Do you guys know when you are using combo aliases, it will eventually causes zquest to crash? I have to save frequently when i work with the combo aliases. This bug has been persistent since b6. We need to work this out to figure out why working with aliases is causing zquest to crash randomly and the combo aliases is so useful.
Using Combo Aliases Crashes Zquest
Hello!
Anyone there?!?
Has anyone seen this thread? Three days with NO replies! I want this fixed!
Fine. Seems like nobody cares about the combo alias random crash bug.
Whoah there, calm down, my friend.
I know this bug is frustrating you, but the average report-to-fix time around here is much longer than six days. I'll probably get around to this bug eventually, but as I have other bugs on my plate, and did not code combo aliases or have any particular intuition into why they are crashing ZQ, it will take me time.
Thanks for your reply! 😊 Now I understand. It was just a reminder about it. Sorry for multi posting. It just gets a little frustrating when nobody replies for approximately a week.
What exactly is "using" combo aliases? Does ZQ crash while pasting combo aliases onto the map, or while configuring them in the dialog? Does it matter what layers you're drawing on?
It has been over a month. Decide on this. Before you try to release beta 18, recommend to work on this part.
Crash bug continues to persist in alpha 414 and below. Go load a custom quest with a collection of combo aliases. Select maybe a biggest alias and wait, or play around with the aliases. I tried it before in those builds 414 and below and it crashes randomly.
Now in this build, when ZQ crashes while the Drawing Mode is Combo Aliases, it freezes, then your computer slows down during the crash. I think that particular crash could be detrimental to your computer's health. It happened on mine twice!!
zcAmazing wrote:It has been over a month. Decide on this. Before you try to release beta 18, recommend to work on this part.
Well, if somebody had answered my request for clarification, I would have worked on this bug. I can't do anything if beta testers don't reply to blue-?-icon threads.
I just started a new quest, created a combo alias, pasted it ~30 times on a dozen screens, and got no crashing. So I'll repeat,
What exactly is "using" combo aliases? Does ZQ crash while pasting combo aliases onto the map, or while configuring them in the dialog? Does it matter what layers you're drawing on?
I have replicated the crash twice.
Load up a custom quest with a collection of combo aliases, different sizes. Then switch to Combo Alias mode and go like a madman and click every combo alias on the right side of the screen, FAST! (or maybe slow, normal) Then ZQ crashes.
Which quest? I did this procedure in NeoFirst without encountering the bug.
Okay, grab my quest in my signature. Reply back here to notify me for the password and I will PM you. The instructions to replicate the bug will also be included within the PM.
Remember that cbailey78 is the reporter of this bug so that means certain custom quests are having problems.
Done. What are the instructions? I tried doing the same as above to using your aliases, but did not produce a crash.
I did rapidly clicked every alias, even double-clicking. Really fast. Just keep on clicking on those aliases on the right side of the screen fast and as long as possible. Do it SUPER FAST and don't stop until you get a crash. I had made it crash on my side.
If for any reason it doesn't crash on your side, then it must be on certain computers. Every beta tester worldwide and developers must replicate this crash.
Remember that cbailey78 is the reporter of this bug so that means certain custom quests are having problems.
Ah, it's a memory leak, so the more RAM you have, the longer you can click on the combos before ZQ runs out of memory and crashes.
Fixed in the next build.
Good job! We have worked together so well. cbailey78 is going to be so very happy for this.
I will test it out in the next build. As long it is a Windows build, I will do it.
After test, the results shown in the next double-post.
I though I confirmed it in 448. This post is useless. See post #20.
Uh... no it's not. I haven't even committed the change yet 😉
Check your task manager, your zquest ram usage should climb higher and higher as you keep clicking the aliases.
I will work on it and wait for the change. The crash was not happening on my side this time.
EDIT: OK. So it did crash in this 448 while the resolution is 640 by 480 in fullscreen, not 320 by 240 in fullscreen.
[SIZE="1"]Just so you know, I found the nvidia driver for windows vista. ZC can now run using 320 by 240 in fullscreen without fail.[/SIZE]
Okay, I think the bug is gone. 461.
Dead bug.
Great job Dark Dragon! :clap: Thank you for fixing this annoying bug! I am very proud of you!
*Gives Dark Dragon 2 King Size Butterfinger candy bars as a reward*