1.08 bug reports

[Acromatic Aria]

With the new version, there needs to be a new bug thread. So I've started this one for 1.08. If certain types of bugs are numerous enough (like the evil source bugs from the last version), I'll start another topic for them. But for now, any problems with installing/running the mod, incorrect displays, animation problems, crashes, etc. should go here.

[Zanmato]

I played nez 1.08 and I discovered some bugs. In the Kagero Dungeons I killed Satan and the moment when Satan was killed there was an error message:
Assertion Failure
Location : D2CMP\Src\SpriteCache.cpp, line #886
Expression : ptGfxNode->tGfxBlock.lpAsyncData
The same error came when I killed Lucifer. Can anyone fix this bug or help me to fix this bug?

[Acromatic Aria]

Not an error I've run into: What difficulty did this occur in? And has it happened anywhere else?

[d2vern]

That may be a video card related error. 1.07 had the same problems.

[erk]

I played nez 1.08 and I discovered some bugs. In the Kagero Dungeons I killed Satan and the moment when Satan was killed there was an error message:
Assertion Failure
Location : D2CMP\Src\SpriteCache.cpp, line #886
Expression : ptGfxNode->tGfxBlock.lpAsyncData
The same error came when I killed Lucifer. Can anyone fix this bug or help me to fix this bug?

I had a crash too on a Mac the second I killed Satan in NM. Lucifer was still alive. I suspect one of Satans drops playing up.

[Acromatic Aria]

I played nez 1.08 and I discovered some bugs. In the Kagero Dungeons I killed Satan and the moment when Satan was killed there was an error message:
Assertion Failure
Location : D2CMP\Src\SpriteCache.cpp, line #886
Expression : ptGfxNode->tGfxBlock.lpAsyncData
The same error came when I killed Lucifer. Can anyone fix this bug or help me to fix this bug?

I had a crash too on a Mac the second I killed Satan in NM. Lucifer was still alive. I suspect one of Satans drops playing up.

If it's also happening with Lucifer, then my first guess is there's a funky unique getting dropped (though I really don't know what this error means). Probably one of the new ones is messed up unless this crash occured when killing her a lot in the last version. one of Lucifer's drops have changed (except that she drops more items), and Satan has the same drops except for his soul (couldn't spot anything wrong when viewing his stats).

Edit: Actually, it's something those two monsters have equipped that's causing the problem. Removing the item fixed the bug.

I'm going to get up a corrected version of the mpq file soon, but it's rather tedious for people to have to download the mod again to fix one bug that is fixed by changing a single file. I can upload the corrected bin file, and anyone with a tool to insert files into an mpq can fix it. For Win users, you'll need MPQ2K and STAREDIT to patch the mpq file (I can include a short batch script for people who don't know how to do this). I don't know what Mac tool is best used though (or how it would work). Can anyone help out on this part?

[d2vern]

AA,

Even though it is a hassle to recompile the mpq, it is probably best to do it. Most people do not have the knowledge to go in and fix just the one problem. IMO, uploading the fixed mpq saves time and most people would rather download a fixed mpq from someone who knows what's wrong than fixing it themselves when they don't have a clue what needs to go where.

Hope this helps.

[Acromatic Aria]

AA,

Even though it is a hassle to recompile the mpq, it is probably best to do it. Most people do not have the knowledge to go in and fix just the one problem. IMO, uploading the fixed mpq saves time and most people would rather download a fixed mpq from someone who knows what's wrong than fixing it themselves when they don't have a clue what needs to go where.

Hope this helps.

The fixed version should be available on fileplanet now. So anyone wanting to just download the mod again can do so. I'd still like to make a quick resource available to people so they won't have to download the whole mod in order to fix one bug.

[d2vern]

Dling it now. I got it from the Nez home page, though. Just wondering if that's been updated.

PS: Sorry for being snippy

[Acromatic Aria]

It's ok. The Nez Download link just sends you to the download page here on the Keep, and that's where it was updated.

[pjkeas]

I was getting the same error and saw others were getting it also. I downloaded the "new" update, about an hour ago. It was still called "nez108.zip" so I renamed it nez108a.zip so not to get confused.

After killing Satan "Normal"
I am getting:

Assertion Failure
Location : D2Common\UNITS\Units.cpp, line #4008
Expression : ptUnit->eType == UNIT_PLAYER

I them look at the create dates in the zip files and both MPQ's are dated the same 05/07/2005 20:31.
Something tells me that I might still have the old ver.

Edit..
I just went to the "Nez" web site and clicked on its download link. It went to the same file. I downloaded it anyway and checked the dates inside of the zip. Its MPQ was dated 05/07/2005 20:31 also.

[Acromatic Aria]

I was getting the same error and saw others were getting it also. I downloaded the "new" update, about an hour ago. It was still called "nez108.zip" so I renamed it nez108a.zip so not to get confused.

After killing Satan "Normal"
I am getting:

Assertion Failure
Location : D2Common\UNITS\Units.cpp, line #4008
Expression : ptUnit->eType == UNIT_PLAYER

I them look at the create dates in the zip files and both MPQ's are dated the same 05/07/2005 20:31.
Something tells me that I might still have the old ver.

Edit..
I just went to the "Nez" web site and clicked on its download link. It went to the same file. I downloaded it anyway and checked the dates inside of the zip. Its MPQ was dated 05/07/2005 20:31 also.

That was the same error I was getting right before I fixed and uploaded the mod again. I'm not sure what caused it to start happeneing yet; originally equipping those two worked fine.

I just looked at the download page, and it lists that the download was last updated on May 08, so I guess the fixed version hasn't been moved yet (unless it's somewhere else right now).

[d2vern]

AA,

Did you let Phrozen Heart know there was a bug? The DL page still says 5/7 6:38 pm as an update time.

[theonlymoose]

AA,

Did you let Phrozen Heart know there was a bug? The DL page still says 5/7 6:38 pm as an update time.

I'm not as far in the mod as you are, but I tried downloading 1.08 this morning and the zipped files (inside the .zip file) had the date of 5/9/05.

[d2vern]

The updated zip file is now up. Go fetch!!!

[Lu-Tze]

Andariel (normal) appears to be auto-dropping one book of learning every time I kill her. I heard about there being a known LoD bug, the Andariel bug, which causes Andariel to drop Quest Andariel drops. This is probably the case.

[Acromatic Aria]

Andariel (normal) appears to be auto-dropping one book of learning every time I kill her. I heard about there being a known LoD bug, the Andariel bug, which causes Andariel to drop Quest Andariel drops. This is probably the case.

I'm never going to get a version released that isn't completely broken

Does this happen with anyone else? And does it happen in all difficulties? I just saw it in Nightmare but not in Normal.

[iksargodzilla]

I'v tested it in normal and nightmare it seems to always happen.

[Acromatic Aria]

Does it happen with anyone other than Andariel?

[d2vern]

I haven't gotten that far yet, but that is is what bug forums are for.

[Dyaus]

Baal in nightmare difficulty hasn't been dropping Books of Learning. But I already had the quest completed before I updated to 1.08, so I'm not sure if that changes anything (nor do I know if he drops one upon completion of the quest).

[Acromatic Aria]

Baal in nightmare difficulty hasn't been dropping Books of Learning. But I already had the quest completed before I updated to 1.08, so I'm not sure if that changes anything (nor do I know if he drops one upon completion of the quest).

None of the bosses are supposed to drop them once you've killed them once to complete their quest. Andariel has some bug that causes her to always drop from the same treasure class. I haven't noticed any other bosses having this problem, so I'm going to disable skill books from Andariel and probably just make Duriel drop two the first time.

I've made a couple of other fixes and changes and added a few mor monsters and uniques, so I'm going to release a 1.08a update very soon.

[Zaelar]

Are soul medallions supposed to be sellable? I sold mine and couldn't buy it back. Had to make a new character and transfer a new one.

[Birgitte Silver]

Pretty minor bug but the new graphic for Paladin's Crusader Charge is nearly a solid white square when you can select it.

If it's dull because you can't click on it (not enough skill points/skill points without a high enough level) you can kinda make out what it is supposed to be, but even then it's very white.

[d2vern]

Not sure if that was intended, but a good catch.