Cult of the Nightly Build

[Boilermaker]

So here I am puttering along with developing my game script, fixing my last compile error. I know full well there will be runtime errors. I'm hoping the first is an easy foe…

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index 'GetProductionLevel' does not exist

Oh yes those are usually straightforward. Let's see. Hmm. Not a typo. Not a scope issue. It's from the script API itself - GSIndustry.GetProductionLevel.

Frustrated, I print out every slot in the GSIndustry table. They're all there, except the last two in the documentation - GetProductionLevel and SetProductionLevel.

Perhaps I'm running an old API version? Yes, the Minimal GS script from whence I began has GetAPIVersion set to a measly 1.2. The transport gods have been warning me of my folly all along with "1.2 API compatibility in effect." appearing in the log every time I load a game.

But what's the latest version? The DuckDuck yields nothing of value. I must begin the github quest. Searching for the log string, I stumble upon the /bin/ai dungeon. I try the 1.11 sword. No result. 12? 13? 14? Alas, I am doomed.

My ego demands I find someone else to blame. There it is, near the bottom, the first occurrence of GetProductionLevel. Added only three months ago in September.

I have no one to blame but myself. Like a lowly serf, I am running the latest stable release from late July.

I have reached the bleeding edge of Tycoon innovation. I stand looking over the precipice into the pit of Build From Source. I am about to jump when an apparition appears. It shows me the way to the Nightly Build.

Archive downloaded, I overwrite my installation files - without bothering to make a backup - like a man possessed. I run my script again…

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index 'math' does not exist

Success! That's a different issue haha.

p.s., getting this PR across the finish line would be a big help:
https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD/pull/10834