GPL online start problems

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> Has anyone had particular problems during the race start sequence of an > on-line race? I was recently disconnected just after going onto the starting > grid after over an hour of a trouble-free connection. I've also noticed in > other races that there always seem to be a few qualifiers that just aren't > there when the race starts. One strange thing in my case is that after the > 30-sec. countdown started, I clicked the green button and went to the grid, > but I didn't see any other cars at all. Then, after about 10 seconds, I was > disconnected. I couldn't reconnect, so I assume that the rest of the guys > were racing successfully. Not only that, it was my best-yet qualifying time!

Yesterday I was racing online at Rouen with about six other guys and during the start sequence I couldn't see another car. I raced several laps without seeing anybody, and my pitboard kept giving me strange readings - I was 4 laps behind the leader and 2 laps ahead of the guy behind me after only about five laps. I eventually saw a couple of cars here and there, but it was very spooky. Dave Ewing

I have found that I usually get disconnected during the switch-over from practice to race IF I haven't set a qualifying time. If I set one it's OK, otherwise I get booted. Also I was hosting a race on my 33.6 connection today and the other cras seemed to disappear at the start. I never found out what happened as my computer crashed going through Malmedy on lap one, disconnecting everyone! Cheers! -- Graeme Nash You know what to do with "don't_spam_me"... http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk/ ICQ# 11257824 "!"

Gordon: Exactly the same thing happened to me, one hour practice, no problems at all. Got on the grid, no other cars and about ten seconds later I was gone. I did have a good qualifying time. Hope someone can figure it out, it've pretty discouraging. Joe

this seems to happen when there are two many cars for the host connection/cpu. check out vroc and make sure your host is limiting cars.

I have seen this happen time and time again even when the host has cable and has been known to host 16+ car races. And it does it with as few as 6 or 8 drivers or even less :(((((( > this seems to happen when there are two many cars for the host > connection/cpu. check out vroc and make sure your host is limiting cars. -- Byron Forbes Captain of Team Lightning Bolt http://members.tripod.com/~HOSHUMUNGUS and http://www.frontiernet.net/~godsoe/bolt/home.htm