All networked game mechanics freeze randomly until the game is restarted.
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gerbash
After some time after joining an instance I see all avatars suddenly stop moving and their voices disappear too. But the game doesn't freeze entirely or crash, I can open the menu, move and interact with the world but only locally, other players see me as frozen as well. If I try to go to another world (e.g. go home) then there is only a black screen. So I have to restart the game and rejoin the instance to get back.
Today (05 Oct 2024) it happened to me more than 10 times within 3 hours. I didn't have any problems like this before.
At least 1 more person I talked to in the instance had the same problem, it occurred 4 times during the same period of time.
Since it looks like a network issue it's worth mentioning that the instance where it happened was located in Japan. I didn't have much time to test other locations.
I'll attach one of the log files here but it doesn't seem to be very useful in this situation.
My setup:
I use PICO 4 connected wirelessly to my PC through Pico Streaming Assistant. PC specs can be found in the logs. That 1 person I asked about the problem also uses PICO 4. Though I don't know if this is relevant.
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StormRel
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StormRel
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gerbash
I was playing yesterday and it was OK. Seems like the issue was fixed on the server.
StormRel
gerbash: Just to confirm, this is no longer happening?
gerbash
StormRel Yes, this didn't happen to me anymore.
dragon butt
also happening to me. twice tonight now
arktisfox
Experiencing this too. Cannot play for more than 30 seconds without having to restart the game to fix this.
gerbash
Can't upload the log file for some reason