Mars Explorer - Mars Explorer 2.22 Final

JImElite12

2 days - 6,494v

Posted Jan 19th - 14:07 GMT

It's really looking great Aubrey! Dude you Mons is really cool!

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 18th - 8:33 GMT

Great version Aubrey! Particularly with the networking enhancements!

I find it fitting that Marsxplr retires the way it is,

that is by releasing stable versions and continuing to enhance it, even in it's final hours.

Great work Aubrey, great work!

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 18th - 8:55 GMT

Very nice. By far the best we have ever had, despite the few bugs we still have. Such a vast improvement from the 1.9 era.

I see quite a bit of work in your future with this networking, Aubrey... Good luck.

Flynn Clubbaire (mod) (flyclub)

4 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 18th - 9:54 GMT

Awesome! I can'tplay right now, but when I can!

I can't wait to finaly get the whirls update!

Thank you Aybrey!

(iPod = MEGA typo....)
Thank you Aubrey!

kirby_freak (kirbyfreak)

1 day - 3,148v

Posted Jan 18th - 16:42 GMT

I can't wait to try it out, but my sister's about to kick my off our computer, so I can't... Keep up the awesome work though! And, erm, not to be greedy or annoying or anything, but any chance we'll get to drive one of the Monsters or the Sky King anytime soon...? :)

kirby_freak (kirbyfreak)

1 day - 3,148v

Posted Jan 18th - 16:46 GMT

My next milestone will be the release of the Whirld 3 library - which will revolutionize world design.

Hey flyclub, isn't this the thing you need so you can improve your whirld creator? If it is, yay! I can finally make some of the secret stuff in my world!

Tigerstorm

1 week - 15,197v

Posted Jan 18th - 19:14 GMT

Good version Aubrey. Quite good.

Overall, very good version, only one bug as of late (that would be the "world contains no scene" bug).

Flynn Clubbaire (mod) (flyclub)

4 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 18th - 20:33 GMT

INdeed it is!

Chi (Fai)

1 week - 8,888v

Posted Jan 18th - 21:34 GMT

eh, I can't play my level... :(

Flynn Clubbaire (mod) (flyclub)

4 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 18th - 22:50 GMT

Great version! I don;t see anything wrong with the networking, and booting is fully possible in non-dedicated mode now!

Buggy physics are far more reliable, but... Could we possibly have an option in the server settings that turns OFF whatever you changed?

I miss being able to drive between the floors of the sky monster. :(

O-|-< (Destroyer)

5 hours - 641v

Posted Jan 18th - 22:52 GMT

It's great!

Matt5327

4 hours - 443v

Posted Jan 18th - 23:31 GMT

What ever happened to taking a vote? On the site that YOU created Aubrey to give a fair chance to all ideas, may I remind eveyone that Mars Explorer still holds the highest vote by a ridiculous amount. Furthermore, (this more of me being a stubborn person) I will forever only play Mars Explorer, as syn3h will always be a mask hiding a true identity of perfection. The game will always be Mars Explorer because a name is something's essence, something that has never changed since the creation of this game.

~Matt

kirby_freak (kirbyfreak)

1 day - 3,148v

Posted Jan 19th - 1:15 GMT

*fist pump* YESSSSS! Oh, and if you need a beta tester for your whirld designer again (and if I have time), I'll be glad to help!

kirby_freak (kirbyfreak)

1 day - 3,148v

Posted Jan 19th - 1:16 GMT

Hey Aubrey, I was playing a world on the app, and I'm pretty sure everyone had the cursed "No Connection" status. That's a problem, right? Would it have anything to do with my horrible computer?

AppleSky

1 week - 22,668v

Posted Jan 19th - 1:34 GMT

And I'm happy to report that it seems the download links are working in all browsers, rather than giving a "get" file in any but Safari.

kruncher

3 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 19th - 14:30 GMT

BitTorrent download went well!

All browser related junk go bye bye.

Thank you Aubrey!

bam

kirby_freak (kirbyfreak)

1 day - 3,148v

Posted Jan 19th - 23:03 GMT

Hey Aubrey, few MAJOR problems. One: Every single person who joins my game has a No Connection. Two: On the cano king world, I started randomly spazzing really, REALLY bad when I tried to reset, and there was no way to stop it. When I tried to reset, I fell through the floor and then respawned, which set off another bout of spazzing.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 20th - 0:08 GMT

Aubrey,

There is a game issue, particularly with player servers.

Most of the time, perhaps 90 Percent, when I join a server, it does not last long.

No matter how good the computer is, how much RAM it has, or how fast it is or how good the connection and router are, the server ultimately fails within 5-10 minutes of starting.

For most of the day, the same thing has been happening from server to server.

I am using the web browser version of Marsxplr 2.2, using a 2008 Microsoft Hp Desktop computer with Windows Vista as the Operating System. I have 546 Gigs left in my hard drive out of a possible 687 Gigs.

Update:

Reports from other players suggest that the Application is doing nothing to prevent this, it is not preventing server failures for either server host or server guest.

Another Update:

Aubrey, as Kruncher stated yesterday when asked what happened to the server by Applesky, Kruncher simply said "Vehicle change killed it" and "Vehicle change isn't healthy for a server". I believe he's on to something Aubrey.

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 20th - 2:22 GMT

My computer is currently not even letting me load the game... It gets stuck at "Contacting "dat.marsxplr.com""

Garrett Daigle (blah)

31 minutes - 90v

Posted Jan 20th - 16:44 GMT

i love the new game and that you brought back the jet

Aubrey (admin)

2 weeks - 17,125v

Posted Jan 20th - 18:02 GMT

Dude: When you speak of server failure, are you saying that the host's game is crashing?

If so, please try hosting a game on a dedicated server using the appropriate checkbox in the settings panel of the lobby window. I have defaulted the utilization of dedicated servers to off because they can't handle everyone using them at the same time - but if there are only a couple dedicated games running, they should be pretty solid.

Baba: Is it still down for you? I really don't know what to say... I am hosting the webplayer datafiles directly on Amazon S3, which is an enterprise grade file delivery system.

You're welcome for the native app Kruncher! Enjoy :)

Sorry Flynn. If you really miss wall penetration, I think you'll ned to start designing secret holes in the walls of your worlds :) I am now running an extra simulation on top of the physics engine that detects when objects move through each other between physics frames, and then ensures that their collisions are properly calculated.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 20th - 18:35 GMT

Server failure happens in three stages, first Non-connection will flicker on and off, the server host will change some networking stuff, and solve that issue for at least 2 minutes.

Then it's full blown non-connection, which lasts for a long time before the server finally crashes.

Common symptons of a server beginning to crash is when players reconnect and rejoin because their text box was not transmitting properly to the rest of us, they were typing and entering words into it, but the other players could not see their words.

I just attempted to run a game on a Dedicated server in 2.22, and it was automatically ended by the system itself, saying my connection had timed out. I have provided a screen shot of the occurrence, which happened to me two times in a row, below.

Tigerstorm

1 week - 15,197v

Posted Jan 20th - 21:03 GMT

Is true.

This happens to me all the time on the game, I don't think there's been a day where it HASN'T happened to me!

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 22nd - 1:45 GMT

Im sorry! I learned it was my internet connection, nothing can be done on your end Aubrey.

My cable service is terrible... It went out for my entire area yesterday.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 24th - 6:52 GMT

Aubrey,

There is a rather old bug (See above) floating around 2.22, and it's wreaking havoc with players servers.

I'm not sure what causes it, why it happens, or anything to help you figure this one out at all, so I apologize for that in advance.

Several players including myself have had their text boxes fail on them.

They can still see their text, but nobody else can.

Or it could be the opposite way, we can see their text, but they can't see ours.

I have no idea what is associated with this bug, other than that player server crashes are not usually far away when that happens.

~ The Dude

(MRG) Randax (mod) (Ambassador_Spock)

6 hours - 827v

Posted Jan 24th - 19:45 GMT

I have noted this bug as well. It can get irritating at times.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 25th - 17:41 GMT

Aubrey,

This is more of a suggestion than a bug.

I was just in a game, where the quarry had flown way outside the world,

by the time somebody got him, I couldn't not see land at all, and had been flying for almost 30 minutes trying to get them.

Here is a snip taken after 10 minutes of flying.

Perhaps make it where after you go so far outside of the world, not directly at the lava edge, but a ways past that.

Where once you go so far, you automatically respawn.

Just an idea.

JImElite12

2 days - 6,494v

Posted Jan 25th - 20:37 GMT

But then you can't make records like with the jet.

「Rolf」 (wintergreen)

6 days - 8,393v

Posted Jan 25th - 22:32 GMT

Needs an option for boundaries in server settings.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 26th - 0:46 GMT

No Rolf, there doesn't need to be a settings option.

This needs to be clear and cut, with no options at all.

You can still do tricks in the jet, just wouldn't be able to go out of a certain boundary, which should be determined by Aubrey, and Aubrey only ok?

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 26th - 0:50 GMT

Personally... I would prefer the freedom to fly where i choose, and the freedom to kick all players who abuse that freedom...

JImElite12

2 days - 6,494v

Posted Jan 26th - 20:27 GMT

Thats how we folks in baba town get rid of there enemies.

(MRG) Randax (mod) (Ambassador_Spock)

6 hours - 827v

Posted Jan 26th - 20:31 GMT

I think the setting for it is a better idea.

That way baba can have his freedom, and dude can PWN some noobs without them flying into oblivion.

killerdude (ericlujan)

3 days - 8,162v

Posted Jan 27th - 15:42 GMT

I can't find any flaws. Great job.

kruncher

3 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 30th - 19:29 GMT

Unity movement on bugs is glacial. kruncher tearing hair out.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Jan 30th - 19:45 GMT

Players have been consistently complaining that I have no wings when flying.

This has been consistent for two weeks now, so I believe this to be either a Pc or Unity bug.

The problem has been consistently fixed by closing and opening your wings and then keeping them open.

Also, I ran into a double quarry issue tonight, which I believe to be a pc to unity bug, as nobody but me noticed or saw it. I have provided you a screen shot of the occurrence.

O-|-< (Destroyer)

5 hours - 641v

Posted Feb 1st - 22:52 GMT

Aubrey, as I have noticed, sometimes, it freezes and then resumes for about five minutes. Then resumes the same cycle again. Is there anything wrong with my computer?

WolfLink

3 hours - 282v

Posted Feb 3rd - 7:00 GMT

syh3n (I don't care to spell it right at this point in its creation, and I am also against that name) should still have links from its site to mars xplr. I don't think the new game should overwrite mars explorer, it should be similar but seperate so you can still leave mars explorer for us. Also, it would be nice to have hidden Mars Explorer based easter eggs or worlds as a sort of inside joke.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 3rd - 21:27 GMT

WofLink,

Syn3th is Marsxplr, just under a new name.

All of the worlds we know and love, such as Freestyle and Foxholes,

will all be in Syn3th.

It will not be separate, it is merely a name change.

Whether or not we agree with it, Syn3th will happen.

With Sincerity,

The Dude

Stupidguy12

6 hours - 583v

Posted Feb 5th - 1:06 GMT

Hey! Another glitch. In the picture, I appear to be moving slowly, upside down far from the level. However, that was actually an invisible floor that I hit while doing 700 + in a jet. The invisi-floor, when viewed through first-person, was made of lava. ??? Invisible Floor In Action

ACC (sebfromnz)

1 week - 26,025v

Posted Feb 11th - 22:16 GMT

and what mecha thing??

and this has been the new one for some time now

michael343

1 hour - 0v

Posted Feb 11th - 22:12 GMT

so is this the new mars explorer or not im lookin to download the one with the big mecha thing that one looks so awsome

δDelta (A-C-E)

3 hours - 278v

Posted Feb 15th - 17:00 GMT

kirby_freak, I have that same no connection problem. Is this "horrible computer" you speak of, by any chance, a PowerPC Mac?

kruncher

3 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 18th - 2:46 GMT

Return of an old problem:

WolfLink

3 hours - 282v

Posted Feb 18th - 4:05 GMT

I have recently tried out the new version of Mars Xplr, and was greatly annoyed by advertisements popping up in the list of servers. I understand the need to make money off this, and don't care much about the advertisements on the site, but in game advertisements I think is going too far. I will still play mars explorer either way, I am just saying that this new level of advertising is really annoying.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 18th - 11:11 GMT

Aubrey, for the past month, a new trend has popped up in Mars.

"Take the jet, blast the quarry, then take off into the sunset where nobody can get me!!!!muhahahaha!!!"

I'm personally tired of that, as almost every time I join a game now, it's ruined because somebody in the jet has gotten quarry and just taken off hundreds of thousands or even millions of feet away from everybody.

Thats not cool.

Heres my suggestions.

Option One: Create a boundry at the edge of the Lava or just a little outside of it to keep everybody in check.

Option Two: Deprive the jet of any firepower, I personally don't think it should be allowed to have lasers, at all.

Option Three (My personal favorite): Get rid of the jet on Mars completely, as i consider it a failure and a nuisance to any game on Marsxplr.

My thoughts and suggestions.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

TheDude

Flynn Clubbaire (mod) (flyclub)

4 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 18th - 21:57 GMT

I agree, and disagree...

Option one, MY favorite, has been done, but the limit is so high, it is virtually useless. I think that the al limit for the jet should be adjustable in the server settings, along with the default jet restriction alt being severely lowered.

Option two is a little rash, I think it is just better to make the default fire power not include laser lock.

Option three - bye bye rocket racing. :" (

By the way, wasn't the tank a nuisance? I find it perfectly easy to pawn a jet noob, if I have some big rorbs attached. :)

kirby_freak (kirbyfreak)

1 day - 3,148v

Posted Feb 18th - 22:10 GMT

What if a jet goes past a certain alt/distance limit, it's engines would shut down, and it's speed would drop to 0? That way, it stops jet-noobs by dropping them into the respawn alt, but will let buggies still fly around. Good idea? No?

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 18th - 22:11 GMT

I disagree with all of those options personally. The jet can already be deprived of fire power and can even be removed from a server by checking off the bubbles that activate and deactivate those things. If you don't like the settings of a server you are in, then you should make your own server with settings you do like.

I am also against the alt boundary. It takes away from the freedom of flying. Maybe it isn't necessary to fly 30k alt in the air but it's still nice to have that freedom. You have the freedom to chose your own settings and i think that's enough.

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 18th - 22:12 GMT

Ahh, i think i actually like that idea. It would just stall the jet for a bit until it falls back down to a lower alt and can fly again.

kirby_freak (kirbyfreak)

1 day - 3,148v

Posted Feb 18th - 22:13 GMT

Yeah, but if you go too far to the left, right, etc., you'd just fall until you respwan.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 19th - 15:30 GMT

BabaG,

Suggesting people go create their own servers if they don't like something or the quarry is out of reach is the reason why there are so many one man servers.

Some players don't know about server settings Baba, some people want to play the game with others.

We can't simply solve every problem with "Server options" or "go to your own server", we just can't.

There should be some limit on the jet, something to make the game more fair for those who don't know anything about the game.

I say the jet deserves no firepower, and that there should be boundaries on the outside of the world and quite a ways up as well.

Flynn Clubbaire (mod) (flyclub)

4 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 19th - 19:02 GMT

Actually, the alt limit all ready does respawn.

Flynn Clubbaire (mod) (flyclub)

4 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 19th - 19:04 GMT

I agree with babaG in this case. We CAN go to our own servers, especially considering that so many people complain about noobs anyhow.

We all look for a familiar game to join, if you started your own server and waited, you seriously would get a population within half an hour.

As for the jet, I think that a limit should be default, but able to be turned off in one's server. Firepower CAN be turned off in a server, and I do it all the time, however nothing is like a jet laser battle.

JImElite12

2 days - 6,494v

Posted Feb 19th - 19:13 GMT

I agree with BabaG as well.

TheDude: You said the jet should have "No fire power and that we should make a boundary on how far you can fly." If the jet didn't have fire power and you had limited boundaries to fly around in then what would be the point of the jet? Wasn't the jet made to go fast and go far places? Please answer that question Dude.

Flynn Clubbaire (mod) (flyclub)

4 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 19th - 19:28 GMT

You are going down an inflammatory road, I'd turn back while I still could.

After all, I went through a month of hell for doing the same thing, wouldn't want to end up having to hide as Necon, would yah?

Santa (Elfman)

1 day - 3,954v

Posted Feb 19th - 20:03 GMT

Glad to see someone changed...

Flynn Clubbaire (mod) (flyclub)

4 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 19th - 20:06 GMT

"We three inflammatory musketeers!" :P

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 19th - 21:09 GMT

Well, i don't see anything wrong with that. If people would rather be alone with their own settings, let them. If they want to compromise and join other peoples games, they can do that too. You can't suit everyones needs, so really, by taking something away entirely, you'd still be clashing with many people. I think server settings are better because you can do as you please if you wish to.

Jade Hand (Render)

1 hour - 2v

Posted Feb 20th - 0:17 GMT

Lol nice!

kruncher

3 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 20th - 8:06 GMT

Regarding the suggestion to "Open your own server" to avoid the recent and popular jet-hit-and-run syndrome:

It is reasonable to suggest that, to have a game customized to your liking, you open your own but.....

Is it reasonable to suggest that to get a balanced, fair game, one must stop joining public default servers, open a server of their own and change the DEFAULT settings?

I am not talking about MY gaming experience as much as I am talking about the general public's ability to join publicly listed, default settings games with an expectation that the game will be set up fairly for all vehicles.

waffleboy

21 hours - 3,155v

Posted Feb 21st - 18:30 GMT

so this is the end, eh? well, i told u all, id be here 'till this day comes.

kirby_freak (kirbyfreak)

1 day - 3,148v

Posted Feb 21st - 18:56 GMT

Really? Hrm. Never knew that. I'm off to test it! Or did you mean when you go to negative alt? Cause I meant having a setting that makes it so if you go to a certain POSITVE alt, then you would either have all engines shut down, or you would respawn.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 22nd - 11:11 GMT

I do see a problem with that though.

Marsxplr is a multi-player game, and default settings, and the game in general should be fair to everybody.

I'm tired of hearing "Go to your own server" or "Server options" from forum members who know there is a problem, it's sickening now.

When there is a problem, you solve it entirely, don't give a stop-gap solution,

don't make the server settings more complicated, just fix it!

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Feb 22nd - 22:04 GMT

Im sorry Dude, but that is my opinion. I feel that it is a better alternative than getting rid of settings and limiting players. I would like the freedom to be in control of what i want in my own sever and i understand that i cannot be in control outside of my own server. I think that's fair, but that's only what i think.

AppleSky

1 week - 22,668v

Posted Mar 7th - 3:43 GMT

Ok, weirdest bug ever in my life. Interesting story to follow:

Hello, I am AppleSky, and I'm a victim of sudden server takeover. I was hosting a server at Dvo's Futura, and had been having one of our famous yet new "App v. Everyone/Army" version of 'Cano King. Suddenly, this message appeared:

This message appeared for everyone.

Also, a player named "(MarsBars)+" appeared, without a "So-and-so has joined" message.

The name of the server changed to "(MarsBars)+'s Game" and the password on the server disappeared. I still could change the settings however, and changed the name and password back. Several people randomly dropped out and rejoined, although they were able to function properly still before rejoining. When they rejoined, they found themselves in "Mr_Mars's Pinball", rather than the Dvo's Futura where I still was.

Several times while the server remained up, this message appeared:

Not sure what has happened, but MarsBars made it in while the server was still passworded, right as the server was taken over. The server did not act like it was dedicated, not did it have the ">>" in the list. Other than players occassionlly complaining of NR players (Connection was set to RPC [or whatever that furthest one in the list is]), nothing was wrong with the server before this point.

cheezburger

3 days - 11,836v

Posted Mar 7th - 5:43 GMT

ya here iz some pics and stuff bout dis.

Notice it says im host but in the server settings it says that im not host. lol

In these 2 pics you can see AppleSky floating in a tank. in his point of view he sees a diffrent world thatn what we see.

In the rest of the peoples point of view, they see Mr_Mars Pinball.

Picard

3 days - 8,999v

Posted Mar 7th - 6:54 GMT

Just a brief question: is the sub delayed until Syn3h?

ACC (sebfromnz)

1 week - 26,025v

Posted Mar 7th - 8:21 GMT

Bam!!!

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Mar 7th - 17:55 GMT

Bam!

AppleSky

1 week - 22,668v

Posted Mar 7th - 20:06 GMT

Bam the third, with emphasis upon earlier bug report.

kruncher

3 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Mar 11th - 18:13 GMT

Aubrey, thanks for your janitorial work on the forum last night!

kruncher

3 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Mar 18th - 18:56 GMT

Edit - Safari 4.0.5 was hanging terribly on Mars pages then on more and more pages of the Internet......until I changed.......my Mars account password. Now, what in tarnation caused that?

I am receiving unprecedented amounts of duplicate PMs and I think many are having Safari issues.

kid1st

19 minutes - 2v

Posted Mar 16th - 13:19 GMT

I want something like an all water level and maybe a water vehicle such as a submarine. This current version is great! :)

Thanks Aubrey!

(ACC)(MRG)(The Walrus) (thebeatles)

15 hours - 1,703v

Posted Apr 2nd - 13:28 GMT

i like it but...i cant find dvos candy mountain or erics ctf world

ACC-MRC-U.P. Brigader-Stuporman-((•))- (B_man)

1 day - 3,748v

Posted Apr 2nd - 17:34 GMT

when will the sub come out?

will it come with syn3h?

lopo44444444

23 minutes - 41v

Posted Apr 18th - 5:15 GMT

aubrey,i was wondering if u can make a boat for us to drive if u cant its ok i like the jet!

lopo44444444

23 minutes - 41v

Posted Apr 18th - 5:17 GMT

beatles, press host game and take time to look if u cant ask me to host it

lopo44444444

23 minutes - 41v

Posted Apr 18th - 5:19 GMT

aubrey, please make a boat or something like a jeep

lopo44444444

23 minutes - 41v

Posted Apr 18th - 5:21 GMT

that was weird applesky i wish i was there to listen!

GalaxyAwesome

17 hours - 1,169v

Posted Apr 18th - 12:56 GMT

In response to your comment:

The buggy is already like a jeep.

We have no use for a boat, since the buggy and jet can fly over the ocean, the tank can travel under it, and the hovercraft can glide over it.

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Apr 20th - 0:07 GMT

Im sorry to say that approximately 90% of all game servers i enter go bad within minutes of me joining. The other 10% go bad within 10 minutes. By 'bad' i mean all players will stop responding and the chat box will be 'frozen', (I will have no communication with any players). This is only fixed when i exit and reenter the server. The problem soon comes back minutes later however. This has made it impossible for me to play games with anyone but myself for longer periods of time. I would throughly enjoy for this to be fixed but i understand if it cannot be done immediately. I am currently using Safari version 4.0.3. I am not sure what other info is needed but i would be willing to give any that would be needed. Thank you.

AppleSky

1 week - 22,668v

Posted Apr 20th - 0:11 GMT

Have you tried/Can you use the application version for your specific Operating System? Oftentimes, Connection problems occurring in the browser are non-existent within the application/widget versions.

kruncher

3 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Apr 20th - 0:22 GMT

No doubt bugs are growing in number and intensity.

*not responding servers have increased lately turning poisoned quicker as babaG said

*More choppy movment vehicles than ever

*Even in more stable servers, NR sign often flashes under vehicles when they're lasered

*impossibly-shot-from-across-the-map is back but shooter vehicle just sits there and lacks the now classic (Not Responding) or (Delayed) sign. No ghost lasers visible when this happens.

*delays in text

*App freezes if I click out of full screen and when server settings are changed

*Laser hits barely ever register on some players and another may register accurately

*Laser hits register far less with fast flying buggies

*Wingless buggy flight is back

*"false floors" - THIS IS NOT WINGLESS FLIGHT! There are sometimes buggies driving on a false floor far above the regular, visible ground. It's like the world is in dual levels.

*EDIT (addition) In more and more cases, other buggies are now enjoying better physics than mine

*Edit - (another addition) My hosting ban ability is often unavailable

* Edit (another addition) Often I experience normal ocean level while others experience lower levels even in my own games

I'm on the Mac app

Now, I assume most of this stuff is due to networking bugs in Unity but if something could be done to mitigate the problems, I'd be most grateful.

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Apr 20th - 0:30 GMT

I've just downloaded the direct download to Mac app, after some troubles with the bit torrent, i finally gave up.

The app seems to be working fine, though i tried to join one game and it gave me a "WWWerror" message.

Thanks for the tip.

Santa (Elfman)

1 day - 3,954v

Posted Apr 21st - 13:47 GMT

@babag

Just use the direct link

babag

5 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Apr 21st - 22:57 GMT

Yes, that's what i finally ended up doing. Thank you.

kruncher

3 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Apr 22nd - 0:00 GMT

I can just barely play anymore or not even play mostly. Can't see, shoot, hit vehicle and game refuses to acknowledge. Pretty much broken for me is all. I guess some dishes will get washed. :(

TheDude can't play at all, period. Paradise Paintball works fine and all other versions of Mars Explorer are fine but he can't play 2.2 be it browser or app.

Tigerstorm

1 week - 15,197v

Posted Apr 22nd - 18:32 GMT

I guess it must be something with you two's computer; I can play just fine, if that's any help.

Although I have heard from several people that NC in plaguing them, I seem to have been lucky and my gameplay is almost as good as ever.

Tigerstorm

1 week - 15,197v

Posted Apr 22nd - 18:34 GMT

Kruncher, the online version has always been the more reliable version for me, if it helps at all....

kruncher

3 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Apr 22nd - 20:22 GMT

I have tried everything and every browser. Trust me on this. My buggy gaming is toast.

Tigerstorm

1 week - 15,197v

Posted Apr 22nd - 20:25 GMT

Ouch. I have nothing else to tell you, Kruncher. I hope you get it fixed.

thedude

2 weeks - 32,767v

Posted Apr 23rd - 2:29 GMT

Hi Aubrey,

I have sent you many Pm's regarding my issue, and have had no response.

With that in mind, perhaps posting here will catch your attention faster.

For almost two weeks now, I've had a "GetThreadContext Failed" Error whenever I try to play Marsxplr versions 2.22, 2.21, and 2.2. I have NEVER had this issue on any other version of Marsxplr, nor have I ever had this issue on ANY other Unity game, most noticeably Paradise Paintball.

What causes it? I haven't the faintest clue. All I know is that the error is aggravating to no end.

Laptop Specs.

2010 Toshiba Satelite A505-S6005
4 GB of Ram
500 GB of Hard Drive Storage
Intel Core i3 Processor
Windows 7 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

Those are all the specs I can think to give you Aubrey!

I am using the latest version of Unity Web Player, and have tried several browsers (Opera, Firefox, Flock, Chrome, LuneScape, Internet Explorer 8), and have tried the Windows Application MORE THAN ONCE. I have tried past versions of Unity Web Player, cut off all firewalls, cut off Kaspersky, stopped running all programs, restarted several occasions, taken the battery out, then finally went outside and performed Black Magic, then prayed.

I am at the end of my ropes on what to do.

Also, all other versions before 2.2, have a Master Server Connection, thus completely isolating and blocking me from any multiplayer gaming on Marsxplr what-so-ever.

Thank you for reading, and sincere regards.

With warm Sincerity,

TheDude

Update:

After three months, the problem I have mentioned above still exists, Aubrey, please look into the problem. Thank you once again, and cheers.

AppleSky

1 week - 22,668v

Posted Apr 23rd - 3:18 GMT

Random Indirect BAM to Dude's latest April 22nd Bug Report....

ACC (sebfromnz)

1 week - 26,025v

Posted Apr 23rd - 6:59 GMT

strange... i have a similar computer to Kruncher, but with none of those bugs

i do have the NC, and NR bug most of the time i play, and the cam 1 spinning bug is back for me

and the game is a bit laggy now days even with a high FPS

i will also point out a bit of a drop in players, as before 2.22 came out there was a total dead zone after about 8-9 pm for me, then there was a whole lot of dead, and 1 person games, and now it is going back to a dead zone again, and by dead zone i mean there is no one on the game but me

Rygel

16 hours - 987v

Posted Apr 23rd - 13:59 GMT

Actually Seb, I think that's a bug. One day I lost connection with a game and got no games showing. I did the force NAT, refresh page, restart firefox. And only some games showed up. There was no games showing up with more then 4 people. But I knew there was there. I finally gave up for 5 min and tried again and it worked perfectly. I don't know why or how it just did. But what's your time zone? Perhaps no one really IS on your 8-9 pm.

JImElite12

2 days - 6,494v

Posted Apr 24th - 19:39 GMT

bam

ACC (g-man)

1 day - 5,821v

Posted Apr 25th - 22:28 GMT

okay i am having serious bugs. within seconds of me joining a game, everyone goes NR and I cant hear them chatting. If i leave the game, it dissapears off the server list. please help!

★ (KingDvo)

1 day - 3,723v

Posted Apr 26th - 0:52 GMT

Wham Bam Turkey and Ham!

RockDhouse25

4 hours - 506v

Posted Jul 19th - 14:53 GMT

*100th comment*

Great! But does this mean this is the final version or one of the final versions?

And why is the website not working?

Tigerstorm

1 week - 15,197v

Posted Jul 19th - 14:57 GMT

This isn't the final version, it's the version we all play right now.

(Ace of Aces) Blue 45 MiG (That_Nutty_Berkut)

6 hours - 603v

Posted Jul 19th - 14:58 GMT

RockDHouse, I think that 2.22 is just the last version of Mars Explorer before it converts into Syn3h.

Also, you are right: The website is down. And not just down, it looks like it is somehow up for sale. Aubrey, something is seriously wrong with Mars Explorer!

ACC (supermarinespitfire)

4 days - 9,483v

Posted Jul 19th - 16:45 GMT

help Aubrey! when I go to marsxplr.com this comes up, every time!!!!!!!!

GalaxyAwesome

17 hours - 1,169v

Posted Jul 19th - 17:44 GMT

I saw that, too. Maybe the Syn3h site is almost ready, so Aubrey shut down the Marsxplr URL.

mathazar24

10 minutes - 33v

Posted Jul 20th - 2:34 GMT

for me it goes to a real estate site

mathazar24

10 minutes - 33v

Posted Jul 20th - 2:34 GMT

me also

(Bagels) (PB) (PointyBagels)

1 day - 4,908v

Posted Jul 20th - 2:48 GMT

I have seen this site somewhere else as well, often it will take you here when you misspell a normal website...

interesting

ACCinvaderzim

9 hours - 1,140v

Posted Jul 20th - 2:48 GMT

me too

teriva

1 day - 3,538v

Posted Jul 20th - 2:50 GMT

whenever someone says "dead zone" it makes me have a cold shiver down my back, like "ghosts in machines" are the only ones there....*shiver*

Matt5327

4 hours - 443v

Posted Jul 20th - 4:13 GMT

We're all going to die in seven days!

Don't answer the phone!

But seriously, I'm worried. I really want to play Mars Explorer.

Tigerstorm

1 week - 15,197v

Posted Jul 20th - 12:28 GMT

Well all you gotta do is uncheck the "I'm a member" box, and you can get in.

The authentication server is down, but you can still play. You just gotta be a non-registered user for a bit.

(ACC) (The gubbinater) (Gub)

1 day - 3,479v

Posted Jul 20th - 12:46 GMT

The worlds are all gone from the place where you host!

Tigerstorm

1 week - 15,197v

Posted Jul 20th - 12:55 GMT

Not for me.... I just hosted a Freestyle game.