Negative StrikeTime in env_beam causes horrible lags in multiplayer

[nico]

A negative "StrikeTime" in env_beam causes horrible lags in multiplayer.

This is causing the lag problems in multiplayer on they23!

This also happens on zoology{2,4,8,10,12} (USS DarkStar Coop) - I've added a fixed version to scmapdb.

~/sc5/svencoop/maps$ grep '"StrikeTime" "-' they23.ent
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"
"StrikeTime" "-1.5"

https://sites.google.com/site/svenma...guide/env_beam

However, setting a negative value that causes the next beam to be created the instant a beam is created causes an infinite amount of beams to be created, eventually causing overflows.

[wolf-3d]

Nice find, the "They Hunger" series was "originally" a single player HL MOD and we must have missed this as a problem during the conversion to Co-op play.

[nico]

This is the list of official maps who make use of a negative StrikeTime in env_beam as of the 5.02 update:

hl_c01_a2
hl_c02_a1
hl_c02_a2
hl_c03
hl_c04
hl_c07_a2
hl_c08_a2
hl_c09
hl_c10
hl_c13_a1
hl_c13_a2
hl_c13_a3
hl_c13_a4
hl_c14
hl_c16_a2
hl_c17
hl_c18
last
sc_another
they23
they6
uplink

[@n!t@]

I'll just add here some maps which have same problem with (if map's name clickable - it's fixed one):

A negative "StrikeTime" in env_beam:

bdaw_c1a3 (from Bad Day at Work http://scmapdb.com/map:bad-day-at-work)

HLSP:

hl_c01_a2 - dead map now (sc 5.03) - barney will not open the doors if all players got suits...
hl_c02_a1
hl_c02_a2
hl_c03
hl_c04
hl_c07_a2
hl_c08_a2
hl_c09
hl_c10
hl_c13_a1
hl_c13_a2
hl_c13_a3
hl_c13_a4
hl_c14
hl_c16_a2
hl_c17
hl_c18

Update 5.03 is not fixing these maps, so, you still need to fix it by yourself (there's updated hl_c13a4, hl_c17 & hl_c04 but with negative StrikeTime again)

Blueshift:

ba_canal1
ba_canal1b
ba_elevator
ba_power1
ba_power2
ba_teleport1
ba_teleport2
ba_xen1
ba_xen2
ba_xen3
ba_xen5
ba_xen6
ba_yard3a
ba_yard3b

crisis1 (Crisis1 http://scmapdb.com/map:crisis-1)
crisis2 (Crisis2 http://scmapdb.com/map:crisis-2)
end (I don't remember what series it was)

Opposing Force:

of1a2
of1a3
of1a5
of1a5b
of1a6
of2a1
of2a2
of2a3
of2a4
of2a5
of3a1
of3a2
of3a4
of3a5
of3a6
of4a1
of5a4
of6a2

sc_another (Another Unit http://scmapdb.com/map:another-unit)
sc_catalyst (Catalyst http://scmapdb.com/map:catalyst)
all etc2_x maps (from Earthquake Test Center II http://scmapdb.com/map:earthquake-test-center-ii)
dogs6 (from Dogs http://scmapdb.com/map:dogs)
fired_06 (from Fired series http://scmapdb.com/map:fired)

Redemption (http://forums.svencoop.com/showthrea...op-Open-Beta):

rede1m1
rede1m2
rede2m4a
rede2m5
rede2m5a
rede2m6
rede4m1a
rede4m2

Other problems with maps:

sc_avp2 (from Aliens vs. Players series http://scmapdb.com/map:avp) - there's broken model of soldier - just replace it by some other soldier model (i'm temporary using default soldier's model)

craxnhax (from craxnhax series http://scmapdb.com/map:craxnhax) - there's wrong weapon class in craxnhax.cfg (change weapon_buckshot to weapon_shotgun)

bdaw_c1a4 (from Bad Day at Work http://scmapdb.com/map:bad-day-at-work) - it's crasing server and client if you try to run it in single, so, you may change next map on bdaw_c1a3 to some other until somebody will find how to fix it

toonrun1 (from Toon Run series http://scmapdb.com/map:toon-run) - I still can't get any error messages, it's just crashing server after player standing on "big hand" for jumping updated in sc5.03

camp (Camp http://scmapdb.com/map:camp) - 3 houndeeyes spawn in the floor. They just need to be replaced higher

central_bunker (Central Bunker) - the problem with elevator doors. External door have timer and kill players and add 2nd problem with internal doors

hl_t00 - new map (sc 5.03) but unplayable: all doors opening once and closing. Only one player may get suit & weapons

polar_rescue (Polar Rescue) - Scientists are dying in the elevator

sc_tetris4 (from Tetris) - barnacle is not clipping to green walls

6 (from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6) - there's no trigger of map's end

bm_nightmare_c_final (from Black Mesa Nightmare) - bosses on elevator is not dying

deluge_beta_v3 (Deluge http://scmapdb.com/map:deluge) - too much files in .res file, so, impossible to use on servers... (FATAL ERROR (shutting down): SZ_GetSpace: overflow without FSB_ALLOWOVERFLOW set on )

dukemap2 (Dukemap http://scmapdb.com/map:dukemap) Some unreadable name of wad file in .bsp

faraon2 (from Faraon series http://scmapdb.com/map:faraon) changelevel to faraon1 need to be removed and changelevel to faraon3 need to be replaced by game_end

gash (Gash http://scmapdb.com/map:gash) robo_grunt spawning on the lamp near last door and may not be killed until you'll replace this spawn

goodoldtime (Good Old Time http://scmapdb.com/map:good-old-time) - there's no game_end

Work in progress, so, to be continued...

[AdamR]

Please do not post copyrighted content. Fixes for copyrighted mas must be posted in entity data from only.

[@n!t@]

You may remove links, but why are you removed just list of maps... I lost all this day for this and you removed... thank you...

[AdamR]

The post was hidden, not removed. I was not on a BBcode editor friendly device at the time to edit out the links. (Still not)
Thank you.

Edit: It's back now.

[@n!t@]

Ok, thank you. Tomorrow i'll continue finding these maps after real life's bad day at work...

[Blizzard Fox]

Does changing the value to "0" help server performance and produce less crashes? Or not really?

[@n!t@]

It will remove client's "lag" in some places. The best example is bdaw_c1a3 (from Bad Day at Work http://scmapdb.com/map:bad-day-at-work) if you will see it, you'll understand...

[Blizzard Fox]

I was poking through the hl_c10.ent and noticed an extra space through some of the "StrikeTime" lines such as "StrikeTime" "5 .5" is this known to cause any issues or not really?

[@n!t@]

You may fix it, but it's using 5 i think

[KabutoLT]

figured it out. In Single play "new game" no lags spikes. but server itself lags so much. Client is ok but server lag spikes problem i think.