#4603583 - 07/13/22 08:37 AM
Re: EAW 1.2 (GOG) Freeze with German Rockets
[Re: CaptSopwith]
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Moggy
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Ray is right. It's the rocket smoke sprite. I have drilled down into some 17 year old Code Group posts at The Gen, the problem was known as "the rocket freeze". Sydbod discovered that it was the smoke sprite: Yes it was the smoke of the rockets that was causing it. This variable, "smoke-rate" is a delay between computations for successive smoke sprites to be drawn behind the rockets.
Was this a glitch in the default 1.2, which is why it is showing in the GOG exe?
Last edited by Moggy; 07/13/22 08:38 AM.
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#4603600 - 07/13/22 02:33 PM
Re: EAW 1.2 (GOG) Freeze with German Rockets
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CaptSopwith
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Ray is right. It's the rocket smoke sprite. I have drilled down into some 17 year old Code Group posts at The Gen, the problem was known as "the rocket freeze". Sydbod discovered that it was the smoke sprite: Yes it was the smoke of the rockets that was causing it. This variable, "smoke-rate" is a delay between computations for successive smoke sprites to be drawn behind the rockets.
Was this a glitch in the default 1.2, which is why it is showing in the GOG exe? Hi Moggy! Thanks for sorting this one out. Yes, it's the stock GOG version of the game - 1.2. Still getting it in other versions as well, but it's less frequent. Almost always happens on bomber intercept missions in 43 with the Germans. Is there a file I can replace the sprite smoke with? Thanks again - this is a huge help!
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#4603610 - 07/13/22 05:38 PM
Re: EAW 1.2 (GOG) Freeze with German Rockets
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CaptSopwith
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Just spitballing here.
What happens if you turn down the detail level? Knock on wood, but I think this did the trick across all versions I'm playing (I have OAW 1.28 as a separate install). Seems to be working! Thank you again! Cheers!
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