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What needs to be done next ?

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CouchcaptainCharles

COO (Chief Oddity Officer)
Storm Modder
Pirate Legend
I have some sparetime this month, and instead of starting some new modproject I thought I'd better try to close gaps in the Modpack. IMHO we have made good progress there lately (correct me if I'm wrong): transfer bug fixed, ammo mod and flagraising work fine, thanks to JRH and KK. So what do you think should be tackled next? Any really nagging or gamestopping bugs left? (excuse me if I have missed earlier bugreports) Screwface <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> , would you like some support with all the new islands?
 
Don´t know if this has been reported. When blocking in a fight my character slides to the left. Now that´s ok but he continues to slide even behind the scenes, if the blocking button is <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":huh" border="0" alt="huh.gif" /> pressed.
 
I think that's probably caused because either you changed the sidestep controls or because the controls are not set to default before installing. I would recommend first resetting the controls to default and then changing the controls to what you want. However, I would also recommend not changing the sidestep controls in the game. I once tried to see what happens, but it doesn't work right. If you change the sidestep controls, when you press the sidestep button, you will be sliding to the side, but if you stop pressing the button, you won't stop siding. I reckon you could try changing it in init_pc.c though... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />

To CCC: Maybe you could look through the <a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net/index.php?showtopic=6173" target="_blank">Major Post Build 12 Bugs</a> and <a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net/index.php?showtopic=6085" target="_blank">Post Build 12 Mods Bug List</a> thread to see what is still not working properly? Some bugs that would be nice to see solved: Excellent items not showing up in the trading interface and officers reverting to their old skin after doing a transfer with them after you changed their skin. The second bug has something to do with armor, but I don't know exactly what.
What also needs to be done is having the ammo mod's itembox.c file merged into Maximus' latest itembox.c file. I don't know if that has been done yet.
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Edit<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->: I just had a look through bth threads and it seems there are no major bugs left from the Major Bugs Thread. However, there are several really weird bugs left from the Post B12 Bug List thread.
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Edit 2<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->: I attached Jack Rackham's itemsbox.c file and Maximus' version. These two files need to be merged somehow. I think the code for only 6 bullets and 6 powder being allowed into an item box would also be in there.

If you like, could you also make blacksmiths repair both swords and guns? I once tried it, but didn't yet manage. This wouldn't really be a bugfix, but it would be adding a required feature into the game. Another idea: Rewrite the tutorial to explain some of the new features in the Post Build 12 mods.

I wished I had time to be very active with PotC modding at the time, but unfortunately I have got repatitions next week, so I won't have much time until next week. I will try to help what I can, but I'll only be able to actively help after that.

I will post any bugs that really need fixing here as well. Thanks for your great help! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bow" border="0" alt="bow.gif" />
 
Another bug that has bothered me for quite some time: There are some location on land where there are always enemies, instead of random generated enemies. Examples of these locations are the location in front of the Greenford mines, Isla Muelle shore and the cave behind the Douwesen waterfall. Instead of pirates or skeletons attacking you there, there are regular citizens who attack you, including women. I'd like it if that could be fixed; I don't want to kill citizens. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" />
 
Well, that's collateral damage <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" /> One just can't avoid that in the righteous war on terror.. err.. terrible skeletonpirates <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whistling.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wp" border="0" alt="whistling.gif" />

But I'll look into that <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />:
 
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> to All,

I reinstalled POTC and the last ModPack, but I still have game crash during sword fight.

The game crash a little bit less than the past, about 1 time to 5 the game crashed during a fight.

The logs doesn't show any usefully information, only system.log show everytime the same information after a crash:

WARNING! Language ini file have not default language.
BeginScene
The method call is invalid For example, a method's parameter may have an invalid value
Ship Boat doesn't have fire places
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Unable to open resource\sounds\nightinsects0
Unable to open resource\sounds\nightinsects0
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Warning: NPCharacter -> trace node not found
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx
Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx

Please if you have some time to spare, try to engage fight in land with a lot of people, the game should crash in very little time, I hope so you should be able to understand the problem <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/danse1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dance" border="0" alt="danse1.gif" /> Thank you,
Giuliootto
 
I have done lots of lots of land fights in the game, but never experienced a crash. I have seen the "Can't load texture resource\textures\.tx" error being reported in my game as well, but it never crashed the game. I don't know why the game is even looking for that file. No file exists that only has an extension but no filename! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" />
 
Sorry, Giuliootto, I don't have any crashes during mass landfights either, and, as Pieter said, those missing texture reports shouldn't crash your game. Unless your computer, OS or configuration is somehow more sensible to such things. Do you have access to some other computer where you could test this?

BTW, what weapons and enemies are involved? Maybe there are certain defect models which search for a texture with no filename. Try to use only stock weapons (switch the weaponsmod of in buildsettings.h) and engage only certain enemies. Maybe that way you could determine what causes those crashes.

Sorry that I can't offer more help, but in this case I haven't the slightest idea what could be the cause.
 
<!--quoteo(post=137463:date=Jan 11 2006, 08:19 PM:name=CouchcaptainCharles)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CouchcaptainCharles @ Jan 11 2006, 08:19 PM) [snapback]137463[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Sorry, Giuliootto, I don't have any crashes during mass landfights either, and, as Pieter said, those missing texture reports shouldn't crash your game. Unless your computer, OS or configuration is somehow more sensible to such things. Do you have access to some other computer where you could test this?

BTW, what weapons and enemies are involved? Maybe there are certain defect models which search for a texture with no filename. Try to use only stock weapons (switch the weaponsmod of in buildsettings.h) and engage only certain enemies. Maybe that way you could determine what causes those crashes.

Sorry that I can't offer more help, but in this case I haven't the slightest idea what could be the cause.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> CCC and Pieter,

Dear CCC I'm following your suggestion (switch the weaponsmod of in buildsettings.h), and still now I haven't crash.

I've found two bug:

1) When raise a enemy flag (eg franch flag) and approcching an enemy ship the music stop playing (I've already installed last Pirate_KK patch).

2) There is a new mod that generate a random Pirate attack in town (I adore this new feature <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> ) but if an attak is generate inside a taver then the smuggler (for contrabband) and Tavern owner didn't response to my request. I try to exit and enter from the taver, leave the island and return to it, but nothing change.

Another little enchangement could be to flip the compass in the navigation mode, because with the new island map the cardinal point are inverted compared with the one in the arcipelago map.

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/keith.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":keith" border="0" alt="keith.gif" /> Bye, bye,
giuliootto
 
Great to hear that you have less crashes.

LJS discovered the inverted compass at almost the same time than you <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> A fix will be in the next update or you can download it here

<a href="http://forum.piratesahoy.net/index.php?showtopic=6085&st=120&#entry137478" target="_blank">http://forum.piratesahoy.net/index.php?sho...20&#entry137478</a>

The random attacks heve been created by Screwface. I bet we can disable those attacks in taverns as sonn as he is around again <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=137472:date=Jan 11 2006, 11:08 PM:name=giuliootto)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(giuliootto @ Jan 11 2006, 11:08 PM) [snapback]137472[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->2) There is a new mod that generate a random Pirate attack in town (I adore this new feature <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> ) but if an attak is generate inside a taver then the smuggler (for contrabband) and Tavern owner didn't response to my request. I try to exit and enter from the taver, leave the island and return to it, but nothing change.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I believe that one has been reported before. Screwface said he had a fix for it and will contain it in his next mod update. I don't have the fix though, so it won't be in the next modpack update, unless Screwface will send it to me. But he is away this week.

To CCC: That fixed windrose should be added to the new islands mod only, right?
 
<!--quoteo(post=137252:date=Jan 7 2006, 09:35 AM:name=CouchcaptainCharles)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CouchcaptainCharles @ Jan 7 2006, 09:35 AM) [snapback]137252[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I have some sparetime this month, and instead of starting some new modproject I thought I'd better try to close gaps in the Modpack. IMHO we have made good progress there lately (correct me if I'm wrong): transfer bug fixed, ammo mod and flagraising work fine, thanks to JRH and KK. So what do you think should be tackled next? Any really nagging or gamestopping bugs left? (excuse me if I have missed earlier bugreports) Screwface <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> , would you like some support with all the new islands?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> all support would be great ! Sorry for my late answer but i wasn't at home during the last week. Now i have to read all the posts i missed to know what happened on the forum since last friday ! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=137557:date=Jan 13 2006, 09:06 PM:name=Screwface)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Screwface @ Jan 13 2006, 09:06 PM) [snapback]137557[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=137252:date=Jan 7 2006, 09:35 AM:name=CouchcaptainCharles)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CouchcaptainCharles @ Jan 7 2006, 09:35 AM) [snapback]137252[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
Screwface <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> , would you like some support with all the new islands?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> all support would be great ! Sorry for my late answer but i wasn't at home during the last week. Now i have to read all the posts i missed to know what happened on the forum since last friday ! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bookish.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":mm" border="0" alt="bookish.gif" />
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Would it be okay if I make the locations and people for an entire island, one that you have not worked on yet? Would IMHO be the best way to avoid overlaps and doublework. Shall I start with Antigua?
 
Hello again, Screwface! Welcome back!

I recall you said you had a fix for the dialog failures after a tavern brawl. Could you please send that fix to me if it works, even if you don't yet have a completely working crewmembers update? I'll be working on making a new update today, so I'd like to add in any bugfix i can lay my hands on. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=137577:date=Jan 14 2006, 11:51 AM:name=Pieter Boelen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pieter Boelen @ Jan 14 2006, 11:51 AM) [snapback]137577[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hello again, Screwface! Welcome back!

I recall you said you had a fix for the dialog failures after a tavern brawl. Could you please send that fix to me if it works, even if you don't yet have a completely working crewmembers update? I'll be working on making a new update today, so I'd like to add in any bugfix i can lay my hands on. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

if you want to fix the dialog failures and the smuggler bug after tavern brawl, find the following line in the PROGRAM\LandEncounters\LEnc_monsters.c file :

if(rand(10)==0){LAi_LocationFightDisable(&locations[FindLocation(Pchar.location)], false);Random_Raid("smugglers", 5, PIRATE,"enemy","enemy","TAVERNBRAWL !!!!");}

and replace the second "enemy" by "friend" :

if(rand(10)==0){LAi_LocationFightDisable(&locations[FindLocation(Pchar.location)], false);Random_Raid("smugglers", 5, PIRATE,"enemy","friend","TAVERNBRAWL !!!!");}

After that, attackers will only attack you and other citizens in the tavern (smugglers,....) won't stand up to fight anymore !

Beware : if you have saved a game after having the bug, this fix won't "repair" it sorry <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=137575:date=Jan 14 2006, 11:01 AM:name=CouchcaptainCharles)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CouchcaptainCharles @ Jan 14 2006, 11:01 AM) [snapback]137575[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Would it be okay if I make the locations and people for an entire island, one that you have not worked on yet? Would IMHO be the best way to avoid overlaps and doublework. Shall I start with Antigua?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/danse1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dance" border="0" alt="danse1.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/william.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":will" border="0" alt="william.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bow" border="0" alt="bow.gif" /> I was waiting after that since a long time to continue the new islands mod CCC and i think antigua is a good virgin place to begin a good team work ! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="me.gif" />
 
Thanks a lot for your fix, Screwface! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" />
 
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" />

"Screwface" Are you telling me, that even with your fix...that my game that I have been playing for weeks now, is "corrupt" if these Taverns are all messed up with the Smugglers and other people!....Is there no way to set this back??
 
You will have to start a new game with the next modpack update anyway. There is too much new to work on an old savegame.
 
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