MUD Coding

terraco · 08-23-2011, 05:53 AM

Hey,

I run a ROM 2.4B6 and my mobs like to crash the mud if its going to be killed. Anyone know why typing
kill <mob name> crashes the mud?

Zeno · 08-23-2011, 10:26 AM

Use gdb to get a backtrace to see why.

Darren Brimhall · 08-23-2011, 10:49 AM

It could be a conflict somewhere with in your MUD's programing.

If backtraces don't work, you need to go through the entire program just to root it out.

which is no fun at all.

Darren Brimhall

Pymeus · 08-23-2011, 12:19 PM

Is this a vanilla copy of Rom 2.4b6?
If not did you use snippets and patches, make your own changes, or some combination thereof?

Does it crash immediately or does it freeze for a bit and then crash?
Is it a real crash or does the game just freeze?
If a crash, what kind of crash? (what signal # or crash dialog message do you get?)
What line does it crash on?
Does anything interesting show up in the log output?
Does every mob crash when attacked, or just some of them?
Does every attacking char cause a crash, or just certain races/classes?

terraco · 08-23-2011, 10:53 PM

no hesitation whats so ever if the mob is flagged cat or song bird and a pc tries to kill it insta crash so far everything else lets the fight go on.
Out of all the mobs out there in the city those two crash the mud.
And this isnt vanilla we have modified it and made our own changes and a combo of snippets.

Markov_AU · 08-24-2011, 01:10 AM

mobs w/ 0 HP, bad building, one way aroudnd is to force 1 HP on mobs no matter what

terraco · 08-25-2011, 02:15 AM

Fixed. The issue was solved and the builder was told how to keep the system from crashing. Thank you

On another subject. Anyone have a timer countdown for copyover? I looked around cant locate one.
I am basically looking for this:
Type copyover

gecho Copyover in 5

counts down to 1 and then automatically does the copyover.

Darren Brimhall · 08-25-2011, 10:49 AM

I don't know where to find one.

Can the system be instructed to perfrom a copy after a certain date automaticly, as opposed to manually?

It shouldn't take too much coding to do.

Darren Brimhall

08-23-2011, 05:53 AM	#1
terraco New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9	crashes Hey, I run a ROM 2.4B6 and my mobs like to crash the mud if its going to be killed. Anyone know why typing kill <mob name> crashes the mud?

08-23-2011, 10:26 AM	#2
Zeno Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saratoga, NY Home MUD: Bleached InuYasha Galaxy Posts: 189	Re: crashes Use gdb to get a backtrace to see why.

08-23-2011, 10:49 AM	#3
Darren Brimhall Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 243	Re: crashes It could be a conflict somewhere with in your MUD's programing. If backtraces don't work, you need to go through the entire program just to root it out. which is no fun at all. Darren Brimhall

08-23-2011, 12:19 PM	#4
Pymeus Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Home MUD: tharel.net Posts: 36	Re: crashes Is this a vanilla copy of Rom 2.4b6? If not did you use snippets and patches, make your own changes, or some combination thereof? Does it crash immediately or does it freeze for a bit and then crash? Is it a real crash or does the game just freeze? If a crash, what kind of crash? (what signal # or crash dialog message do you get?) What line does it crash on? Does anything interesting show up in the log output? Does every mob crash when attacked, or just some of them? Does every attacking char cause a crash, or just certain races/classes?

08-23-2011, 10:53 PM	#5
terraco New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9	Re: crashes no hesitation whats so ever if the mob is flagged cat or song bird and a pc tries to kill it insta crash so far everything else lets the fight go on. Out of all the mobs out there in the city those two crash the mud. And this isnt vanilla we have modified it and made our own changes and a combo of snippets.

08-24-2011, 01:10 AM	#6
Markov_AU Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Name: Ben Location: Zelienople, PA Home MUD: Adventures Unlimited Posts: 68	Re: crashes mobs w/ 0 HP, bad building, one way aroudnd is to force 1 HP on mobs no matter what

08-25-2011, 02:15 AM	#7
terraco New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9	Re: crashes Fixed. The issue was solved and the builder was told how to keep the system from crashing. Thank you On another subject. Anyone have a timer countdown for copyover? I looked around cant locate one. I am basically looking for this: Type copyover gecho Copyover in 5 counts down to 1 and then automatically does the copyover. Last edited by terraco : 08-25-2011 at 02:21 AM.

08-25-2011, 10:49 AM	#8
Darren Brimhall Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 243	Re: crashes I don't know where to find one. Can the system be instructed to perfrom a copy after a certain date automaticly, as opposed to manually? It shouldn't take too much coding to do. Darren Brimhall