Save-induced nightmares - need expert help

11-24-2003, 10:43 PM

OK... I have a timebar-based combat system in this RPG I'm making... and it involves a lot of order checking. So it was working fine until I started saving my games.... when I discovered a BIG PROBLEM:

Here's the code of a simple debugging trigger I have in the map:

Code:

Order Catcher

Events
----A unit is issued an order targetting an object
----A unit is issued an order targetting a point
----A unit is issued an order with no target

Conditions
----Owner of (ordered unit) not equal to Neutral Passive

Actions
----Game - Display to all players the text (Order: +(string(issued order)))

Before I save the game - through the game menu, not by cache - it works just as you would expect it to. Each time a unit is ordered to do something, a line of text prints out that says "Order:" and then the order string - for example, "Order: smart." But when I LOAD my saved game, the printout says "Order: " meaning the order string is empty. EVERY. TIME. NO. MATTER. WHAT. THE. ORDER. IS.

What the hell is wrong? I just got excited because I solved another problem which never really made any difference till the save issue popped up... but this is worse... how can I distinguish between orders if when my map is loaded from a save, all the orders go out the window?

11-25-2003, 12:12 AM

Ligature

Another test trigger I tried:

Code:

Tester

Events
        -Player - Player 1 (Red) types a chat message containing hmmm as A substring

Conditions

Actions
        -Game - Display to (All players) the text: (string(order(smart)) =  + (String((Order(smart)))))
        -Game - Display to (All players) the text: (string(order(holdposition)) =  + (String((Order(holdposition)))))
        -Game - Display to (All players) the text: (string(order(stop)) =  + (String((Order(stop)))))
        -Game - Display to (All players) the text: (string(order(attack)) =  + (String((Order(attack)))))

Results: before saving:

string(order(smart))) = smart
string(order(holdposition))) = holdposition
string(order(stop))) = stop
string(order(attack))) = attack

After Loading:

string(order(smart))) =
string(order(holdposition))) =
string(order(stop))) =
string(order(attack))) =

I'm getting scared...

11-25-2003, 12:12 PM

Ligature

The latest news: it's not just my map. I created a new, blank map - no triggers, no imports, no custom data. I tried out the "tester" trigger from the previous post, before and after loading a save, with the same results. Loading must somehow corrupt the functions that convert between orders and strings - orders still work right; they just can't be recognized in triggers. Does Blizzard know about this already?

11-25-2003, 01:08 PM	#4
FerretDruid	That's an interesting bug. I tried it on a map myself and got the same result, so it's not just your game either ;)