My mod causes the dev release to crash

My mod causes the dev release to crash

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KDR_11k
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My mod causes the dev release to crash

Post by KDR_11k »

The GINTA bughunt version here makes the 73b1 dev release crash when the enemy command post (commander equivalent) comes into LOS. It developed that in a more recent version, namely after I implemented the Oil Pump. That thing has a pretty complex script so it wouldn't surprise me if that would crash the game but strangely it's not at fault. The Command Post didn't get any changes while the Oil Pump was being developed. WTF?
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Post by Caydr »

Remove things on piece at a time until it starts working. Welcome to my hell.
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Post by PK Maximoo »

One piece at a time can be a very clumsy way of doing things unless you know which things are most likely to be the problem. A binary search method, splitting the total in half and finding which half the problem is in, tends to be faster if you don't know what the problem is. Of course, through dependencies and so forth the extent you can do this to can be limited, but it can still help a lot.
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Post by KDR_11k »

Ah, found the problem, it was the dummy weapon I gave to the Command Post that was supposed to show its range for emptying oil tanks.
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