Pantropy News

I possibly found the root of all of our server-sided perfomance issues.
It seems to be a combination of:

a lot of Mechs + a lot of players

Now, i alrady have a solution for this in mind but i still have to test it.
I will keep you guys updated.

Furthermore some players have reported that they were missing baseparts after a server reboot.
This was caused by the Integrity-System being active while the world is still being loaded.

I just fixed that and this fix will be part of next patch.



Julian

We have identified the main cause of the low frame rate on servers - it is caused by some huge memory leaks which lead to the Garbage collector running overtime and drawing more and more performane the longer the server runs.

The last patches fixed some major performance issues outside of the memory leaks but sadly did little to improve the overall situation.

I am currently working on fixing this main cause of the memory leaks and the upcoming patch will only consist of performance enhancing fixed.

The low framerate is the main cause for a whole slew of issues:

-Players not being able to move
-Mobs being unresponsive
-Mechs are not running smooth
-Getting kicked from the server
-Servers crashing and not recovering
-Creature loot not appearing

So fixing this performance issue is our first priority.
I hope you still have a great time ingame!

- Julian

PS: the issue where your game crashes when leaving a mech will be also fixed with the upcoming patch
(workaround: uninstall your weapons before leaving the mech, then you should not crash)

[Fixed] Players falling through Rocks and Buildings

This is an important patch for our mech system:
The most important thing to fix was that the game crashed when one left a mech.
Also when servers unexpectedly rebooted, all of the mechs got teleported back to the position where they were during the last world save.
Now that the mechs are saved seperatly form the world this should not happen again.
Furthermore we have added a Mech-Management panel where you can see a list of your mechs
and where you can add an On-Screen marker that helps you find your mech when you have lost it.
Also the passenger and gunner function for all mechs was buggy and led to players getting teleported to the middle of the map when they tried to
enter a mech this is now fixed as well.

In addition to this patch come some changes regarding the restart-schedule for our official servers to improve performance.
We noticed that each server would quickly use up a ton of memory (+12Gb) when a lot of players are online.
This caused a massive drop in framerate which got so bad that players could not move any more.
With the new schedule we restart each server four times a day - Local time: 0h, 6h, 12h and at 18h.
In combination with some fixes regarding memory leaks this should eliminate the low frame rate across all servers.

Full list:

[Added] Mech Management Panel
[Added] Volume slider for ambient creatures

[Changed] Mechs being saved every five minutes and seperate from the main world savefile
[Changed] Disabled Skydome on the server for a better framerate
[Changed] Decreased nighttime
[Changed] When Credits get into negative the amount is set to zero on relog

[Fixed] Game crashes when leaving a mech
[Fixed] Performance issues caused by doors and gates
[Fixed] Memeory leak from doors and gates
[Fixed] Memory Leak from the foliage collider manager
[Fixed] Getting teleported to the middle of the map when joining a vehicle as a passenger or gunner
[Fixed] People getting stuck in replicator when the server framerate is low
[Fixed] Doors opening and closing veeeeeery slowly when the server framerate is low
[Fixed] Repairing items in crafting station
[Fixed] Crafting staion sometimes showing only half of the required amount
[Fixed] Base Equipment not working on flying bases
[Fixed] Drone and Tomahawk moving on their own in firstperson mode

This patch mainly addresses crucial bugs regarding performance, doors and jobs.
Some balancing tweaks to resources have been implemented to smooth out the advance through the different tiers.
As well as various fixes and tweaks, there is now an in-game guide to help you get started. Access it on the bottom of the menu after using TAB.
Especially the Performance enhancing fixes for the server will provide a more stable connection and less lag for players, this is good news for everyone who has
experienced massive lags for the last couple of hours.


Full list:

[Improved] Performance on client and server
[Improved] Loading times for bases
[Improved] Trees
[Improved] Clouds
[Improved] Terrain shader for better client performance

[Added] A Guide that explains how to get started
[Added] Non-Build Area around faction HQ
[Added] A small routine which checks if the server providers screwed the save file directories up and creates a replacement if necessary

[Changed] Increased length of daytime
[Changed] Decreased length of nighttime
[Changed] Increased damage for mech lasers by 50%
[Changed] Removed FPS cap
[Changed] Increased Encrypted Data Value from Pigs and Hatchlings
[Changed] Added oilsand to coal nodes
[Changed] Increased coal node count from 850 to 1000 nodes
[Changed] Crafting oil will now only use 1 oil sand
[Changed] Descripton of Encrypted Data Storage


[Fixed] Ores not respawning
[Fixed] Gate appearing closed when they are actually open
[Fixed] Doors and gates opening very slowly when the framerate is Low
[Fixed] Doors and gates not responding to user input
[Fixed] Jobs couldnot be finished or started
[Fixed] Bubbleshield was placeable on flying base
[Fixed] Exploit when removing a basepart added a ton of extra resources
[Fixed] Having weird looking items in recipes
[Fixed] Overlapping names on map
[Fixed] Baseequipment not working
[Fixed] Creature sometimes not dropping loot
[Fixed] Gateway colliders in the faction HQ
[Fixed] concrete floor collider issues in faction HQ
[Fixed] Playerdata not being saved on certain servers
[Fixed] Doors not responding on certain servers

[Removed] Volumetric lighting effects temporarily to fix pale screen