Clone vehicle patch (version 14)

[Bjarni]

Well, I patched my 2130 build with it and tried it in a multiplayer game;
"a protocol error was made and the connection was closed"
I guess that will have to be fixed [or the server has to be patched as well?]

I will say this only once: this is a modified client, which will not be able to play in multiplayer games with unmodified clients/servers.
If you want to play in multiplayer, you will have to use this patch on all computers

[Bjarni]

version 5 uploaded
now it works for all kinds of vehicles and should be compatible with lng files from the nightly build

[Emeric Pro]

version 5 uploaded
now it works for all kinds of vehicles and should be compatible with lng files from the nightly build

hmmm... i just tested it (r2144 with this exe file), and i found out that it does not work for all kinds of vehicles...
for trains and boats, it works exactly as intended, perfect, great work, thanks and even , i really needed that feature
but for trucks - and as i saw after also for planes - it has two small bugs :
- orders are not copied (which is the most important piece when it comes to make a truck route with 10 trucks)
- the vehicke window does not pop up as it does for trains & boats (useful to start them quickly)

[Bjarni]

version 5 uploaded
now it works for all kinds of vehicles and should be compatible with lng files from the nightly build

hmmm... i just tested it (r2144 with this exe file), and i found out that it does not work for all kinds of vehicles...
for trains and boats, it works exactly as intended, perfect, great work, thanks and even , i really needed that feature
but for trucks - and as i saw after also for planes - it has two small bugs :
- orders are not copied (which is the most important piece when it comes to make a truck route with 10 trucks)
- the vehicke window does not pop up as it does for trains & boats (useful to start them quickly)

I know about the window issue and is working on it. I'm a bit surprised that shared orders stopped working. It's the same code for all vehicle types and it used to work. I will investigate why it do not work as entended

[Maverick]

version 5 uploaded
now it works for all kinds of vehicles and should be compatible with lng files from the nightly build

Thank You!

[acidd_uk]

Merge merge merge!

[StarLite]

BTW, that build in the OP runs really s*** because its a debug build
Just so you know that

[Bjarni]

Merge merge merge!

bad idea. It's buggy right now. That's the whole idea of placing it here is to locate them before it's merged. After a merge, any critical bugs are more severe if they are in the trunk

[acidd_uk]

Yeah I know, just that I've wanted this feature for a long time and so now it's here it makes me happy. As long as it gets merged when it's relatively bug free then I'm happy

[pitt2]

Patch works against 2164, but then exits after a while with

Assertion failed: item < 10 && ((_news_display_opt >> (item * 2)) & 0x3) <= 2, file news_gui.c, line 351

[Darkvater]

Patch works against 2164, but then exits after a while with

Assertion failed: item < 10 && ((_news_display_opt >> (item * 2)) & 0x3) <= 2, file news_gui.c, line 351

good job pitt2, you forgot to say that you had my patch applied and that was what was causing it

[Bjarni]

version 6 uploaded
changes:

• fixed a bug, which prevented copying/cloning orders for road vehicles and aircrafts. This bug also prevented the new vehicles from opening their view windows
• added option to copy orders instread of always sharing. Now it shares the orders if you hold down control
• ships and aircrafts are refitted if the original one is

[Bjarni]

version 7 released

fewer changes this time. I realised a possible network desync right after uploading. It have been fixed now (introduced in v6)

[Maverick]

Thanks Bjarni, I thought you may have lost interest in this patch.
I hope this fixes some of the bugs

Unfortunately b2173 is'nt out yet.

By the way, with version 5 I've been getting heaps of these sort of errors, all the time whenever I try to save, or an auto-save point comes up. I use the clone exe to quickly duck away from the normal b2160+ exe game and clone some trains/ships/whatevers, then return to the normal builds. The clone exe is just too darn slow, as you know.

[Bjarni]

Thanks Bjarni, I thought you may have lost interest in this patch.

get real. I just had some other stuff to do, like a real life

I hope this fixes some of the bugs

it fixes all the bugs I was aware of when I uploaded it

By the way, with version 5 I've been getting heaps of these sort of errors, all the time whenever I try to save, or an auto-save point comes up. I use the clone exe to quickly duck away from the normal b2160+ exe game and clone some trains/ships/whatevers, then return to the normal builds. The clone exe is just too darn slow, as you know.

I would like a savegame. I haven't got a clue to what went wrong there. Maybe it would have been fixed now if you had posted it here when you noticed the problem

[Maverick]

get real. I just had some other stuff to do, like a real life

Relax man. If there's anything to get angry at, it's not me.

I would like a savegame. I haven't got a clue to what went wrong there. Maybe it would have been fixed now if you had posted it here when you noticed the problem

I'll PM a save to you now.

[Bjarni]

I'll PM a save to you now.

why PM. Just post it here

[Maverick]

Cause it's a problem I'm having, not a problem everyone else is.
Keeps the thread clean.

[Bjarni]

version 8 uploaded
changes:

• fixed cost for multiheade engines
• added error message if you don't have enough money

The error message is reusing the can't build message from the buy window. That way we do not have to translate 4 new strings. Tell me if you think it sounds lame, since I can't check every translation.

It is compiled against 2174, but it should be able to use lng files from 2173, which is the nightly build from yesterday

[acidd_uk]

Woo - good stuff Bjarni!