Posts made by Scott Przybylski

@markmoddy it's really hard to figure out unless you have the input debugger open in the unity editor. Have you tried the latest version of the game that I released that has direct input support? That should just work if you enable the prefer direct input toggle. Though there have been some issues (mainly with Logitech wheels).

See post here: http://www.uhlhydroplanes.com/topic/271/hydrosim-v0-8-1-1

@kebos Can you attach the player.log file here?

It's located in C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\LocalLow\HydroSim\HydroSim.

Someone else was having crashes in windows 11 and it seemed related to having their wheel plugged in I think.

@low12a I will try to have another build up tomorrow that should fix some things. In the mean time, (without the game running) try deleting the inputBindings file in C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\LocalLow\HydroSim\HydroSim and rebind the steering input.

v0.8.1.1

Fixed

1. Fixed Force Feedback bugs.
2. Fixed DirectInput D-pad input bugs.
3. Fixed bug where super admin couldn't change courses.
4. Fixed bug where hosting, leaving, hosting again would make it so you couldn't spawn.
5. Fixed a race condition when initializing Direct Input devices causing things to fail.

Updated

1. Made Direct Input opt-in by allowing user to toggle whether or not to Prefer Direct Input or Raw Input when binding controls. The toggle can be flipped when binding individual controls, in-case something doesn't work with one or the other.
   

Bundle Updates

1. Fixed ability to hide driver/wheel, it was not working.

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v0.8.1.0

Updated

1. InputSystem now uses custom DirectInput plugin as it should have better hardware support. (See note below)
2. Added ability to hide Driver and or steering wheel in cockpit view via General Settings.
3. Made minimal RaceLobby UI more broadcast friendly
4. Added referee role to servers. Added ability for super admin to now control server settings. Set passwords, change server name, etc.
5. Added ability for referees to add Penalty Under Review to drivers.

Fixed

1. Fixed various bugs

Bundle Updates

1. Added support for hiding driver/steering wheel
2. Adjusted driver arms on Unlimited slightly

DirectInput Notes

• All Controls will need to be re-mapped in your Control settings before you can drive.
• The Input System is now fed by a custom Direct Input plugin that I wrote. It's been tested with several devices that didn't work with the old system. Please try this out and post any wheel/pedal/input device issues in the #hydrosim-bug-and-issues channel on discord or as a reply to this post.

@skid2206 The only thing I know of that causes this is if you copied the 0.8.0.0 beta on top of an existing 0.7.0.0 install.

@smity199m You can, but it's really hard to drive with keyboard, especially turning or using the canard, because it's not analog. If you have a game console, you could probably use the gamepad from that.

@low12a I don't know a lot about laptop specs. One thing I usually check when people ask is how old the parts are. From some Google searching, that CPU and GPU were launched in 2013. That's 9 years old.

To put it in perspective. I didn't even start working on the game until 2016. So...while it's possible those components could perform better than what you have now. I couldn't guarantee that it would be playable. I wouldn't recommend spending money on that.

If you're going to get a computer with low-end or mid-range components, you're likely better off getting something newer. If you're getting a computer with older components, it's more likely they need to be high-end / top of the line.

The reality is that as more things are added to the game the higher the minimum specs will keep getting, so you don't really want to be at the floor performance wise. I try to optimize the game as much as possible, but there's only so much I can do.

@low12a Yeah, unfortunately, there's not really anything I can do about that. That computer is pretty underpowered.

@low12a you would need to upload the video to YouTube or somewhere and paste a link.

But it looks like you're only getting 8fps, which is likely the problem. Try reducing the graphics quality (Fastest), lower the game resolution, turn off Ambient Occlusion, Bloom, Water Reflections, set trees to billboards or off. If you can't get 60fps without other boats, it will likely be unplayable trying to race.

What are your computer specs? CPU, GPU, memory?

@low12a It sounds like your network is dropping lots of packets, are you on wifi? It might be helpful if you could take a video with the fps/network info visible (ctrl+f).

Any new drivers that want to sign up for next season, please join the Discord channel and see Beau's post: https://discord.com/channels/139415884182585344/737111090953060354/980585223894995005

@racer It was not, I still haven't added support for different in-cockpit sounds. Now that I've been moving everything into bundles, I plan to change how the audio is setup which will make it harder to mod.

@normallard1 The problem is that you likely copied a newer build on top of an older one. There were some changes to the audio file structure with the bundle system updates.

@cp65 Thanks for answering this. Just to follow up, I'm currently in the process of re-working how the game loads race courses and boats, so that these things can be updated without having to update the entire game and make everyone re-download it. Nothing is going to be removed, I was just running into some file size limits with the git repo I store the game in, and so I've decided to split it up into pieces to address the issue.

@eatmywake What game is this?

Good question, I never really played with Unreal, I don't think it was free when I started all of this. I think Unity had a free version, but it was very limited. I actually started out using a game engine called Torque 3D, but struggled quite a bit with it.

I started messing with Unity in 2016 after playing Design It Drive It Speedboats made in Unity by Todd Wasson. I found that Unity's Asset Store made it really easy to get started. At the time the water assets for Unity were much better. I'm not sure if this is the case anymore, but at this point I don't think switching engines is an option.

I'm pretty sure that both Unreal and Unity use the NVIDIA PhysX engine for physics, so there isn't really a difference there. All the boat physics is custom code calculating forces that just feed into the physics engine.

@jean-philippe-poulin Unfortunately, support for wheels / pedals is not great with Unity's new input system. It is possible to add support for just about anything, unfortunately it's near impossible for me to fix without the hardware.

I will probably look into an alternative solution using a custom DirectInput plugin. In fact someone else expanded on the Force Feeback code that I wrote and created a full DirectInput solution to Unity's input system. I'll probably look into using that.

v0.8.0.0

Added

1. Added ability to copy race results in spreadsheet friendly format (Right click Results header).
2. Added super admin password. Super admin can remove boats from water, kick players from server, and revoke other users admin status.
3. Added ability for server admin to add or remove penalties.
4. Added ability to re-download/update boats, by right-clicking driver.
5. Added -serverConfig command line argument, to specify server.xml in different location.

Bundle Updates

1. Fixed headless driver on Unlimited
2. Made several physics changes to GP

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v0.8.0.0-b10

Fixed

1. Fixed some netcode bugs that were causing some state to get out of sync.
2. Fixed bugs in qualifying where salt scoop or helmet could be seen floating around the course.
3. Fixed bug where incorrect hull could get selected in replays. (GP would show as Unlimited)
4. Fixed a bug with smearing in mirrors.

Updated

1. Made the racepak display a little dimmer.

Bundle Updates

1. Made Unlimited driver helmet configurable.

v0.8.0.0-b9

Fixed

1. Fixed bug with trailers sometimes being tilted.
2. Fixed a bug with FadeObject component not hiding/showing correctly in some situations affecting salt scoop/driver helmet.
3. Fixed some issues with rendering layers on driver helmet and salt scoop. (This could cause floating objects to show up in qualifying or replays.)

Updated

1. Updated setups, so that other properties of the propeller can be updated when adjusting pitch/diameter.

Added

1. Added several databinding components for cockpit dashboard.

Bundle Updates

1. Added cockpit interior and driver to Unlimited hydroplanes
2. Unlimited Setup now modifies propeller torque when changing diameter and pitch to try and make different settings more useful.

Known Bugs:

1. Can't connect to server running on different OS with bundle verification enabled.
2. Lap times sometimes don't seem to get recorded correctly.
3. GP boat seems to randomly launch into the air?
4. Boats sink into water in qualifying

v0.8.0.0-b8

Added

1. Open Face driver helmet
2. (Dev) Added support for game object / terrain blending.

Updated

1. (Dev) Added ability to combine multiple game objects into a single configurable part for hulls.

Fixed

1. (Dev) Fixed some course loading bugs.

Bundle Updates
Added

1. Lake Chelan
2. Firebird Lake
3. Open Face driver helmet (to GP)
4. Added 2 cowling options for Piston Unlimited

Updated

1. Made physics changes to Unlimiteds

v0.8.0.0-b7

Fixed

1. Fixed a bug where boats would appear to be sinking in replays and sometimes on the server.
2. Fixed a bug where the wrong value was being used from Crest water height queries, so the physics was using a horizontal displacement instead of the vertical height from the waves.

Updated

1. Re-enabled some larger waves with higher wind speed

Added

1. Added a grid overlay that can be toggled on the water to assist race officials. The overlay can be re-aligned by ctrl+clicking on 2 buoys and moved by shift+left click drag. Grid shows 30ft, 15ft, and 1ft increments.

Bundle Updates

1. All of the course bundles had to be updated to support the grid functionality.

The v0.8.0.0 beta is finally here with Grand Prix Hydroplanes. Big thanks to Kallen Washburn for making the 3D models and Matt Johnson for recreating some awesome paintjobs.

Note: There may be physics changes to Unlimited / GP boats before final release.
Note: VR might be broken. Unity changed the entire VR API. I updated the code to work, but haven't really tested it.

Known issues

1. Various bugs with driver model doing weird things in certain situations.
2. Bug with boats vibrating in replays

v0.8.0.0-b6

Fixed

1. Reverted Input System version to fix some issues people were having mapping controls.
2. Fixed an issue with cloud textures in the sky being pixelated.
3. Fixed some issues with course select menu.
4. Fixed water splashes not working in MainMenu.

Bundle Updates

1. Fixed a buoy rope issue at Madison.
2. Updated GP physics to drive a little better and make lanes more even.
3. Reset some changes on the Unlimiteds, note the Unlimiteds are currently way too fast and will be changed.

v0.8.0.0-b5

Fixed

1. Fixed bug where you couldn't login as admin on dedicated server to change race settings.

v0.8.0.0-b4

Updated

1. Now using bundle system to create separate course and boat bundles. This allows me to separate things into multiple repositories which alleviates some disk space issues. This also allows me to make updates and add boats/courses without having to make a new game download. The game will auto-update on startup.
2. Added ability to change GP boat configuration from the main menu, this allows for making a new boat configuration and saving to file, or just temporarily overriding the configuration.
3. Added "dock ropes" to prevent boats from floating away on courses with flow-maps. These auto-release after the engine starts.
4. Re-designed the course select menu when clicking Host.
5. Added ability to change Field of View for on-board cameras in Graphics Settings.
6. Changed propeller simulation to use a mesh that more closely resembles a propeller, which required tweaking all the physics again. Unlimited physics still needs some more tinkering.
7. Added Content GUI, this is mainly for debugging purposes. Note: Enabling dev bundles will only work for members of the HydroSim dev team on discord.
8. Added support for engine washdowns, this can be disabled on the server. Will need some tinkering as I haven't been able to test/adjust it yet.

Fixed

1. Fixed some mirrored texture mapping issues with some of the GP boat canards.
2. Fixed issue with fin/prop not taking flow-map forces into account.
3. Fixed some issues with audio pitch/volume curves.

v0.8.0.0-b3

Updated

1. Big thanks to Kallen there are many more part options for the GP boat. (See very bottom of t his post for full list of options that can be put in the Team.xml file)
2. Added GP-15 Happy Go Lucky (thanks Matt!)

Fixed

1. Fixed buoys at Guntersville
2. Fixed trees at Copi Hollow

v0.8.0.0-b2

Updated

1. Doubled the viewable area in the mirrors.
2. Reduced wake amplitude for GP boats.

Fixed

1. Foam bugs at Miami.
2. Issues with buoy anchors / ropes at a few race courses.
3. Fixed some rendering issues in the mirrors.
4. Trailer textures can now be painted for GP teams.

v0.8.0.0-b1

Added

1. Henderson GP hydroplane model with several configurable parts (more cowlings coming soon). The parts to use are specified in the team.xml file. (Template for painting GP boats is on the Google Drive).
2. Course Layouts. Most of the Unlimited courses now have a separate GP course layout that can be selected in the Rules section of the admin panel.
   
3. Rear-view mirrors (still need work)
4. Full cockpit with Animated driver (in the GP boat).
5. Added water flow maps to several of the race courses. This will cause the boat float downstream at courses on rivers.
6. Cleaned up the boat texture loading code. Added ability to specify emissive maps.
7. Updated Detroit underwater terrain (Thanks to Kym) and added trees.

Fixed

1. Updated Unity and several 3rd party libraries.
2. Several bugfixes with propeller and tunnel physics.

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List of Configurable Parts

deck:

1. Standard
2. Front left extension
3. Short

sponsons:

1. Standard
2. Left short (GP-15)
3. Both short (GP-18)
4. Rollason (Warlord)

cowlings:

0. None
1. Henderson single scoop
2. Henderson split scoop
3. Happy Go Lucky (GP-15)
4. Charger (GP-10)
5. Penrite (GP-57)
6. Lady Liz (GP-273)
7. GP-18
8. Warlord (GP-3)
9. Casino de Montreal

canard:

0. None (Visual only)
1. Canard with cockpit indentation
2. Flat Canard
3. Canard with spoiler (GP-15)
4. Flaps with indicator
5. Flaps without indicator
6. GP-18
7. GP-1 or Warlord
8. Warlord

tail:

0. None
1. GP-15

blower:

1. Forward
2. Backward

sponson-fin:

0. None
1. Long
2. Short

spar:

0. None
1. Flat spar
2. Angled down spar
3. GP-15 support

radio:

0. None
1. Fin antenna front canopy
2. Fin antenna on left sponson
3. Pole antenna on canopy
4. Fin antenna rear canopy

antenna:

0. None
1. Small antenna center canopy
2. Small antenna left sponson

strobe:

0. None
1. Strobe front canopy
2. Strobe rear canopy

This is a small update I wanted to get out before the start of the SNHL season.

It has various bugfixes and one feature that I assume most people will find useful. It's now possible, after joining a server, to download other driver's boat paint schemes that you are missing (as long as it's on the google drive).

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v0.7.1.0

Added

• Added ability to bind leaving the course to a button (Must hold for 1 second)
• Added ability to download paint schemes for boats on server that are missing, so long as it's using a team paint scheme that is uploaded to the google drive.

Fixed

• Fixed bug with wave height queries on linux.
• Fixed bug with FFB plugin breaking the game on linux/mac.
• Fixed bug with center of mass not being calculated correctly on linux.
• Fixed issue with the height of the prop/skidfin spray emitters not being at the correct height on the Unlimited model.
• Fixed fog rendering on water.
• Fixed water reflection distortion.
• Fixed bug with race standings sorting.

Yes, I do plan on adding vintage boats. Currently working on GP boats though.