Author Topic: Vortex In No Disasters Game  (Read 8105 times)

Offline Spikerocks101

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 711
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« on: March 19, 2010, 12:53:56 PM »
Well, as I said, in a no disasters multilayer game, we got a vortex. Was odd. BTW, I lost the round.
I AM YOUR PET ROCK!!!!!!

Offline Hidiot

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1018
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2010, 12:55:26 PM »
Is pie a Dynamix map or not?

Whatever the case, it's probably just a stray disaster not included in the check for enabled disasters.

Or not...
« Last Edit: March 21, 2010, 03:44:38 AM by Hidiot »
"Nothing from nowhere, I'm no one at all"

Offline TH300

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1404
    • http://op3game.net
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2010, 01:13:32 PM »
Several others followed that one. And only vortexes, no quakes, no storms, no meteors.

Now, how is that possible? We all played Pie before, also to mark 1500. And am I the only one who got the warning "vortex imminent"?
« Last Edit: March 19, 2010, 01:16:58 PM by TH300 »

Offline Sirbomber

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3237
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2010, 02:12:22 PM »
I thought there was only the one?  I dunno...

It's weird, but it's not like OP2 hasn't done buggier things before.  If this is the first time it's ever happened to anyone, it's probably so rare we don't need to worry about it.  We (read: Hooman) could look into finding out why it happened, but since we really don't know what caused it, it'd be better if he looked into finding out more about SantaWalking.  :P  
"As usual, colonist opinion is split between those who think the plague is a good idea, and those who are dying from it." - Outpost Evening Star

Outpost 2 Coding 101 Tutorials

Offline Hooman

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4954
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2010, 01:21:19 AM »
Just a curious question, but who exactly was in that game?
 

Offline Hidiot

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1018
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2010, 03:56:16 AM »
Sirbomber, spikerocks and TH300
« Last Edit: March 20, 2010, 07:38:41 AM by Hidiot »
"Nothing from nowhere, I'm no one at all"

Offline TH300

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1404
    • http://op3game.net
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2010, 06:15:46 AM »
Quote
Sirbomber, spikerocks and TH300
Only the three.

Offline Arklon

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1267
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2010, 04:43:22 PM »
Was the game played over Hamachi or netfix?

Offline Spikerocks101

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 711
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2010, 05:41:05 PM »
Netfix
I AM YOUR PET ROCK!!!!!!

Offline Sirbomber

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3237
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2010, 09:41:18 PM »
Arklon can attest more than anyone how frequent short-burst lag has caused OP2 to BLAR[size=0] [/size]UGH in extremely bizarre ways (units not dying when they should, extra units getting created, etc.), and that game did suffer from a lot of that type of lag...
"As usual, colonist opinion is split between those who think the plague is a good idea, and those who are dying from it." - Outpost Evening Star

Outpost 2 Coding 101 Tutorials

Offline Hooman

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4954
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2010, 10:18:56 PM »
Either that or someone had been up to something naughty. Hmm....

Offline Sirbomber

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3237
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2010, 12:01:18 AM »
You caught me. :P

No, I doubt it was someone doing something intentional.  If somebody could spawn a vortex at will, why would they put it in the middle of nowhere?
"As usual, colonist opinion is split between those who think the plague is a good idea, and those who are dying from it." - Outpost Evening Star

Outpost 2 Coding 101 Tutorials

Offline Hidiot

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1018
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2010, 03:44:19 AM »
To test.

Come to think of it, I still recall one bug that may have been caused by a lag spike a while ago.

Whilst playing a survivor map in development with Sirbomber and Arklon, Sirbomber finished and I think quit the game (for reasons I forget).

A short while later, I notice a supernova Tiger magically appearing over the blight walls surrounding Sirbomber's base. Arklon said he couldn't see it.

I officially withdraw my original ignorant comment  :blush:  
"Nothing from nowhere, I'm no one at all"

Offline Sirbomber

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3237
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2010, 09:09:50 AM »
Meh, let's just forget this ever happened.  We don't want people figuring out how to reproduce this with more malicious results, after all...
"As usual, colonist opinion is split between those who think the plague is a good idea, and those who are dying from it." - Outpost Evening Star

Outpost 2 Coding 101 Tutorials

Offline Arklon

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1267
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2010, 06:22:05 PM »
I wonder if it's something similar to the exploit that gives ConVecs random cargo, or the weird invincible "ghost units".

Offline Sirbomber

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3237
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2010, 06:59:02 PM »
Quote
I wonder if it's something similar to the exploit that gives ConVecs random cargo, or the weird invincible "ghost units".
Again, things that we shouldn't look into so they can't be exploited.  The "EMP Shockwave Guard Post" already runs the risk of breaking multiplayer, except you need to waste a perfectly good Structure Factory for a small chance of getting the type of GP you want.  Right now, the process seems to be blindly guessing and crossing your fingers.  Do we really want people figuring out how to get any weapon they want without fail?

Of course, if we don't look into them, then we can't fix the underlying problems...  (though the odds of that happening anyways are pretty slim.)
« Last Edit: March 21, 2010, 06:59:30 PM by Sirbomber »
"As usual, colonist opinion is split between those who think the plague is a good idea, and those who are dying from it." - Outpost Evening Star

Outpost 2 Coding 101 Tutorials

Offline Hooman

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4954
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2010, 12:17:51 AM »
I looked at the code and the disaster creation calls are fairly obviously guarded by checks if disasters are enabled. Further, if disasters are enabled, the type of disaster is random, so it won't always be the same type.

This sounds like either a bug or an exploit. This does seem quite possibly caused by something I know about. (And other people, hence why I asked who was playing). Although, I'd be surprised if that was really the case. Or maybe I should be more surprised if it was caused by something else I don't know about that is more random. Hmm, the lag comments are interesting.
 

Offline CK9

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6226
    • http://www.outpost2.net/~ck9
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2010, 01:33:14 AM »
seeing as we don't have the source code, it is possible there is something you don't know about yet...it could een be something that we triggered by tinkering with the game, heh
CK9 in outpost
Iamck in runescape (yes, I still play...sometimes...)
srentiln in minecraft (I like legos, and I like computer games...it was only a matter of time...) and youtube...
xdarkinsidex on deviantart

yup, I have too many screen names

Offline Larrythepoet

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 58
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2010, 03:45:39 PM »
I think Dan said that Santa walks under similar circumstances to the dog, but the date has to be 12/25.
No.

Offline Sirbomber

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3237
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #19 on: March 22, 2010, 04:02:52 PM »
LTP has a point.  It could just be an easter egg put in by somebody with a sick sense of humor.
"As usual, colonist opinion is split between those who think the plague is a good idea, and those who are dying from it." - Outpost Evening Star

Outpost 2 Coding 101 Tutorials

Offline Arklon

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1267
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #20 on: March 22, 2010, 04:16:12 PM »
Forget it. You need to look into Swarm's infamous acid trip bug since I would love to reproduce it :P

Offline Sirbomber

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3237
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #21 on: March 22, 2010, 04:27:11 PM »
I whole-heartedly support Arklon's proposal.
"As usual, colonist opinion is split between those who think the plague is a good idea, and those who are dying from it." - Outpost Evening Star

Outpost 2 Coding 101 Tutorials

Offline evecolonycamander

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 602
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #22 on: April 07, 2010, 12:10:43 PM »
strange dose that explain the blk colony attacking. in a colony game
note: have not been able to recrated the same sucomstances of blk colony and do not have spellcheck at this time
« Last Edit: April 07, 2010, 12:11:24 PM by evecolonycamander »
''The blight cant get us up here!''
-famous last words
--------------o0o--------------
Outpost 2: EoM project status: Re-planning

Offline Kayedon

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 378
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #23 on: April 07, 2010, 12:47:05 PM »
Quote
strange dose that explain the blk colony attacking. in a colony game
note: have not been able to recrated the same sucomstances of blk colony and do not have spellcheck at this time
What?
"Trust me, I'm crazy."

Offline CK9

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6226
    • http://www.outpost2.net/~ck9
Vortex In No Disasters Game
« Reply #24 on: April 07, 2010, 01:47:33 PM »
From what I gather, the black AI colony appeared and attacked him in a colony game...which shouldn't happen unless you're screwing with the .dll.......
CK9 in outpost
Iamck in runescape (yes, I still play...sometimes...)
srentiln in minecraft (I like legos, and I like computer games...it was only a matter of time...) and youtube...
xdarkinsidex on deviantart

yup, I have too many screen names