NPCSPAWN command ..broken?

[John Adams]

I think we figured out the problem on our server tonight with #npcspawn add.

If the mob we're adding has 2 names "a_Ghost", it works.

If it has 3 names "a_Spectral_Ghost", it does not.

Our workaround was to change the names til spawning is done, then rename the base npcs.

[gernblan]

That may be true, but it's something else as well.

npcspawn only seems to work "part of the time" -- sometimes the new mob gets added or created, sometimes not.

For instance, say I create 10 new mobs, I zone out, only 3 may be there when I zone back. It seems random.

Add, same thing. Say I add 20 mobs based off of a dbspawn, when I zone back after the zone shutdown, not all will be there. Sometimes 1 or 2.

[cavedude]

I noticed the same thing trying to add mobs in cshome to test some disciplines on. I tried to create 6 mobs, all identical except for level, and 1 had a different name. When I restarted the zone, only 1 had popped. The 3 name theory is debunked on my end at least, 5 of the mobs had 3 names and as I said 1 of them did pop. A single mob with 2 names (keeping this thread in mind) did not pop.

[John Adams]

I think it's working for us mostly now. I'll have to ask my content masters. Cavedude, you are right - there could have been that one other odd bit of data that caused them to not insert. If I can find the patience, I'll see if I can fire up some logging and maybe catch a DB insert error...

[sonicintuition]

Something else I noticed which kind of falls into this category - Sometimes zones don't pop all the mobs that are in the database - whether using the npcspawn command or not. I start my server, log in, go to my zone, and a few of the NPC's aren't even there, but they show up when I repop the zone. Sometimes I have to repop 2 or 3 times before all my npc's show up.

Sonic

[John Adams]

I'm sure you've checked `spawnentry`s for that zone, the "chance" factor? 100 is what it needs to be for a 100% spawn chance. The worst thing I've seen with spawning is the mobs/pets that appear at the safe coords, but I think they are now warping back to where they belong after a bit. Odd.

[sonicintuition]

Yes, I did check that - 100% chance on everything. It seems that every time I #repop, an NPC is missing. I'll #repop again, and he/she will be back, but then a different NPC is missing. And so the cycle repeats, over and over ..while I bash my head against the keyboard. Ugh!!