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➜ im having trouble with my area codes
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im having trouble with my area codes
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| Posted by
| Phobos
(79 posts) Bio
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| Mon 15 Oct 2007 07:01 AM (UTC) |
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| im getting a stranger report that im not sure how to fix when i try to savea or loada here the message...
Log: [*****] BUG: load_area_file: error loading file (can't open) ../building/He
lix.are
i think the file needs to be made but when i made the file it crashed my mud so i removed the helix.are file from the areas folder and not i am here because it has stumped me and like i have said many times before be simple or at least as can be with trying to tell me how to fix it im a newb coder | | Top |
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| Posted by
| David Haley
USA (3,881 posts) Bio
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| Reply #1 on Mon 15 Oct 2007 07:30 AM (UTC) |
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| Somehow you got the MUD expecting the file 'Helix.are' as an area in progress. Presumably your immortal character's name is Helix -- is that correct? Does the 'building' subdirectory exist?
What sequence of commands have you entered so far to get to this point? Have you edited the area at all? |
David Haley aka Ksilyan
Head Programmer,
Legends of the Darkstone
http://david.the-haleys.org | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Phobos
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| Reply #2 on Mon 15 Oct 2007 07:47 AM (UTC) |
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| The immortal is named Helix he will be building for me whill i continue to take coding lessons. If i know what you mean by subdiectory i have my directory and areas directory it is a stock SMAUG
There arnt any colleges close that offer the datastructure class i need so i am learning this on my own with what help i can get from here so be specific please and thank you for your time | | Top |
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| Posted by
| David Haley
USA (3,881 posts) Bio
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| Reply #3 on Mon 15 Oct 2007 07:57 AM (UTC) |
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| You don't have a coding problem at the moment... your problem is in understanding how SMAUG is set up as a program.
You need to let us know what commands you have issued so far: if you've been making a lot of commands, you might have done something to break the MUD (clearly you did) and without knowing what that is, it will be very hard to help you.
If you can, wipe the installation and reinstall everything from source: that will get you back to a clean state at least from whence you can advance. |
David Haley aka Ksilyan
Head Programmer,
Legends of the Darkstone
http://david.the-haleys.org | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Phobos
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| Reply #4 on Mon 15 Oct 2007 10:56 PM (UTC) |
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| | Well i have been having trouble with this issue ever since i started the original purpose of my smaug was to learn coding but i need to figure out how to fix this cuz i wanna be able to build the mud as i go. I have used many commands but have changed only whats needed to be able to start the mud in the coding. The only changes ive made to the mud inside it was adding races and classes but these were both done from inside my gmud client so i don't think that would affect it. | | Top |
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| Posted by
| David Haley
USA (3,881 posts) Bio
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| Reply #5 on Mon 15 Oct 2007 11:07 PM (UTC) |
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| | Is it possible for you to delete your MUD and start it over, being careful with the commands you enter? It's very, very hard to fix this problem without having access to the entire history of things you have done. The wrong command at the wrong time can hose the system; that's unfortunately just how SMAUG is... :-( |
David Haley aka Ksilyan
Head Programmer,
Legends of the Darkstone
http://david.the-haleys.org | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Phobos
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| Reply #6 on Mon 15 Oct 2007 11:35 PM (UTC) |
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| | Well i had help setting it up the first time and if you wouldn't mind logging in when im around i would gladly give you the access you need. All i ask is that you explain as you go along the savearea gives a report but my biggest problem is i can't load any areas. There for i cannot build and this has me at a stand still so if you could reply and mabey you wouldn't mind logging in and looking at what you can or using skyfex to be able to peek around i would apreshiate it | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Findecano
(18 posts) Bio
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| Reply #7 on Tue 16 Oct 2007 01:23 AM (UTC) Amended on Tue 16 Oct 2007 01:28 AM (UTC) by Findecano
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| Your problem is either...
A) You do not have a Helix.are in your 'Building' directory/folder.
or
B) Helix.are is being protected somehow... such as pemissions not allowing the mud to read it?
A quick solution to this is to goto Helix when he's on and typing: vassign helix none
and then re-assignin him the vnums.
Hope it helps, Phobos ;) | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Phobos
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| Reply #8 on Tue 16 Oct 2007 03:44 AM (UTC) |
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| | Well assign vnum helix none an reseting them i have tried and it didn't work also i have tried vassign helix none then assigning him an area and one other thing i tried was making a txt folder named helix.are and putting helix.are in the area list but the loadarea bug seems to be much smarter then i am lol well if anyone has any other suggestions without having to restart my whole mud please to leave me a post and thank everyone that has tried to help so far | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Findecano
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| Reply #9 on Tue 16 Oct 2007 05:31 PM (UTC) |
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| Ok, firstly. loadarea and savearea only effect areas which are in "Building" directory, not the AREAS directory.
Heres a little problem and solution list for you, Phobos:
Do you have "building" directory at all?
(Yes - Then go to the next question)
(No - go to the directory where you see SRC, System etc, and then make another folder called building)
Does Helix.are exist in the building folder?
(Yes - Then go to the next question)
(No - Go onto the mud, and vassign helix none and then reassign them the set of vnums)
Are your dictories allowing SMAUG to access them? such as read/write permissions? | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Phobos
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| Date
| Reply #10 on Tue 16 Oct 2007 10:44 PM (UTC) |
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| Findecano i luv ya!!!
That fixed it yay
Thank everyone that has gave me what they knew | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Findecano
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| Reply #11 on Wed 17 Oct 2007 01:38 AM (UTC) |
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| | I take it, you didn't have a building directory? lol. | | Top |
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