[Player Owned Bases] 'Missing' POB's

[Kazinsal]

The bases aren't "disappearing". They're there, they're just not showing up to you because your client missed the packet from the server telling you that it was there. I recommend seeing if a friend or faction member can top up your base if this occurs, or keep more than 24 hours' worth of supplies on it at any given time.

I cannot fix this without completely rewriting how Freelancer and FLServer handle dynamically-generated server-side solars, and that is so entangled in the random mission system that I would sooner shave my head and move to Tibet to become a monk.

e: Freelancer is entirely UDP-based and uses DirectPlay at the session layer. It does not use the optional reliability functions of DirectPlay, which means that no, there's no packet acknowledgement or retransmission. There is also no way to force this on. I am a network engineer. Welcome to the field, reality is all about taking best practice and flaunting it openly. Our job is simply to minimize the impact wherever possible.

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Retired, permanently.