Very Strange Bug?

08-16-2007, 09:47 PM

I probably played my map a thousand times and made so many changes over the course of 41 versions.

One of the newest, yet strangest bug has boggled me after adding vehicles (very very light on triggers) to my map.

The event "Map Initialization" no longer works.
Some of my periodic triggers no longer work, when when combined or separated. They have no conditions whatsoever.

I have about 132 triggers and 134 variables.
My mapsize is 1000kb. Size is mostly due to imports.

Has anyone ever heard of this happening before?
Does anyone know how to fix it?

08-16-2007, 09:54 PM	#2
cohadar	Your map initialization is too big. You will have to make some of your triggers that use "On Map Init" event to use "after 5 game seconds" event to solve that.

08-16-2007, 09:59 PM	#3
burningice95	I also found out that if you have global arrays that are to big (like 5 8191 size arrays), your map will hit the op limit at the start.

08-16-2007, 10:00 PM

Histenchist

Quote:

Originally Posted by cohadar

Your map initialization is too big.
You will have to make some of your triggers that use
"On Map Init" event to use "after 5 game seconds" event to solve that.

5 seconds aren't the same as Map Init.

08-16-2007, 10:27 PM	#5
cohadar	Yeah but they are better than crashing :P

08-16-2007, 10:33 PM	#6
Histenchist	Not necessarily. ChaosWolfs: Which map is it? (name)

08-16-2007, 10:37 PM	#7
burningice95	Why not like 1 second instead of 5? Or 2 if its too much code

08-16-2007, 10:48 PM	#8
cohadar	Or maybe using ExecuteFunc :P

08-16-2007, 10:50 PM

ChaosWolfs

The latest version (V41t) of my map (Defend the Bunker) is not really out in the public.

Yes - I have solved the map initialization problem by setting every trigger to happen one second after the map is started. Although, I am disappointed that I now have a second lag/delay as soon as the map starts.

No - My highest array is probably 100 or 1000.

But - All of your answers did not say anything about why all of the sudden it does not work. I want to know why the event "Map Initialization" will not work and what I can do to make it work again. I also have some periodic triggers such as (Every 1 seconds) not working. These periodic triggers have NO conditions and for some reason, not all of them will run.

Also - I have plans to revert from V40t and redo all the changes in an attempt to avoid or see what is causing the event (and a few others) to not work. I DO NOT want to do this due to the amount of changes I have made, but If I have to, I will.

And - Thanks for all the responses, but none of them really helps me solve the error. I have triggers that have been working since Day 01 and now of the sudden, it is no longer working. They don't interfere with anything else and I have tracked it down to the map initialization. And it isn't just map initialization that is having problems, I have triggers that refuse to run, even without conditions.

08-16-2007, 10:56 PM	#10
Histenchist	I think that an event can have a maximum number of events and after those maximum it stops to work. Same with time event?

08-16-2007, 11:04 PM

#11

cohadar

Periodic Triggers that are not working are probably dependant on some initialization triggers (they use data from them)

And if data is invalid some triggers will simply stop.

Make sure your initialization is ordered properly.

I prefer to have only one Map initialization trigger
and then call other triggers from it,
that way I am sure what goes first.

You can extend that to 1 second triggers as well

08-16-2007, 11:20 PM

#12

ChaosWolfs

Quote:

Originally Posted by Histenchist

I think that an event can have a maximum number of events and after those maximum it stops to work.
Same with time event?

I have even have a Trigger that calls about 5 other triggers every one second (as an attempt to get rid of the amount of events spread and organization).

At least one of those triggers in those "5" triggers DO not work. It has no condition or anything. Even the order does not make it work.

Trigger:

Events

Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time

Conditions

Actions

Custom script: call DebugMsg("Periodic: Work")

Trigger - Run Scoreboard Update <gen> (ignoring conditions)

Trigger - Run Explosive SE Removal <gen> (checking conditions)

Trigger - Run Vehicle Mana <gen> (checking conditions)

Custom script: call SpeedBoostDestroy()

And the trigger that isn't working is vehicle mana, which is below.

Trigger:

Events

Conditions

Actions

Game - Display to (All players) the text: Vehicle Mana (Game)...

Custom script: call DebugMsg("Vehicle Mana: Running")

For each (Integer B) from 2 to 8, do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Player_Hero[(Integer B)] is being transported) Equal to True

Then - Actions

Custom script: call DebugMsg("Vehicle Mana: Driver")

Unit - Set mana of HeroVehicle[(Integer B)] to (Mana of Player_Hero[(Integer B)])

Else - Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

No unit Not equal to HeroVehicle[(Integer B)]

Then - Actions

Custom script: call DebugMsg("Vehicle Mana: No Driver")

Unit - Set mana of HeroVehicle[(Integer B)] to 0.00

For each (Integer A) from 1 to Items_Equipment_max, do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

Unit - Set level of Items_Equipment_Abil01[(Integer A)] for HeroVehicle[(Integer B)] to 1

Unit - Set level of Items_Equipment_Abil02[(Integer A)] for HeroVehicle[(Integer B)] to 1

Set HeroVehicle[(Integer B)] = No unit

Else - Actions

Although, I may of figured out the issue while copying the trigger over.
"Trigger - Run Vehicle Mana <gen> (checking conditions)"
should be
"Trigger - Run Vehicle Mana <gen> (ignoring conditions)"

I do not see this why this would cause the problem, but I'll check it out in a bit.

EDIT: I have found several small user bugs with the "Vehicle Mana", but none of which have been causing the bug. I have just found the issue and I think I know why everything happened.

Trigger - Trigger (checking conditions)
The above requires the trigger to have conditions or else it won't work, which explains why it wouldn't work in the first place.

Map Initalization
This has been said before -> Too many triggers calling from it.

I'll like to thank everyone that help.

08-16-2007, 11:29 PM	#13
MaD[Lion]	use Game time collapsed 0 seconds... this is useful since it happens instantly. The Map init is just for waiting longer during loading screen

08-17-2007, 12:47 AM

#14

ChaosWolfs

x.x

Wow. This latest version did more damage to the triggers than I thought.

Boss

Trigger:

Events

Time - TimerBoss expires

Conditions

Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

EnemyBoss[CurrentLevel] Not equal to No unit-type

Then - Actions

Unit - Create 1 EnemyBoss[CurrentLevel] for Player 12 (Brown) at (Random point in Spawning Area <gen>) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees

Set CurrentBoss = (Last created unit)

Unit - Order CurrentBoss to Attack-Move To (Random point in Checkpoint 01 <gen>)

Sound - Stop music Immediately

Sound - Play BossMusic <gen>

Else - Actions

Set CurrentBoss = No unit

Wait until ((CurrentBoss is alive) Equal to False), checking every 1.00 seconds

Set Difficulty = (Difficulty + 1)

Set BonusGold = (50 x CurrentLevel)

Game - Display to (All players) the text: (Players will recieve + ((String(BonusGold)) + gold for killing the boss.))

Player Group - Pick every player in (All allies of Player 1 (Red)) and do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

Player - Add BonusGold to (Picked player) Current gold

Countdown Timer - Hide TimerBossWindow

Sound - Resume music

Sound - Stop BossMusic <gen> After fading

Trigger - Run Resupply <gen> (ignoring conditions)

Resupply

Trigger:

Events

Conditions

Actions

Custom script: call DebugMsg("Resupply: Run")

Trigger - Run Power Gen Stocks <gen> (ignoring conditions)

For each (Integer PowerGen_Counter) from 0 to 33, do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

PowerGen_Counter Greater than or equal to 0

PowerGen_Counter Less than or equal to 10

Then - Actions

Neutral Building - Remove PowerGen_Units[PowerGen_Counter] from PowerGen[1]

Neutral Building - Remove PowerGen_Items[PowerGen_Counter] from PowerGen[1]

Neutral Building - Add PowerGen_Units[PowerGen_Counter] to PowerGen[1] with PowerGen_Stocks[PowerGen_Counter] in stock and a max stock of 1000000000

Neutral Building - Add PowerGen_Items[PowerGen_Counter] to PowerGen[1] with PowerGen_Stocks[PowerGen_Counter] in stock and a max stock of 1000000000

Else - Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

PowerGen_Counter Greater than or equal to 11

PowerGen_Counter Less than or equal to 22

Then - Actions

Neutral Building - Remove PowerGen_Items[PowerGen_Counter] from PowerGen[2]

Neutral Building - Remove PowerGen_Units[PowerGen_Counter] from PowerGen[2]

Neutral Building - Add PowerGen_Items[PowerGen_Counter] to PowerGen[2] with PowerGen_Stocks[PowerGen_Counter] in stock and a max stock of 1000000000

Neutral Building - Add PowerGen_Units[PowerGen_Counter] to PowerGen[2] with PowerGen_Stocks[PowerGen_Counter] in stock and a max stock of 1000000000

Else - Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

PowerGen_Counter Greater than or equal to 23

PowerGen_Counter Less than or equal to 34

Then - Actions

Neutral Building - Remove PowerGen_Items[PowerGen_Counter] from PowerGen[3]

Neutral Building - Remove PowerGen_Units[PowerGen_Counter] from PowerGen[3]

Neutral Building - Add PowerGen_Items[PowerGen_Counter] to PowerGen[3] with PowerGen_Stocks[PowerGen_Counter] in stock and a max stock of 1000000000

Neutral Building - Add PowerGen_Units[PowerGen_Counter] to PowerGen[3] with PowerGen_Stocks[PowerGen_Counter] in stock and a max stock of 1000000000

Else - Actions

Game - Display to (All players) the text: USS Command: Bunker...

For each (Integer A) from 2 to 8, do (Actions)

Loop - Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

Hero_Dead[(Integer A)] Equal to True

Then - Actions

Unit - Move Hero_Dead_Save[(Integer A)] instantly to (Center of gg_rct_Middle)

Animation - Play Hero_Dead_Save[(Integer A)]'s stand animation

Unit - Unpause Hero_Dead_Save[(Integer A)]

Unit - Remove Invulnerable (Neutral) from Hero_Dead_Save[(Integer A)]

Unit - Set life of Hero_Dead_Save[(Integer A)] to 100.00%

Set Hero_Dead[(Integer A)] = False

Else - Actions

Trigger - Run Next Level <gen> (ignoring conditions)

Resupply won't run.
Its been running B4 V041. Now it doesn't even start.

EDIT: Literally, everything was right. It is the weirdest bug. I just delete the "Run" trigger and added it back in. It works now. It was a WE Editor bug.