Clouds online - no sync (?)

[dimlee]

Originally Posted by idefix44

Hi,

Here are some screenshots (10).
Me (idefix44) and my mate (crapouillot) played online several missions via HyperLobby.
The host is the stock Dedicated Server 4.13.3m.
The clients are the stock IL2 1946 4.13.3m.
We used TeamSpeak to synchronise the screenshots and the result is that we have the same clouds...

Thanks. It's hard to judge based on screenshots only but I assume that you made some observations in flight as well.

[idefix44]

Look the 2 grab0001s.
It can't be more clear, I think...

[dimlee]

I have found at least 3 tracks of online encounters where I was chased by enemy fighter(s) in the clouds. Human pilots, not AI.

https://www.mediafire.com/?nhz92xu9svj3edy
(please note readme file)

When I watch these track records I see that in majority of cases the enemy fighter does not follow my aircraft in the cloud. He either climbs or go around, sometimes below. And when he does follow me, he does not shoot. Yet Bf-110 gunner can spot the enemy in any visibility - guter soldat, ja!
Sometimes, as it's seen in SBD vs Bf109 encounter the enemy fighter does not open fire when both of us are in clear blue skies.

My initial conclusions:
1. Clouds sync online DOES exist in some form.
2. Sync is not perfect, probably. "My" clouds and "his" clouds do not match meter to meter. I assume there is some margin error.

Three tracks do not make the representative sample, of course. But at least I know that my "hide and seek" tactic was not pointless

In my opinion, Sniperton's Theory is credible.

[stovak]

With clouds being objects tied to the map, there is no need for cloud-syncing any more than there is for bridges or roads. Everybody should see the same results as set by the host.

Having said that, take a look at grab0002 from idefix44's shots. There is a large patch of missing clouds on the right of crapouillot's view so what's going on there I wonder, a sudden cut-off with the view distance?

[idefix44]

"a sudden cut-off with the view distance?"

Possible. It happends for me sometime with a few clouds far away (good weather).
And crapouillot's hardware (the bottom picture) is better than mine...

Guys, crapouillot and me are playing at least 2/3 missions per day. I'm 90% the leader. When I am flying to a big cloud (on our server, weather go from clear to poor) my wingman see it too... (we use the clouds to locate unidentified contacts, putting a cloud at the center of an virtual clock): "Second little cloud near the big one on the right at 3 o'clock. The contact is in it's five o'clock"...