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#888 Error attempting to view game in progress

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open-remind
nobody
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2013-07-31
2012-07-09
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> 04:40:03 BitBard: @admin: connected to game 23259, then checked out
> two other games, went back to 23259, got the game status window up,
> then an error message
> 04:40:58 BitBard: @admin: logged out, downloaded Public Test build,
> logged in, tried 23259 again, got the same error message - "problem
> connecting to game?"
> Thanks, yeah. Does not surprise me. Code was written with the use
> cases "connect first time as spectator" or "reconnect as alive player
> within 180 seconds" in mind.
>
> For anything else (e.g. reconnect as spectator, where you had been
> connected few mins before, or as dead player), might not work. This is
> because data from a previously-being-connected still lurks around in
> some variables and so the server code chooses the wrong thing to do
> when a client connects with same identity as before.
>
> I mean, there were good reasons why I didn't make a official release
> from the new source code yet - I know this was just a first shot,
> trying things out and fixing the edges is clearly still needed :>)
>

Discussion

  • Clemens Katzer

    Clemens Katzer - 2013-07-31
    • status: open --> open-remind
    • Group: -->
     
  • Clemens Katzer

    Clemens Katzer - 2013-07-31

    Should try out how it behaves nowadays for
    - connecting 2nd time as spectator
    - connecting as spectator if one is one of the players (disconnected after dying)

     

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