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#4319258 - 12/12/16 05:35 PM Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen  
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Playing as a Pup driver in 54 RFC at St Omer (Dec 1916). I have historical weather selected in the Workshops. The weather brief warned of rain and poor visibility. The Loading screen was doing its thing ("Contact"/air raid sirens/engines starting) and after 30 seconds or so the game went straight to the Debrief screen. It said I flew less than a minute...every B Flt pilot was shown missing, including me, my wingman was presumed dead.



I went to my next briefing to find I was leading B Flt (4 pilots) but my presumed dead wingman was in the #2 slot then three more alive pilots.



I have duplicated this sequence with two different careers in 54 RFC in Dec 1916. Is going from Loading screen to Debrief screen expected WOFF UE behavior for missions with horrible weather?

#4319264 - 12/12/16 05:49 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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Next mission more of the same...

#4319268 - 12/12/16 06:01 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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Hmmm...[scratching my cranium] all careers do this now. I've run out of airspeed and ideas with this game. Moderators feel free to delete this thread.

#4319274 - 12/12/16 06:14 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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I do not think it is connected with weather. The content of log files would be helpful to determine correct source of problem. Also offData.dat and outcomes.xml files.

#4319289 - 12/12/16 06:38 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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I suspect you are correct. Do you know the name (config.ini?) and where the file that has your controller setup? I'd like to have that file so I can simply drop it in my all too frequent clean re-installs.

#4319297 - 12/12/16 06:51 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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It is in the Appdata\Roaming\OBD folder,the file is named Woffkey.xcl or something like that. Atleast thats where it is found in Windows 7. Appdata is a hidden folder ,type %appdata% in the Windows search function.

#4319298 - 12/12/16 06:55 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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If you have bad weather, the mission never loads, it just tells you that you have bad weather and all missions canceled.

If you go into the game and then drop to the Debriefing Screen (without any in-game error messages), that means you have something external to the game causing problems.

Those could be things such as video driver conflicts, Windows updates, anti-virus updates, miscellaneous other program updates, etc.

The tough part is tracking all those other items down effecting WOFF, I know because it took me over a year to track down and eliminate all the outside problems effecting my WOFF game a couple of years ago.


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#4319316 - 12/12/16 07:38 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: Lausbub78]  
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Originally Posted By: Lausbub78
It is in the Appdata\Roaming\OBD folder,the file is named Woffkey.xcl or something like that. Atleast thats where it is found in Windows 7. Appdata is a hidden folder ,type %appdata% in the Windows search function.


Thanks for that gouge. thumbsup Understand about AppData being a hidden file, I've checked the box that displays them and made a shortcut for the folder. I'm pretty proficient at un-installs and re-installs. It's the re-mapping my HOTAS that is tiresome.

#4319317 - 12/12/16 07:40 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: Panama Red]  
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Originally Posted By: Panama Red
If you have bad weather, the mission never loads, it just tells you that you have bad weather and all missions canceled.

If you go into the game and then drop to the Debriefing Screen (without any in-game error messages), that means you have something external to the game causing problems.

Those could be things such as video driver conflicts, Windows updates, anti-virus updates, miscellaneous other program updates, etc.

The tough part is tracking all those other items down effecting WOFF, I know because it took me over a year to track down and eliminate all the outside problems effecting my WOFF game a couple of years ago.


Thank you kindly sir. I'll keep plugging along. salute

#4319323 - 12/12/16 08:09 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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The WOFFKeys.xca file ... and others... are backed by the Robert Wiggins backup program.
Available on the user mods page..

http://www.overflandersfields.com/user.html


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#4319380 - 12/13/16 01:07 AM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: Stache]  
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Originally Posted By: Stache
The WOFFKeys.xca file ... and others... are backed by the Robert Wiggins backup program.
Available on the user mods page...


Much obliged, and it works with W10. I needed to find the WOFFKeys.xca in order to edit it and try to stop some very odd behavior with key re-mapping. In the Workshops I'd unbind keys for the joystick, Save, change to throttle controller, unbind keys, Save, change to rudder pedal controller, unbind keys, Save. Then I'd check each controller in sequence only to find that key bindings would repopulate. An honest to goodness WTF episode! Manually deleting the Button ID lines in the .xca file with Notepad then re-mapping stopped the weirdness.

EDIT: So far so good. The latest re-install is currently working as expected, error free. Fingers crossed.

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#4319385 - 12/13/16 01:32 AM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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Originally Posted By: busdriver
I needed to find the WOFFKeys.xca in order to edit it and try to stop some very odd behavior with key re-mapping. In the Workshops I'd unbind keys for the joystick, Save, change to throttle controller, unbind keys, Save, change to rudder pedal controller, unbind keys, Save. Then I'd check each controller in sequence only to find that key bindings would repopulate.


Yes you are not alone - I have experienced that as well.
I think my solution was to Unbind stick, save, unbind throttle, save, unbind pedals, save. Exit restart, make sure everything is unbound, then repeat the process binding one controller at a time.


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#4319391 - 12/13/16 02:33 AM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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Hmmm...it's knackered again. Seems to work for a session (few hours without quitting) but when I try to fire it up the next time it ain't right (Fatal Error Integrity Check again). I'll give it one more go with a clean install then back to CLoD, BoS/BoM and 1946.

#4319396 - 12/13/16 03:11 AM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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Do not know about that.... if you have not already I'd send and email to support.
Be sure to check the FAQ for the information they need.

So from now on please report any bugs or serious issues using the support email address, together with all needed information (see the last section of the FAQ for details).

Our email is support <at> overflandersfields.com

Replace <at> with @


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#4319437 - 12/13/16 06:43 AM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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It is necessary to see the contents of log files (located at Log folder) to investigate unexpected crashes. Without looking at logs it is just poor guessing nope.

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#4319616 - 12/13/16 09:44 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: JJJ65]  
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Originally Posted By: Stache
Do not know about that.... if you have not already I'd send and email to support.


Much obliged, I'm not at a DEFCON level requiring that just yet. But I have the FAQs readily available with their required files's location noted.

Originally Posted By: JJJ65
It is necessary to see the contents of log files (located at Log folder) to investigate unexpected crashes. Without looking at logs it is just poor guessing nope.


Thank you kindly. Right now I don't mind guessing, even if poorly guessing. So far I'm pretty adept at clean re-installs and with your help locating the .xca file, setting up my controllers is painless (even before Stache reminded me about Robert Wiggins' essential backup utility). Having said that I've probably jinxed myself, just watch, my PC will lock up and both drives will spontaneously erase.

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#4319627 - 12/13/16 10:17 PM Re: Unexpected-Loading screen straight to Debrief screen [Re: busdriver]  
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busdriver didn't you just reinstall WOFF due to a Windows update? sounds like something is broken badly on your hard drive or PC/memory/OS. Get it checked out.


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