Map loading problem

={101st}=XtremeDelta

Still having problems with map changing kicking to main menu. Seems like the load time is a great deal too long. I have heard the devs have fixed this problem however I am still having this issue.

Does anyone have a fix for this problem?

(Beer_me)lobo

all maps or 1 in particuliar ?

Keebler750

I've been wondering if the pre-Jan27 maps cause that issue even if you're not switching to them, but they are SOMEWHERE on the server! I'm still seeing this issue too.

(Or if it's some other issue we never really identified...)

={101st}=XtremeDelta

Two maps of mine are doing this. Maps I created prior to the last update.

(Beer_me)lobo

we find it on beer me servers with umms ,will happen with 1 map 1 day, then next its fine, and an other map will kick to desktop

Keebler750

I would venture to say this isn't as 'fixed' as we thought...

={101st}=XtremeDelta

I have found the problem, any map that has custom materials must have the shader cache file from personal cach uploaded to the main server. This fixes the pre-loading of maps server side and kicking to main menu.

Copy C:\Users\username\Documents\My Games\America's Army Proving Grounds\AAGame\Published\CookedPC\LocalShaderCache-PC-D3D-SM3.upk
To
\Steam\steamapps\common\America's Army\AAPG\AAGame\CookedPC\

Any maps that have updates with new "Materials" will need shader cache file re-uploaded.

"101st Comanchero brigade!"

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EJtheK

Well that's not practical at all. How can we distribute custom maps with custom materials then? It worked in the past, what has changed?

Keebler750

I'm trying to figure out how I can write this into a bug report. I can't remember how this used to work properly (because I know it did!)

={101st}=XtremeDelta

The aapg server is originally suppose to save the loaded shaders on the server side after the server is stopped. This works all well and fine with servers ran from a bat file then run command quit the server will save the compiled shaders for the maps loaded on server. The main problem is the way server hosting companies start and stop servers they still use a bat configured file however it seems like they just end the process on restart/stop commands in tcadmin.

Bat file quit command works while saving shaders

OutBack-Jack

What is the Command script to save the files through the bat?

-SD-DELTON-ACI-

I have same problem one map always seems to kick to main menu however not all get kicked some don't have a problem so it seem hit and miss.

=[101st]=Muzza455

we are also up against the round start / wait time/map load time .
if a player has to build shaders for 1 particular map and there pc is slower than others he may get a kick to main .
but saying that i can never get in server if 1 particular map is running . my pc is pretty quick .
so pinning this down is like looking for a needle in a haystack that can move around on its own .
although optimising maps can have a better result and cut the shader build time down below the map load/join time.