Building returns true in AITestMode but False in AIExecMode

[kirky_D]

Hi there!

Having a bit of difficulty with AITestMode and AIExecMode. I have a bit of code which builds a station plus a depot and a few tracks. Running it in AITestMode all building returns true. As soon as anything is built in AIExecMode it returns false but STILL BUILDS IT.

I can't seem to work it out. It doesn't matter what is actually being built either, station, depot and track all return false. Here is the code in question and a screenshot of the Debug window and built station.

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function buildStationTracks(tile, direction)
{
	local success = true;
	local test_mode = true;
	AILog.Info("          success " + success);
	AITestMode();
	
	while(true)
	{
		switch(direction)
		{
			case Direction.NE:
			{
				AILog.Info("1          success " + success);
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRailDepot(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(3,0), tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(3,1));
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRailStation(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(4,1), AIRail.RAILTRACK_NE_SW, 2, 3, AIStation.STATION_NEW);
				AILog.Info("3          success " + success);
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRail(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(1,1), tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(2,1), tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(4,1));
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRail(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(2,2), tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(3,2), tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(4,2));
				AILog.Info("4          success " + success);
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRailTrack(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(3,1), AIRail.RAILTRACK_NE_SE);
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRailTrack(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(3,1), AIRail.RAILTRACK_NW_NE);
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRailTrack(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(3,1), AIRail.RAILTRACK_NW_SW);
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRailTrack(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(3,1), AIRail.RAILTRACK_SW_SE);
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRailTrack(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(3,1), AIRail.RAILTRACK_NW_SE);
				AILog.Info("5          success " + success);
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRailTrack(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(3,2), AIRail.RAILTRACK_NW_SW);
				success = success && AIRail.BuildRailTrack(tile + AIMap.GetTileIndex(3,2), AIRail.RAILTRACK_NW_NE);
				AILog.Info("6          success " + success);
				break;
			} 
...
}		
		if(!success) 
		{
			AILog.Info("buildStationTracks(tile, direction):");
			AILog.Info("          !success " + success);
			return false;
		}
		
		if(success && test_mode)
		{			
			AILog.Info("buildStationTracks(tile, direction):");
			AILog.Info("          success && test_mode");
			AIExecMode();
			test_mode = false;
		}
		else if(success && !test_mode)
		{
			AILog.Info("buildStationTracks(tile, direction):");
			AILog.Info("          success && !test_mode");
			return true;
		}
		else
		{
			AILog.Info("buildStationTracks(tile, direction):");
			AILog.Info("          else");
			return false;
		}
	}
}

Note that I have only included the northeast direction in the switch statement because all the other directions simply repeat the same code with different offsets.

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Thanks for your help

[Yexo]

You have to store the result of AITestMode() / AIExecMode() in a local variable. The mode will end as soon as that variable goes out of scope. What currently happens is that you enter TestMode on line 6 and immediately leave it again so you go back to the default ExecMode().

So what happens is that the first run is done in ExecMode, this succeeds but you log it as a succeed in testmode. Now you run it again (also in ExecMode) and it fails, so you log a failure in the ExecCode.

[kirky_D]

Ah I see. So I don't actually build anything in test mode?

Thanks for your help!

[Kogut]

Ah I see. So I don't actually build anything in test mode?!

Yes