Map Editing Errors - A starting place

[I_only_pressed_Esc]

I have started this thread to hopefully have a list of all known errors so that anyone and everyone can have a starting place to look instead of searching through hundreds of posts.
This forum doesn't have one.

Feel free to add anything.

Anyhoo a recent problem was:

Assertion Failure
Location : D2Client\UI\automap.cpp, line #913
Expression : nPixelX >= SHRT_MIN && nPixelX <= SHRT_MAX

Wrong offsets for the map in worldspace, so change the offsets.

Edit 18 oct 2005 by Paul Siramy : reformated the text. Made the topic a sticky.

[Volf]

Here are some errors that were gathered from the forums by the staff :

Assertion Failure
Location : D2Common\DRLG\Preset.cpp, line #X
Expression : Level labeled as Preset, but no preset claims the level

Level is not properly assigned as a preset level, check drlgtype colun in levles.txt and make sure you have added the level to lvlprest.txt

Assertion Failure
Location : D2Common\UNITS\UnitRoom.cpp, line #X
Expression : DungeonTestRoomGame ( hRoom, nX, nY)

Usually Warp related, something might be too close to the Warp or perhaps the ground under the Warp is unwalkable

Warning
Location : D2Common\DRLG\Preset.cpp, line #X
Expression : ptRegion->ptFile->nSizeX == ptRegion->tCoords.nSizeTileX

The actual size of a .ds1 is different from what is claimed in levels.txt/lvlprest.txt. Remember that the sizes in the .txt are generally minus by 1 from the original .ds1 size.

Warning
Location : D2Common\DRLG\DrlgVer.cpp, line #X
Expression : FALSE

There is a Vis tile in the .ds1 that does not have a Warp assigned to it (missing entry in levels.txt).

Assertion Failure
Location : D2Common\DATATBLS\LvlTbls.cpp, line #X
Expression : Error in DRLG related to stairs that connect levels.

This is the general assertion error for incorrectly linked levels. Check if all your Vis settings in levels.txt are correct and that there are not intersections of warps (two Vis linking to the same destination and vice versa).

Assertion Failure
Location : D2Common\DRLG\DrlgRoom.cpp, line #X
Expression : hDungeonRoomOther

It also pops up occasionally when you have badly linked areas. Another cause are Vis tiles placed too close to the borders of a .ds1.

Halt
Location : D2Common\DRLG\Maze.cpp, line #X
Expression : MazeLevelGenerate() - Some really bad voodoo here!

Cause is unknown, but that one just has to be mentioned. icon_mrgreen.gif

Warning
Location : d2Common\drlg\roomtile.cpp, line #X
Expression : ptwarp

This warning comes up when a Vis tile in the .ds1 has no related entry in the Vis columns in levels.txt. Another common source is a new Vis tile, which isn´t set to be 'hidden'.

Assertion Failure
Location: D2Hell/SRC/Archive.cpp, line #X
Expression: hFile

The Dt1Mask in lvlprest.txt is invalid. Either it has been calculated wrong or lvltypes.txt has incorrect entries.

Assertion Failure
Location : D2Client\UNIT\CUnit.cpp, line #X
Expression : hFindRoom

[Unsure] Seems to come up when the game tries to spawn a monster or an object at a position, where it is not allowed to spawn. Could be related to general level design (e.g. too narrow passages).

Warning
Location : D2Client\UNIT\CUnit.cpp, line #X
Expression : Unable to find room for unit... hControlUnit: X hUnitRoom: Y
ghAct: <something>

[Unsure] Seems to be connected with the hFindRoom error, exact cause is unknown.


Edit 18 oct 2005 by Paul Siramy : reformated the text and corrected minor spelling errors.

[I_only_pressed_Esc]

ACCESS_VIOLATION (c0000005)
(Without any error shown)

Happens on entering a new level

Look for the following in the errorlog:
Error opening file: DATA\LOCAL\UI\ENG\EXPANSION\XXXX.dc6

Means the new level is missing its "Entering " DC6.

[onyx]

Unhandled Exception also pops when you enter a level that is supposed to have a "Map Entry" special tile, but doesn't.

[Xenast]

ACCESS_VIOLATION (c0000005)
(Without any error shown)

Also caused by altereing the number of files used in Lvlprest.txt for the Act 1 town. Presummably the game is hardcoded to look for the 4 files.

Also caused by adding a monster object to your map if the "populate" column in lvlprest.txt is set to 0.

Also caused by incorrect entry in "Def" column in lvlprest.txt

[Nefarius]

Unhandled Exceptions are caused by bad pointers to data/stack/functions, this looks like the game reads the four layouts from an internal table, and a fifth entry will screw up the math it uses to find the proper table entry.

[mattay01307]

I cant explain these but, I am sure someone can.

Warning
Location : D2Common\DRLG\Drlg.cpp, line #747
Expression : ptCoordsLevel->nSizeTileX >=nTileMaxX - nTileMinX



Warning
Location : D2Common\DRLG\Drlg.cpp, line #747
Expression : ptCoordsLevel->nSizeTileY >=nTileMaxY - nTileMinY


Assertion Failure
Location : D2Common\DATATBLS\LvlTbls.cpp, line #876
Expression : ii<sgnMazeDefs


Anyone, anyone ???

[onyx]

[quote=mattay01307";p="303244"]
Warning
Location : D2Common\DRLG\Drlg.cpp, line #747
Expression : ptCoordsLevel-&nSizeTileX &=nTileMaxX - nTileMinX

Warning
Location : D2Common\DRLG\Drlg.cpp, line #747
Expression : ptCoordsLevel-&nSizeTileY &=nTileMaxY - nTileMinY
[/quote]

Warnings related to room size or room quantity in a maze level. Generally, it's a bad idea to change the size of rooms. The warnings will also pop up if you set their quantity too high.

[quote=mattay01307";p="303244"]
Assertion Failure
Location : D2Common\DATATBLS\LvlTbls.cpp, line #876
Expression : ii&sgnMazeDefs
[/quote]

A level that is set as a maze in levels.txt lacks a lvlmaze.txt entry.

[mattay01307]

Thanks ONYX beginning to think I am better off altering dt1's to start off with but I cant seem to get Paul's dt1-tools program to allow me to alter or view tiles. I can work his ds1_editor fine. I will have to check my .bat files. Much appreciation to you Mr. Siryami, for creating programs that even the "modest " modders can toy with in hopes to someday complete and share they're own ideas. And to the list of others that lend knowledge and experience to pests like me. You and I know who you are

[Xenast]

Warning
Location : d2Common\drlg\roomtile.cpp, line #X
Expression : ptwarp

Also can be caused by having scan set to 0 in lvlprest.txt
Note: Usually for me no error occors from having scan set to 0 (other then the warp being unselectable), but when adding a warp to a unique ds1 in Crypt maze this error was caused by having scan set to 0.

[Hellfire]

Assertion Failure
Location: d2common\DUNGEON\Dungeon.cpp, line #x
Expression: ptAct

[quote=Volf";p="196939"] ptAct means you are trying to conect levels from different acts,, this is not possible,, most common reason for this is a typo in levels.txt for the new level in act column[/quote]

Another cause is not having the extended levels plugin correctly installed (pops up when trying to access a new level)

[CrazyLimon]

Use a Search Button

Read this topic

[Hellfire]

soooorry

turns out id gotten rid of extended levels to play on bnet last night and forgot to put it back on! I also seem to be incapable of using the search button at 4 in the morning

[Hellfire]

edit: double post, sorry again ><

[Myhrginoc]

Please avoid hitting the Submit button more than once when entering a post. It might take a long-ish time for the board to update, but 99 times out of 100 the update is still being processed.

[brappy]

I just came across a strange error.

D2Game\MONSTER\MonsterSpawn.cpp, line #1210
ptLevelData->bMonTot

I have no idea what could cause this, it was in one of my new levels. It doesn't crash the game (you can hit enter on the error popup to continue), but I'd still rather not have it, especially since it's during the final battle!

[Nefarius]

This is related to level population, the game uses that structure to control which 13 monsters can spawn in an area at a given time (even if you've set it to 25 in levels.txt, the cap for any given time is 13), look at your monster related settings in levels.txt

[Myhrginoc]

Specifically Levels.NumMon must be 13 or less, whether you have the same number or more monsters defined in monXX/nmonXX/umonXX fields.

[justblue1990]

Look this,what's mean?

Warning
Location : D2Common\DRLG\Drlg.cpp, line #766
Expression : ptDrlgLevel->ptRoomFirst

Who can help me?

[Nefarius]

That the game failed to create the first room in the level

[justblue1990]

Thank You,Once my level.txt beyond 255 lines,it will be the error.I don't know wether the error is because 256 lines aready beyond the scale be ruled by hard code.
I checked up the level.txt and lvlprest.txt ,but I didn't find any problem.
Could you help me find where the error is ?

[Nefarius]

Its because the internal architecture only supports 255 levels.

[Dreu]

Alright so I really hate asking for help because I was excited at how quickly I was picking up on this, and thought I was comprehending it quite nicely. However, I wouldn't be in this particular forum If I didn't have a problem.

So here's my Error:

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Assertion Failure
Location: D2Common\DATATBLS\LvlTbles.cpp, line #193
Expression: NUM_LEVEL_IDS==nSize

Any help is greatly appreciated. I've been fighting to solve this myself for two days now, going so far as completely restarting everything... twice... and I just can't seem to catch it. Luckily I don't give up very easily. Thank you in advance.

*Dreu[/code]

[onyx]

When reporting an error, it's generally a good idea to explain in detail what you did before it started appearing, instead of making us guess. It's not always easy to find the cause only by listing the error message, especially when the error is not a common one

[Dreu]

Oh I'm sorry. I guess that would help out lol. Well, I'm following this Tutorial for creating a new level:

[EDIT- Alright so I'm not allowed to post links yet, but the tutorial is called "Making A New Preset Level , by Xenast , category: Map Editing"

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EDIT: Alright so my assumption was wrong. With Onyx's help, I learned how to resize without the aid of the loader. But by following the steps of that tutorial, I'm getting this error. ( Still. )

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Assertion Failure
Location: D2Common\DATATBLS\LvlTbles.cpp, line #193
Expression: NUM_LEVEL_IDS==nSize

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EDIT: Alright So I found a similar looking error somewhere else.

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Assertion Failure
Location : D2Common\DATATBLS\LvlTbls.cpp, line #1047
Expression : Error in DRLG related to stairs that connect levels

-Cause-(Solution)

If this assert appear, check carefully all your ds1, write down the Vis numbers they're using, and in Levels.txt check that all of these Vis are linked to the correct level, using the correct Vis.

The locations are the same. However, different reason. Being the locations are in fact the same, I was thinking maybe these are somewhat related being why I posted them here.