ET Patch 2.6 Bugs here pliz

[bani]

Now that the 2.60 SDK has been released to modders, I see that this bug:

Fixed Oversize servercommands crashing client.

was ‘fixed’ with the hack in trap_SendServerCommand. While this probably fixes the crashing, it still leaves a truncated command send to the client and a malformated log.

I’m just curious why it wasn’t fixed properly when you had the hood open? ‘Hard to fix’ or ‘Oops we forgot’ and similar answers from the developers would suffice. I just wanted to call attention on it.

it was fixed properly. engine no longer crashes clients on oversize strings and 2.60 qagame no longer sends oversized strings.

how do you think it should have been fixed?

[Chruker]

it was fixed properly. engine no longer crashes clients on oversize strings and 2.60 qagame no longer sends oversized strings.

how do you think it should have been fixed?

Could this code in the newly released sdk then be considered obsolete?

void trap_SendServerCommand( int clientNum, const char *text ) {
	// rain - #433 - commands over 1022 chars will crash the
	// client engine upon receipt, so ignore them
	if( strlen( text ) > 1022 ) {
		G_LogPrintf( "%s: trap_SendServerCommand( %d, ... ) length exceeds 1022.
", GAMEVERSION, clientNum );
		G_LogPrintf( "%s: text [%s]
", GAMEVERSION, text );
		return;
	}
	syscall( G_SEND_SERVER_COMMAND, clientNum, text );
}

[bani]

it was fixed properly. engine no longer crashes clients on oversize strings and 2.60 qagame no longer sends oversized strings.

how do you think it should have been fixed?

Could this code in the newly released sdk then be considered obsolete?

void trap_SendServerCommand( int clientNum, const char *text ) {
	// rain - #433 - commands over 1022 chars will crash the
	// client engine upon receipt, so ignore them
	if( strlen( text ) > 1022 ) {
		G_LogPrintf( "%s: trap_SendServerCommand( %d, ... ) length exceeds 1022.
", GAMEVERSION, clientNum );
		G_LogPrintf( "%s: text [%s]
", GAMEVERSION, text );
		return;
	}
	syscall( G_SEND_SERVER_COMMAND, clientNum, text );
}

that was deliberately added as a debugging measure, to help modders track down the source of oversize command overflows in their mods. otherwise your oversize commands are silently truncated, which your mod’s cgame might interpret badly.

you can easily put a breakpoint there. not so easy for modders to breakpoint inside the engine.

that code isn’t needed for 2.60 etmain, but modders who haven’t fixed the bugs in their own mods might find it useful.

[Chruker]

Ok, I can see why it was kept as a debugging tool. Good news that it was solved inside the engine.

[Mr_Tickles]

Erm, quite a funny one, a bit like the one where if someone spots mines, another member of the team can get covert points…
Just now, I was spectator and someone got fried by my flamethower :o
There was no-one fake-nicking.
This was however on a shrub server with the 2.60 patch, so read into it what you will.

[Mr_Tickles]

Hmmm, not sure if this has been addressed in ET at all as of yet…
When you choose to turn off your complaint pop-ups, it’s still possible for you to complain against a team mate.
It’s when a teammate tk’s you and the normal popup would appear coinciding with someone inviting you to a fireteam.
You respond to join the fireteam, and nothing happens… however, you’ve just filed a complaint against your teammate for a simple tk-revive :S

[PerfectSim]

Let’s say on Fueldump the Allies have built the first stage of the bridge. I can plant dyno but if the Allies build the second stage of the bridge before the dyno explodes it makes my dyno disappear.

Also, I ‘m not exactly sure how to state it but clients being disconnected from a server due to “server command overflow” has gone through the ever-lovin’ roof.

[Lekdevil.NL]

Hmmm, not sure if this has been addressed in ET at all as of yet…
When you choose to turn off your complaint pop-ups, it’s still possible for you to complain against a team mate.

That’s how it has always worked. When disabling popups, you’re only disabling the popup appearing on screen. By hitting your “vote yes” key you can still file one.

[SCDS_reyalP]

and the voting system is constructed in such a way that clients can only vote on one thing.

[Mr_Tickles]

Ok, fair enough, but it is still very misleading to the player and it should reflect what is on the screen as to what you vote on.
If you have the complaint pop up to off… it should ignore that vote entirely and not file against a player. If you still want the option for it, then maybe a much smaller little icon in the top right of the screen should be shown, but it should definately not override the vote for entering a fire team, that’s completely misleading and shouldn’t happen.

[SmUrF]

Game has become unresponsive to keyboard… Like i have to press the button alot of times to get the command to work, like vsay stuff for example… and when i press w to move up it either doesnt move, moves too far, or moves to short for how long i hold it down… and its same way with all other things, didn’t happen in other patch and not keyboard cuz i switched to 3 diff boards… and new comp too O.o help pl0z

[fretn]

SmUrF: in linux or windows ?

[SmUrF]

windows

[Akamaru]

ive have 1 mayer problem, when i have installed the patch 2.6, and then try 2 look for surfers all the pings of the surfers are above 200. ive checked all my settings and everythings is oke, i even checked pb. at the old patch every1 thing worked just fine.

i want 2 play the new patch because all my favorite surfers are 2.6

does any1 know my bug.

[fretn]

is the ping of the surfers in the server-browser above 200 or also ingame ?
are you sure you have checked your netsettings ?

[Akamaru]

nope ingame asswell and all settings are k

[Akamaru]

every1 who knows the answer ore have a quistion go 2 my verry own topic : help et patch 2.6

[Ghelmo]

ET 2.60 win-x86 Mar 10 2005
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
D:\Games\ET\etmain\pak2.pk3 (22 files)
D:\Games\ET\etmain\pak1.pk3 (10 files)
D:\Games\ET\etmain\pak0.pk3 (3725 files)
D:\Games\ET\etmain\mp_bin.pk3 (6 files)
D:\Games\ET/etmain

---

3763 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
couldn’t exec language.cfg
couldn’t exec autoexec.cfg
Hunk_Clear: reset the hunk ok
…detecting CPU, found Intel Pentium III
Bypassing CD checks
----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----

----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
…initializing QGL
…calling LoadLibrary( ‘C:\WINDOWS\system32\opengl32.dll’ ): succeeded
…setting mode 4: 800 600 FS
…using desktop display depth of 32
…calling CDS: ok
…registered window class
…created window@0,0 (800x600)
Initializing OpenGL driver
…getting DC: succeeded
…GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 0 )
…35 PFDs found
…GLW_ChoosePFD failed
…GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 0 )
…35 PFDs found
…GLW_ChoosePFD failed
…failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
…restoring display settings
…WARNING: could not set the given mode (4)
…setting mode 4: 800 600 FS
…using colorsbits of 16
…calling CDS: ok
…created window@0,0 (800x600)
Initializing OpenGL driver
…getting DC: succeeded
…GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 0 )
…35 PFDs found
…GLW_ChoosePFD failed
…GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 0 )
…35 PFDs found
…GLW_ChoosePFD failed
…failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
…restoring display settings
…WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
…shutting down QGL
…unloading OpenGL DLL
…assuming ‘3dfxvgl’ is a standalone driver
…initializing QGL
…WARNING: missing Glide installation, assuming no 3Dfx available
…shutting down QGL
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )

GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

that’s what’s happening, and i can’t play beacause of that, plz tell me what is the problem
and tell me how to fix it, plz! i wanna play and i’m addicted.

[Nail]

you need to update your video drivers, go to video card manufacturer’s site and get latest drivers, windows update will not work, it borks OpenGl

[Ghelmo]

Link plz.