Holger wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:26 am
Sometimes the level view would start at the top left instead of where it's supposed to start, then the view wouldn't move until player shows up in the view. Doesn't get fixed until exiting/restarting R'n'D, even then sometimes will mess up right away anyway. I've seen this happen on other levelsets as well.
Oops! That sounds strange, and definitely sounds like a bug in R'n'D! Is there anything special with levels where this happens, like a delayed appearance of the player in the level using custom elements? Are there any similarities like this when compared to those level sets where you also encountered that bug? If there is any way to reproduce this buggy behavior, it would be very helpful to fix this bug!
This bug occurs, If say the view was placed in the top left of the level, and the starting point in the level of the player isn't in this view.
In trying to recreate this bug, it seems to occur when combining having had restored a tape on a level, and then starting the level fresh on the same level for the levels where it occurs, or vice versa?
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There maybe some I missed, mainly trying levels where it looks like this may occur. (skipping levels that didn't look like this bug would show up)
In going back through these levels I got it to happen on levels 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 30, 33, 36, 39*, 40, 45, 51, 52*, 53, 56, 57, 59, 60, 71*,... ** for starting fresh after playing a tape, or
70 for playback after starting fresh. (probably should test more this way as well)
* the level view is starts off in top left of level with the player still in view, but the view is off from where it should be.
** Doesn't seem to be happening on level 68, or 69, 86, 104, where view fits either x xor y, ok maybe that's not it?
Doesn't seem to be happening on 73, 81, 91, 94, 101, 103, 106, 107*** 108, 109, 116, 118, 132, 133, 134, 135, 139, 141, 142, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, either, luck?, what's different about these levels, these look like the error would occur here too? Maybe my guess as to what the issue is at least somewhat wrong? Did it quit happening? (went back and tried 15 again, bug still occurs)
*** level 107, I'm sure I've seen this bug happen on this level earlier (or at least one that looks highly like it)
Update: Later tried level 107 again and the bug happened this time, weird. Does order of attempts to either start fresh, or replay a level matter? What's different about these attempts than the previous ones? Two bugs in one?
Perhaps chatting about this bug should be put in a separate thread? I don't mind it being separated it out.