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This file consists of some general strategies to debug code in
no particular order.
1. If any fixes don't seem to be made after updating files, check
if there are any
restore_object(SOMEFILENAME)
save_object(SOMEFILENAME)
present. What happens is that all global variables will be
saved in SOMEFILENAME, which may include (old) global variables that
may have changed. Some examples where this has occurred: magewar rooms,
damage_d, barovia quest, killquest list.
Easiest way to fix (which may depend on situation): Create a new
function similar to:
void fix_the_mercury(){
restore_object(DATADIR);
... some code to fix variables
save_object(DATADIR);
}
and then eval it.
2. *Bad arg 1 to call_other(): got 'number', expected 'string/array/object'.
Usually (but not always), due to some
object SOMETHING;
SOMETHING->do_whatever();
and object SOMETHING does not exist.
To fix:
if(SOMETHING){
SOMETHING->do_whatever();
}
3. If you can't move out of any exits in a room, could be due to a init().. not
passing back the call, i.e. something like
void init() {
add_action("_order","order");
add_action("_order","buy");
}