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Development / Re: 2012/08/10 - Bugs

« on: September 12, 2012, 04:35:26 PM »

Take another look at the video driver version.

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OpenGL driver information:
  Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
  Renderer: ASUS EAH6850 Series
  Version: 4.0.10243 Compatibility Profile Context
blockland shows your are (were?)  running version 4.0.10243, but the current ATI drivers are at 12.x, so your WAY behind the times.

re-check your console.log to make sure blockland shows the same version as you downloaded.  If not, then your driver update didnt work right.

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Modification Help / Re: Spawned blocks not colliding?

« on: September 12, 2012, 12:51:04 PM »

I found creating a "fake client" works.  I had this same code before v21 and it still works:

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function Dig_CheckHost()
  {
   if (!isObject($Dig_Host))
     {
      %bl_id = GetNumKeyID();
      $Dig_Host = new ScriptObject() {
         isAdmin=1;
         brickgroup=0;
         bl_id=%bl_id;
      };
     }

    if ( !isObject($Dig_Host.brickgroup) )
      {
       %bl_id = GetNumKeyID();
       %brickgroup= new SimGroup("BrickGroup_" @ %bl_id) {
         client =0;
         bl_id=%bl_id;
         name="\cBL_ID: " @ %bl_id @ "\c1\c0";
         };
       $Dig_Host.brickgroup = %brickgroup;
       if (isObject(MainBrickGroup) )
         {
          MainBrickGroup.add($Dig_Host.brickgroup);
         }
      }
  }

I just use the $Dig_Host global as the argument when %client is needed somewhere.

18

Modification Help / Re: Spawned blocks not colliding?

« on: September 10, 2012, 09:33:42 PM »

Here is the working PlaceBrick function from my mining server:

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function PlaceBrick(%pos, %health, %color, %colorFx, %shapeFX, %type)
   {
    %client = $Dig_host;
    %brick = new fxDTSBrick()
      {
       client = %client;
       datablock = "brick4xCubeData";
       position = %pos;
       rotation = "0 0 0 0";
       colorID = %color;
       scale = "1 1 1";
       angleID = "0";
       colorfxID = %colorfx;
       shapefxID = %shapeFx;
       isPlanted = 1;
       stackBL_ID = $Dig_Host.bl_id;
       type = %type;
       health = %health;
       isMineable = 1;
      };
    %r = %brick.plant();
    %brick.setTrusted(1);

    $Dig_host.brickgroup.add(%brick);
    $Dig_placedDirt[%pos] = %brick;
    return %brick;
   }

the %health and %type are specific to my mining mod -- you can ignore those.  See if this gives you any more clues (unless you have fixed it already).

19

Modification Help / Re: Spawned blocks not colliding?

« on: September 10, 2012, 03:36:46 PM »

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function createDungeonBrick(%id,%db,%pos,%col,%fx) {
   %pos = getWords(%pos,0,2) SPC getWord(%pos,2) - (-50*%id);
   if($DG::isBrick[%pos])
      return -1;
   if(strLen(%fx) < 1)
      %fx = 0;
   %brick = new fxDTSBrick() {
      position = %pos;
      datablock = %db;
      isPlanted = true;
      colorId = %col;
      colorFxId = %fx;
   };
   %err = %brick.plant();
   MissionCleanup.add(%brick);
   if(!isObject(BrickGroup_88)) {
      new SimGroup(BrickGroup_88) {
         name = "Dungeon Generator";
         bl_id = 88;
      };
      MainBrickGroup.add(BrickGroup_88);
   }
   BrickGroup_88.add(%brick);
   $DG::isBrick[%pos] = true;
   return %brick;
}
you need a client for the brick to work right.
Also make sure the 'Z' position of your brick is above ground (greater than 0).

Lastly -- plant a regular brick, use /getid to get the obj id for it.  do a dump() in console and look to see what the properties are for the brick.  Then make sure your code uses those values.

v21 changed the rules when creating bricks from script, so a lot of the old ways wont work.

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General Discussion / Re: Anyone know any huge city builds? (That are downloadable)

« on: September 08, 2012, 02:13:01 AM »

bleah - I fail at explaining this.

Download file here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7cp9whg3bpdgnkf

5 saves

each save is 8 blocks by 8 blocks.   (64 buildings)
each building is 64x64 studs, and between 1 and 8 floors tall
There are  regular road plates for streets.

enjoy

21

General Discussion / Re: Anyone know any huge city builds? (That are downloadable)

« on: September 07, 2012, 08:46:46 PM »

yes generate..

X city blocks by Y city blocks and a max number of floors tall for each building.

The only interior is a staircase for each floor.
I can generate anything from 1k bricks to several million (but something that big wont load).

22

Development / Re: 2012/08/10 - Bugs

« on: September 07, 2012, 02:35:36 AM »

Im still getting this error when people disconnect:

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Issuing Disconnect packet.
%
base/server/scripts/allGameScripts.cs (26977): Unable to find object: '2973063' attempting to call function 'getCount'
BackTrace: ->GameConnection::onDrop->[Dig_package]GameConnection::onClientLeaveGame->GameConnection::onClientLeaveGame->MiniGameSO::removeMember
%
This on dedicated server with a minigame enabled.


Also getting this slightly different error when people disconnect while my server is doing a reset of  the bricks:

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Client 1363072 disconnected.
Issuing Disconnect packet.
%
base/server/scripts/game.cs (1119): Unable to find object: '1363086' attempting to call function 'getBrickSpawnPoint'
BackTrace: ->GameConnection::onDrop->GameConnection::onClientLeaveGame->MiniGameSO::removeMember->GameConnection::InstantRespawn->Ga
meConnection::spawnPlayer->GameConnection::getSpawnPoint
%
%
base/server/scripts/allGameScripts.cs (26977): Unable to find object: '1363086' attempting to call function 'getCount'
BackTrace: ->GameConnection::onDrop->GameConnection::onClientLeaveGame->MiniGameSO::removeMember
%

If there is a better way to clear the bricks other than: MainbrickGroup.ChainDeleteAll();  -- please let me know

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General Discussion / Re: Anyone know any huge city builds? (That are downloadable)

« on: September 06, 2012, 05:01:07 PM »

I can probably generate one for you
how many bricks do you want?

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Help / Re: For awhile game runs flawless, then usages get restrained to ~50%

« on: September 04, 2012, 05:32:12 PM »

so your blockland goes from 34fps to 89fps  ...  and your complaining?

To me that sounds like a good thing.

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Modification Help / Re: [RESOURCE] Search for a word in a string

« on: September 04, 2012, 04:08:45 PM »

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function strStrW(%string, %searchForWord)
{
    for(%i=0;%i<=getWordCount(%string)-1;%i++)
    {
if(getWord(%string,%i) $= %searchForWord)
    return %i;
    }
    return -1;
}
Example 1: strStrW("cakemaker is very happy","ca") would return -1, unlike strStr.

Example 2: strStrW("cakemaker is very happy","very") would return 2.

How about this instead:

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function strStrW(%string, %searchForWord)
{
  return strStr(" " @ %string @ " ", " " @ %searchForWord @ " " );
}

for big strings, it should run a lot faster

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Modification Help / Re: How to start out?

« on: September 04, 2012, 02:17:48 PM »

Ok here are the Snapshots of everything I could get. Also I may have found the problem, but I doubt it. (Shown in snapshots)

Looks like you have everything in the right place for add-on development

Try this:

1 - start blockland
2 - start a custom game mode
3 - goto console and type:
    exec("Add-ons/script_testing/server.cs");

4 - still in console, type:
    test();

And your function should do its thing.
If you need to make changes in your .cs file, then re-run step 3 above (no need to restart blockland)

If you get errors (usually red text in the console) when running the exec() command, fix those, re-save the file and re-run the exec() command.

27

Help / Re: Blockland crashes all the time.

« on: September 01, 2012, 07:42:27 PM »

Here's a traced console of the crash. Be warned, however. The file is 27.75MB.
Traced console.log
I hope this helps.

well first, you need to fix or disable broken addons:

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>>> Error report complete.
ADD-ON "Brick_4x4f_Print" CONTAINS SYNTAX ERRORS

and

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Loading Add-On: Brick_ExtraLogic (CRC:-786662079)
Executing Add-Ons/Brick_ExtraLogic/server.cs.

ERROR: ForceRequiredAddOn() - "Brick_Logic" is not a valid add-on
BackTrace: ->ServerSettingsGui::clickLaunchGame->createServer->onServerCreated->loadAddOns->ForceRequiredAddOn

ERROR: Brick_ThinkLogic - required add-on Brick_Logic not found. Mod cannot load.
BackTrace: ->ServerSettingsGui::clickLaunchGame->createServer->onServerCreated->loadAddOns


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ERROR: Brick datablock "brick1x1x10brickData" has the same uiname as "brick1x1x30Data" (1x1x10) - removing.
BackTrace: ->ServerSettingsGui::clickLaunchGame->createServer->onServerCreated->verifyBrickUINames

ERROR: Brick datablock "brick1x2x10brickData" has the same uiname as "brick1x2x30Data" (1x2x10) - removing.
BackTrace: ->ServerSettingsGui::clickLaunchGame->createServer->onServerCreated->verifyBrickUINames

ERROR: Brick datablock "brick1x3x10brickData" has the same uiname as "brick1x3x30Data" (1x3x10) - removing.
BackTrace: ->ServerSettingsGui::clickLaunchGame->createServer->onServerCreated->verifyBrickUINames

ERROR: Brick datablock "brick1x4x10brickData" has the same uiname as "brick1x4x30Data" (1x4x10) - removing.
BackTrace: ->ServerSettingsGui::clickLaunchGame->createServer->onServerCreated->verifyBrickUINames


Really your best option here is to start with ONLY the default addons, and then enable the ones you want, 1 at a time until something breaks.  After that, chances are the last one you enable is the broken / buggy / conflicting one.

Yes this will take a LONG time to do, especially if you have lots of addons.

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Modification Help / Re: Floating Bricks - "Unplanted Behavior" as of v21.

« on: August 30, 2012, 06:33:08 PM »

the public brick group is automatically created and added to the main brick group, no need to do that in your game-mode manually

On single player or lan games - thats correct.
but its not the case in a dedicated server (I have big problems with this in my mining server).

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Modification Help / Re: Defining a datablock that is no longer a part of GameBaseData

« on: August 30, 2012, 06:24:25 PM »

why do you want to do this?

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Modification Help / Re: Floating Bricks - "Unplanted Behavior" as of v21.

« on: August 30, 2012, 12:47:49 PM »

I ran into the same issue with my mining mod.

- make sure you bricks are ABOVE ground.  if any part is below the ground plane, you get a "ghost"
- try doing %brick.plant()  first, and then add to brick group
- make sure the brick group gets added to mainbrickgroup

so something like so:

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mainBrickGroup.add(brickGroup_888888);  <== do this ONLY ONCE!!

%obj = new fxDTSBrick()
{
       client = <something>   <== this seems to be required now
position = %x * 2 SPC %y * 2 SPC %z;
datablock = brick4xCubeData;

colorId = %c;
isPlanted = 1;
};
%obj.plant();
brickGroup_888888.add( %obj );