Spring 0.77b6 testing

[[Krogoth86]]

Does anyone have a clue yet what causes the map problem (i.e. some maps like Mars don't work with the latest Spring release) and maybe how to fix it mapwise (dunno - maybe the older maps miss some entries that are needed now)?

[smoth]

mars might have an issue with it's smd file, any map that shows up in lobby as 0X0 is probably using a borked file

*edits for corrections*

[Beherith]

Does anyone have a clue yet what causes the map problem (i.e. some maps like Mars don't work with the latest Spring release) and maybe how to fix it mapwise (dunno - maybe the older maps miss some entries that are needed now)?

Yes, all the non working maps are smd issues. The lua based parser got much stricter. Not missing tags or anything, just syntax errors; like a newline before a ;

[imbaczek]

i pushed aircraft fixes into 0.78-branch. will need a new tag, though.

[Forboding Angel]

Does anyone have a clue yet what causes the map problem (i.e. some maps like Mars don't work with the latest Spring release) and maybe how to fix it mapwise (dunno - maybe the older maps miss some entries that are needed now)?

Yes, all the non working maps are smd issues. The lua based parser got much stricter. Not missing tags or anything, just syntax errors; like a newline before a ;

Isn't that just a lil bit silly?

Anyone care to explain to me why this little gem isn't working?

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[MAP]
{
   Description=Made by Forboding Angel;
   TidalStrength=20;
   Gravity=130;
   MaxMetal=1;
   ExtractorRadius=100;
   MapHardness=800;
   AutoShowMetal=1;
   // DetailTex=detailtex.bmp;

   [ATMOSPHERE]
   {
      FogColor=.8 1 1;
      FogStart=.8;

      CloudColor=1 1 1;
      SkyColor=0.1 0.15 0.7;

      SunColor=1 1 1;
      CloudDensity=0.3;

      MinWind=1;
      MaxWind=25;
   }
   [WATER]
   {
      WaterSurfaceColor=0.34 0.59 1;
      WaterPlaneColor=0.34 0.59 1;
      WaterBaseColor=0.4 0.6 0.8;
      WaterAbsorb=0 0 0;
      WaterMinColor=0.1 0.1 0.3;
      WaterDamage=;
   }
   [LIGHT]
   {
      SunDir=0 0.3 1;                  //direction of sun (spring will normalize it later)(y component is upward)
      
      GroundAmbientColor=0.8 .8 .85;      //ambient (non sun lit) color of ground (and grass etc)
      GroundSunColor=1.0 1.0 .9;       //color of ground where fully sun lit (added to ambient)
      GroundShadowDensity=1.95;        //how far from the non shadowed to the ambient color stuff in shadow will go

      UnitAmbientColor=0.42 0.41 0.52;    //ambient (non sun lit) color of units (and wreckage etc)
      UnitSunColor=0.72 0.70 0.53;        //color of units where fully sun lit (added to ambient)
      UnitShadowDensity=.81;
   }
   [TEAM0]
   {
      StartPosX=7052;
      StartPosZ=7330;
   }
   [TEAM1]
   {
      StartPosX=8374;
      StartPosZ=5990;
   }
}

[TradeMark]

might just have some special white-space characters in it, IIRC map called mars had those and it made error...

[jK]

'sometimes' it can be very useful to post the error message ....

[smoth]

zeros needed before . as in .8 should be 0.8?
spaces after named section
[team1]

{

instead of

[team1]
{

maybe this stuff, I am not sure and they are W.A.Gs but hey it is something to check out.

[Forboding Angel]

'sometimes' it can be very useful to post the error message ....

You mean the completely blank dialog box that comes up?

[Pxtl]

might just have some special white-space characters in it, IIRC map called mars had those and it made error...

What, Mars doesn't work anymore? That was my fave for FFA!

[jK]

'sometimes' it can be very useful to post the error message ....

You mean the completely blank dialog box that comes up?

infolog.txt?

[Tobi]

Isn't that just a lil bit silly?

Anyone care to explain to me why this little gem isn't working?

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      WaterDamage=;

Maybe that (missing content in tag). Just another guess though.

(And no it isn't silly IMO as long as no one wrote reliable automated regression testing (and as long as no one has properly defined grammar for TDF format ))

[[Krogoth86]]

'sometimes' it can be very useful to post the error message ....

If this is headed towards the "Mars problem" too then I only can say that it's described HERE and on the "bug list" on the first topic for a long time...

[[Krogoth86]]

Well it seems it's something about the smf rather than the smd because after playing around a bit like replacing the smd with a "working" one from another map nothing has any effect. Another hint may be that Spring i.e. the lobby cannot read the map's size anymore which is written down in the smf. Someone knows if decompiling smfs and smts is possible? I'm downloading some mapconv tools but I don't know if they support that after all...

[Kloot]

The Lua TDF parser seems unable to deal with comments placed between the end of a section name and its associated opening brace. It loads for me with the following SMD:

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[MAP]
{
	Description=En karta;
	TidalStrength=20;
	Gravity=140;
	MaxMetal=0.054;
	ExtractorRadius=300;

	[ATMOSPHERE]
	{
		FogColor=0.7 0.7 0.8;
		FogStart=0.2;

		CloudColor=0.9 0.9 0.9;
		SkyColor=0.1 0.15 0.7;

		SunColor=1.0 1.0 1.0;
		CloudDensity=0.55;

		MinWind=5;
		MaxWind=25;
	}
	[WATER]
	{
		WaterBaseColor=0.4 0.6 0.8;
		WaterAbsorb=0.004 0.004 0.002;
		WaterMinColor=0.1 0.1 0.3;
		WaterPlaneColor= 0.1 0.1 0.3;
	}
	[LIGHT]
	{
		SunDir=0 1 1;
		
		GroundAmbientColor=0.45 0.45 0.45;
		GroundSunColor=0.7 0.7 0.7;
		GroundShadowDensity=0.7;

		UnitAmbientColor=0.4 0.4 0.4;
		UnitSunColor=0.7 0.7 0.7;
		UnitShadowDensity=0.8;
	}

	[TEAM0]
	{
		StartPosX=300;
		StartPosZ=400;
	}
	[TEAM1]
	{
		StartPosX=7700;
		StartPosZ=7700;
	}
	[TEAM2]
	{
		StartPosX=7700;
		StartPosZ=300;
	}
	[TEAM3]
	{
		StartPosX=300;
		StartPosZ=7700;
	}
	[TEAM4]
	{
		StartPosX=4000;
		StartPosZ=400;
	}
	[TEAM5]
	{
		StartPosX=4000;
		StartPosZ=7600;
	}

	[TERRAINTYPE0]
	{
		name=default;
		hardness=1;
		tankmovespeed=1;
		kbotmovespeed=1;
		hovermovespeed=1;
		shipmovespeed=1;
	}
}

But, for instance, inserting a comment like this...

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	[ATMOSPHERE] // bite me
	{

... will break things.

[TradeMark]

PHAIL - - do you ever test stuff which you add there

[[Krogoth86]]

@Kloot:
Interesting - will try that. But how come that it still doesn't work when replacing everything with working smds like that from Comet Catcher? When doing so it still didn't work for me and Comet Catcher as a map works just fine...