AI Freezing during gameplay

[d3lta 10]

Hi masters!!!

I made a multiplayer map with some goals and scripts, but, after a few minutes in gaming, the AI stuck, they sit in their positions.

How do I find out what is causing this problem?

Best Regards!!!

D3lta

Edited September 4, 2009 by D3lta

[wamingo 1]

Would be nice if you described the problem a bit more.

There's a number of things you might have done that could stop the AI.

Here are some of them:

- unfulfilled conditions in waypoints

- syncronized waypoint mess

- use of doStop/commandStop/disableAI...

- misspelled variables

- bad scripts

check your RPT logfile for errors in your mission.

just off the top of my head.

[ProfTournesol 956]

It seems to be a bug being looked at :

http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1429633&postcount=632

Edited September 4, 2009 by ProfTournesol
typo

[d3lta 10]

Would be nice if you described the problem a bit more.

There's a number of things you might have done that could stop the AI.

Here are some of them:

- unfulfilled conditions in waypoints

- syncronized waypoint mess

- use of doStop/commandStop/disableAI...

- misspelled variables

- bad scripts

check your RPT logfile for errors in your mission.

just off the top of my head.

Ok man, I used a lot of waypoints, scripts and dostop:

See:

WAYPOINT LOAD

dostop Helicopter; BHawk land "land";

WAYPOINT APC

A lot of Waypoints without scripts, only parameters...

CLEAN CREWMAN AA7 - init

sold1 = (gunner this); doGetOut sold1; unassignTeam sold1; sold1 setPos [0,0,0]; deleteVehicle sold1; sold2 = (driver this); doGetOut sold2; unassignTeam sold2; sold2 setPos [0,0,0]; deleteVehicle sold2; sold3 = (commander this); doGetOut sold3; unassignTeam sold3; sold3 setPos [0,0,0]; deleteVehicle sold3;

HELICOPTER -init

this flyInHeight 85;

WAYPOINT HELICOPTER NEXT MOVE

(SoldMaster in BHawk) AND (sold01 in BHawk) AND (sold02 in BHawk) AND (sold03 in BHawk) AND (sold04 in BHawk) AND (sold05 in BHawk)

TRIGGER RESPAWN RADIO ALFA --> For Change the respawn area

"Respawn_West" setMarkerPos getpos SoldMaster;

TRIGGER FIRST OBJETIVE

this addEventHandler ["Killed" , { task1 setTaskState "Succeeded"; player setCurrentTask task2; hint "BOSS DIED"; }]

TRIGGER NEXT LOAD(barraca=construction and Chefao = human)

(! alive barraca) AND (! alive Chefao)

TRIGGER SECOUND OBJETIVE (barraca=construction)

if ( ! alive barraca) then { task2 setTaskState "Succeeded"; player setCurrentTask task3; hint "That's OK!!!"; }

I played the map during +-15 minutes and only after this time the AI stuck (not imortal). I dont know what the problem here...:butbut:

I'm analysing the rpt file.

Best regards

---------- Post added at 02:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:04 AM ----------

My RPT File in the AI stuck:

player D3lta, state CREATED -> CONNECTED

File description.ext, line 10: '.respawn': Missing ';' at the end of line

Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/RscDisplayMultiplayerSetup/controls/CA_B_West.sideToggle'.

Warning Message: '/' is not a value

Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/RscDisplayMultiplayerSetup/controls/CA_B_East.sideToggle'.

Warning Message: '/' is not a value

Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/RscDisplayMultiplayerSetup/controls/CA_B_Guerrila.sideToggle'.

Warning Message: '/' is not a value

Warning Message: No entry 'bin\config.bin/RscDisplayMultiplayerSetup/controls/CA_B_Civilian.sideToggle'.

Warning Message: '/' is not a value

player D3lta, state MISSION ASKED -> ROLE ASSIGNED

player D3lta, state ROLE ASSIGNED -> MISSION RECEIVED

115c3400# 17578: wf_barracks_east.p3d is not soldier nor transport.

No transport

Ref to nonnetwork object B 1-1-B

Ref to nonnetwork object B 1-1-B

Ref to nonnetwork object B 1-1-B

Ref to nonnetwork object B 1-1-C

Ref to nonnetwork object B 1-1-C

Ref to nonnetwork object B 1-1-C

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\vehicles\trackedapc.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female03\cz\numbers\zero.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female03\cz\numbers\four.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female03\cz\numbers\three.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female03\cz\numbers\zero.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female03\cz\numbers\one.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female03\cz\numbers\nine.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female03\cz\vehicles\man.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\vehicles\trackedapc.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Client: Nonnetwork object 11720c00.

Client: Nonnetwork object 1961dc00.

Adds unit from another group

From C 1-1-C to C 1-1-B

Join to another group

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\vehicles\trackedapc.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\strednivzdalenost.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\prednama.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\pozor.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\direction\east2.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\odtebe.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\strednivzdalenost.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\prednama.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\prednama.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\direction\northeast2.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\odtebe.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\strednivzdalenost.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\vehicles\trackedapc.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\male01\cz\report\presun.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Client: Nonnetwork object 11720c00.

Client: Nonnetwork object 1961dc00.

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path - length 1

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path from [4367.03, 27.00, 3196.34] to [4343.01, 27.00, 3201.44].

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path - length 1

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path from [4367.03, 27.00, 3196.34] to [4349.34, 27.00, 3173.16].

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path - length 1

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path from [4367.03, 27.00, 3196.34] to [4351.00, 27.00, 3187.10].

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path - length 1

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path from [4367.03, 27.00, 3196.34] to [4362.38, 27.00, 3173.86].

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path - length 1

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path from [4367.03, 27.00, 3196.34] to [4349.03, 27.00, 3182.79].

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\direction\south2.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\odtebe.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\pozor.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\direction\southeast2.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\odtebe.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\direction\northeast2.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\odtebe.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\pozor.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\direction\southeast2.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\odtebe.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\prednama.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\prednama.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Client: Nonnetwork object 18517800.

Client: Nonnetwork object 193c5800.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\pozor.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\direction\northwest2.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\odtebe.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\direction\northwest2.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\odtebe.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\female02\cz\report\blizko.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Error: cannot load sound 'ca\dubbing\global\radio\male01\cz\report\presun.wss', header cannot be loaded.

Client: Nonnetwork object 18957800.

Client: Nonnetwork object 1751fc00.

Protocol bin\config.bin/RadioProtocolCZ/: Missing word CeaseFireE

---------- Post added at 03:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:13 AM ----------

I think that this is the problema here:

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path - length 1

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path from [4367.03, 27.00, 3196.34] to [4343.01, 27.00, 3201.44].

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path - length 1

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path from [4367.03, 27.00, 3196.34] to [4349.34, 27.00, 3173.16].

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path - length 1

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path from [4367.03, 27.00, 3196.34] to [4351.00, 27.00, 3187.10].

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path - length 1

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path from [4367.03, 27.00, 3196.34] to [4362.38, 27.00, 3173.86].

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path - length 1

Error R 1-4-M:5: Invalid path from [4367.03, 27.00, 3196.34] to [4349.03, 27.00, 3182.79].

what is this error?

Edited September 5, 2009 by D3lta

[nyran125 10]

im having the same problem but the very simple respawn mission ive created is nowhere near as complex as that. What happens is the Ai seem to respawn but forget thier waypoints or something or get spawned off thier waypoints, if that makes sense.

[d3lta 10]

Yes, I agree, this is the problem here too.. After Respawn the AI stuck...

OMG, another Critical Bug in ARMA2?:butbut:

In the RPT File , I detect this:

File description.ext, line 10: '.respawn': Missing ';' at the end of line

My description.ext

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Description file for Armed Assault

// Created by: TODO: Author Name

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

OnLoadMission="Wipe Guerrila";

respawn=3;

respawnDelay=10;

respawnVehicle=0;

disabledAI=false; <---- LINE 10.. WHAT PROBLEM????

briefing=1;

debriefing=1;

class Header

{

gameType = Team; //DM, Team, Coop, ...

minPlayers = 1; //min # of players the mission supports

maxPlayers = 6; //Max # of players the mission supports

};

Edited September 5, 2009 by D3lta

[.kju 3241]

It is complaining about a different mission.

[d3lta 10]

It is complaining about a different mission.

what?

[.kju 3241]

Yes. If you go scenarios or select a mp missions its scans all missions of course.

Obviously you have a semicolon behind respawn = ..; here.

Also comment and empty lines are not counted.

[d3lta 10]

Yes. If you go scenarios or select a mp missions its scans all missions of course.

Obviously you have a semicolon behind respawn = ..; here.

Also comment and empty lines are not counted.

ahhh, I understand.

but not found in other missions or mpfiles the sintax error...:o

My problem yet, is the same, after respaw, the AI stuck....:confused:

---------- Post added at 08:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:36 PM ----------

Edited September 5, 2009 by D3lta

[d3lta 10]

BINGO!!!!

The problem is the module FIRST AID, after first respawn, the AI stuck if FIRST AID is on the MAP!!!

Ufff!!!

Thanks my friends!!!

Best Regards!!!:yay::yay:

[nyran125 10]

what? you sure? have you tested that a few times, just incase it was a coincidence?

I still get Ai stuck at respawn even after deleting the modules accept garbage module. But I really want the garbage module, if in my noob understanding it cleans up dead enemies and stuff lying around after awhile.

im finding that the Ai are respawning but then not attaching themselves back on the

0:Move waypoints. Whats wierd is some do, but some dont.

Do i have to put move to waypoint 0 or DOMOVE to W:0 on the init of the unit or something?

Or somehow activate it everytime Ai spawn? human opponents obviously dont need to worry about this, but you cant get a full server all the time with just human opponents. Or is there some rule of thumb im unnaware of?

What does the Ai actually do on respawn? Does it just repeat ALL waypoints that they are givin? Or do they just go for the last waypoint they were at when they died? how does it work?

Edited September 6, 2009 by nyran125

[d3lta 10]

yesterday, I played three hours, without AI stuck. My map uses only Module Civilian, Animals and Construction Interface, no more. I think that resolved.

I dont know why I put the First Aid module in the map, but now, I change-it with a corpsman with the team........

Arma2 is a very very very complex game, without good documentation and a lot of boring bugs and omissions in interface and scripts, but I love!!! :D

Edited September 6, 2009 by D3lta