[184] Consistent black screen reproduced

aeroripperaeroripper Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42471NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
edited August 2011 in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">commander chair during warmup</div>Here is the link in Get Satisfaction:

<a href="http://getsatisfaction.com/unknownworlds/topics/consistent_black_screen_when_entering_comm_chair_before_round_start" target="_blank">http://getsatisfaction.com/unknownworlds/t...ore_round_start</a>

It seems to happen consistently under specific conditions:

1) An existing game has just ended and players are joining teams for a new round

2) A player or myself (typically marine comm, but seen it happen on alien comm as well) logs onto the command chair in the warmup period. As soon as the real round resets everything to start, I get a black screen which forces me to disconnect and rejoin the server.

3) Only tested on the Anagram servers, so it *might* be an error happening there (since I know they also use the GameOvermind plugin and AutoUpdate). Not sure if it applies to all servers.

4) I'm also using the lua "menu mod" in the mod forums too, but not seeing any files with that mod that effect the behavior of the commander lua file.

It also kicks out this error in console:

<a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/171/blackscreeny.png/" target="_blank">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/171/blackscreeny.png/</a>

Wondering if other people are able to re-produce this or notice it happening when this takes place.
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  • QuovatisQuovatis Team Inversion Join Date: 2010-01-26 Member: 70321Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    I've had the black screen in the ready room before even joining a team. Always happens on round start or end however. Very annoying bug, especially when someone takes your spot when you try to reconnect.
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  • McGlaspieMcGlaspie www.team156.com Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 73044Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Squad Five Gold, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Gold, Subnautica Playtester
    Indeed. I've had it in a number of contexts as well: joining a server, on round end, just typing rr in console, etc. It doesn't seem consistent.
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  • ZurikiZuriki Join Date: 2010-11-20 Member: 75105Members
    I've had them just waiting in the RR as a round begins. It doesn't always kick out Lua errors. It generally happens server-wide though it can be selective about who gets it, which is very unusual.
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  • SteelBladeSteelBlade Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33240Members, Reinforced - Gold
    Won't get it for a few games and then after that it's after every game. Seems to stop after a server restart though so maybe it's a server side problem?
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  • Chris0132Chris0132 Join Date: 2009-07-25 Member: 68262Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1869662:date=Aug 17 2011, 08:00 PM:name=Quovatis)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Quovatis @ Aug 17 2011, 08:00 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1869662"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I've had the black screen in the ready room before even joining a team. Always happens on round start or end however. Very annoying bug, especially when someone takes your spot when you try to reconnect.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    This is generally when I get it as well.
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  • kaffaljidhmakaffaljidhma Join Date: 2011-07-14 Member: 110392Members
    <a href="http://getsatisfaction.com/unknownworlds/topics/black_screen_of_death-1jet17" target="_blank">Here's the main black screen getsatisfaction report</a>
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  • ZycaRZycaR Join Date: 2002-11-12 Member: 8263Members
    also you are able to voice communicate, but no typing.
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  • AegyAegy Join Date: 2004-09-21 Member: 31844Members, Constellation
    If it wasn't for this bug, I would have NO gripes about the game. This bug single-handedly clears out servers and pisses off everyone.
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