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Crash when using datablocks

by MrSpaceGame · in Torque Game Builder · 04/05/2012 (6:03 pm) · 1 replies

Hi Guys.

I have really throughly searched the net and could not find any solution for this so I ask for help here.
I hope someone can shed some light for me. As a sidenote, I WILL buy Torgue2D soon once I get my next paycheck.

Anyway, I have this datablock in datablocks.cs:

datablock t2dSceneObjectDatablock(EnemyShipConfig)
{
   canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
   Layer = "3";
   size = "64 64";
   CollisionActiveSend = "1";
   CollisionActiveReceive = "1";
   CollisionCallback = true;
   CollisionLayers = "3";
   CollisionDetectionMode = "POLYGON";
   CollisionPolyList = "0.00 -0.791 0.756 0.751 -0.746 0.732";   
   UsesPhysics = "0";
   Rotation = "-90";
   WorldLimitMode = "KILL";
   WorldLimitMax = "880 360";
   WorldLimitMin = "-765 -436";
  
   minFireRate = "2000";
   maxFireRate = "1200";
   laserSpeed  = "800";
   minSpeed    = "100";
   maxSpeed    = "150";
};

This is an exact reproduction of an object that I have in my level. So far, I just used clone() to get as many enemies as I need. It is a r-type style shooter, so I need a variable amount of enemies. Since clone() spams my log, I decided to use datablocks, since it is also more flexible.
Quote:Con::execute - 0 has no namespace: onRemoveFromScene

However, once spawning begins, my game freezes and crashes:

function SpawnEnemy()
{
	//%spawnedEnemy = EnemyShipMaster.clone(true);
	%spawnedEnemy = new t2dStaticSprite()
	{
	   class         = "EnemyShip";
	   sceneGraph    = $global_sceneGraph;
	   datablock     = "EnemyShipConfig";  
	   imageMap      = "starshipImageMap";
	   layer = 3;
	};
	
	%speed 	= getRandom(%spawnedEnemy.minSpeed, %spawnedEnemy.maxSpeed);
	%y 		= getRandom(-320, 320);
	
	// Set Properties
	%spawnedEnemy.setPositionX(700);
	%spawnedEnemy.setPositionY(%y);
	%spawnedEnemy.setVisible(true);
	%spawnedEnemy.setLinearVelocityX( -%speed );		
	%spawnedEnemy.setTimerOn( getRandom( %spawnedEnemy.maxFireRate, %spawnedEnemy.minFireRate ) );
}

// Definition of $global_sceneGraph from game.cs:
$global_sceneGraph = sceneWindow2D.loadLevel(%level);
If you need to know more please ask and I please answer it is driving me crazy :D.
Thanks for reading :).
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Torque Owner MrSpaceGame
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04/06/2012 (7:43 am)
I found out what caused it:

First of all, in the documentation it says that you need the datablock with the Keyword "datablock". In a different place on the same page in the documentation it says you need to use "dataBlock".

The real and correct keyword is "config".

The following changed code works:

datablock t2dSceneObjectDatablock(EnemyShipConfig)
    {
       canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
       Layer = "3";
       size = "64 64";
       CollisionActiveSend = "1";   
       CollisionActiveReceive = "1";
       CollisionPhysicsReceive = "0";
       CollisionPhysicsSend = "0";
       CollisionCallback = true;
       CollisionLayers = "3";
       CollisionDetectionMode = "POLYGON";
       CollisionPolyList = "0.00 -0.791 0.756 0.751 -0.746 0.732";   
       UsesPhysics = "0";
       Mass = "0";
       Rotation = "-90";
       WorldLimitMode = "KILL";
       WorldLimitMax = "880 360";
       WorldLimitMin = "-765 -436";
      
       minFireRate = "2000";
       maxFireRate = "1200";
       laserSpeed  = "800";
       minSpeed    = "100";
       maxSpeed    = "150";
    };

    function SpawnEnemy()
    {
    	%spawnedEnemy = new t2dStaticSprite(EnemyShip)
    	{
    	   sceneGraph    = $global_sceneGraph;
    	   config        = "EnemyShipConfig";
    	   imageMap      = "starshipImageMap";
    	};	
    	%speed 	= getRandom(%spawnedEnemy.minSpeed, %spawnedEnemy.maxSpeed);
    	%y 		= getRandom(-320, 320);
    	
    	// Set Properties
    	%spawnedEnemy.setPositionX(700);
    	%spawnedEnemy.setPositionY(%y);
    	%spawnedEnemy.setVisible(true);
    	%spawnedEnemy.setLinearVelocityX( -%speed );
    	%spawnedEnemy.setTimerOn( getRandom( %spawnedEnemy.maxFireRate, %spawnedEnemy.minFireRate ) );
    }