9.16 Aircraft Attack Graphic Bug

[Txurce]

When fighters or bombers attack a target, the graphics are now seen in super-fast speed, but take at least as long. This may be an unforeseen side-effect of the doubling of hitpoints.

 

[Thalassicus]

The battles appear to have no delay in my tests. Could you attach a zip of mods folder, cache, moduserdata, and a savegame?

 

[Txurce]

The battles appear to have no delay in my tests. Could you attach a zip of mods folder, cache, moduserdata, and a savegame?

If I wasn't waiting for Korea tomorrow, they'd be gone!

For the record, the turns don't take longer. They're just as long, but with the aerial combat animations sped up.

 

[GrayingGamer]

I'm experiencing the same thing - animations look like they're about double-speed, but the overall battle-animation time is (or seems) un-changed.

I kinda just figured it was an intended feature, to make the planes appear to be moving faster or something heh.

 

[Thalassicus]

In vanilla, bombers and stealth bombers require up to 32 seconds per attack (yes I timed it, and yes it's crazy ).

I increased the speed 6-fold so they require at most ~5 seconds to complete an attack in my tests. When the bomber visually returns to base, it instantly shows the damage numbers, and once those disappear it instantly selects the next unit. In which stage is the delay you're encountering?

 

[Txurce]

In vanilla bombers and stealth bombers take up to 32 seconds per attack. I changed this so they only take at most ~5 seconds. Which one is it closer to in your games?

Now I see what you meant earlier. 32... but again, it plays in a hyper-sped up manner.

 

[Thalassicus]

That's confusing! I'll download the attachments and see if it's a per-computer thing...

 

[Txurce]

That's confusing! I wonder what could make it different on your computer than mine?

And on Malachi256's as well. Maybe the downloads will tell you.

 

[Thalassicus]

I loaded up the game you provided and attacked with bombers from Orenburg to Essen. Each attack lasted about 3 seconds with instantaneous transitions between the stages of combat. This confirms it's a problem exclusive to your system, which will make it hard to debug.

Between which stages of combat do you experience the delay?

1. Animation
2. Damage numbers
3. Next unit

 

[Txurce]

I loaded up the game you provided and attacked with bombers from Orenburg to Essen. It instantly transitions between stages of combat without delay. This means it's a problem exclusive to your system, which makes it really hard to debug.

Between which stages of combat do you experience the delay?

1. Animation
2. Damage numbers
3. Next unit

Animation only. It looks like multiple streaks in the sky for all 32 or so seconds.

I'd think a reboot might resolve the issue, except malachi256 had the same problem.

 

[Thalassicus]

Streaks in the sky... you don't see an actual plane flying to the target and back, dropping bombs? Hm... that's certainly a new kind of bug. It might actually be outside the scope of Civ and have something to do with our hardware. What are your system specs?

DirectX 11
4-core intel i7 920 # 2.67GHz
AMD Radeon HD 5700 series

 

[Txurce]

Streaks in the sky... you don't see an actual plane flying to the target and back, dropping bombs?

No, it more closely resembles multiple tracer fire viewed at high speed.

 

[GrayingGamer]

I rescind my post, in my current game the animations are sped up, but the encounter is also resolving quickly.

edit: These were normal fighters attacking units, cities.

 

[GrayingGamer]

Okayyy... same game, different units.

I've got a jet fighter launched from a carrier, attacking an enemy carrier... it did its animation 10-15 times, over and over again, took a good 10+ seconds.

edit: And I'm using v91

 

[Thalassicus]

Do you mean it flew out, attacked, returned... then repeated the whole process? Or did it just circle and bomb a really long time?

 

[Txurce]

Do you mean it flew out, attacked, returned... then repeated the whole process? Or did it just circle and bomb a really long time?

It probably circled and bombed a really long time. It's hard to say because all I saw was streaks. I'll let you know if it happens again.