What is dedicated-compatible?

[Ipquarx]

How can i avoid having my mod become not compatible with dedicated servers? (losing functionality, crashing the server, etc.)
and if possible, what functions are and aren't compatible with dedicated servers?

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[Greek2me]

Most functions, other than client-sided ones, should be compatible.

Is it possible to post your code?

[Destiny/Zack0Wack0]

All server sided functions.
Just start up a dedicated server and see what breaks.

[Red_Guy]

Just test your mod on a dedicated server during development and before releasing it.

The big thing to look out for is .gui files.  Trying to load those from a server.cs will crash a dedicated server.

[Iban]

It's usually the other way around.

Dedicated servers are their own little world. You boot them up, then close them down.

Client-run servers can be shut down, restarted, they can join other servers, etc. If you don't do proper object cleanup on the mission end things can go very wrong.

[Ipquarx]

my code involves getting a list from a .txt, and unless there's a way to completly delete variables, i may need to stick with that. the reason im asking is because the last mod i made that used a .txt list management system crashed the dedicated server the moment it started.

[Red_Guy]

my code involves getting a list from a .txt, and unless there's a way to completly delete variables, i may need to stick with that. the reason im asking is because the last mod i made that used a .txt list management system crashed the dedicated server the moment it started.

Chances are you were trying to call some function that was only available client-side.

What are you trying to accomplish?  im sure theres a server-side friendly way to do it.

[Ipquarx]

i was trying to accomplish a flexible list system, using a .txt, and my average scripting skills.
it worked on a non-dedicated server, but it completly ruined the dedicated server. (crashed it, not corrupted it.)
here was the code for that, it was made along with a gui, so ignore any: (its not going to be released, and its broken. dont copy it.)

function servercmdreserve(%client, %id, %type, %g)
{
   if(!%client.isAdmin)
   return;
   if(%id $= "")
   return;
   for(%c=0;%c<strLen(%id);%c++)
   {
      %char[%c]=sn(getSubStr(%id,%c,1));
      if(%char[%c] !$= "NONE")
      {
         %char[%c] = %char[%c];
         %id[%a++] = %char[%c];
      }
   }
   %id = %id[%a - %a + 1] @ %id[%a - %a + 2] @ %id[%a - %a + 3] @ %id[%a - %a + 4] @ %id[%a - %a + 5];
   if(%type $= "")
   {
      %type = 1;
   }
   %val = %id TAB %type;
   %line = ln(%id, %type);
   if(%type == 2 && ln(%id) == 0)
   {
      return;
   }
   if(%type == 2 && ln(%id) >= 1)
   {
      $Res::ResC--;
      ReservedIDs.setSelectedRow(1);
   }
   if(%type == 1 && ln(%id) == 0)
   {
      $Res::ResC++;
   }
   if(%type == 1 && ln(%id) >= 1)
   {
      if(ln2(%id) == 1)
      {
         return;
      }
   }
   if(%line == 0)
   $Res::Line[$Res::LineCount++] = %val;
   else
   $Res::Line[%line] = %val;
   %file = new FileObject();
   %file.openForWrite("config/server/res/res.txt");
   %file.writeline("--RESERVATION LIST--");
   for(%i=1;%i<=$Res::LineCount;%i++)
   {
      if(getField($Res::Line[%i], 1) $= 1)
      {
         %file.writeLine($Res::Line[%i]);
      }
   }
   %file.close();
   %file.delete();
   if(%g $= "")
   {
      %g = 2;
   }
   if(%g == 1)
   {
      canvas.popdialog(ReserveGUI);
      canvas.pushdialog(ReserveGUI);
   }
}

[Greek2me]

there's a way to completly delete variables

$var = "";
If you do this to a variable contained in a scriptObject, you'll see that the var no longer appear when you dump it.

[Headcrab Zombie]

the canvas.pop/pushdialog would probably be the cause

$var = "";

Or the DeleteVariables function

[Red_Guy]

its this:

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   if(%g == 1)
   {
      canvas.popdialog(ReserveGUI);
      canvas.pushdialog(ReserveGUI);
   }
Canvas doesnt exist on a dedicated server.  So when the script compiler tries to parse that, it chokes.

[Greek2me]

Canvas is a scriptObject or something similar. That shouldn't cause a crash. If it isn't there, the server would say Unable to find object '', attempting to call function blah blah blah

[Red_Guy]

take the Canvas code out of your script and see.

[Destiny/Zack0Wack0]

take the Canvas code out of your script and see.

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<input> (0): Unable to find object: 'Canvas' attempting to call function 'pushDialog'
BackTrace:


<input> (0): Unable to find object: 'Canvas' attempting to call function 'popDialog'
BackTrace:

You haven't provided the full code. Executing a .gui file on a dedicated server causes a crash.

[Ipquarx]

so my .txt system will work, the only thing that was crashing it was the gui system i implemented. is this correct? if so, i could use my .txt system.

$var = "";
If you do this to a variable contained in a scriptObject, you'll see that the var no longer appear when you dump it.

post an example please?

Or the DeleteVariables function

so DeleteVariables("$varname"); will delete the specified variable?