4.0.4 bugs

[Pete Mack]

It's easy to say bow, sling, or crossbow as necessary. More to the point, the bow doesn't tingle. Your hands do.

[MattB]

Er..hello guys.
It's been a while...
Sorry!

[Nick]

I believe I have now fixed all the bugs in 4.0.4. The latest source is here, and there are builds for Windows and OS X.

In a few days I'll release 4.0.5 if there's nothing obviously wrong. I intend that to be the last release for version 4.0, and from there it'll be full steam ahead toward the glorious future of version 4.1.

[Kethis]

I am still playing 4.0.4 and after a read through could not see these bugs specifically addressed:

1) Creatures refresh poorly as @ moves. The heads/wings/hoods/horns of tall imaged creatures remain behind despite the spaces where their bodies/legs were having been cleared.

2) Highlight character square (yellow frame) appears to be located in (y,x) when @ is in (x,y) - frame moves up/down when @ moves right/left and vice versa.

[Nick]

I am still playing 4.0.4 and after a read through could not see these bugs specifically addressed:

1) Creatures refresh poorly as @ moves. The heads/wings/hoods/horns of tall imaged creatures remain behind despite the spaces where their bodies/legs were having been cleared.

2) Highlight character square (yellow frame) appears to be located in (y,x) when @ is in (x,y) - frame moves up/down when @ moves right/left and vice versa.

(1) I think should be fixed in 4.0.5 by the fix to the invisible tile bug. (2) rings a vague bell - I wouldn't be surprised if that was fixed too. If not, I'll file it as a bug for 4.1.0

[Chud]

Waah! Fighting Morgoth (for my first win!) and had him down to two **, when:

angband: obj-pile.c:134: pile_excise: Assertion `pile_contains(*pile, obj)' failed
(crash)

Sigh. Sorry, this has probably been reported before. Version 4.0.4.

EDIT: Update -- trying to restart, I now get:

Cannot read monster 128
Savefile corrupted - couldn't load block monsters

and then it exits with a command-line error "broken savefile". This is on Linux, by the way (Mint).

[Nick]

Waah! Fighting Morgoth (for my first win!) and had him down to two **, when:

angband: obj-pile.c:134: pile_excise: Assertion `pile_contains(*pile, obj)' failed
(crash)

Sigh. Sorry, this has probably been reported before. Version 4.0.4.

EDIT: Update -- trying to restart, I now get:

Cannot read monster 128
Savefile corrupted - couldn't load block monsters

and then it exits with a command-line error "broken savefile". This is on Linux, by the way (Mint).

That's awful. If you post or send me a savefile, I can have a go at fixing it.

[Chud]

That's awful. If you post or send me a savefile, I can have a go at fixing it.

Thanks! Don't spend a huge amount of time if it's not obvious and easy; I can just start again with 4.0.5 --- it's not like I haven't been playing the game long enough anyway, and I'm finally getting over the things that mostly get me killed. (Having to know what's in that vault, "it's only a 2% failure rate, it'll be okay," "One more try, then I'll run away next turn," etc. :-) )

[calris]

it's not like I haven't been playing the game long enough anyway, and I'm finally getting over the things that mostly get me killed. (Having to know what's in that vault, "it's only a 2% failure rate, it'll be okay," "One more try, then I'll run away next turn," etc. :-) )

Or my latest "I've never been knocked out and I've already killed four Grand Master Mystics - I don't need stun"

[Nick]

Thanks! Don't spend a huge amount of time if it's not obvious and easy; I can just start again with 4.0.5 --- it's not like I haven't been playing the game long enough anyway, and I'm finally getting over the things that mostly get me killed. (Having to know what's in that vault, "it's only a 2% failure rate, it'll be okay," "One more try, then I'll run away next turn," etc. :-) )

Fixed. It was a problem with mimics - it's always a problem with mimics

[Chud]

Fixed. It was a problem with mimics - it's always a problem with mimics

Thanks!!

And now, first win, woo hoo!

[Loendal]

4.0.4 Savefile Broken

Hello all,

I play Angband 4.0.4 off a Jumpdrive on my Windows 7 machine; every time I go to reload a saved game or start a new character using a savefile from a dead PC, I keep getting broken save file errors. Bad header, or something similar to that.

I usually turn on sound and change around some of the Term outputs to something more to my liking then the defaults and it's getting frustrating, as I just lost a nice PC that was well on his way with good equipment and progress. These changes to sound and Term outputs are the only things I alter, everything else is pure Vanilla startup.

I don't recall playing from a jumpdrive being an issue in the past, but perhaps something has changed with newer OS and/or Angband itself.

Suggestions?
--- Carl

[Kethis]

(1) I think should be fixed in 4.0.5 by the fix to the invisible tile bug. (2) rings a vague bell - I wouldn't be surprised if that was fixed too. If not, I'll file it as a bug for 4.1.0

1) The highlight box will have to be included in the 4.1.0 bug fixes - still an issue in 4.0.5

2) Nick? Two years older than me, and living in the same city, no less!

[Nick]

1) The highlight box will have to be included in the 4.1.0 bug fixes - still an issue in 4.0.5

2) Nick? Two years older than me, and living in the same city, no less!

Small world

I'll file the highlight bug - any more detail on when it occurs?

[khyung]

Saved filename cannot contain spaces

Hello all,

I play Angband 4.0.4 off a Jumpdrive on my Windows 7 machine; every time I go to reload a saved game or start a new character using a savefile from a dead PC, I keep getting broken save file errors. Bad header, or something similar to that.

I usually turn on sound and change around some of the Term outputs to something more to my liking then the defaults and it's getting frustrating, as I just lost a nice PC that was well on his way with good equipment and progress. These changes to sound and Term outputs are the only things I alter, everything else is pure Vanilla startup.

I don't recall playing from a jumpdrive being an issue in the past, but perhaps something has changed with newer OS and/or Angband itself.

Suggestions?
--- Carl

Apparently filename for savefiles are not allowed to contain spaces. This restriction should be removed.