invisible walls on roads

[InsertCoins 333]

Not sure if this is a Namalsk problem but I've come across this a few times now. Out of nowhere there is suddenly and invisible wall.

 

 

[Heavy 142]

23 hours ago, InsertCoins said:

Not sure if this is a Namalsk problem but I've come across this a few times now. Out of nowhere there is suddenly and invisible wall.

Oh, that's a nice Sunday surprise.

[Lappihuan 18]

Seems like the Physx Geometry lod of that wreck is out of sync with all the other lods.
Players are no physx simulated objects so they collide with the geometry lod, vehicles are physx simulated.

Does it happen when the wreck is not present?
can you trow a granade against it and it will bounce off the invisible geometry?

 

PhysX Geometry LOD != Geometry LOD

Edited May 9, 2016 by Lappihuan

[InsertCoins 333]

4 minutes ago, Lappihuan said:

Seems like the Physx Geometry lod of that wreck is out of sync with all the other lods.
Players are no physx simulated objects so they collide with the geometry lod, vehicles are physx simulated.

Does it happen when the wreck is not present?
can you trow a granade against it and it will bounce off the invisible geometry?

It's weird because they are not always on the same place. Next time I find one I will try the grenade and get back to you.

One of the players reported 2 on the dirt road near Nijita, but when I drove over them after restart they were gone.

 

To be continued!

[Lappihuan 18]

I think it's ether the LOD out of sync due some weird script command combination or hidden objects that are spawned in. 

Both mission related.

A map is very static, once it's packed in a pbo it's set in stone where what is.

Edited May 9, 2016 by Lappihuan

[ynpMOOSE 122]

Two questions:

#1 - Are bicycles able to be purchased at your trader?  (ie: persistent bikes are present in the db)

#2 - Are you seeing errors like this in your log:

Spoiler

1. 13:54:46 Error in expression <372,-0.185431,0.135257,0.973304,[[],[]],<null>,<null>,"9510",""]]]>
2. 13:54:46   Error position: <<null>,<null>,"9510",""]]]>
3. 13:54:46   Error Invalid number in expression
4. 13:54:46 Error in expression <372,-0.185431,0.135257,0.973304,[[],[]],<null>,<null>,"9510",""]]]>
5. 13:54:46   Error position: <<null>,<null>,"9510",""]]]>
6. 13:54:46   Error Invalid number in expression
7. 13:54:46 Error in expression <"extDB2" callExtension _query);
8. switch (_result select 0) do
9. {
10. case 0:
11. {
12. (format>
13. 13:54:46   Error position: <_result select 0) do
14. {
15. case 0:
16. {
17. (format>
18. 13:54:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _result
19. 13:54:46 File exile_server\code\ExileServer_system_database_query_selectSingle.sqf, line 16
20. 13:54:46 Error in expression <000)
21. ];
22. _vehicleObject = createVehicle [_vehicleClassName, _temporaryPositionInO>
23. 13:54:46   Error position: <_vehicleClassName, _temporaryPositionInO>
24. 13:54:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _vehicleclassname
25. 13:54:46 File exile_server\code\ExileServer_object_vehicle_carefulCreateVehicle.sqf, line 23
26. 13:54:46 Error in expression <ode = _this select 4;
27. _vehicleObject = [_className, _position, _direction, _useP>
28. 13:54:46   Error position: <_className, _position, _direction, _useP>
29. 13:54:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _classname
30. 13:54:46 File exile_server\code\ExileServer_object_vehicle_createPersistentVehicle.sqf, line 18
31. 13:54:46 Error in expression <tabase_query_selectSingle;
32. _position = [_data select 8, _data select 9, _data se>
33. 13:54:46   Error position: <_data select 8, _data select 9, _data se>
34. 13:54:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _data
35. 13:54:46 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.altis\overrides\ExileServer_object_vehicle_database_load.sqf, line 18
36. 13:54:46 Error in expression <eObject setVariable ["ExileAccessCode", _pinCode];
37. _vehicleObject addEventHandle>
38. 13:54:46   Error position: <_pinCode];
39. _vehicleObject addEventHandle>
40. 13:54:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _pincode
41. 13:54:46 File exile_server\code\ExileServer_object_vehicle_createPersistentVehicle.sqf, line 20
42. 13:54:46 Error in expression <
43. _items = _this select 1;
44. if ((typeName _items) isEqualTo "ARRAY") then
45. {
46. if!(_>
47. 13:54:46   Error position: <_items) isEqualTo "ARRAY") then
48. {
49. if!(_>
50. 13:54:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _items
51. 13:54:46 File exile_server\code\ExileServer_util_fill_fillItems.sqf, line 15
52. 13:54:46 Error in expression <gazines = _this select 1;
53. if ((typeName _magazines) isEqualTo "ARRAY") then
54. {  
55. >
56. 13:54:46   Error position: <_magazines) isEqualTo "ARRAY") then
57. {  
58. >
59. 13:54:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _magazines
60. 13:54:46 File exile_server\code\ExileServer_util_fill_fillMagazines.sqf, line 15
61. 13:54:46 Error in expression <weapons = _this select 1;
62. if ((typeName _weapons) isEqualTo "ARRAY") then
63. {
64. if!>
65. 13:54:46   Error position: <_weapons) isEqualTo "ARRAY") then
66. {
67. if!>
68. 13:54:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _weapons
69. 13:54:46 File exile_server\code\ExileServer_util_fill_fillWeapons.sqf, line 15
70. 13:54:46 Error in expression <leObject setVariable ["ExileOwnerUID", (_data select 3)];
71. _lock = (_data select >
72. 13:54:46   Error position: <_data select 3)];
73. _lock = (_data select >
74. 13:54:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _data
75. 13:54:46 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.altis\overrides\ExileServer_object_vehicle_database_load.sqf, line 25
76. 13:54:46 Error in expression <er_util_fill_fillContainers;
77. };
78. };
79. if !(_texture isEqualTo "") then
80. {
81. {
82. _vehicle>
83. 13:54:46   Error position: <_texture isEqualTo "") then
84. {
85. {
86. _vehicle>
87. 13:54:46   Error Undefined variable in expression: _texture
88. 13:54:46 File mpmissions\__cur_mp.altis\overrides\ExileServer_object_vehicle_database_load.sqf, line 85

If so, you might be seeing the same thing we are seeing on our server.  These errors are due to bikes not storing correctly, and therefore not loading correctly. For example, the one error is :

Error in expression <372,-0.185431,0.135257,0.973304,[[],[]],<null>,<null>,"9510",""]]]>

There was a bike in the db with pin 9510 that threw this error. If you look at the db records for bikes, cargo_magazines, and cargo_weapons are null which is unexpected. There is one set of errors for every bike.

I'm working on an update to my vehicle protection script that will delete bikes on restart, which you're welcome to hack up for just the delete piece. We're finding that purchase bikes are single use and have no need to be loaded back on restart, other than to cause the problem you see and slow the server down.

 

Edited May 9, 2016 by ynpMOOSE

[Lappihuan 18]

wrong topic? 

[ynpMOOSE 122]

8 minutes ago, Lappihuan said:

wrong topic? 

Nope, our theory is that persistent bikes start to load, then it blows up, so their texture doesn't get loaded. So you end up with invisible bikes. Hit them at full speed, KABOOM!

Edited May 9, 2016 by ynpMOOSE

[InsertCoins 333]

nope, no bikes

[ynpMOOSE 122]

Hmm, now I'm questioning my theory. Maybe we are having the same problem for an unknown reason.