xp_bugfix - nwn2server bugfixes

[Skywing]

I hope to have a beta release for 1.0.21.1549 this weekend.

[Skywing]

Release 1 of xp_bugfix 0.0.9b3 for NWN2 1.0.21.1549 is available here: http://www.nynaeve.net/Skywing/nwn2/xp_bugfix_01211549_01.zip

Be aware that it has only seen limited testing at this point in time. Please report any crashes that you see with it.

[juliam]

thank you Skywing
your work is greatly appreciated, thank you

[PNJ]

Cheeeer !

[NewPoint]

After adding this plug-in an offline storage system we are using stopped working. I didn't do any testing to find out exactly where it was failing but it seems as though the StoreCampaignObject() function fails with this plug-in active.

[Skywing]

Can you provide some more details? I believe that there's at least one major PW using the campaign database with xp_bugfix that isn't having any issues. What other nwnx4 plugins are you using?

[AcadiusLost]

We use the xp_bugfix plugin alongside the StoreCampaignObject() function extensively on the servers that use the ACR (ALFA Core Rules), which include two fulltime hosted servers with significant playerbases, as well as a smattering of part-time beta ones. I don't think there is any incompatibility between the two.

That said, we do experience a lot of lag the first time StoreCampaignObject() is called for a given storage placeable, we could certainly test to see if that changes if the bugfix plugin is removed. It's quite possible the performance and/or stability of StoreCampaignObject() has gotten worse over the last patch, as we didn't have much trouble with it before; now it causes some big lagspikes and occational server crashes.

I'll post observations here when I have them.
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[AcadiusLost]

Tried removing the xp_bugfix plugin, then tested StoreCampaignObject() - still worked, still had the same massive lagspike on the first call for an object, still behaved fine for subsequent calls on that object.

So, looks to me like it's an issue with StoreCampaignObject(), and not with xp_bugfix.

On a related note, does anyone have a link for good documentation on the CampaignObject() functions? I suspect they're identical to the NWN1 variants, so an old link would do; but they're not documented in nwnscript.nss that I can see. I've got to weigh fixing our current system versus trying to switch over to using the BLOB-based SQL object persistency in terms of lag and reliability.
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[juliam]

hi guys

since this period has alot of players, i found finally that i didnt set the temporary folder correctly, so i didnt get the dumps and our server crashed many times, nezt time, i'll have the dumps...
it occurs at cpu around 60% with few players maybe 6, and it seems to be collisions well.. i dont know
some reported crashes on the roundtable and i was on the impression that you worked on another version Skywing... anyway... now that the temp folder will be writtable, i may get my dumps, happy new year 2009 and thanks again for your work

[GodBeastX]

[Urlord]

Not to be daft or anything, but where do I put the xp_bugfix.pdb file and what is it?
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[serafim]

SCSI controller with embedded cache may fasten the SCO process.
Remember that in XP and 2003 the cache whriting has been slowed (there would be possible to bypass the inconvenient via a Microsoft small fix that must be manually installed).

[Urlord]

Hey Skywing,

I updated my NWN2 server and now it is restarting every few minutes. In the bugfix log this is what is happening:

[Quilistan]

A new version for 1.22 would be great! I am also have some problems with the server crashing a bit.
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