JediMindTrix Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I am investigating this bug report and after several hours of testing have determined that for some reason, the conditions in the following codeblock(s) are only being checked a single time: (Pardon the commenting) IF StateCheck("finiren",4032) // finiren //Irenicus is dead OR(2) StateCheck("finbodh",4032) // finbodh //And Bodhi is dead Global("BodhiFights","GLOBAL",1) //OR Bodhi is fighting StateCheck("finsolar",4032) // finsolar //And Solar is dead !Exists([ENEMY]) //And no enemies exist Global("SetForceWalkwayTimer","AR6200",0) //Timer not set Global("FinalFight","AR6200",3) //FinalFight 3 THEN RESPONSE #100 SetGlobal("SetForceWalkwayTimer","AR6200",1) //ForceWalkway SetGlobalTimer("ForceWalkway","AR6200",30) //Forcebridges timer END IF GlobalTimerExpired("ForceWalkway","AR6200") //Failsafe measure timer set Global("FinalFight","AR6200",3) THEN RESPONSE #100 SetGlobal("FinalFight","AR6200",5) //Forces bridges to appear END IF Delay(3) //Wait 3 seconds StateCheck("finiren",4032) // finiren //Irenicus died OR(2) StateCheck("finbodh",4032) // finbodh //And Bodhi died Global("BodhiFights","GLOBAL",1) //OR sided with player StateCheck("finsolar",4032) // finsolar //And Solar is dead !Exists([ENEMY]) //And no more enemies exist (Imoen/summons check?) Global("BalthazarFights","GLOBAL",1) //And Balthazar is fighting with player !StateCheck("balth2",4032) // balth2 //And Balthazar is not dead or stunned etc !StateCheck("balth2",STATE_STUNNED) // balth2 !StateCheck("balth2",STATE_SLEEPING) // balth2 !StateCheck("balth2",STATE_SILENCED) // balth2 !StateCheck("balth2",STATE_CONFUSED) // balth2 OR(2) // Global("ImoenBackToHuman","GLOBAL",2) //And Imoen Back StateCheck("Imoen2",4032) // Imoen2 //OR Imoen Died Global("FinalFight","AR6200",3) //AND finalfight is 3 THEN RESPONSE #100 SetGlobal("FinalFight","AR6200",4) ActionOverride("balth2",Dialog(Player1)) END IF Delay(3) //Wait 3 seconds StateCheck("finiren",4032) // finiren //Check Irenicus death OR(2) //OR next 2 StateCheck("finbodh",4032) // finbodh //Bodhi is dead Global("BodhiFights","GLOBAL",1) //Bodhi fought by players side StateCheck("finsolar",4032) // finsolar //and Solar is dead !Exists([ENEMY]) //and There are no enemies in AR6200 OR(6) //OR Global("BalthazarFights","GLOBAL",0) //Balthazar did not fight by players side StateCheck("balth2",4032) // balth2 //Balathazar is dead StateCheck("balth2",STATE_STUNNED) // balth2 //Various balthazar states StateCheck("balth2",STATE_SLEEPING) // balth2 StateCheck("balth2",STATE_SILENCED) // balth2 StateCheck("balth2",STATE_CONFUSED) // balth2 OR(2) //OR Global("ImoenBackToHuman","GLOBAL",2) //Imoen made it back to Human StateCheck("Imoen2",4032) // Imoen2 //But she died Global("FinalFight","AR6200",3) //And global is 3 THEN RESPONSE #100 SetGlobal("FinalFight","AR6200",4) // ActionOverride(Player1,StartDialogue("player1",Player1)) END My test procedure and results: I did a speedrun to the end (only took me an hour and a half o.O) and was able to replicate the bug. Imoen went through her transformation, I ctrl-y'd bodhi, irenicus, and the solar, imoen transformed back, and nothing happened.This is with only Ascension and our new components installed. I had forgotten to check the globals the first time and went back to repeat the process, though instead of letting Imoen ride out her slayer transformation, I ctrl-y'd her as well. This time, the bridges appeared and Ascension proceeded as normal. I went back and again let Imoen ride out her transformation while Irenicus and Bodhi and the Solar were ctrl-y'd. This time, the bridges did not appear, and the global FinalFight was set to 3 instead of 5 like it should be. The fourth time I tested the fight, I killed off everyone but Bodhi and Slayer-Imoen. Then I waited about 60 seconds before resolving the situation. Again, nothing triggered. So what this tells us is: the block that checks to see if the opponents are still alive is only firing once, and unless you are pausing the game and instantly ctrl-y'ing everyone, a player will not be able to kill everyone quick enough to progress. Were this Neverwinter Nights, I would simply move these checks to the OnDeath scripts of the creatures, however I'm not sure there is anything comparable in BGEE. Frankly, I am at a loss on what could cause this. I do not believe any code blocks in AR6200 are returning true and causing the script to start over before it reaches the relevant code that is responsible for creating the bridges that allow progression in Ascension, by virtue of my 2nd tests success. Instead, it feels like AR6200 is only firing a single time. My knowledge on how the area scripts function, how often they are called, etc - is very limited, and I was hoping for any insights into solving this confounding problem? Link to comment
lynx Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 tldr; is 4032 the state for dead folk or the "just died" one? I thought they were a bitfield, so this one would match many states. Link to comment
JediMindTrix Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 4032 (hasSpell something) is supposed to be 15(state_really_dead). Changing this did not fix the issue. Can you put a check at the top of a creature's override or default script that goes something like... IF StateCheck(Myself, 15) //STATE_REALLY_DEAD THEN RESPONSE #100 IncrementGlobal("JMT#WV1","AR6200",1) ActionOverride(DisplayStringHead(Myself,49766),Player1)) Continue() END and have the codeblock fire when a creature dies? Link to comment
K4thos Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Can you put a check at the top of a creature's override or default script that goes something like... (...)and have the codeblock fire when a creature dies? check this topic: https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/43353/state-really-dead-in-udmpswn-bcs-is-not-reliable From my experience running death check in CRE Override script is not reliable at all, at least in BG2:EE. I used "not always" words in that topic, but the last time I've checked similar script it failed like 10 times in a row, so my guess is it doesn't work. Although try yourself and let us know the results of your tests. Link to comment
JediMindTrix Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 I opted to restructure the way those variables are applied by moving them into creature override scripts. Each one looks like this, except for Imoen's which I haven't fully realized yet as it will involve messing with a dialog file. IF //Everybody, including Bodhi and Balthazar is dead Global("JMT#WV1","AR6200",4) Global("SetForceWalkwayTimer","AR6200",0) OR(2) Global("BalthazarFights","GLOBAL",0) StateCheck("balth2",15) !Exists([ENEMY]) THEN RESPONSE #100 ActionOverride(Player1, DisplayStringHead(Myself,49764)) SetGlobal("FinalFight","AR6200",4) ActionOverride(Player1,StartDialogOverride("player1",Player1)) END IF //Every enemy is dead and Bodhi is ally, assumes balthazar and bodhi can't both fight with you Global("JMT#WV1","AR6200",3) Global("BodhiFights","GLOBAL",1) !Exists([ENEMY]) THEN RESPONSE #100 ActionOverride(Player1, DisplayStringHead(Myself,49764)) SetGlobal("FinalFight","AR6200",4) ActionOverride(Player1,StartDialogOverride("player1",Player1)) END IF //Everybody is dead, Balthazar is ally Global("JMT#WV1","AR6200",4) Global("BalthazarFights","Global",1) !Exists([ENEMY]) THEN RESPONSE #100 ActionOverride(Player1, DisplayStringHead(Myself,49764)) SetGlobal("FinalFight","AR6200",4) ActionOverride("balth2",StartDialogOverride("balth2",Player1)) END IF Die() //STATE_REALLY_DEAD THEN RESPONSE #100 IncrementGlobal("JMT#WV1","AR6200",1) END I also tried a version with IF Die at the top with a Continue() command. The global JMT#WV1 is incremented successfully on creature death 95% of the time. However, the other three code blocks are not triggering. EDIT: Likely this is because the dead creature's script stops parsing after the Die function. Link to comment
JediMindTrix Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 UPDATE: IF //All enemies are dead, Imoen resolved, Balthazar Dead Die() Global("JMT#WV1","AR6200",2) //Current first wave count OR(2) Global("BalthazarFights","GLOBAL",0) //Balthazar did not fight with you StateCheck("balth2",15) //Balthazar died OR(2) Global("ImoenBackToHuman","GLOBAL",2) //Imoen Survived Global("JMT#IMD","AR6200",1) //Imoen's dead! !Exists([ENEMY]) //No summons around THEN RESPONSE #100 IncrementGlobal("JMT#WV1","AR6200",1) //Final increment SetGlobal("FinalFight","AR6200",4) //Set to pre-bridge dialog END IF //All enemies are dead, Imoen resolved, Balthazar is ally DIE() Global("JMT#WV1","AR6200",2) Global("BalthazarFights","Global",1) OR(2) Global("ImoenBackToHuman","GLOBAL",2) //Imoen Survived Global("JMT#IMD","AR6200",1) //Imoen's dead! !Exists([ENEMY]) THEN RESPONSE #100 IncrementGlobal("JMT#WV1","AR6200",1) SetGlobal("FinalFight","AR6200",4) ActionOverride("balth2",StartDialogueNoSet(Player1)) END IF //All enemies are dead, Imoen resolved, Bodhi is ally (no balthazar) Die() Global("JMT#WV1","AR6200",2) Global("BodhiFights","GLOBAL",1) OR(2) Global("ImoenBackToHuman","GLOBAL",2) //Imoen Survived Global("JMT#IMD","AR6200",1) //Imoen's dead! !Exists([ENEMY]) THEN RESPONSE #100 IncrementGlobal("JMT#WV1","AR6200",1) SetGlobal("FinalFight","AR6200",4) END IF //If none of the above are true, increment death count by 1 Die() //STATE_REALLY_DEAD THEN RESPONSE #100 IncrementGlobal("JMT#WV1","AR6200",1) END EDIT: Solved! Player dialog is forced from the area script, which triggers whenever a variable is set. IF Global("FinalFight","AR6200",4) OR(2) Global("BalthazarFights","Global",0) Global("JMT#BD","AR6200",1) THEN RESPONSE #100 ClearAllActions() Wait(1) ActionOverride(Player1,StartDialog("player1",Player1)) //Start dialog END Link to comment
lynx Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 From the first post it read like you were using the area script the whole time. Link to comment
JediMindTrix Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 From the first post it read like you were using the area script the whole time. I'm sorry. Until I posted the 'I opted to restructure the code into creature override scripts' you were correct. Link to comment
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