Abh Mod v0.7.1 for Cosmoteer 0.15.5

Lafiel

Tyaestysu This should be the last one. The thing is my own version is always up to date or always moving on and like in this case has the secret parts available so it wouldn't crash for me regardless. So fixing already released versions is kind of tricky because new changes could break old stuff. It's simply the additional problem of different versions existing at the same time.

Tyaestysu

ok, thks

CursedPh4nt0m

Lafiel I don't know if that has been reported before, but the mod caused a sound error when trying to fire two 180° tech 2 phaser arrays using auto-fire mode.
This is what I assume to be the important part of the error log, if you need anything else, just say so:

01/03/2020 23:25:40 | System.InvalidOperationException: Shared sound effects must be played with a speed of 1.
01/03/2020 23:25:40 | at Cosmoteer.Simulation.MediaEffects.ConcurrentSoundEffectManager.Play(AudioEffectRules effect, Single volume, Single speed, Boolean loop, DynamicFilterParams filter, Single filterFactor)
01/03/2020 23:25:40 | at Cosmoteer.Simulation.MediaEffects.AudioEffect.PlayContinuous()
01/03/2020 23:25:40 | at Cosmoteer.Simulation.MediaEffects.MultiMediaEffectNode.PlayContinuous()
01/03/2020 23:25:40 | at Cosmoteer.Ships.Parts.Weapons.BeamEmitter.StartEmission(Vector2D worldSpawnLoc, Direction worldSpawnDir, Boolean isInitialEmission)
01/03/2020 23:25:40 | at Cosmoteer.Ships.Parts.Weapons.BeamEmitter.Emit()
01/03/2020 23:25:40 | at Cosmoteer.Ships.Parts.Weapons.Emitter.Fire()
01/03/2020 23:25:40 | at Cosmoteer.Ships.Parts.Weapons.Emitter.OnFireTriggered(Object sender, EventArgs e)

Lafiel

CursedPh4nt0m Thanks. I'll look it up. It's a rare error and, frankly, only due to some special rule. Will, take a while to figure where this actually comes from, though. Looks like the rule has been enforced and expanded since it was fine before.

Edit: I've updated the stats to avoid this so some might be louder now. Re-uploaded. The error might still come up with parts but since vanilla has similar settings I dunno if I should do anything.

Blstel

Is it posibel to seperate the 3 grouups of tec 1 in order to lower the ammount of stuff one one tab, or somehow reorganize everything into seperate catagories? I would aso suggest making all the anti-matter stuff one section, population, etc. (Tec1Group1:weaponry, Tec1Group1:population etc.) I can certainly help with that but I have no moding experience unfortunately. I like the way it is done on the wiki but I don't know if you can have a dropdown in the menu, I can visulize it in my head but I don't know how to explain it.

Lafiel

Blstel It's not possible to create sub menus for the editor menus. I certainly can create more editor groups but it would fill up the top spaces and frankly I don't have time to sort them out. Reorganizing them is very low priority compared to everything else.

Blstel

Back again, how about a search bar? or a filter?

Lafiel

Blstel Such functions don't exist yet in Cosmoteer.

Lafiel

Fixed a bug with electron laser turret where a buff was missing. I probably forgot to put it back during testing the buffs.

yuyhyuh

hi have a bit of a problem I cannot load into any save game when running the abh mod when i try to load a game with the parts from the mod i get "Error loading game: An item with the same key has already been added. Key: ChangeModeToggle" just wondering if there is anything i can do as non of my saves pretty much work now. I'm running 0.15.5d_steam version of the game and version 0.7.1 of the mod

Lafiel

yuyhyuh If it's a ship file you can import it directly into blueprint mode, using the hamburger menu in blueprint mode.

Save games are sensitive to changes and tend to break with almost every version because they save extra playgame information and changes or change histories. This is independent from mods but more likely to happen with mods. You can send your save game file to Walt so he can take a look but otherwise there's nothing that can be done about it other than hoping the next game version fixes it.

That's why you always save your ship's design and don't rely on save games.

Anyhow, just to be certain it's not some bug I can fix. Please provide the full log so I can check that off.

yuyhyuh

Lafiel this is all i can find with my little knowledge but i think its the right thing " at Cosmoteer.Game.GameRoot.TryLoadAsync(String filepath, NetManagerFactory netManager, Boolean showLoadingDialog, Boolean showErrorDialog)
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Deserialization from source "ChildMap" failed.
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | ---> Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Deserialization from source "ChildMap" failed.
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | ---> Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Deserialization from source "ChildMap" failed.
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | ---> Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Deserialization from source "ChildMap" failed.
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | ---> Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Reflecting from source "ChildMap" failed.
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | ---> System.ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added. Key: ChangeModeToggle
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary2.TryInsert(TKey key, TValue value, InsertionBehavior behavior) 01/09/2020 22:02:48 | at Cosmoteer.Ships.Parts.Part.AddComponents(IList1 components)
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | at Cosmoteer.Ships.Parts.Logic.PartToggledComponents.AddComponents()
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | at Cosmoteer.Ships.Parts.UI.PartUIToggle.set_Mode(Int32 value)
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.ReflectiveRead(TSource source, Object target, DeserializationReflectionInfo dri, Boolean forceNoOption, ProgressTracker pt)
01/09/2020 22:02:48 | --- End of inner exception stack trace ---"

Lafiel

yuyhyuh Thanks. Looks like I can't really rule out anything.

Unrelated:
Re-uploaded the mod with a temporary fix for phaser type ten probably related to buffs. It's probably related to a runaway update with self buff I've noticed since 0.15.3 but couldn't figure the cause then. Now I know the update simply doesn't reset the buffs as it should when the part is moved along the edges of another or away and back. It just keeps growing. Nothing I can do about this game bug but set limits.

CursedPh4nt0m

Lafiel I've been wodering for a while now, but it appears the impulse thrusters are using way more energy than the stats say. I've hooked up 10 of them to a medium reactor and the reactor ran dry almost instantly when I ordered the ship to move.

Have a cut-down version of the thruster module I tested this with.

Lafiel

CursedPh4nt0m They do use more power than vanilla but I think the problem is with the mechanics when dropping larger batteries. By default a request is send as soon as half a battery is used up. The crew would pick up 2-3 batteries as a large battery from the large reactor. The large battery is put into the part and any battery that is over is lost in the process. That's why the thrusters appear to use more due to the losses. You probably will see the same when using lots of small thrusters, too.

CursedPh4nt0m

Lafiel So the same applies to power conduits? I hoped the conversion would solve that due to the storage, but it appears I was wrong.

Lafiel

CursedPh4nt0m No, all power transfers are with one full normal battery at a time so a part using less would only loss a fraction of a battery. So losses can still happen but never more than 2x since default is always half a battery.

CursedPh4nt0m

Lafiel So we basically get the same result but with a bit less wasted power? I guess that's at least slightly better, but I still have the issue of loosing way too much energy... Any ideas on how to solve that? It's kinda problematic to have those thrusters use up entire batteries besides only needing fractions.

Lafiel

CursedPh4nt0m It's not possible to control transfer like that from the code. It's all up to the game to handle it. Under normal circumstances within a part loses cannot happen but the current implementation with proxies does not care about exactly the amount of transfer needed. This is extremely bad with fighters as you can see with the VariTech mod.
So the only way to lessen is to lower the amount for each transfer. This may work for a lot of parts but will be bad for high consumption parts. So in the end it's a compromises one way or the other.