Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 193087
Abort while playing haxima
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:11:33 EST
Description of problem: I was in the wilderness near the Enchanter's Tower. I tried to attack a nearby wolf pack, and the game aborted. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): nazghul-0.5.3-4.fc5 How reproducible: Once only. Steps to Reproduce: 1. I have not been able to reproduce the crash. 2. 3. Actual results: The game aborted. Expected results: The game should have continued playing. Additional info: I will attach a backtrace from the generated core file.
Created attachment 129974 [details] Backtrace showing abort
I'll pass this upstream and let you know if I hear anything. Thanks for including the backtrace; that will help immensely.
Upstream is working on a fix which I will backport to FC5. (An update would most likely break your saves.) However, to help narrow things down a bit, is there a possibility that you were attempting to attack on a diagonal?
Sorry to be so slow replying. I was traveling. Yes, I believe I did attempt to attack on a diagonal. Apparently that's not allowed. :-) As for an update breaking my saves, I wouldn't worry about that. For one thing, the game has been in Fedora Extras for such a short time that there probably aren't a lot of people with save files yet. For another, if there is a new version in the works with a different save file format, I prefer to move to it sooner rather than later to get the migration pain over with. Waiting will only increase the number of people affected. Thanks for your help.
Yes, attacking on a diagonal in the wilderness doesn't work at present because the combat map generator doesn't handle that case. I have added a fix that prevents such attacks and pushed new builds; they should make it out to the mirrors by tomorrow. If you find you still have this issue, please let me know.