[Opt-in] Demorec?

Saccho

Looking for info on starting a demorec in a server.

I've heard "startDemorec" and, once you have a recording, "startDemoPlay [nameOfDemo]", but haven't been able to get it going. I'm getting "Command not recognized" for startDemorec and the plain ol' command "demorec" doesn't seem to do what I want, either -- that lags my machine and I can't find a way to properly terminate the recording.

DeltaKilo

there is a server setting that will start the demorec for each round. It is on by default. You will know it is recording because you will see a player named "DemoRecSpectator" in the spectator list on the scoreboard. The files are stored on the server and you will have to copy them to a client to play them back. Put them in the folder /AAGame/Demos/

Once you have them copied to your client you will use the command "demoplay FILENAME".

Kartigan

Were you logged into the server as the administrator? Starting demorec on a server requires admin rights.

Saccho

Kartigan -- Yes, I was logged in as admin.

DeltaKilo -- Thanks, found the setting.

[AAGame.AAGameInfo]
bAutoDemoRecEnabled=true

It had been false, not sure if that was a result of some stage in the update process or what. I'm fairly confident I hadn't switched that while setting up.

Saccho

Alright, so I successfully recorded a slew of demos yesterday, but I haven't been able to play any back. They'll start to load the correct map, but crash before starting to play.

Link to sample demo file: http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/483753/InSight_Gaming_(US_East)_BDX_Siege_C4-4-24-2015-7-19-23.demo

Windows error log:

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:	APPCRASH
  Application Name:	AAGame.exe
  Application Version:	0.0.0.0
  Application Timestamp:	55390cdd
  Fault Module Name:	AAGame.exe
  Fault Module Version:	0.0.0.0
  Fault Module Timestamp:	55390cdd
  Exception Code:	c0000005
  Exception Offset:	002b935a
  OS Version:	6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.4
  Locale ID:	1033
  Additional Information 1:	1bef
  Additional Information 2:	1bef4ecf67a8575a6c8afdfec3ed81d3
  Additional Information 3:	e523
  Additional Information 4:	e52304ed767b5af3328fa1a5c22311b3

AAClient.log from loading demo forward:

[0023.41] Log: Attempting to play demo InSight_Gaming_(US_East)_BDX_Siege_C4-4-24-2015-7-19-23
[0023.41] Log: Starting demo playback with demo ..\..\AAGame\Demos\InSight_Gaming_(US_East)_BDX_Siege_C4-4-24-2015-7-19-23.demo recorded with version 9656
[0023.52] Log: LoadMap: BDX_Siege_C4
[0023.52] Log: --- LOADING MOVIE START ---
[0024.03] ScriptLog: WARNING - Spectator only player leaving spectating state to go to None
[0024.03] VoiceChat: Trying to Diconnect Local Client without server connection.
[0024.03] VoiceChat: Failed to unregister local talker
[0024.03] DevOnline: Clearing online delegates for AAPlayerController_0 (Player:AALocalPlayer_0)
[0024.03] ScriptLog: Player controller logging out: AAPlayerController_0
[0024.03] ScriptLog: AAPlayerController_0 Cleaning up PRI
[0024.05] VoiceChat: Trying to StopClientVoiceProcessing without server connection.
[0024.05] VoiceChat: Failed to stop local voice processing.
[0038.14] Log: Primary PhysX scene will be in software.
[0038.14] Log: Creating Primary PhysX Scene.
[0038.15] Log: Bringing World BDX_Siege_C4.TheWorld up for play (0) at 2015.04.24-08.37.47
[0038.15] Log: Bringing up level for play took: 0.018049
[0038.15] ScriptWarning: Accessed None 'AAGRI'
	AAPlayerController BDX_Siege_C4.TheWorld:PersistentLevel.AAPlayerController_1
	Function AAGame.AAPlayerController:SetViewTarget:0014
[0038.15] ScriptLog: ASTARKEY:: DisplayDebugVoiceFont SmallFont
[0038.15] Log: Writing game stats recording file ..\..\AAGame\Stats\Client-BDX_Siege_C4-PC-1202061\BDX_Siege_C4-PC-24-08.37.47.gamestats...
[0038.15] Log: ########### Finished loading level: 14.636186 seconds
[0038.16] ScriptWarning: Accessed None 'AAGRI'
	AADemoRecSpectator BDX_Siege_C4.TheWorld:PersistentLevel.AADemoRecSpectator_0
	Function AAGame.AAPlayerController:SetViewTarget:0014
[0038.16] ScriptLog: ASTARKEY:: DisplayDebugVoiceFont SmallFont
[0038.16] Log: Writing game stats recording file ..\..\AAGame\Stats\Client-BDX_Siege_C4-PC-1202061\BDX_Siege_C4-PC-24-08.37.47.gamestats...
[0038.16] Log: Failed to open file ..\..\AAGame\Stats\Client-BDX_Siege_C4-PC-1202061\BDX_Siege_C4-PC-24-08.37.47.gamestats for writing... 32
[0038.16] VoiceChat: Trying to Diconnect Local Client without server connection.
[0038.16] VoiceChat: Failed to unregister local talker
[0038.16] DevOnline: Clearing online delegates for AAPlayerController_1 (Player:None)
[0038.16] ScriptLog: Steam canceling ticket on termination from server, client object: None
[0038.16] Log: WARNING: Steam AA4 authorization ticket did not cancel properly.  Restart Steam.
[0038.17] VoiceChat: FVoiceInterfaceTS3::LocalClientConnect Entered
[0038.17] VoiceChat: Server IP[:7778]
[0038.17] VoiceChat: No server to join, returning failure.
[0038.17] VoiceChat: Failed to register local talker
[0038.17] Log: LocalPlayer 0 - Multiple UberPostProcessEffects present...
[0038.17] ScriptWarning: Accessed None 'AAGRI'
	AADemoRecSpectator BDX_Siege_C4.TheWorld:PersistentLevel.AADemoRecSpectator_0
	Function AAGame.AAPlayerController:SetViewTarget:0014
[0038.26] DevGFxUI: Scale9Grid for resource=436 has negative width -0.050000
[0038.31] Warning: Warning, Failed to load 'SwfMovie ?INT?GFxUI.IME.MoviePath?': Failed to find object 'SwfMovie ?INT?GFxUI.IME.MoviePath?'
[0038.31] Log: GFx attempted to load missing object [?INT?GFxUI.IME.MoviePath?]
[0038.31] DevGFxUI: Loader failed to open '/ package/?INT?GFxUI/IME/MoviePath?'
[0038.31] DevGFxUI: Failed loading URL "/ package/?INT?GFxUI/IME/MoviePath?"
[0038.31] ScriptWarning: Accessed None 'AAGRI'
	AADemoRecSpectator BDX_Siege_C4.TheWorld:PersistentLevel.AADemoRecSpectator_0
	Function AAGame.AAPlayerController:SetViewTarget:0014
[0038.31] VoiceChat: Trying to Allow Client Whisper without server connection.
[0038.31] Log: AllowWhisper:104764350
[0038.31] ScriptLog: WaitForOwnerSetup() with pri: AAPlayerReplicationInfo_1 and PC: None
[0038.31] VoiceChat: Trying to Allow Client Whisper without server connection.
[0038.31] Log: AllowWhisper:110757851
[0038.31] ScriptLog: WaitForOwnerSetup() with pri: AAPlayerReplicationInfo_2 and PC: None
[0038.31] VoiceChat: Trying to Allow Client Whisper without server connection.
[0038.31] Log: AllowWhisper:83509335
[0038.32] ScriptLog: WaitForOwnerSetup() with pri: AAPlayerReplicationInfo_3 and PC: None
[0038.32] ScriptLog: WaitForOwnerSetup() with pri: AAPlayerReplicationInfo_4 and PC: None
[0038.32] VoiceChat: Trying to Allow Client Whisper without server connection.
[0038.32] Log: AllowWhisper:57482155
[0038.32] ScriptLog: WaitForOwnerSetup() with pri: AAPlayerReplicationInfo_5 and PC: None
[0038.32] VoiceChat: Trying to Allow Client Whisper without server connection.
[0038.32] Log: AllowWhisper:50797491
[0038.32] ScriptLog: WaitForOwnerSetup() with pri: AAPlayerReplicationInfo_6 and PC: None
[0038.32] VoiceChat: Trying to Allow Client Whisper without server connection.
[0038.32] Log: AllowWhisper:76451670
[0038.32] ScriptLog: WaitForOwnerSetup() with pri: AAPlayerReplicationInfo_7 and PC: None
[0038.32] ScriptLog: WaitForOwnerSetup() with pri: AAPlayerReplicationInfo_8 and PC: None
[0038.32] ScriptLog: WaitForOwnerSetup() with pri: AAPlayerReplicationInfo_9 and PC: None
[0038.32] Log: ActivateLevel ftx_threekings_landscape 1 1 0
[0038.32] Log: ActivateLevel ftx_threekings_geo_transone 1 1 0
[0038.32] Log: ActivateLevel bdx_siege_geo 1 1 0
[0038.32] Log: ActivateLevel ftx_threekings_geo_transtwo 1 1 0
[0038.32] Log: ActivateLevel ftx_threekings_background 1 1 0
[0038.32] Log: ActivateLevel ftx_threekings_lighting 1 1 0
[0038.32] Log: ActivateLevel ftx_threekings_aksound 1 1 0
[0038.32] Log:  ##### WARNING ##### Function OnSpectatePlayerChanged not Found!!!
[0038.39] DevGFxUI: 12

[0038.40] DevGFxUI: updateLocation:mc_locationLabel.text: 

[0038.47] ScriptWarning: Accessed None 'PlayerReplicationInfo'
	AADemoRecSpectator BDX_Siege_C4.TheWorld:PersistentLevel.AADemoRecSpectator_0
	Function AAGame.AAPlayerController:TeamMessage:0014
[0038.47] Log: PunkBuster Client: PnkBstrA successfully loaded PnkBstrB
[0038.47] VoiceChat: Trying to Allow Client Whisper without server connection.
[0038.47] Log: AllowWhisper:104764350
[0038.47] ScriptLog: W

Saccho

Bump for added info.

I can download and view the demos from FNG01 no problem, so it presumably isn't a client issue. I've tried multiple demos from the server; they show the correct map loading but then crash before starting to play it.

Restarting server and hoping for better results.

Keebler750

I'm interested in figuring out how to do this from a "Host a LAN" server from the launcher. I have no idea how to run a dedicated server, so...?

Saccho

Keebler750 wrote: »

I'm interested in figuring out how to do this from a "Host a LAN" server from the launcher. I have no idea how to run a dedicated server, so...?

I'm out on a limb here, but...

You could probably set your own AAGame.ini to auto-record and then run the same kind of LAN script that [Dev]Doc & [Dev]DeltaKilo posted on the previous forums. I think it's just a matter of making sure that flag is set in the right config file to get DemoRecSpectator watching you.

start AAGame.exe server bdx_crossfire_ex?LAN
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 2000 >NUL
start AAGame.exe 127.0.0.1?name=Player1
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 7000 >NUL
start AAGame.exe 127.0.0.1?name=Player2

Keebler750

Hmm. Thanks, BC...I think I better go read that stuff. If it doesn't have a GUI I'm lost....:)

PS: my bAutoRec thing was False too...?!

Keebler750

I did get the demorec working. Although it's still a work in progress, it's pretty cool and should be a great addition to the game!