Mod error

[Dan C.]

I am working on a mod for SEIV:Gold and I have run into a strange error. All the datafiles load without any warnings, but when I start a game (say after selecting 2-3 player races, and no NPC's) the program gets to around 50% of player placement and then gives an "Integer Overflow" error popup and stops.

Has anyone seen something like this before? I have changed the facilites, and perhaps it is having trouble selecting facilities for the homeworld? - Actually does anyone know how the program selects which facilities will be used on homeworlds??

[Krsqk]

Original facility choice is hardcoded. The game will place 1 facility with the Spaceport ability (if your race requires spaceports), 1 with the Supply Generation ability (i.e., resupply depot), 1 with Space Yard ability, one with organics generation, one with radioactives generation, and then splits the remaining about half and half between minerals production and research production. Of course, with some tricky playing with the abilities, you can tweak what appears on each planet (see Proportions Facility.txt for examples).

[capnq]

"Integer Overflow" implies that it's seeing a number somewhere that's bigger than it can handle. Check your modded file for typos involving large numbers.

[Dan C.]

"Integer Overflow" implies that it's seeing a number somewhere that's bigger than it can handle. Check your modded file for typos involving large numbers.

Thanks, I looked through but I didn't see any particularly large numbers, but I'll have to look again. The strange thing is that it occura halfway though player placement, not in reading the files in the first place, I assume it is selecting a world, upgrading it to the start conditons and then placing the facilities on the world. I can't think what could be too large a value there...

[capnq]

I assume it is selecting a world, upgrading it to the start conditons and then placing the facilities on the world. I can't think what could be too large a value there...

Hmm... That sounds like some kind of cumulative effect. Maybe the problem is coming from the combined total production of several of the same facility on one homeworld going over some limit.

Two common integer limits are 255 (2^8-1) and 65535 (2^16-1); the latter seems more likely in this situation.

[Krsqk]

I've had planets producing at least 62K of single resources Last I checked, which was several turns ago. I'll check, but I don't think that's limited.