[3.21.0 Evocati Playtest] Replication Layer Tech Preview

Heya Evocati!

We have a special one here from the Network Team today!

Paul, Ivan, and Benoit have put together a Replication Layer build for you all to test on the Tech Preview Channel today for a roughly 4 hour playtest if all goes well!

With this first preview of the tech, we will be on a 3.21.0 build and there shouldn’t be much noticeable while playing besides 1 major feature.

Server Crash Recovery

Server Crash Recovery is implemented in this test. The recovery process may also take a long time and we ask that if possible, people stay connected and wait it out.

Some/many game systems may show odd behavior after recovery such as being in a different position or other loss of state.

Known Issues / Features Not Enabled

There are some MAJOR known issues for this build to avoid so please read these over!

PU – Stanton – Network / Actor – Player unable to die in 80 player play test
- Several players were unable to die / unable to be killed by other players during our recent playtest. This has only been seen with high concurrency of players
PU – Stanton – Lorville – Locations / Art – Visareas in Teasa Spaceport is completely missing
- This entirely Blocks EVO from getting a Vehicle at Teasa Spaceport and leaving the LZ
PU – Stanton – Game Code / Characters – Player’s will not be logged out of their ship bed’s properly they will be booted into deep space
- Players will find themselves stuck in space when inevitably trying to log out via their ship bed
PU – Missions – Missions does not get accepted when viewed in the Accepted Tab within the contracts manager
- EVO will have no access to any Missions on this RC Build
PU – Stanton – Mining / Network – Mineable rocks turn invisible on approach
- EVO will be Blocked from Mining Asteroids on this RC build
PU – UI / Network – Party markers are not present for players
- EVO will find it difficult to keep track of each other, especially without any active missions
(SERVER MESHING SPECIFIC) – PU – NETWORK – QT – After a server crash during a QT the quantum fuel isn’t accounted for the distance travelled when the server comes back online
- Exploit allowing players to unintentionally not spend any fuel during Quantum Travel
(SERVER MESHING SPECIFIC) – PU – Locations / Transit / Network – After server has recovered from a crash shuttles and elevators will desync the player from them
- Blocks players from continuing without a reset