Reelism Gold! Expansion Pack 3 (X3.1 Patch p.101)

[Ed the Bat]

That's absolutely right, Gez. Of course, if I knew how to count properly (I swear I knew how to do that when I was a tyke!), it wouldn't be a problem to begin with.

[Kinsie]

Could've swore I changed those spawners to use labels in X1.2...

[PsychosesMan]

mirror'd http://blorgblorgbl.org/reelism_x1.3.zip

[Kinsie]

And apparently The Jerk Cometh spawns a Shitload of Jerks instead of just one.

Looks like a new version'll have to be put out soon. Oops!

[Ed the Bat]

I'm not seeing any problems regarding multiple Jerks... Are there specific conditions you're under when this happens, Kins? Let me know and I'll get to sleuthing on this one.

Edit: I just witnessed it on Gutrot Island. Did not see it in The Internet Machine; will be testing other maps. Though I have to admit on the side, as incorrect as this is, it's f*cking hilarious to witness.
Double Edit: Ok now I'm seeing it in the machine. But I forgot that I just now upgraded my GZDoom from r1401 to r1402, in an attempt to see if this would change things. Kins, do me a solid and check if you get the same problem in r1401. This will help me narrow things down until we find the real cause of this Sparta-- er, I mean Madness. I keep getting those mixed up.

[Kinsie]

Just checked both r1401 and r1402. Both have the same problem.

[Ed the Bat]

Ok, I looked at the code for a few minutes and decided that this one may be, once again, an oversight by yours truly... See, I was once playing the game and ran over the spot where The Jerk spawns, exactly when Slot 3 hit #9, so he didn't spawn. The round was Jerk-less. So I tried changing his code from a Spawn to a Spawn-Forced to make sure he'd show up (and spell instant death if you were trying to cramp his style). Well, turns out that due to the looping structure of the effect scripts (to make sure every player gets stuff and not just Player 1), The Jerk is being spawned eight times. Until now there was no problem because there was only room for one of him. But now all eight are allowed to enter the world and make people crap themselves in terror.

I should be able to write up a fix for this so that his spawning is still enforced, but not eightfold. Man I sure took a piss on this one, didn't I.

[Gez]

The SpawnSpot* functions return the amount of things spawned, so if it returns 0 it failed and if it returns 1 or a greater value, it succeeded. (If you have several map spots with the same tag, one thing will be hopefully spawned at each.)

So you can use a something like this:

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while (!spawnspot(params...)) delay(1);

[Ed the Bat]

I've simply changed the script so that Reel #3 is now outside of the per-player loops. It never needed to be there anyhow. Plus this won't put the rest of the script at risk of behind held up with added delay() commands.

Forgive me, everyone. I clearly cannot be trusted to get things right the first time.

[Kinsie]

This update is bought to you by the number 333, the letter P, and this one Spotify playlist I'm listening to. Oh maan.

HellKnights no longer gatecrash Night of the Shooting Dead, and Jerks no longer hunt in packs.

[TheDarkArchon]

Forgive me, everyone. I clearly cannot be trusted to get things right the first time.

Clearly, you haven't seen my biased random ammo spawner thing. I had to make around 5 fixes in a day because of my idocy and that was something far simpler than Reelism.

In others words, it happens to everyone so don't beat yourself up.

[Ed the Bat]

In others words, it happens to everyone so don't beat yourself up.

Thanks. Sometimes I just need some encouragement.

[Kinsie]

You're a man now, Ed.

[Ed the Bat]

Oh trust me, there's a few criteria I don't quite meet for most people to acknowledge my manhood. Not that this is an appropriate area of discussion... <_<

But really, it's just that I try to hold high standards for myself, particularly when I've got people counting on my performance:
You, when you put your reputation on the line by letting me get behind the wheel
The fans, who expect a quality gaming experience from what we're advertizing

I never believed I was perfect, but as long as I've got a breath in me, I make sure to do my best. Hopefully, when I get things right, it pays off.

[Slax]

...the hell did I just play? FREAKIN' JERKS, MAN. Surviving only to run right into Mr. Jerk himself.

I'm hooked.