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[darius]

At first it was logic problem, now it probably some sort of hacking problem. Trying to call a function but after it df crashes. Worked for other function (print message) and not from trigger. Also from program that i use to hack df with (MHS) but it has some sort of guards (its written in help that it's really safe to call functions from MHS, would be nice to know how they do it). Now my function calling works like this: save context (all registers and flags) make space in stack, push arguments, push return address (into new allocated space just for that, where a breakpoint is set) resume thread. When breakpoint is reached restore state. (if needed results are extracted before state is restored)

[Eagleon]

Hmm. Well, without looking at what's going on with a debugger I couldn't tell you for certain. But it sounds like either the function you're calling doesn't have all the data available to it to make it work properly at the time that you call it, or you're doing something with it that isn't handled by the function's internal logic. That's just my guess. I'd do some testing if that were the case, see what it references internally when it's called normally, and then see what those references look like when it's called by your program and it crashes.

[darius]

The worst part is that i can't use debugger (only one debugger can be attached to process and currently function calling is done by a hand made pseudo debugger). But yea i'll do more testing.

[bartavelle]

The worst part is that i can't use debugger (only one debugger can be attached to process and currently function calling is done by a hand made pseudo debugger). But yea i'll do more testing.

You might try calling DF functions by either hooking or creating remote threads. That way you wouldn't have to debug the program to interact with it (you can still use Read/Write ProcessMemory).

[darius]

thats what i plan to do post v1. Something like DFHack lib thread talked about. That way it would be nice and tidy.

[Wiseacre]

This doesn't work for Adventure mode, does it? I tried, and no fun. =/ I wanted to give my adventurer his arms back.

[darius]

Really? I remember testing it with amulets of regeneration (on defend + regen) and imortality (on death + ressurect) , later bolts of berserk, dragon fire and similar. It all worked ok. 

[Wiseacre]

Really? I remember testing it with amulets of regeneration (on defend + regen) and imortality (on death + ressurect) , later bolts of berserk, dragon fire and similar. It all worked ok. 

Huh. I tried a defensive regeneration combo, and a fire on attack sword. It is possible that I couldn't grow the arm back, because I had to retire him to make the fortress and brought him back to sift through the mess for the item I needed.

[NRN_R_Sumo1]

Really? I remember testing it with amulets of regeneration (on defend + regen) and imortality (on death + ressurect) , later bolts of berserk, dragon fire and similar. It all worked ok. 

Huh. I tried a defensive regeneration combo, and a fire on attack sword. It is possible that I couldn't grow the arm back, because I had to retire him to make the fortress and brought him back to sift through the mess for the item I needed.

I think the main issue with regrowing his arms is, how does he pick it up without arms?

[Wiseacre]

Really? I remember testing it with amulets of regeneration (on defend + regen) and imortality (on death + ressurect) , later bolts of berserk, dragon fire and similar. It all worked ok. 

Huh. I tried a defensive regeneration combo, and a fire on attack sword. It is possible that I couldn't grow the arm back, because I had to retire him to make the fortress and brought him back to sift through the mess for the item I needed.

I think the main issue with regrowing his arms is, how does he pick it up without arms?

Have you had a look at the mod I'm making? =D The Bots have three arms. Also, the defensive regeneration was on the armor he was wearing.

[HungryHobo]

darius this is truly remarkable!

It's almost a shame that the new release will stop  this incredible mod from working.
Young programmers should be hiking across remote mountains to beg you to take them as students.

On that notes any suggested reading material for those of us who would like to learn how to do the kind of memory hacks you're doing?

[darius]

Wiseacre: i could have messed up armor when "patching evil code" will check it out.
HungryHobo: Well there was a magazine "Hacker" for a few years, but later somehow it disappeared. Prob picked up most of from there. Usually sites talking about assembly, debugging and hacking/cracking have good stuff. (e.g tool i'm using MHS (memory hacking software) has a site, there was a lot of forum activity).

EDIT: just checked armour is detecting fine. Problem somewhere else.
EDIT2: this is annoying as hell. Made debuger function to transfer control to another debuger. Then ran it on other debuger AFTER the function was run (usually crashed DF) now it worked fine. (have a Giant recruit...) -.- Didn't reproduce.

[Hinasas]

i seem to be having some trouble here... when i load SpellCraft.exe on the location select screen (fortress mode) and choose my equipment and embark, the game just freezes. i'm running the latest version, v0.28.181.40d, with the civilization mod and the  Dystopian Rhetoric graphics set. could these be interfering with SpellCraft?

[i2amroy]

You need to be running version 40d16 in order for this to work.

[darius]

After so looong finally i am closer to the truth. Polymorph works on animals (thats for sure) but not on dwarves (with crashy results). Tried removing items and then polymorphing but that failed too. Now I think it could be only dwarves (as they could be in list of creatures that actually do jobs).

Edit: strange... Dwarfs belong to 3 vectors, pets to 4 vectors and wildlife also 4.
Edit2: doesn't work on merchant either. I guess it also won't work on goblins.
Edit3: Updated the program! (see link in first post) added new materials (silk, shell, leather, amber, ivory...) not sure how they will (won't) work. Also new (!!) greeting, polymorph (unfortunately you won't be able to turn your useless migrants into megabeasts) and Caravan (summons caravan (Although testing needed)) spells.
Edit4(too many edits...): Uploaded source to dffd: Here