Text with new LCD API via scripts not showing in a DS

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Based on what I've read people report - disconnect and reconnect refreshes the screen, but it stays static after that.

Additionally, this happens with sprites drawn via scripts:

https://streamable.com/vxl48

It does not only affect texts that are created with the API, but according to my observations, also texts that are written normally via the editor in the terminal.

For anyone curious following this. You can still use traditional LCD panels and the WriteText() method for your updating displays in dedicated servers.

Hello,

could anyone please upload a world or a blueprint with already set up script(s)? It would help us to report it faster.

Thanks in advance.

To replicate the problem:

- Join a dedicated server

- Put a programmable block and a timer

- Load Automatic LCDs 2 in the programmable block

- Verify that it is working with a classic LCD Panel using the "Inventory" (without quotes) command in Custom Data

- Try on a cockpit screen or any other block with a screen (Control station, flight seat, pb itself, ...) using following commands in Custom Data :

@0 AutoLCD

Inventory

=> Sometimes something appears on the screen but it does not update

hello, while testing the script I noticed that it did not show allied and neutral ships on the radar.
I tried to put it on another ship but it gave me the same problem, the ships were all naturally less than 600 meters away, and I checked the requirements several times.

Joined my friend's game hosted by him. Non-dedicated server. I made a blueprint with a couple scripts loaded in, tested that everything worked in single player, but when we used it in multiplayer only the host could see the scripts update. The text doesn't get sent to clients. It updates every detail of a panel but not the text. All LCDs, cockpit LCDs, programmable block LCDs, etc don't update. Opening the panel shows there is no text but the host confirmed the panel is not blank and is updating for him.

Can confirm this bug. This bug seems to apply to both DS and Non-DS and the problem only happens for the connected clients, not the host (Networking issue?). The screen is updated for the host but not the client until the client reconnects where the current displayed image/text will be refreshed and stay that way until you reconnect again. Using "IMyTextSurface.GetText()" will return the correct text that is supposed to be displayed.

How is this "Solved"? Will someone let me in on what the "solution" is?

It's still not working for any of my scripts. Locally I can update the text on a cockpit display fine, but doing so on a dedicated server does not actually update the visible text. Am I doing this wrong, or was it marked as Solved when not actually Solved?

Stll not working

Really feeling like they didn't actually test this 'fix' before marking it as fixed. Still seeing a LOT of reports of this bug today... why, Keen?

Same here ... Not working :(

I've just fully reproduced this issue on freshly installed DS server without any mods.

Just place PB with following script:

public Program()
{
    Runtime.UpdateFrequency = UpdateFrequency.Update100;
}

int i = 0;
public void Main(string argument, UpdateType updateSource)
{
    i++;
    Echo(i.ToString());
    Me.GetSurface(0).WriteText(i.ToString());
}

In singleplayer the screen will count from 1, 2, 3 .. etc.

In DS it won't display anything on screen even tho it is visible that the script is running as it writes to PB details text using Echo.

Solved with last update (1.191.1) :)

Thank you very much !

It seems that the programmer block has a new bug, not important but PB screen cannot be set to anything, it stays on the "No Content" image event with simple text or image or script (ex: digital / analog clock).

Working for me )))

I don't think this is "Solved".

As a DS server host, I can only see the textsurface of the prog block when I am alone on the server.

As soon as someone else joins, I can no longer see the surface (it switches to the default blue symbol from when it was disabled) ....however, the client players can still see the text on those surfaces.

Has this issue been resolved???

I can not seen to get it to work on our DS. I have it working great in my local game.

I am getting an error warning when starting the DS. It compiles ok in the computer block, but no display on LCD :(

I love this script, hope they get it fixed soon. Sorry if i'm repeating a known bug, but I can't find any updated info.

Thanks to everyone involved.