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[Witty]

hmm... I'm getting an error message when I try to use the open-legends script, and the extended-status plugin is giving me an error on loadup. Is anyone else having these issues?

[lethosor]

I'm not - can you copy and paste those? (Right-click the title bar of the DFHack console if you're using Windows to get to the "edit" menu.)
You're using DFHack 0.40.24-r3, right?

Edit: So you know, extended-status is a script, not a plugin. The chief difference is that plugins need to be recompiled for individual DFHack releases and for each platform, while scripts are much more portable and editable (but a bit slower).

[Witty]

Here's the error dump for the open-legends error

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...F~1\Dwarf Fortress 0.40.24/hack/scripts/open-legends.lua:41: Cannot write fie
ld (global).isFortressMode(): number expected.
stack traceback:
        [C]: in function 'isFortressMode'
        ...F~1\Dwarf Fortress 0.40.24/hack/scripts/open-legends.lua:41: in funct
ion 'show'
        ...F~1\Dwarf Fortress 0.40.24/hack/scripts/open-legends.lua:59: in funct
ion 'f'
        ...FF~1\DWARFF~1\Dwarf Fortress 0.40.24\hack\lua\dfhack.lua:461: in func
tion <...FF~1\DWARFF~1\Dwarf Fortress 0.40.24\hack\lua\dfhack.lua:425>
        (...tail calls...)

I tried running the script right on embark on a newly genned world. DFhack is all up to date. Running this right from the starter pack.

Here's the error dump for the extended-status script 

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...rf Fortress 0.40.24/hack/scripts/gui/extended-status.lua:168: attempt to inde
x global 'dfhack_flags' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
        ...rf Fortress 0.40.24/hack/scripts/gui/extended-status.lua:168: in func
tion 'f'
        ...FF~1\DWARFF~1\Dwarf Fortress 0.40.24\hack\lua\dfhack.lua:461: in func
tion <...FF~1\DWARFF~1\Dwarf Fortress 0.40.24\hack\lua\dfhack.lua:425>
        (...tail calls...)

[lethosor]

Sigh. The first one is a bug in DFHack r3, and the second one is an incompatibility with r3. These changes should work:

open-legends.lua: change line 41 to:

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    if not dfhack.world.isFortressMode(df.global.gametype) and not dfhack.world.isAdventureMode(df.global.gametype) and not force then

gui/extended-status.lua: change line 168 to:

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if dfhack_flags and dfhack_flags.enable then

PeridexisErrant: Why didn't you test these scripts before releasing? There is no way you could have run these scripts without running into these errors, and the gui/extended-status error would have occurred on startup if you're enabling it in dfhack.init - did you even attempt to start DF beforehand?

[Witty]

Thanks a bunch lethosor!

[PeridexisErrant]

PeridexisErrant: Why didn't you test these scripts before releasing? There is no way you could have run these scripts without running into these errors, and the gui/extended-status error would have occurred on startup if you're enabling it in dfhack.init - did you even attempt to start DF beforehand?

...After calling in sick because I didn't trust my work with this headache, I really shouldn't have tried to do a release.  All I can say is sorry, and the fixed (and tested) version is now up.  I also forgot to change the version number on DFFD, so at least there was no autoupdate prompt...

[lethosor]

Heh, I know what that's like. I'll set up an r3 environment now to help avoid these kinds of issues in the future.

[BomberTree]

When I go to graphics > customize, I get attacked by the menu flickering like crazy.
(Dwarf Fortress 40_24 Starter Pack r15 on Win7)

edit: Same thing happens on r14.

edit:edit: Fixed when I enable "Allways show scrollbars" in the options!

[Rasendew]

Just wanted to say a thank you for making this pack. It's finally gotten me to give Dwarf Fortress a proper go whereas I never really got into it before. Also while I'm here, can anyone suggest a good beginners guide for me so I know what I should be doing early on in the game?

[Raul]

Just wanted to say a thank you for making this pack. It's finally gotten me to give Dwarf Fortress a proper go whereas I never really got into it before. Also while I'm here, can anyone suggest a good beginners guide for me so I know what I should be doing early on in the game?

The wiki has a pretty nice beginner's guide. There's also a beginner's guide for Adventurer mode, if that's what you're looking for.

[Ghills]

Just wanted to say a thank you for making this pack. It's finally gotten me to give Dwarf Fortress a proper go whereas I never really got into it before. Also while I'm here, can anyone suggest a good beginners guide for me so I know what I should be doing early on in the game?

If you have any questions as you play, post them in the DF Gameplay Questions subforum.  The wiki is great but sometimes specific advice is good.

[BadLeo]

I want to say thank you to PeridexisErrant for maintaining the starter pack. I'm a long standing user of it and it certainly makes the game much easier in terms of configs and presets. Your effort is much appreciated. 

[PeridexisErrant]

The Starter Pack has updated to 40_24 r16!  As usual, you can get it here.

The reason for this release is pretty simple:  Japa's Armok Vision looks awesome!  The latest release (0.6a) has support for clouds, unit sprites, off-map terrain, and much more - and because of some size optimisations, it's compact enough to include in the pack    If you want to support development, check out Japa's Patreon at the above link.

Strike the Earth - in pretty 3D!

Changelog:
 - added Armok Vision 0.6a; includes automatic 32/64 bit handling
 - updated remotefortressreader for latest Armok Vision
 - updated open-legends.lua; help key works now

SHA256:  41eb5ccf367121f0639bf6982725620de091ba297c8450f411c7c4d283f72534

[Rose]

I guess I should follow this thread now.

[Dirst]

Thanks PE (and Japa)!  Never underestimate the importance of a Starter Pack for getting new players into the game, and visualizers for getting advanced players to demonstrate the game's awesomeness.