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Everyone,

Thanks for all your help, I'm running the latest SyncTerm and basically I'm still able to consistently reproduce the problem. The issue also exists in NetRunner too. Essentially, if the status bar is active in SyncTerm the game ignores critical pauses. If I boost the screen mode to 80x28 or higher, the problem doesn't occur. I believe the game pauses literally on the last row on 80x25 and they are ignored in most clients at that resolution that have a usable screen of 80x24.

Again, if I set a screen mode higher than 80x25 with or without the status bar in SyncTerm the game plays great. If I set 80x25, I have to turn off the status bar, otherwise the game skips critical pauses.

Can anyone else reproduce this?

-WitNik
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To: WitNik
Re: Update on Kannons & Katapults Pausing Issue
By: WitNik to All on Tue Sep 01 2020 10:12 pm

Everyone,

Thanks for all your help, I'm running the latest SyncTerm and basically I'm still able to consistently reproduce the problem. The issue also exists in NetRunner too. Essentially, if the status bar is active in SyncTerm the game ignores critical pauses. If I boost the screen mode to 80x28 or higher, the problem doesn't occur. I believe the game pauses literally on the last row on 80x25 and they are ignored in most clients at that resolution that have a usable screen of 80x24.

Again, if I set a screen mode higher than 80x25 with or without the status bar in SyncTerm the game plays great. If I set 80x25, I have to turn off the status bar, otherwise the game skips critical pauses.

Can anyone else reproduce this?

Just to be sure, does the problem happen when use SSH or RLogin (instead of Telnet)?

digital man

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To: Digital Man
Re: Update on Kannons & Katapults Pausing Issue
By: Digital Man to WitNik on Wed Sep 02 2020 02:07 pm

Just to be sure, does the problem happen when use SSH or RLogin (instead of Telnet)?

digital man

Yes, the problem consistently happens regardless of protocol used to connect. I've tested Telnet, RLogin, and SSH with SyncTerm. All exhibit the same issue if the connected screen size is 80x25.

-WitNik
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To: WitNik
Re: Update on Kannons & Katapults Pausing Issue
By: WitNik to Digital Man on Wed Sep 02 2020 09:14 pm

Re: Update on Kannons & Katapults Pausing Issue
By: Digital Man to WitNik on Wed Sep 02 2020 02:07 pm

Just to be sure, does the problem happen when use SSH or RLogin (instead of Telnet)?

digital man

Yes, the problem consistently happens regardless of protocol used to connect. I've tested Telnet, RLogin, and SSH with SyncTerm. All exhibit the same issue if the connected screen size is 80x25.

Ah, okay, good to know. It has nothing to do with the SyncTERM v1.1 bug I mentioned earlier then. I'll take a look-see.

I think you mean to say if the scren size is 80x25 with a status line (so actually, 80x24)?

digital man

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To: Digital Man
Re: Update on Kannons & Katapults Pausing Issue
By: Digital Man to WitNik on Wed Sep 02 2020 09:59 pm

I think you mean to say if the scren size is 80x25 with a status line (so actually, 80x24)?

I did. It was a typo.

Thanks,
-WitNik
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