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    • Unexpected Crashing


      What did I do wrong this time?

      Alright, in the development of the wraith plugin, I managed to break my nova. I can run it without the plugin in the folder, but not with. Nova will load until it is about to leave the loading screen, then just quit. Not even an unexpected quit message. The thing is, I can't figure out what, for the life of me, I did that was out of the ordinary.

      EV Nova debug log

      Output on 11/16/2008 at 5:04 PM

      game engine was compiled Apr 24 2006
      game engine version is 1.0.A Carbon

      opening data files & loading prefs
      initializing monitor
      getting available window positioning bounds
      opening RezLib
      main display at startup was 1680x1050 / 32 bits / 0 Hz
      switching to 16 bits
      system software version is 1055
      initializing QuickTime
      building trig table
      opening platform tool
      opening file tool
      opening draw tool
      opening interface tool
      opening registration tool
      initializing arrays
      opening data files
      opening files in Nova Files folder:
      Nova Data 1
      Nova Data 2
      Nova Data 3
      Nova Data 4
      Nova Data 5
      Nova Data 6
      Nova Graphics 1
      Nova Graphics 2
      Nova Graphics 3
      Nova Music - failed or has no resource fork
      Nova Ships 1
      Nova Ships 2
      Nova Ships 3
      Nova Ships 4
      Nova Ships 5
      Nova Ships 6
      Nova Ships 7
      Nova Ships 8
      Nova Sounds
      Nova Titles 1
      Nova Titles 2
      Nova Titles 3
      Nova Titles 4
      Race 1.mov
      Race 2.mov
      Race 3.mov
      Race 4.mov
      opening files in Nova Plug-Ins folder:
      Jalisurr.npif
      Wraith Elder Graphics
      Wraith Life.npif
      loading sounds
      creating window
      main window rect: (0, 20, 1680, 1050)
      initializing sprite world
      creating scratch frames
      creating offscreen buffers
      starting music
      initializing strings
      initializing status bar
      initializing objects
      initializing buttons
      loading object data
      warning: Hel'A'Forius (423) lacks landing picture for stellar type
      warning: Hot'A'Tanius (424) lacks landing picture for stellar type
      warning: Tu'A'Luo (519) lacks landing picture for stellar type
      warning: Tu'A'Luo (519) lacks landing description
      warning: Tu'A'Luo (519) has a bar but no bar description
      warning: Hon'A'Iona (520) lacks landing description
      warning: Hon'A'Iona (520) has a bar but no bar description
      warning: Jon'A'Line (521) lacks landing description
      warning: Jon'A'Line (521) has a bar but no bar description
      warning: K'A'Cula (522) lacks landing description
      warning: K'A'Cula (522) has a bar but no bar description
      warning: Three (523) lacks landing picture for stellar type
      warning: Three (523) lacks landing description
      warning: Three (523) has a bar but no bar description
      warning: Graviton Pulse (445) lacks outfit picture
      warning: Gamma Ray Burst (446) lacks outfit picture
      warning: Hyper. Displacement Torpedo (447) lacks outfit picture
      warning: Ability to Tunnel Through Space (Youth) (448) lacks outfit picture
      warning: Ability to Tunnel Through Space (Youth) (448) lacks description
      warning: Ablility to Tunnel Through Space (449) lacks outfit picture
      warning: Ablility to Tunnel Through Space (449) lacks description
      warning: Swarm (carried) (450) lacks outfit picture
      warning: Swarm (carried) (450) lacks description
      warning: Swarm Bay (451) lacks outfit picture
      warning: Swarm Bay (451) lacks description
      warning: Wraith (Adult) (168) lacks hiring description
      warning: Wraith (Youth) (169) lacks hiring description
      warning: Wraith (Child) (170) lacks hiring description
      warning: Striker (262) has a trade-in value of 1163000 but costs only 1000000
      warning: Striker (271) has a trade-in value of 1230500 but costs only 1050000
      warning: Sayle (WIP) (415) lacks purchase description
      warning: Sayle (WIP) (415) lacks hiring description
      warning: Wraith (Adult - player) (416) lacks hiring description
      warning: Wraith (Youth - player) (417) lacks hiring description
      warning: Wraith (Child - player) (418) lacks hiring description
      warning: Ymene (500) has a trade-in value of 2 but costs only 0
      warning: Ymene (500) lacks purchase description
      warning: Ymene (500) lacks hiring description
      warning: Swarm (501) lacks purchase description
      warning: Swarm (501) lacks hiring description
      warning: govts 138 and 176 are simultaneously allies and enemies
      warning: disaster 128 (An enormous food surplus) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 129 (A glut on the market) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 130 (A minor drought) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 131 (A seasonal lull) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 132 (An excess of trade) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 133 (A recent increase in trade) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 134 (A spate of break-downs) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 135 (A good harvest of bio-agents) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 136 (An excellent harvest) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 137 (An enormous surplus) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 138 (Damage due to student pranks) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 139 (An excellent harvest) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 140 (A large number of prisoner deaths) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 141 (A series of good raids) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 142 (Damage due to student pranks) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 144 (The discovery of a new drug) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 145 (A shortage in supply) has an unusually small price delta
      warning: disaster 146 (Another good harvest) has an unusually small price delta
      loading mission data
      warning: mission 1105 makes reference to nonexistent düde resource 298
      warning: mission 1110 makes reference to nonexistent düde resource 302
      propagating mission bit effects
      showing splash screen
      loading sprites
      checking memory
      loading ship sprites
      warning: Pirate Valkyrie (288) lacks target picture
      warning: Pirate Valkyrie (289) lacks target picture
      warning: Pirate Valkyrie (290) lacks target picture
      warning: Pirate Valkyrie (291) lacks target picture
      warning: Pirate Valkyrie (401) lacks target picture
      warning: Wraith (Warrior) (WIP) (421) lacks target picture
      warning: (422) lacks target picture
      warning: (422) lacks shipyard picture
      warning: Ymene (500) lacks target picture
      warning: Ymene (500) lacks shipyard picture
      warning: Swarm (501) lacks target picture
      warning: Swarm (501) lacks shipyard picture
      configuring sprites
      initializing player
      initializing main screen
      opening last pilot file
      load pilot data 1
      load pilot data 2
      load pilot data 3
      load pilot data 4
      load pilot data 5
      load pilot data 6
      load pilot data 7
      load pilot data 8
      load pilot data 9
      making alias
      dumping pilot log
      propagating mission bit effects
      ---
      preparing main screen
      setting up world

      The other thing is this part:
      warning: mission 1105 makes reference to nonexistent düde resource 298
      warning: mission 1110 makes reference to nonexistent düde resource 302
      As far as I can tell, there is no mission #1105 or 1110. I certainly didn't add any. I've only gone up to 929.

      Any ideas? Not being able to test the things that I've added is really dragging down production times. 😛

    • Trashed your last pilot?

    • I'll give it a shot...
      EDIT: Trashing pilots (all of them) works so that nova can open, but then as soon as I make a new pilot, it crashes. Trying to re-open after this, without trashing the newly made pilot restarts the cycle.

      This post has been edited by Jalisurr : 16 November 2008 - 08:35 PM

    • What size are the resource files?

    • I'm guessing something wrong with the ship or the system that you start in, leaning towards the latter. Try starting in a different system. If it still crashes, try removing all other ships in the system. If it still crashes it's probably your ship.

      This post has been edited by Guy : 16 November 2008 - 08:41 PM

    • ...the nova files, or the plugins? Which files, specifically, do you want to know the size of?

    • I don't think so, guy. Doesn't matter if I start on the wraith home system or sol, it still experiences the same behavior. I'll check the other options.

      EDIT: My ability to make stupid, oversightful mistakes never ceases to amaze me. When I duplicated the wraith shďps, to make the 'player' versions, I forgot to likewise duplicate the shäns. Problem solved. Thank you for all helpful suggestions put forward.

      This post has been edited by Jalisurr : 16 November 2008 - 08:49 PM