X-Maps for INF

{GD}Odie3 · Jan 20, 2004

Beppo,

When Switching Maps we all have to type reconnect to get into the server. Once the map ends we see Inf trying to connect (Black Screen) but just sits there forever.

Ideas?

Beppo · Jan 20, 2004

can I see the servers log maybe?

cause this can be caused by a bunch of things... but all have to do with the server needing 'too long' to switch maps...

heavy lag, high pings or a ****ty DDos attack maybe?

{GD}Odie3 · Jan 20, 2004

Well I am connected to the Server via LAN the other guys are 80~120 pings. I'll get the logging file 4 u

{GD}Odie3 · Jan 20, 2004

Beppo said:
can I see the servers log maybe?

cause this can be caused by a bunch of things... but all have to do with the server needing 'too long' to switch maps...

heavy lag, high pings or a ****ty DDos attack maybe?

Okay here is the log file. Search for Beppo in notepad. This is where the guys voted from DasBoat to Avignon.

Then after that, search for
=CTF-INF-Dasboot?Name={GD}Snake13
This is where Snake typed reconnect and then you will see Ghost (he had to do the same).

I hope I got you the right information

EDIT:
We turned off GameSwitch after running with it on for a hour or so. As soon as I turned it off and restarted the server the Inf Clients stopped haning on the Map Changes. This might mean something: When we voted restart with GameSwitch on we all connected just fine.

Beppo · Jan 21, 2004

well there is nothing wrong within this log file besides some login responses that have some high or negative numbers. But this 'can' be normal. So, a log file of some games running without the mutator would be nice to have so that a comparrison is possible.

And if you have time to test it out further, please check it out without any of the other mutators running (besides rolling nades, noscopes aso). So please remove the speechpad, utcompass and other mutators that do more than just removing or replacing equipment from the list for some testing.

[edit] does the hanging only show up if the gametype changes too or even between maps using the same gametype? maybe it is just the client not loading the new classes in time or something alike... [/edit]

{GD}Odie3 · Jan 21, 2004

Beppo,

I am thinking it will be all my mutators. I say this becasue this hanging was not happening until I correctly added my command line mutators to the Inf.ini.

Also it hangs during all Map Changes, even if the game type stays the same. The only time it did not hang was after a Vote-Restart Round.

Do you think changing the Mutators around would help? Like put GameSwitch first in the line...

Lastly, you woul like to see the "server" log without mutators running (just GameSwitch). Do you need the client logging too?

BTW: I can do some test 12pm CST - Lunch time for me.

EDIT: I tested by adding one Mutator at a time and I found that Yurch's New bulletsounds40mm is the cause. If I take it out all is okay.

Ideas? Or will we need Yurch's help on this?

yurch · Jan 21, 2004

Odie3 said:
EDIT: I tested by adding one Mutator at a time and I found that Yurch's New bulletsounds40mm is the cause. If I take it out all is okay.

Ideas? Or will we need Yurch's help on this?

Bizzare. This mutator is simply an edited version of the old bulletsounds, and it's being used on a few other servers without a problem.
It does 'expect' to find classes from new40mm.u, so I'm not sure how it will act if it's run alone.

{GD}Odie3 · Jan 21, 2004

No I was not running it alone, here is my mutie command-line.

EAS-INF-ReactorSector46?game=INF_GameTypes.INFg_EASGame?mutator=GameSwitcher.GameSwitcherMut,INF_Mutators.RollingM67,INF_Mutators.NoScopes,SilentCapture.SilentCaptureMut,ReportDirection.RDMutator,UTCompass.UTCompassMut,SpeechPad_051.SpeechPad,new40mm.new40mm,bulletsounds40mm.bulletsounds40mm LOG=UT440InfSVR.log INI=S.ini USERINI=U.ini

If I put in your bulletsounds40mm.bulletsounds40mm Clients Hang. Now if I do not use GameSwitch all is okay. So there is something on map switch that is not going right with those two mutators.

Also, I just found this. I could run bulletsounds40mm with GameSwitcher if I removed SpeechPad and UTCompass.

Crap, to many mutators to figure out which one is the casue..... The only common mutie when it breaks is GameSwitcher

{GD}Odie3 · Jan 21, 2004

Here is the Server Log without GameSwitcher enabled.

Beppo · Jan 21, 2004

maybe 'just' the length of the mutator list?
remove the gameswitcher and add some other mutators for example so that the length of this mutator list has the same size... maybe there is some sort of weird limitation somewhere.

or there is a collision between two mutators ... will check the log after getting home (am at work still).

Beppo

{GD}Odie3 · Jan 21, 2004

Well you might be on to something on the length. I removed SlientCapture but kept all others in. All worked well.

Now, is there a way that I can change the name of the file(s) and shorten them to really test this out? I am guessing not....which would be my luck!

Put the logging for this up for you Beppo.

Beppo · Jan 21, 2004

the problem is the following... is it the string length itself or is it the number of mutators loaded that chokes up...
if it is the pure number then we cannot solve this issue by shortening their names...
so if anyone can do some testing in addition to the tests I will do now... would be nice to check this out fully, thx.

Cleeus[JgKdo] · Jan 21, 2004

weren't strings by nature limited to 256 chars in UT?

Beppo · Jan 21, 2004

The logs show the full URLs (map+gametype+mutators+other settings) during the switch level commands... and these are the native logs and all are way longer than 256 chars and all mutators within the list are loaded actually. So it doesn't have a problem with resolving the string itself it seems...

ScriptLog: Mutators INF_Mutators.RollingM67,INF_Mutators.NoScopes,SilentCapture.SilentCaptureMut,ReportDirection.RDMutator,UTCompass.UTCompassMut,SpeechPad_051.SpeechPad,bulletsounds40mm.bulletsounds40mm,new40mm.new40mm,GameSwitcher.GameSwitcherMut
ScriptLog: Add mutator INF_Mutators.RollingM67
ScriptLog: Add mutator INF_Mutators.NoScopes
ScriptLog: Add mutator SilentCapture.SilentCaptureMut
ScriptLog: Add mutator ReportDirection.RDMutator
ScriptLog: Add mutator UTCompass.UTCompassMut
ScriptLog: UTCompassMut: Calling postBeginPlay.
ScriptLog: UTCompassMut: Detecting game type.
ScriptLog: Add mutator SpeechPad_051.SpeechPad
ScriptLog: Add mutator bulletsounds40mm.bulletsounds40mm
ScriptLog: Add mutator new40mm.new40mm
ScriptLog: Add mutator GameSwitcher.GameSwitcherMut
...

Cleeus[JgKdo] · Jan 21, 2004

Odie3 made a client log with the failure in it.

{GD}Odie3 · Jan 21, 2004

NTKB had a idea. What about putting some mutie's into one package? Like SpeechPad, ReportDirection and GameSwitcher? Or something like that?

Cleeus[JgKdo] · Jan 21, 2004

wouldn't help since they still had to be listed just like before only that they all have the same package-name.

{GD}Odie3 · Jan 21, 2004

So Yurch recomplied "bulletsounds40mm" down to BSG.BSG, I also removed INF_M67 Rolling nades and shorten my log file name. With these three changes GameSwither works and I can connect on a map change.

Thanks to Beppo for making the GameSwitcher, answering my PM's and looking at my logs. Cleeus for your IRC help and checking my client log. A very big thank you to Yurch for recompling your "bulletsounds40mm" to BSG.BSG and sending it to me in like 5 minutes!

FYI you mutie makers - Shorter name = good for the url with butt loads of mutators

Cleeus[JgKdo] · Jan 22, 2004

Beppo, I thought of something like this:

Code:

class multimut extends Mutator config(multimut);

var config class<Mutator> MutsToLoad[128];

event Spawned()
{
	local int i;
	
	for(i=0;i<128;i++)
	{
		if(MutsToLoad[i]!=None)
		{
			AddMutator(spawn(MutsToLoad[i]));
			Log("MultiMut: AddMutator("$MutsToLoad[i]$");");
		}
	}
}

The problem here ist, that all MutsToLoad are None
I guess that the properties are not yet loaded when Spawned() is called. Is there a way to force the loading of parameters from the .ini

Beppo · Jan 22, 2004

I bet it is cause the class names aren't loaded dynamically aso...

A version that works and is based on your stuff is attached.
Odie3, use the ini file to set up the mutators you want to use. Example entries should tell you how.

for Cleeus:

Code:

class MutMulti expands mutator
	config(MultiMut);

var config string MutsToLoad[128];

event Spawned() {
	local int i;
	local class<Mutator> cM;

	for ( i=0; i< ArrayCount(MutsToLoad); i++ )	{
		if ( MutsToLoad[i] != "" ) {
			cM = class<Mutator>(DynamicLoadObject(MutsToLoad[i], class'Class'));
			if ( cM != None ) {
				AddMutator(Spawn(cM));
				Log("MultiMut: AddMutator:"@cM);
			}
			else {
				Log("MultiMut: Unknown class:"@MutsToLoad[i]);
			}
		}
	}
}

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