[fixed] Negative sized patches crash game...

AFADoomer · Post by **AFADoomer** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 0:38

If a patch/image has a negative size, it generates an error mesage in ZDoom, but crashes in GZDoom, with no crash log.

This renders some mods, namely WolfenDoom unfinishable...

More info here...

Post by **Enjay** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 14:31

Not that I'm disputing the nature of the bug, I'd just like to know - how is it that a patch can have a negative size?

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 14:59

It can only happen if it is corrupt. Remember: Garbage in, garbage out.

Post by **Enjay** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 19:21

So presumably an easy fix for an end user would be to create and load a PWAD on top of WolfenDoom with a legal sprite in it to replace the faulty one?

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 21:58

No. All sprites are loaded by the engine. Which WAD do I have to use to reproduce this error?

Post by **Enjay** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 22:26

I just DL'd the Original missions and it seems to exhibit the problem. For me, GZDoom crashes as soon as I try to start a new game.

When playing with 96x, the console reports some of the player sprites as being wrong, and when fighting Hans Grosse I get on-screen messages about non-positive sprites when he attacks.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 22:40

What's the file's name? I am not familiar with the WolfenDoom stuff.

AFADoomer · Post by **AFADoomer** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:16

It's 'original.wad'... Not available on the idgames site, I don't think...

This attached zipped .wad reproduces the bug... Just summon a baron of hell and wait for his firing state.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:16

Fixed