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Devlog KAG KAG Build 1792 - Steam Achievements, Fixes and Resolution Changes

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by Geti, Mar 14, 2016.

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How Excited are you for Achievements?

Poll closed Mar 21, 2016.

  1. YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW EXCITED!

    4 vote(s)
    8.2%

  2. I WILL COLLECT THEM ALL!

    22 vote(s)
    44.9%

  3. I AM MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN THE COLOURFUL FLOWERS!

    23 vote(s)
    46.9%
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  1. Joiken

    Joiken Haxor Staff Alumni Tester Official Server Admin
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    There's also this annoying bug that whenever I stop playing a game it starts saying I'm playing KAG when I'm not. And when I try to open KAG or close steam I can't 'cause it says the game is already running. What I have to do to play is close steam on task manager and delete the "appcache" folder then open steam and therefor KAG.

    And yes, I checked task manager for the process and there's nothing on there. (I'm running Win10 with AMD components)
     
    Joiken, Mar 16, 2016
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  2. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    Did the game crash? I've seen the crash reporter cause this.
     
    Geti, Mar 16, 2016
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  3. KArth

    KArth Ballista Bolt Thrower

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    same on AUS CTF
    --- Double Post Merged, Mar 16, 2016, Original Post Date: Mar 16, 2016 ---
    Crash Sender 1042.exe *32 - the process to look for, comes up everytime you open KAG on steam and sometimes it attempts to send a crash report but always fails. (if this is fixed, can the desktop screenshot stop being mandatory?)
     
    KArth, Mar 16, 2016
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  4. Osmal

    Osmal Bison Rider Donator
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    Just a note, the crash sender sometimes seems to prevent my programs (like chrome, FL Studio, Gimp) to open (at least quickly). When I close the 'crash report delivery module' process, my programs can open normally.

    Anyway the 'runlocalhost not loading mods' is a pain in the ass, because I dont know a way to see what causes an error when im using dedicated server. For example, if I restart server and try to join, but cant'because of an error in a script (error compiling server scripts), console only tells me which script is faulty but nothing specific. Console logs say the same. This makes debugging pretty furstrating, is there a way to see the error?
     
    Last edited: Mar 17, 2016
    Osmal, Mar 16, 2016
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  5. Joiken

    Joiken Haxor Staff Alumni Tester Official Server Admin
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    Nope, the game runs normally. And It happens even when I just turn on my computer. Without even opening KAG once.
     
    Joiken, Mar 17, 2016
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  6. bru-jaz

    bru-jaz Haxor

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    But mines were fixed!!! (ive checked it. that was the most important fix in the update for me)
     
    bru-jaz, Mar 17, 2016
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  7. ShnitzelKiller

    ShnitzelKiller Haxor

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    Cool update, guys. Now I can't change my resolution settings or go fullscreen, and the game is locked at a window size larger than my screen, so I can't see part of the window. Editing startup_config does nothing, entering manual values in the launcher does nothing, and choosing preset values does nothing. You know what they say: Don't break what was only slightly broken.

    EDIT: So this is a result of locked res, apparently. Why lock the res in windowed mode though? I can enter fullscreen in the Steam version, but the Steam version has no sound, and fullscreen mode causes unplayable input lag.
     
    Last edited: Mar 17, 2016
    ShnitzelKiller, Mar 17, 2016
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  8. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    It's not locked, it's limited. As of whenever the next patch goes out (probably today), it'll be limited to your desktop res.
    If you're editing the file by hand and there's no "reset = 1" line (or you set it to 0 or similar), it'll generate a new resolution for you each time. Do not remove the reset line.

    If it's going larger than your screen, there's something wrong with your settings. If you're in high dpi mode (ie on any new, windows 8 or 10 laptop running something stupid like 1080p in a tiny screen, or just a very high dpi monitor) please disable it for KAG.

    Re all the "argh broken why did you break it, clearly on purpose to make me unhappy!!!" - honestly, the last thing we want to do is break anything. These changes were tested, but obviously have some pretty serious compatibility bugs. We're working on it.

    Glad someone noticed :^)

    Honestly I'm in favour of removing it completely but MM apparently occasionally looks at the reports it generates. Please send emails to support every now and again so we can get more than one voice in on this if you'd be in favour of removing it.
     
    Geti, Mar 17, 2016
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  9. ShnitzelKiller

    ShnitzelKiller Haxor

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    The crash reporter doesn't even work. Literally every time I've clicked "send", on every computer that I've ever had KAG installed, it just says "Send completed with errors" (it fails to send), and it's right back again next time I open KAG with exactly the same backlog. So I don't know what MM could possibly be reading.

    EDIT: Oh yea, I joined a match earlier and people were saying my name was showing up as "UnnamedPlayer". I checked the scoreboard and it displayed my normal name, but several people expressed confusion. This seems like a problem, but I have little clue about what actually happened.
     
    Last edited: Mar 17, 2016
    ShnitzelKiller, Mar 17, 2016
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  10. bru-jaz

    bru-jaz Haxor

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    Totally true! In all the years ive been playing kag, that service didn't send the report even ONCE...

    -------About graphics change.-----
    I really had no trouble with it. It plays as normal. No bugs nor glitches.
    ...Anyway. I would suggest you, Geti to enhance the title's background as every time i open kag or maximize it i always think there's some problem with my tv or even my eyes!!!
    20160317193921_1.jpg
    Fx ds plz lol u suk wy r u trying to make my life miserable?

    I'm actually joking . I know you wouldnt *fix* something that trivial, but i admitt it's pretty weird to the eye. I think it's just matter of getting use to it.
     
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    bru-jaz, Mar 17, 2016
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  11. Fuzzle

    Fuzzle Grand Grumbler

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    To be honest, the achievements looks frickin' good.
     
    Fuzzle, Mar 18, 2016
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  12. 8x

    8x Elimination Et Choix Traduisant la Realité Forum Moderator Staff Alumni Tester
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    Now that the CTF mapcycle is fixed and my map Pork_Buns is on rotation, I can make the joke:
     
    8x, Mar 18, 2016
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  13. bespers

    bespers Catapult Fodder

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    They may have been fixed bug wise, but not play wise. (mines were better before halloween).
     
    bespers, Mar 18, 2016
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  14. bru-jaz

    bru-jaz Haxor

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    Halloween of this year or the past year? (i dont know its date)- Do you mean before they were "shield proof"?
     
    bru-jaz, Mar 18, 2016
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  15. epsilon

    epsilon Assonist THD Team Forum Moderator Donator Tester
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    The setting 'Snap camera to pixel' never saves for me so i always need to disable it every time i play. Are you able to fix it?
     
    epsilon, Mar 19, 2016
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  16. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    I'll put it on the list, its probably just totally overridden. It causes lots of visual issues in normal play though and I wouldn't recommend using it, unfortunately.
     
    Geti, Mar 19, 2016
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  17. epsilon

    epsilon Assonist THD Team Forum Moderator Donator Tester
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    I have been using it for a while now and not experienced anything unusual? What visual issues are you talking about?
     
    epsilon, Mar 20, 2016
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  18. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    Lots of pixel-warping, tile texture coordinates being rounded badly, and the objects/terrain moving relative to each other. It's definitely minor stuff and it varys by gpu, but obviously we can't really rely on people's graphics all being the same :) The alternative that would be smoother, but breaks down for rotated objects, is snapping the sprite vertices to the pixel grid and allowing the camera to move freely, but you still get a bit of "swimming" in the texture coordinates due to rounding that way.

    In any case, I'll look at making sure that it's not overridden next build, so those who want to use it/dont mind the issues it brings in, can use it.
     
    Geti, Mar 21, 2016
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  19. epsilon

    epsilon Assonist THD Team Forum Moderator Donator Tester
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    Another request: sometimes KAG randomly spawns you at the spawn tent rather than at a ballista. Can you make it so it remembers your last spawn point instead of randomly spawning you back at base. I am not sure if this still occurs or if it has been fixed recently.
    Also, will you ever consider custom heads on official servers? The community have really enjoyed Skinney's Blowjob Mod and I think it would be a great addition into KAG official servers.
    Thank you for everything you do.
     
    epsilon, Mar 21, 2016
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  20. bru-jaz

    bru-jaz Haxor

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    I think that only happens when the ballista is being taken by the enemy. (If an enemy steps next to the ballista, with no teamate defending it, at the very same second the respawn time ends, youll be back to tent. Doesn't matter the percentage of capture, i think.
    About the heads. I would love an official Blowjob, geti :wink:
     
    bru-jaz, Mar 21, 2016
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