Strange bug in dedicated.

[Tomcat_CDM 0]

There is a strange bug, i had made a mission using a mod. On my PC works fine, also if it's execute using multiplayer mode works fine, for me and players. However, when i put the mission on a dedicated server (1.91 / 1.92b) the missions hangs during load time an then crash the dedicated returning a msgbox saying "Invalid Texture Aspect: 16x256".

Only happens with dedicate.

Thanks in advance.

[killswitch 19]

Details, please. What mod? What addons does the mission use? Server specs (can't hurt)?

Perhaps we as readers can recreate it by running the same mission?

[-)a)( 0]

I had a similar problem man months ago which i can't remember anymore. My mission worked fine expect on a dedicated server.

There was an small error in the description.ext, which only crashes the dedicated server.

So take a look on your description.ext

BTW, why don't you post a link to your mission for dl, so we can take a look on it.

[Tomcat_CDM 0]

I used these...

Mission:

http://www.geocities.com/tomcat_cdm/CoopTest.malvinas.zip (don't click, just copy paste)

Addons (Campania de Malvinas).

Beta2

http://www.cazadoresdemonte.com.ar/varios/staff/Final/Malvinas.rar

Helo Pack1

http://www.cazadoresdemonte.com.ar/varios/staff/Final/Pack1-Helos.rar

Helo Pack2

http://www.cazadoresdemonte.com.ar/varios/staff/Final/Pack2-Helos.rar

There is a kind of incompatibility on dedicated servers.

I tested on diffents computers (OS, hardware), always works fine, only on dedicated crash. Please, give it a look.

Maybe you are right, but description.ext only have

Respawn = "group";

Respawndelay = 4;

The mission is very simple, since was for testing purposes.

Thanks.

[kegetys 2]

Some vehicle you have on your mission propably has a texture sized 16x256, which is invalid since the aspect is 16 (256/16)...

[Tomcat_CDM 0]

Maybe, but only happens on dedicated, on normal MP on SP works fine.

[-)a)( 0]

But why is the texture 16x256 invalid? I guess texturesize must be 2^nX2^n ?!

[kegetys 2]

)a)( @ Aug. 28 2003,19:53)]But why is the texture 16x256 invalid? I guess texturesize must be 2^nX2^n ?!

Theres a limit in the maximum aspect ratio that certain 3D cards accept... Afaik. in 3Dfx cards 8 is the limit, and the dedicated server seems to do a check for that for some reason. All modern cards I know of seem to handle almost any aspect fine though.

[-)a)( 0]

Ah, thx.

[Tomcat_CDM 0]

Well, today i decided to look at the addon that makes this bug on dedicated.

The addon that makes dedicated crash is SA 330-L Puma in Heli Pack 1 from Campania de Malvinas MOD.

Helo Pack1

http://www.cazadoresdemonte.com.ar/varios/staff/Final/Pack1-Helos.rar

(maybe needs another addon from beta2,just maybe)

The error is that dedicaded crash giving an 16x256 ratio texture error msgbox, we can change it, no big deal with it but is a bug on dedicated since on client multiplayer nor single player works fine.

Plz take a look maybe for 1.92 can be fixed.

[suma 8]

The error is that dedicaded crash giving an 16x256 ratio texture error msgbox, we can change it, no big deal with it but is a bug on dedicated since on client multiplayer nor single player works fine.

Well, this is not exactly true. Glide clients would not work well with this. I understand this may be not interesting any longer, as there are probably very few Glide clients out there (if any at all), but it may give an explanation why is this happening.

I do not think we will fix this for 1.9x release. Off course, no such limitation will exist with OFP 2.

[Tomcat_CDM 0]

Thank you...

[Potatoz 0]

So this bug is related to the addon or the video card on the deticated server? I'm having the same problem when trying to host MFCTI1.16 with the FFUR 2005 and the FFUR Euro mods. It's only with that mission so far though.

[5133p39 16]

i bumped into this problem with the police version of Mi-2 (i don't remember who created it) and i has been forced to depbo the addon, find the bad texture, and resample it to 512x64 (it was a ?fan?/?airscrew? texture).

Good news is, you need to do this only with the addon which resides on the server, you don't have to publish this altered addon to all the clients.

[Potatoz 0]

Thanks. Doesn't seem too hard to fix. Hopefully I can find the texture soon.