Bug #306

Resupply Pod Hovering and Server Lag After Platform Destruction

Status:	New
Priority:	Critical
Added by:	dot.8260 on February 4, '25
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Due date:
Reported for:	S05.07

Steps to Reproduce

1. Finish the drillevator mission and reach the extraction phase
2. Put platforms above the hole the drillevator makes
3. Order a resupply pod on the platforms above the drillevator
4. Break the platform holding the resupply pod
5. The resupply pod, which cannot land on top of the drillevator, will start spamming dropping sounds while hovering in the air and lagging out the server, eventually leading to it freezing entirely

Explanation

A game-breaking bug caused by destroying a platform underneath a resupply pod above the drillevator on deep scan missions. When it starts spamming the sounds, it will begin to spazz out the entire server, leading to global lag, player disconnects and viewmodel rubberbanding that only gets worse with time. Eventually, the rubberbanding and lag get so bad that the server itself freezes, while keeping the game running (as evident by the music that keeps playing in my videos). For the record, this does not crash the game itself, but instead lags the server out to the point of being unplayable and forcing a shutdown with the task manager

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