a client server setup a client with a bad connection would probably also present problems with position, weapon fire, etc. AFAIK, the code tries to give the best connected peer the temporary server role of hosting the instance.

IMO the networking code has been improving and I've participated in instances with over 40 commanders from all around the world. Yes there are problems and it's a lot of work to get everyone into the same instance via wing invites. It's not something that happens by accident...

I've slowly gotten the impression that Frontier would like us to play together. I think it's just a question of hard to debug network code, and the big differences in latency and transfer speed there are on the Internet.

In any case I think that train has left the station, there is probably no way that Frontier could or would want to change.

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

peer 2 peer could have lower latency than client server...……. really when and where did that ever acctually happen and whos client server have you made this comparsion to ?
do you play any central server games?

 

[Jack Winter]

To me it seems simple, a direct connection has the potential to be faster than passing through a server. I have no idea if it has been accomplished in any game.

Arguably due to the Internet topology, a connection via a server could be faster than peer to peer.

Still I think in regards to Elite, it's probably a dead horse..

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

dead horse no argument there too late to change now still I can still dream of an elite with planetside 2 type connectivity which is still free to play for what I deem a true multi player experiance

 

[NyanLaudi]

So the support had written to me that I should try it with the other solution methods of the other colours I had already reinstalled the game once in the meantime because I had the error code every 20 min.
the reinstallation actually helped a lot and since then I have only had the code once more

 

[St0rmFury]

Got the dreaded ivory cobra too, can't load the game now.

 

[Jack Winter]

I've had a few too. I think the solution is to exit the launcher too, it seems to be related to losing connection with some server infrastructure. Restarting the launcher will log you in again, and IME fixes the problem.