Stuck animations/sounds when casting spells

[arm358]

Describe the bug
When casting a spell, sometimes the casting animation (hands glowing) and casting sound will get stuck "on" and not clear. The only fix is a relog (reload does not clear it).
Can be reproduced most easily by spamming Inner Fire (Rank 1). Seems to happen when trying to cast a spell during GCD.

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Game Version
Using Brotalnia's guide for 1.14 client, but launching Arctium through Steam Proton Experimental
Connection to Everlook

Hermes Proxy Version
Latest release for Linux Ubuntu (v3.2 b0dcbb8)

[Lihvar]

This is due to server to proxy(and vice versa) lag/latency. I've added a "fix" for it in my own branch, to induce a manual delay to proxy to avoid this

[arm358]

@Lihvar thanks - I tried your version but I am getting FAIL_VERSION_INVALID error which I was getting before the latest HermesProxy release.

Connecting to Everlook

[0blu]

Is the spell bug also appearing when you toggle the "Optimize for Network speed" option in the game settings?

[arm358]

Yes -- i have had that option enabled throughout my testing.

[Lihvar]

I've just updated my version, merging from WoWLegacyCore, you set the delay in the config file, its pretty much testing values and seeing what works, my suggestion is first try 30 for both server and client delay, see how it works, and if it doesn't then I'd suggest increasing Server delay until you find a value that works, its a crude "fix" for a delay in communication between server and the proxy

[arm358]

I've just updated my version, merging from WoWLegacyCore, you set the delay in the config file, its pretty much testing values and seeing what works, my suggestion is first try 30 for both server and client delay, see how it works, and if it doesn't then I'd suggest increasing Server delay until you find a value that works, its a crude "fix" for a delay in communication between server and the proxy

Thanks Lihvar - I just downloaded your version (for Ubuntu) and I'm still getting the same "Your version is not supported by this server" error. I do not get that issue when using WoWLegacyCore HermesProxy.

[Lihvar]

I see, tested it myself just now on Everlook and yeah it doesnt accept my fork, its due to versioning and I dont have time to fix that today unfortunately

[blackcorridors]

Anything on this?
This is a pretty big issue and requires either relogging every time it happens, or playing with no sound as a quasi-fix.

[Lihvar]

I know, its super annoying, I've updated my version but Everlook only allows the official WoWLegacyCore version

[blackcorridors]

I know, its super annoying, I've updated my version but Everlook only allows the official WoWLegacyCore version

Thank you, hopefully the official version gets updated soon with the fix.

[0blu]

I still can't reproduce this. Not on everlook nor on my local server.
I don't know why an artificial delay fixes this, but it is probably not to be the correct solution.

This is a TCP stream the packets are always in the same order.

[Lihvar]

It is not real fix I know, but it worked for me, I tried figuring out a real fix and just didn't have the time and expertise.
But the way I can reproduce this 100% of the time is:

• Run SPP(Single Player Project, aka cmangos with bots and the reason behind this is bots which can produce server lag) on a Server PC(separate from Client PC)
• Run HermesProxy from the Server PC as well(NOT CLIENT PC), the settings in Hermes then would be ServerAddress is localhost and ExternalAddress the IP of the Server(in my case 192.168.1.X)
• In SPP settings put like 5000 bots to make sure the server will lag and then just try playing. If I do it like this I get this problem all the time(without artificial delays)

[0blu]

Okay my setup looks like this

---------------
|    SPP      |              --------------
|   Hermes    | <-- Wifi --> | WoWClassic |
---------------              --------------

I set

AiPlayerbot.MinRandomBots = 9000
AiPlayerbot.MaxRandomBots = 9000

In game in human start zone I did

.learn 588 // Inner Fire
.mod mana 9999999

and spammed Inner Fire.

The server was lagging hard, spells and commands took 3 seconds to register.
I was unable to reproduce the bug.

[Newfriendfromwinter]

Me and my guildmate are also experiencing this issue on Everlook. I've had it occur multiple times with the spell Rockbiter Weapon.

[Lihvar]

How, I get it every single time when the server is lagging and Im even connected via LAN not WiFi. That is super strange

[Fearyii]

@0blu I am having this issue playing on Everlook as well happends a lot on casts like frost nova or drinking/eating food. I am connected to LAN as well my internet speed is like 120+ mbps so its not an internet issue

[arm358]

@0blu I am having this issue playing on Everlook as well happends a lot on casts like frost nova or drinking/eating food. I am connected to LAN as well my internet speed is like 120+ mbps so its not an internet issue

i am in NA and i think it has to do with the ping to the server on France. 1.14 shows 0ms delay between proxy and client but when i load up the 1.12 client directly i get about 120-150ms delay.

[ratkosrb]

That's cause it shows you ping to the proxy, not to the server, since you are not connected directly to the server. I think Blu made a commit to fix that recently.

[tronics-glitch]

This is really game/immersion breaking, please fix.

[MaxtorCoder]

Use latest version of HermesProxy, should be fixed.

[tronics-glitch]

I just updated and it isn't, that's what made me post

[0blu]

You have to go into the HermesProxy.config and change it to something like this

    <add key="ServerSpellDelay" value="50" />
    <add key="ClientSpellDelay" value="50" />

[MaxtorCoder]

Maybe good to assign default values @0blu

[Lihvar]

I suggest to people trying different values and seeing what works, from personal experience values between 20-80 were good, going over 80 there is gonna be a noticeable delay

[tronics-glitch]

So this adds latency on purpose to prevent the issue? I already play with like 200ms

[0blu]

Yes, a delay is added, since we don't know what the real reason for this issue is.
So if you are really keen for DPS you should set it to 0.
But for questing values from 20-80 seem to be okay.

[tronics-glitch]

I put values at 20 and so far I didn't see issue again. Thanks!

[arm358]

Fixed for me with values at 20 for each variable. Also noticed this made gameplay lag/delay much better as well not just for spells but for shooting wands, fear, etc. Thank you for this!!!!

[0blu]

Do you have to set both variables to 20 or is it possible to just set one?