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"Host files do not match outs. Host may be trying to cheat.".

"Host files do not match outs. Host may be trying to cheat.".

Well that one happens mostly all the time. When we vote to go to lobby. I think it's caused by delay between votes. We often couldn't start the game, cause paused file was different for some players. We needed to reload from autosave.

Do you mean it happens all the time in all maps, or just in this map?

Do you mean it happens all the time in all maps, or just in this map? The vote delay shouldn't make any difference, it only saves when a majority vote is achieved. However, this bug should be easy to fix! Next time it happens, please ask everyone to send me the 3 files: MapsMP\paused.sav + .bas + .rpl. With those files from all players I can see why the saves don't match and fix the bug (but I need multiple players including the host to send the files to me otherwise it won't work).

EDIT: @Esthlos: There's a bug in your script which caused a crash report sent to us. In OnHouseDamaged you check States.UnitOwner(aAttackerIndex), but aAttackerIndex is a player index not a unit index. So you don't need to use UnitOwner.

As far as I remember, it happened many times, while we were playing on any map. Probably spectators were in game as well. But I thought, it was reported and fixed already... I will send what you need if it happens next time.

My replay broke again. Again, I created my own local server, chose 5 AI's, random locs, 70 PT, 2x/1.5x speed. I chose Tough People.

GC broke.7z

Game ends at around 1:28, cause I got range check error again (I sent a report). It seems, that replay brokes around 10-12 minutes before that error (last time it was similar I think...).

Managed to get the "cheat" bug... attaching files here.
1v1 over local LAN, no AIs, no PeaceTime, chose Engineer and Explorers, went back to Lobby as soon as both finished their Inn.

EDIT: @Esthlos: There's a bug in your script which caused a crash report sent to us. In OnHouseDamaged you check States.UnitOwner(aAttackerIndex), but aAttackerIndex is a player index not a unit index. So you don't need to use UnitOwner.

Oh, thank you. I'll fix that.

EDIT: Wait, this makes no sense... if aAttackerIndex is the player, how come that States.UnitType(aAttackerIndex) recognizes the unit type that damaged the house?
(When I tested it, it correctly added 4 bonus damage if the attacker was melee and 2 if was ranged, so it must be working somehow)
(aAttackerIndex couldn't coincidentally be the unit ID too, since I tested it with every soldier type in a single game, after adding them all with the editor... I'm testing it again now)

Sorry about that, you're right, it is a unit ID. The crash appears to be caused by the unit being dead (archer died before the arrow hit), so States.UnitOwner(aAttackerIndex) returns -1 and therefore doesn't work as an index into the array. So you should check States.UnitDead on AttackerIndex (same in OnUnitWounded).

For now, it seems that picking an eco bonus is better than fighting bonus (it's probably because of map's difficulty, you have big advantage if you build sth earlier).

But of course it needs more games to gather some data. In this game, it seemed that Snipers didn't make any difference, but on the other hand, we couldn't use their full potential...

EDIT 2: Ouch, your Barbarians just got caught alone!

I'd say, let's wait with new bonuses until the current ones are tested. But maybe instead of adding 9th bonus, change the already existing one? So far Demolishers seem to be most useless bonus, cause when you enter enemy's city, you can easily destroy his economy by killing citizens, there's no need to destroy buildings.
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Too many bonuses are not good, it makes player confused.

But that Berserk rage... So, after 100 deaths (which can only happen after VERY long games, over 3 hours I think) a player with that bonus is unstoppable? That would be rarely used in my opinion. I'd rather see a bonus, that can be used near PT.

Maybe instead of Demolishers, use Berserk Rage like that: all (maybe melee only) units have triple damage, but they miss more often?

Although, there was an error (range check again?), but maybe it was because of sth, that you already fixed in newer version...

What if you had something like "Green Thumb"? Woodcutters, farmers, and vineyards x2 workrate (double wares produced)? (personally, I think the eco bonuses are more cool )

Errors like this caused by the script will now be logged and displayed nicely so script author can fix it, rather than sending a crash report to us. The game will also continue running.

These kind of script errors includes stuff like dividing by zero or accessing an invalid array element (which is what happened here).