White curves in graphs RESOLVED 2.43y

[Sprotiel]

Sometimes, "Corpse" curves are displayed in white in the graphs. This doesn't persist after saving and reloading, and I haven't noticed any pattern for when the problem appears (it might happen more often in IM, but I'm not sure). Resetting graphs doesn't help (even though bot species colours change).

[Sprotiel]

One thing I have noticed: every time it happens, "Corpse" is somehow added to the species list. Probably, that's what messes things up.

[Testlund]

I've seen this too. I was wondering if maybe somebody had named a species 'Corpse'.

[EricL]

No, it's a bug.  I use the bot's color for the species graph colors when they first enter a sim through teleportation.  Corpses are white, not black, so they become white if they are not native to that sim.  I need to special case them like they are natively.

Fixed in 2.43v

[Sprotiel]

Perhaps Corpses shouldn't be teleported. I don't see the point of doing it and I guess it's a source of trouble if a Corpse appears in a sim with corpse mode disabled.

[EricL]

Perhaps Corpses shouldn't be teleported. I don't see the point of doing it and I guess it's a source of trouble if a Corpse appears in a sim with corpse mode disabled.

I agree for internet mode.  I still have to fix the bug for regular teleporters where teleporting corpses is an option but I'll change the IM teleporter to ignore corpses.

[Numsgil]

We talked at once point about keeping ties on corpses.  Is it possible for a MB to drift through a teleporter with a corpse attached.

[EricL]

We talked at once point about keeping ties on corpses.  Is it possible for a MB to drift through a teleporter with a corpse attached.

Yup, another reason.

So, what I should I do when a corpse appears in a sim not running corpse mode?  Filter it out at materialization time?  Evaporate it over time at internal hard coded rate and method?

[Numsgil]

My natural inclination would be to allow it in anyway, but I'm sure that's not the best way to handle it.

[EricL]

This isn't fixed all the way in 2.43v.  I fixed the case for new sims.  For new sims joining internet mode, when a corpse first comes in, it should be black.  But not for existing sims which already have a corpse record in their specie list.

[EricL]

Okay, this is better in 2.43y.  I didn't go so far as to add a bunch of logic to remove existing species named "Corpse", so some IM connected sims may still show a non-black color for corpses for awhile, but over time, this shoudl disappear.  In particular, new sims connected to IM should now always show black for Corpses.