[ian-reeds-games] Re: Tactical Battle Dev is freezing whenever I try to end my turn
- From: Sharni-Lee Ward <sharni-lee.ward@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:58:44 +0930
@Craig: Thanks for the tips. I have done my best to keep them to the edges of
the map, and the one at the top managed to get to the first Centaur Clan,
getting the elves, gnomes and halflings on the way, but there were tons of
enemies gathered around that area because there are three hamlets clustered
together in that part of the map, so even with the cavalry to protect him, he
was still cut down. I can't remember who did it, but it was only one step away
from the next centaur clan. Perhaps my Maven should accompany my diplomat as
well to keep him flying. Same with the fairy and another Maven once I can
summon one. I have plans. :D
@Ian: I have since tested the same map in the stable release and it's also
slow. I have plenty of memory on my computer and have the game itself in the
secondary core, which is larger and has more spare space, but that's not
helping with the speed. :( I still hope it can be somehow improved, though. In
the interim, I'll just have to wait two minutes or more for the battle log to
load. Now that I know this is normal, I may not like it but I can live with it.
I will adapt.
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:10:58 -0600
From: support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Tactical Battle Dev is freezing whenever I try
to end my turn
Hey Craig,
Assuming the slowdown is new to the latest dev version and did not
exist in the stable version, I may know what's causing it.
There were a few changes to the way the core game loop worked and
one of them could be contributing to the extra lag during an enemy's
turn.
I'm finishing up some other things, but I'll have a look at it
sometime today.
My local branch has other changes to that area, so I'd like to
adjust that one my self.
On 3/10/2015 12:58 AM, Craig Brett
(Redacted sender craigbrett17@xxxxxxx for DMARC) wrote:
I'm not suffering the same way you are, Sharni, not with any map
freezing or what have you, anyhow. Though my dev laptop has got a
fair portion of memory available.
Memory and speed issues aren't just something you can simply "fix"
with a little bit of code, but I'm sure there's things we can do
to help.
And you can kill incorporeal wraiths, just not with normal units.
As for your diplomats, I tend to stick to the edge of the map with
them. I will also tend to throw a distraction towards the enemy
sometimes. They like a good wounded unit as they see it as an
easier kill, for the price of a light cavalry or 2, you can slip
through to the first few allies.
Sorry that I didn't see your post on the AudioGames.net forum.
On 10/03/2015 03:30, Sharni-Lee Ward
wrote:
I see. I hope he would not object to me adding
that in. Three Release should be enough.
> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 21:06:36 -0600
> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Tactical Battle Dev is
freezing whenever I try to end my turn
> From: murtagh69.monkeys@xxxxxxxxx
> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> The summon skill seems to take a release point, which
the werewolf
> doesn't seem to have...how odd. Maybe the creator
forgot to add that
> to limit how many can be summoned?
>
> On 3/9/15, Sharni-Lee Ward <sharni-lee.ward@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> > Oh, okay. I'll remember that for later. As it is,
my diplomats are both dead
> > and with the situation the way it was when I last
saved, there's no way a
> > bard would get far enough without being mauled by
War Hounds. How many can
> > one of those Werewolves summon at once? Like I
said, there were at least
> > twenty. They shouldn't be able to summon that
many.
> >
> >> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 19:32:12 -0600
> >> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Tactical Battle
Dev is freezing whenever I
> >> try to end my turn
> >> From: murtagh69.monkeys@xxxxxxxxx
> >> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> I was under the impression that you could kill
an incorporeal wraith,
> >> if you have certain units on your side when
there is one facing you.
> >> The warden can kill them, for example, with
his magical short sword.
> >>
> >> On 3/9/15, Sharni-Lee Ward <sharni-lee.ward@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> >> > That's just unreal. Ian or someone should
do something to improve the
> >> > system
> >> > so it can better handle big maps with
tons of units on them. Add that to
> >> > the
> >> > list of features that are needed, right
up there with making it so the
> >> > save-game data includes what a unit was
before it transformed in case
> >> > you
> >> > have to stop the game while one of your
units, or worse, one of your
> >> > enemies, is in a transformed state. If
one of the Undead Wraiths goes
> >> > incorporial, and then I close the game, I
can kiss my chances of total
> >> > victory goodbye. You can't kill an
Incorporial Wraith.
> >> >
> >> > Also, can anyone give me more hints as to
how I can keep my diplomats
> >> > alive?
> >> > I can't have an escort of soldiers behind
them all the time--I can only
> >> > summon so many units and they're needed
around my poor defenseless
> >> > hamlets.
> >> > :( Besides, the only reason my diplomats
got as far as they did was
> >> > because
> >> > my Maven ran around giving them both the
ability to fly. She then got
> >> > killed
> >> > by the hounds that blasted werewolf
summoned (there must have been
> >> > about
> >> > twenty, probably more).
> >> >
> >> > I've deleted the save file because both
my diplomats got killed again
> >> > and my
> >> > chances of getting the upper hand on the
hordes of enemies are very
> >> > slim
> >> > without them to ally myself with the
other neutral places.
> >> >
> >> >> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 18:55:04 -0600
> >> >> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re:
Tactical Battle Dev is freezing whenever
> >> >> I
> >> >> try to end my turn
> >> >> From: murtagh69.monkeys@xxxxxxxxx
> >> >> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >>
> >> >> My maps stop responding too. Waiting
it out works for me, though...
> >> >> Yes, I'll have to wait two to four
minutes or whatever, but at least
> >> >> it *eventually* loads the next turn.
> >> >>
> >> >> On 3/9/15, Sharni-Lee Ward <sharni-lee.ward@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> >> >> > I mentioned before that the
battle log is taking it's sweet time
> >> >> > loading.
> >> >> > Now, when I try to end my turn
in the current playthrough of the
> >> >> > Axis
> >> >> > map,
> >> >> > it stops responding. Waiting
doesn't help. I've tried this twice and
> >> >> > even
> >> >> > the music stops this time. This
map has been giving me grief since I
> >> >> > started
> >> >> > playing it and I ranted on the
Audiogames forum thread about it
> >> >> > (which
> >> >> > no-one had responded to the last
time I checked. I did ask for
> >> >> > help),
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > now this is happening. This
CAN'T be normal.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> -Mew
> >> >> __________
> >> >> http://www.savethefrogs.com/
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> -Mew
> >> __________
> >> http://www.savethefrogs.com/
> >>
> >
>
>
> --
> -Mew
> __________
> http://www.savethefrogs.com/
>
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