tori.oxp

Noeland · Post by **Noeland** » Tue May 30, 2006 11:57 am

Hi all

Totally loving oolite - thanks folks!
Been augmenting my experience with a bunch of oxps, and have found a repeatable problem with tori.oxp.
Win32, 1.65b1 installer release.

Have removed all other oxps for investigating problem.
Torus station at Recexela - i get destroyed on approach.
Problem is repeatable. Same happens using docking computer. Other ships leaving station also seem to blow-up at a particular distance from station. (Can't get handle on the distance as Ident Info off screen as station so big... ;-)
If tori.oxp is removed can dock with the dodo quite happily*.
Problem seems to be "session based" in that if an NPC crashes while leaving, I can then dock, although if then relaunch the problem is back...

A similar (same?) thing happening with Hoopy Casino (that's why I'm at a tech 14 place - to check out both these oxps), but am focussing on the station as the obvious choice was to remove all oxps and try reinstating in turn.

My real question is what can I do to help track down the problem? The stderr.txt contains nothing useful - I guess it isn't an error in that sense!

(I am fairly computer literate, though have not investigated the development side of oolite, and as mentioned at the start am on WinXP.)

Cheers,
Cmdr. Noeland

*since upgrading to 1.65b1 my ship (default Cobra Mk-III) does feel "bigger", and the accuracy of my docking needs tweaking!

Draco_Caeles · Post by **Draco_Caeles** » Tue May 30, 2006 12:17 pm

This could be a symptom of a 'known-about' bug. A lot of people have said that the v1.65 betas are a little 'twitchy' when it comes to docking, and I think this is something that Grand Commander Giles is working on.

Noeland · Post by **Noeland** » Tue May 30, 2006 12:57 pm

OK. Thanks for for that.

Further info (in case it is of use to Giles or someone):
Seems to be save file connected too.
Starting new commander and flying to Onrira, no problems. (And first time I've seen the double torus... wow!)

As I wanted some of my equipment (didn't realise how dependent I was on those injectors!) I hacked my save file so I could start gal1, near to Onrira.

Now I explode on approach. (And there is often cargo floating around the entrance from NPCs.)

Remove tori.oxp, no problems docking with dodo...

Can provide save files if anyone wants. Basically, completed longway, black barron, constrictor hunt. Have nice upgrades to ship. But no hacking, all straight game play.

Noeland.

Murgh · Post by **Murgh** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:59 pm

thanks for investigating.

when I get a chance on a familiar machine (not terribly soon), I'll see if there is something to fix on my end. There could be a reaction to the Oolite native dock changes that I haven't taken into account..