[terran_emperor]

Entering the FS2 cheat code causes the came to crash. Is this a bug or diliberate?

[CaptJosh]

That's going to be FS2O engine level, not mod related.

[IPAndrews]

Thanks for the head's up. Put the problem in Mantis and maybe it will be fixed in the 3.6.10 version of the game engine. Go to the source code forum to and check the appropriate thread.

[terran_emperor]

I have Both FSO (for Freespace Universe) and TBP installed on my computer.
I posted here because its only with TBP. Cheats work fine on the FSO.

and they worked fine on the previous release candidate for TBP3.4_b. It this Final RC that cheats dont work.

Basically when i get to the final key in the code it comes up with some error saying something about the Rockeye not being found, then it crashes 

[Wanderer]

Exact error messages would help a great deal in figuring out what is wrong... Also does it happen with any specific cheats? Or just in general when they are used?

[terran_emperor]

When i type in "www.freespace2.com" as soon a i get to the "m" at the end it comes up with this message:

Error: Can't open model file <rockeye.pof>
File:D:\C++\Freespace\fs2_open 3.6.9 - BtRL\code\Model\ModelRead.cpp
Line: 1902
[This filename points to the location of a file on the computer that built this executable]

Call stack:
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
 

[IPAndrews]

Unsurprising since we have no rockeye. That said, the game engine should never bomb to desktop like that. Kara probably hates me and that particular mantra .

[karajorma]

Well in this case that sort of error is exactly the kind it should display. What it should never ever do is crash only displaying the standard Windows error when being used by a non-developer.

In this case it's obviously a bug. Something hardwired. It's already on my list of things to look at and I've got a pretty good idea where to start.

[Darklord42]

funny how bugs always crop up right after you release

[terran_emperor]

Yep...The reason i asked if it was deliberate is because it could have been an anti-cheat method. I'll have to check to see if it occurs when i press only "m"...

[Darklord42]

well it is now

[Backslash]

We ran into this in WCSaga too.  I'm pretty sure all we did was scour our tables and remove any mentions of Rockeye.

Afaik the reason it happens is when you cheat it has to load ALL the weapons.

[karajorma]

Just grepped the tables. No mention of the word rockeye. There is a place in the code where the game will bash in the rockeye if no missiles are found. I suspect that is what is happening here.

[IPAndrews]

There is a place in the code where the game will bash in the rockeye if no missiles are found.

Doen't sound like a very mod-safe piece of code. Perfectly logical piece of code for the original FS2 of course.

[IPAndrews]

funny how bugs always crop up right after you release

Every game has bugs. This one is no different. Due to the consistent forward progress of time they will always appear after we release. Thankfully this bug is so minor as to be negligible.

[karajorma]

There is a place in the code where the game will bash in the rockeye if no missiles are found.

Doen't sound like a very mod-safe piece of code. Perfectly logical piece of code for the original FS2 of course.

Replacing it with code that bashes in the first missile should have exactly the same effect but I think I'll take my time and check whether bashing in a missile at all is advisable (one day we may have mods that don't have any).

[IPAndrews]

(one day we may have mods that don't have any).

Kara grabs a can opener and reaches into the cupboard for the one marked "worms" .

[karajorma]

I didn't say that I'd be the one to code that in.

[karajorma]

Okay, I checked. I can't reproduce this one and the cause isn't the one I thought it was. I'll need to know which mission you triggered this in and which ship you were flying.

[terran_emperor]

Any mission with any ship. as soon as i hit "m" at the end of the "www.freespace2.com" i get that error. Then it crashes

Maybe its just me...