0004960: Crash while loading save with message "Missing plant gloss:[blank]"

(0018985)
Quietust (reporter)
2011-11-15 16:56
edited on: 2011-11-15 16:57

Please upload your save file to DFFD or somewhere else convenient - without it, there's no way to reproduce this bug.

(0018986)
Zeebie10012 (reporter)
2011-11-15 18:11

The save is here: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=5187 [^]
This is my first time zipping and uploading a save, so please let me know if something is wrong.

(0018987)
Quietust (reporter)
2011-11-15 19:31
edited on: 2011-11-16 14:47

Somehow, the object name for MEADOW-GRASS (the first plant object) got corrupted within the save file - after decompressing world.sav and fixing it using a hex-editor (starting at offset 0x0F3D04, overwriting the 8 bytes of junk with "MEADOW-G" so the rest of it spells "MEADOW-GRASS"), I was able to successfully load the fortress.

(0018988)
Zeebie10012 (reporter)
2011-11-15 20:25
edited on: 2011-11-16 04:28

Bizarre! Can you recommend a hex editor to use? I haven't done this sort of thing for a long time. And how do I decompress the save (I assume you mean something beyond just opening the rar)?

EDIT: I figured out both. Thanks so much for all your help!

(0019069)
Footkerchief (manager)
2011-12-07 09:30

Marking "unable to reproduce" since the actual corruption event doesn't seem reproducible.

(0019070)
Footkerchief (manager)
2011-12-07 09:31

Reminder sent to: Toady One

A weird save corruption thing you might want to be aware of -- see Quietust's note at 0004960:0018987.

Notes
(0018985) Quietust (reporter) 2011-11-15 16:56 edited on: 2011-11-15 16:57	Please upload your save file to DFFD or somewhere else convenient - without it, there's no way to reproduce this bug.

(0018986) Zeebie10012 (reporter) 2011-11-15 18:11	The save is here: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=5187 [^] This is my first time zipping and uploading a save, so please let me know if something is wrong.

(0018987) Quietust (reporter) 2011-11-15 19:31 edited on: 2011-11-16 14:47	Somehow, the object name for MEADOW-GRASS (the first plant object) got corrupted within the save file - after decompressing world.sav and fixing it using a hex-editor (starting at offset 0x0F3D04, overwriting the 8 bytes of junk with "MEADOW-G" so the rest of it spells "MEADOW-GRASS"), I was able to successfully load the fortress.

(0018988) Zeebie10012 (reporter) 2011-11-15 20:25 edited on: 2011-11-16 04:28	Bizarre! Can you recommend a hex editor to use? I haven't done this sort of thing for a long time. And how do I decompress the save (I assume you mean something beyond just opening the rar)? EDIT: I figured out both. Thanks so much for all your help!

(0019069) Footkerchief (manager) 2011-12-07 09:30	Marking "unable to reproduce" since the actual corruption event doesn't seem reproducible.

(0019070) Footkerchief (manager) 2011-12-07 09:31	Reminder sent to: Toady One A weird save corruption thing you might want to be aware of -- see Quietust's note at 0004960:0018987.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2011-11-15 11:19	Zeebie10012	New Issue
2011-11-15 16:56	Quietust	Note Added: 0018985
2011-11-15 16:57	Quietust	Note Edited: 0018985	View Revisions
2011-11-15 18:11	Zeebie10012	Note Added: 0018986
2011-11-15 19:31	Quietust	Note Added: 0018987
2011-11-15 20:25	Zeebie10012	Note Added: 0018988
2011-11-16 04:28	Zeebie10012	Note Edited: 0018988	View Revisions
2011-11-16 14:47	Quietust	Note Edited: 0018987	View Revisions
2011-12-07 09:30	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0019069
2011-12-07 09:30	Footkerchief	Status	new => resolved
2011-12-07 09:30	Footkerchief	Resolution	open => unable to reproduce
2011-12-07 09:30	Footkerchief	Assigned To	=> Footkerchief
2011-12-07 09:31	Footkerchief	Issue Monitored: Toady One
2011-12-07 09:31	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0019070

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