rcbot not compatable with metamod svencoop, SZ_GetSpace Options

[edman747]

hello,

rcbot not compatable with metamod. svencoop30 running hlsp map c1a4i
this map works fine with rcbot.dll in liblist.gam

Fatal Error-Dedicated Server
SZ_GetSpace: Tried to write uninitalized sizebuf_t: ???

see attached console pic

rcbot_mm.dll v1.441_B
metamod.dll compiled: Dec 28 2003, 19:43:05 Eastern (msc optimized)

[Cheeseh]

try a later metamod version

[edman747]

hello,
same problem with metamod compiled:
aug 2004
april 2006

the one in the orig post is recommend by svencoop
thanks,

[Sandman[SA]]

What version of metamod are you using? You need to be using metamod 1.18 or newer with rcb 1.441_B.

[edman747]

hello,
there is no error on a fresh install of dedicated server, the first time the map loads.
it will occur the second time with metamod 1.17 1.18 and 1.19
tia

[edman747]

hello,
here is a message I get with metamod 1.19
RCBot For Half-Life: meta-interface version mismatch
(metamod: 5:13, RCBot For Half-Life: 5:10)

[Sandman[SA]]

That's okay, you can ignore that. Just means that rcbot has not been updated for the new metamod but should not cause any real issues.

[edman747]

hello,
still getting this error. new information
have been running metamod 118 for two weeks. loaded c1a4i several times.

the first time i put this:
win32 ../rcbot/dlls/rcbot_mm.dll
in the metamod plugins.ini the map loads fine.
the next time it crashes.

added links in my signature. so it is easy for you download the map I am using.

c1a4i is a valve map from the half-life.gcf
it is modified when the svencoop30_hlsp_update is installed.
the hlsp_enabler extracts a fresh copy of the map and
changes two annoying spawn points.
player spawns in a wall, player spawn in air over toxic waste.

also crashes with a fresh copy of c1a4i from the half-life.gcf not modified.

[edman747]

hello, still crashing. c1a4i, rcbot, metamod, svencoop.

A question about: How to locate an error that happens when loading a map?
running svencoop3.0 on a standalone dedicated server.
when loading one of the half-life single player maps, c1a4i
the following error, pops up:

Fatal Error-Dedicated Server
SZ_GetSpace: Tried to write uninitialized sizebuf_t: ???

hlds installation up to date win32 server engine version 30 half-life base content version 8
this occurs when using rcbot 1.3, 1.4 beta and metamod 118,119, 119p28 or metamod-p

this map is a valve map extracted from the half-life.gcf with some entity mods by the sven team.
also crashes with the original unmodified valve map.
on two different server hardware configurations. XP Home, p4 2.8ghz, 1gb ram. also XP Pro p3 1.0ghz 512mb ram

typically using serverdoc to monitor the hlds server. it will relaunch the hlds server using sdautomap when it crashes.
serverdoc is loaded at boot time as a scheduled task, no need to login to XP.
can stop, start, restart with different command line options, via small builtin web server
hlds.exe -console -game svencoop -insecure -nomaster +sv_lan 1+map *sdautomap=c1a1*

map c1a1 is loaded at server startup. sometime later...
c1a4b loads, rcbot initializes, a bot is spawned. single handed, he kills the bad guys;
reaches the trigger_changelevel and beep! server crash. about 25 seconds tic by serverdoc relaunches the half-life server
automatically loading the last map. c1a4b loads and the story repeats.
even when no bot is spawned. one or more players fight to the end of the level and beep! server crash

don't know how to get more information on what is causing the crash.
perhaps some interaction between the server loading the map and rcbot initialization with metamod and svencoop3.0

notes:
there is no crash when using the standalone version of rcbot.dll in the liblist.gam without metamod
also, no crash on first the run. fresh install of rcbot with rcbot_mm.dll in the metamod plugins.ini
plus, listening server does not crash.

if anyone has an idea of how to get more information about what is causing this crash I would be willing to listen. thank you.

developer 2
server log files with three bots.
L1121000.txt
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:03: Log file started (file "logs\L1121002.log") (game "svencoop") (version "47/1.1.2.0/3382")
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:05: "botKiLLa<2><BOT><team1>" has entered the game
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:05: "botKiLLa<2><BOT><team1>" say "yo"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:07: "bl33tch<3><BOT><team1>" has entered the game
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:10: "env_explosion<monster>
<NoWonID><neutral>" killed "supa gorge<1><BOT><team1>" with "env_explosion"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:12: "env_explosion<monster><NoWonID><neutral>" killed "bl33tch<3><BOT><team1>" with "env_explosion"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:24: "worldspawn<generic_entity><NoWonID><neutral>" killed "botKiLLa<2><BOT><team1>" with "worldspawn"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:25: "monster_houndeye<monster><NoWonID><enemy>" has been killed by "supa gorge<1><BOT><team1>"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:26: Kick: "supa gorge<1><UNKNOWN><>" was kicked by "Console"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:26: "supa gorge<1><BOT><team1>" disconnected
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:26: Kick: "botKiLLa<2><UNKNOWN><>" was kicked by "Console"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:26: "botKiLLa<2><BOT><team1>" disconnected
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:26: Kick: "bl33tch<3><UNKNOWN><>" was kicked by "Console"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: "bl33tch<3><BOT><team1>" disconnected
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: [META] ini: Begin re-reading plugins list: c:/fourth/valve/steam/steamapps/user/half-life/svencoop/addons/metamod/plugins.ini
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: [META] ini: Read plugin config for: Hook Mod
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: [META] ini: Read plugin config for: RCBot For Half-Life
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: [META] ini: Finished reading plugins list: c:/fourth/valve/steam/steamapps/user/half-life/svencoop/addons/metamod/plugins.ini; Found 2 plugins
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: [META] dll: Updating plugins...
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: [META] dll: Finished updating 2 plugins; kept 2, loaded 0, unloaded 0, reloaded 0, delayed 0
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Log file closed

L1121001.txt
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Log file started (file "logs\L1121003.log") (game "svencoop") (version "47/1.1.2.0/3382")
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Loading map "c1a4i"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvars start
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "allow_spectators" = "1.0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "coop" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "deathmatch" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "DF_hook_on" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "edgefriction" = "2"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "max_queries_sec" = " 3.0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "max_queries_sec_global" = "30"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "max_queries_window" = "60"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "metamod_version" = " 1.19p28"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_autocrosshair" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_banana" = "1.0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_consistency" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_flashlight" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_footsteps" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_forcerespawn" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_fraglimit" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_logfile" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_notimelimit" = " 0.0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_teamplay" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_timelimit" = "45"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_weaponstay" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "pausable" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "rcbot_ver" = "1.441_BETA_mm_release_win32"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_accelerate" = "10"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_aim" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_airaccelerate" = "10"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_airmove" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_allowupload" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_bounce" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_cheats" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_clienttrace" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_clipmode" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_contact" = ""
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_friction" = "4"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_gravity" = "800"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_logblocks" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_maxrate" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_maxspeed" = "270"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_minrate" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_password" = ""
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_proxies" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_region" = "-1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_stepsize" = "18"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_stopspeed" = "100"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_uploadmax" = " 0.5"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_voiceenable" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_wateraccelerate" = "10"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "sv_waterfriction" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvars end
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_weaponstay" = "1"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Server cvar "mp_weaponstay" = "0"
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:27: Started map "c1a4i" (CRC "1124992355")
L 11/21/2006 - 15:28:28: FATAL ERROR (shutting down): SZ_GetSpace: Tried to write to an uninitialized sizebuf_t: ???

attached file:
screen shot of server console gives a little more information. c1a4i_crash.jpg

to get a copy of this map you can download
the sc3_hlsp_enabler.rar from
http://www.uberfix.zoomshare.com

maybe someone could run hlds in the visual studio debugger and when it crashes save a memory dump

[Cheeseh]

you should have a copy of all half-life official story maps in the svencoop/maps folder and each with a .cfg file (this happens when you install svencoop and opt to enable support for HL story maps) did you check that? Usually you dont need the extra fix, that you link to (uberfix.zoomshare site) the one with the svencoop installation should work??

[edman747]

hello, yes I did check that. the one with the svencoop install crashes.

will crash with the official svencoop map from (pak0 install with hlsp support)
and also with the official svencoop map from the svencoop30_hlsp_update.

current version of rcbot 1.441_beta, and metamod 119p28
sys_ticrate 50, 66, 100. all crash

for at least the last year, although more likely since the release of svencoop3.0 and it's hlsp_update.
anyone who has tried to use the hlsp maps from svencoop3.0 knows for a fact that some of the maps are buggy. that is what the uberfix (sc3_hlsp_enabler) fixes.
mostly typos in entity names causing c2a5f to crash. trigger_changlevel commented out in c2a5b
and typos in the svencoop3.0 install script not allowing c1a0a to be extracted from the half-life.gcf
a few bad spawnpoints were fixed and a nextmap command is included in each .cfg file that did not have one.
this map c1a4i has two spawnpoints adjusted, by the uberfix. zero other changes.

maybe someone would be willing to run hlds in the visual studio debugger and when it crashes save a memory dump. any good programmer should be able to follow the links back to their source code.

thx

[Cheeseh]

thing is if its the sz_)getspace crash, thats an engine error, you won't be able to debug from it. That was an old bug / problem that HL had when running bots. Some fixes were thought up but some never worked, or caused more crashes. I could edit the bot again to remove clientCommand() calls to bots, since that was the problem apparantly but that caused crashes in different mods.

..or maybe install admin mod and set admin_bot_protection 1

there are many threads on bots-united regarding sz_Getspace errors

http://forums.bots-united.com/showthread.p...ght=sz_getspace

http://forums.bots-united.com/showthread.p...ght=sz_getspace

http://forums.bots-united.com/showthread.p...ght=sz_getspace

depends if any of those help offhand

[edman747]

hey,
tried adminmod bot_protection, it still crashs.
and checked out many threads on getspace errors. no help.
because it will crash when no bot has been spawned, I want to think it has little to do with clientcommand
being sent to a bot.

will crash with rcbot_mm.dll in the metamod plugins.ini
it does not crash with rcbot.dll in the liblist.gam.

also it does not crash on the first run after a fresh install of rcbot?
or was that after a fresh install of the svencoop maps. will have to check that.

does not crash on a listening server.
someone said steam updates have caused some mods and plugins to fail. maybe mods need updates too.

thanks

[edman747]

hello,
I just noticed that at server startup the rcbot config is processed twice using rcbot_mm.dll in the metamod plugins.ini as compaired to only once when rcbot.dll is in the liblist.gam. do you think this could be a problem?

with metamod it starts off like:
RCBot For Half-Life: plugin attaching
[RCBot>] Reading Bot Folder
...
a bunch of lines
...
[RCBot>] RCBOT BUILD Jul 11 2006
[RCBot>] Reading Bot Folder
...
a bunch of the same lines
...
[RCBot>] RCBOT BUILD Jul 11 2006


_________________________
with no metamod:
[RCBot>] Reading Bot Folder
...
a bunch of lines
...
[RCBot>] RCBOT BUILD Jul 11 2006
[RCBot>] DLL Attaching To : sven

if this is not a problem, is there any way to disable all these messages?

thanks

[Cheeseh]

of course its a problem, do you have two lines of the same dll file in the plugins.ini ??

[LordSkitch]

check for having both hpb_bot.dll and rcbot_mm.dll .... i accidently did that once

[edman747]

hello,

here is what the metamod-p plugins.ini looks like.

win32 ../rcbot/dlls/rcbot_mm.dll

----

that would be a no, to: do you have two lines of the same dll file in the plugins.ini
also, a no, to: hpb_bot.

but I'm willing to try that. maybe just hpb_bot_mm.dll in the plugins.ini

HPB_Bot: meta-interface version mismatch
HPB_Bot: plugin attaching
loading waypoint file:
loading waypoint file:
waypoint file not found!

interesting, server does not crash with HPB_Bot, I play to the end of the level and it loads c1a4i
yet with no waypoints the grandfather of rcbot is not much help.

thanks