When a virtual ride joins a server everything seems OK. But when a virtual ride leaves the server and the server advances to next session. Weird things happen. A test i did: I joined an empty server with my virtual ride. I did some laps in practice session. Left the server during this practice session. I checked the servers packages/skins folder. The xxx.rcd file and skin uploaded perfectly. Went back on the server. (It was still in the same practice session) Did some laps. Left the server again. Went out for dinner. When i came back the server crashed. (Probably when it advanced to next session) It happens every time a new xxx.rcd is added to the packages/skins folder on the server. Once the xxx.rcd is created and the server has been restarted. That virtual ride is useable with no issues. It's even useable by someone else who joins the server and has that virtual ride. That virtual ride was shared via multiplayer.
Strange! I've setup an other server (other track/car) and did the same thing... Server is still running...
I used a virtual ride during an event to night... Didn't go that well !!! Lot's of DC's and even rF2 crashes. When i exit and restarted the dedicated server. Everything was OK again. ==> Virtual ride is only useable when the virtual ride is uploaded on the server and the server is restarted. ==> When a new virtual ride is added to the servers packages/skin folder. The dedicated server needs to be restarted...
Thanks for the info. We've found a bug in 930 with virtual vehicles when the server is set up for mixed class races that can result in a crash. I suspect that's what you are seeing here. Until the next update is released, I recommend not using the virtual vehicles in a mixed class multiplayer game.
The first server was a big multi-class at the nordschleife that server crashed at the end of a session when a virtual ride had entered. The second server was a single class. It didn't crash. But a lot weird things did happen on the client side when i entered with a virtual ride (new to the server) . Lots of disconnections and and rF2 crashes. Only 6 people online in practice. After 30 min and disconnected myself 2 times. I restarted the server and entered with a normal alt.dds skin. Everything was back to normal again. //edit: we did use a different safetycar. So maybe not completely single class...
I've used a virtual ride in a mixed grid online. It didn't cause any issues. However 1 thing is missing from a virtual ride at this moment. That's the car number. Car number Driver name Team name Custom livery Those are basic things why we still need to repack or make an up-date packages from mod to do a league.
