setting a base delay factor causes my game to crash in 3.1.1

ledcraft · November 16, 2010, 20:59

has this been fixed?

d_m · November 16, 2010, 23:16

I believe this is fixed; you should try it out and see!

Derakon · November 16, 2010, 23:42

I certainly haven't had any issues with delay factors...well, ever! You should try 3.1.2v2, which is the latest stable version (ignore the "beta" label). If you're still having trouble you should let us know what system you have.

buzzkill · November 17, 2010, 02:50

I think this came up once before. Making a large change in the setting can make the game appear to 'hang'. Did it crash or just become non-responsive?

Nomad · November 17, 2010, 12:08

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Originally Posted by buzzkill

I think this came up once before. Making a large change in the setting can make the game appear to 'hang'. Did it crash or just become non-responsive?

Yeah, that happened to me. I was setting it to run extra slow so I could test out some tile designs, and casually assumed it went up linearly when it's actually squared. Set it to 255 and you end up with 65 seconds between each frame of animation, which seems just a tad excessive. I really think delay_factor should be capped at 63 or even 31 instead - does anyone actually need a frame of animation to hold still for longer than one second?

(Also dangerous: the fact that it doesn't show you that you've set the delay to something stupidly huge unless you hit d to look at it again after you've already confirmed your setting.)

Derakon · November 17, 2010, 16:30

That latter point is really annoying, especially since it used to tell you what the actual delay was, in milliseconds. The current system is completely opaque to new users. This doesn't help people find out that Angband has animations at all.

(The delay factor should also default to something nonzero; maybe 4ms)

November 16, 2010, 20:59	#1
ledcraft Rookie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 3	setting a base delay factor causes my game to crash in 3.1.1 has this been fixed?

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d_m Angband Devteam member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Age: 43 Posts: 1,517	I believe this is fixed; you should try it out and see! __________________ linux->xterm->screen->pmacs

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buzzkill Prophet Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 2,939 Donated: $8	I think this came up once before. Making a large change in the setting can make the game appear to 'hang'. Did it crash or just become non-responsive? __________________ www.mediafire.com/buzzkill - Get your 32x32 tiles here. UT32 now compatible Ironband and Quickband 9/6/2012. My banding life on Buzzkill's ladder.

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November 16, 2010, 23:42	#3
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,022	I certainly haven't had any issues with delay factors...well, ever! You should try 3.1.2v2, which is the latest stable version (ignore the "beta" label). If you're still having trouble you should let us know what system you have.

November 17, 2010, 16:30	#6
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,022	That latter point is really annoying, especially since it used to tell you what the actual delay was, in milliseconds. The current system is completely opaque to new users. This doesn't help people find out that Angband has animations at all. (The delay factor should also default to something nonzero; maybe 4ms)

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