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A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?) [fixed]
« on: February 18, 2012, 01:32:09 pm »

I have this nice critter:

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The problem is: whenever I try to look at the description of a creature which was bitten by it and transformed, it leads to a crash.

In The Witchcraft mod transformation through an edible syndrome works fine (elixir), so it may be something related to the biting and injecting... Or something I miss. Any ideas?
« Last Edit: February 19, 2012, 05:03:25 pm by Deon »
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2012, 01:34:10 pm »

Just in case, this is the bite, taken from the code, so you could see it clearer:

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[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen oily liquid]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen oily liquid]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:oily liquid]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:oily liquid]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling oily liquid]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling oily liquid]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[ENTERS_BLOOD]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:bodystealer infection]
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:BODYSTEALER:ALL]
[SYN_CONTACT]
[SYN_INHALED]
[SYN_INJECTED]
[SYN_INGESTED]
[SYN_CLASS:WERECURSE]

[CE_BODY_TRANSFORMATION:START:15]
[CE:CREATURE:BODYSTEALER:MALE]
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2012, 01:50:56 pm »

I'm messing with fort mode transformations now, and seem to get random crashes. Not 100% of the time on the same creature. It's odd.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2012, 02:13:11 pm »

This crash ALWAYS happens when I try to see a description of a transformed critter.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2012, 02:17:16 pm »

Is this a moddification you have done or your own or is it something that has been implemented by Toady?
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2012, 04:08:30 pm »

Is this a moddification you have done or your own or is it something that has been implemented by Toady?
Hurr durr, Deon obviously modded it.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2012, 02:08:32 am »

Welp, apparently it happens whenever a creature transforms after a direct bite with injection (like GCS bite). If nobody has managed to do it properly yet, I will make a report on Mantis.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2012, 10:58:34 am »

Well I've had issues which are nothing to do with injection. Mine was using SYN_INHALED. Maybe only SYN_INJESTED works and the other 3 crash or something.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2012, 11:36:32 am »

I've had crashes like this, too. Probably crashes due to descriptors, although that's just a hunch.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2012, 04:18:00 pm »

I had the crash too, fixed it with porper naming of castes and caste descriptions. The transformed creature  needs to have a caste, otherwise I did not work for me.

Also: I try the same that you are doing here for zombies, Zombie bite = new zombie. Please tell me how it goes, because I except one massive problem: Total extinction of all other lifeforms in worldgen. Thats why I havent done anything with it yet.

EDIT: Read your raws again, you have no caste description.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2012, 04:36:39 pm »

EDIT: Read your raws again, you have no caste description.
Huh, it's great that it's so simple, Meph! However, am I really THAT stupid in 2 AM?

[CE:CREATURE:BODYSTEALER:MALE]

What do I do wrong? Enlighten me so I could facepalm in the morning :).

P.S. Do you mean that each caste should have DESCRIPTION instead of a general description under main creature section? It has never been a problem before.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2012, 04:41:58 pm »

DERP! It fixed it. However I think it shouldn't be an issue in the first place, so a bug report may be needed.

Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Also: I try the same that you are doing here for zombies, Zombie bite = new zombie. Please tell me how it goes, because I except one massive problem: Total extinction of all other lifeforms in worldgen. Thats why I havent done anything with it yet.
Did you do it through interactions? I am not sure if "normal" bites are registering transformations in worldgen, I haven't tested it yet.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2012, 04:44:48 pm »

Yes, I ment that the creature needs a description for every caste. Was it that that fixed it for you ? :)

And No, I did not test it yet. I wrote custom attacks for runic weapons in the meantime. ^^ I am curious as how your creature will turn out, and if everyone will become a bodysnatcher. (great movie with donlad sutherland btw) And no interactions, I use a injected syndrome in the zombie saliva.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2012, 05:00:01 pm »

It seems this bug may also happen if you transform into a default creature.  I have an interaction that turns me into a wolf, and I sometimes get a crash when I view my description while transformed.  It doesn't always happen though, oddly.  Assuming the crash I'm having is the same as yours, this does seem like a bug to me, even if you can fix it by adding caste-level descriptions.
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Re: A crash in description of a transformed creature (bug?)
« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2012, 05:03:01 pm »

What do you mean by "default" creature?

Yes, I ment that the creature needs a description for every caste. Was it that that fixed it for you ? :)

And No, I did not test it yet. I wrote custom attacks for runic weapons in the meantime. ^^ I am curious as how your creature will turn out, and if everyone will become a bodysnatcher. (great movie with donlad sutherland btw) And no interactions, I use a injected syndrome in the zombie saliva.
Yes, moving descriptions to castes (and CASTE_NAME too just for safety) fixed it for me. The Thing will live! :)
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