The command SetActorFlags(player, 0x400000); is used to fade the screen to black and restore the previous save. It's really useful for non-violent demises. Unfortunately, although it always fades to black, it doesn't always restore the last save; sometimes it just crashes the game. Is this a flaw of the save?


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Just a thought, but I'm sure I remember an AutoSave() cog verb somewhere (or something similar - I don't have the DataMaster to hand...) - have you tried using that verb before you start the event/cutscene?

That said, I'm sure I've seen this particular problem before - I just wish my memory wasn't so bad ...

Anyways, hope this (sort of) helps

-Jackpot

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With certain mods, if you die (all deaths) and load the level, it will crash the game. I don't know why on that, but I'd guess it'd be similar. No idea.

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Static.jkl. If your mod contains a static.jkl, you can be sure that dieing will kill the game.

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Are you sure GBK? I thought it was only that way with saving (generally speaking -- Goldeneye crashes the game for me in Derra IV when I try to respawn)

Besides, only on rare occasions has my game crashed after dying/respawning when using a mod with a static.jkl. I haven't experimented too much, but mods I'm working on (many have static.jkl) do not crash when I die, and neither do a lot of other mads I've played with. I can even quicksave and when I die it'll reload that save with no problems.

jackpot's idea makes sense. But then, setting the flag w/o a save in the level would probably just restart you at the begininning, like regular JK does. That's what I'd expect anyway.

But try AutoSave()-ing before the cutscene and see if JK crashes. If it seemed to fix the problem, you could just do an AutoSave() at startup, so you would have a save.

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[This message has been edited by Darth Slaw (edited April 19, 2004).]

Yes, but certain bad values in a static.jkl can kill the game. It really depends, and it's hard to tell what works/what doesn't.

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I do use autosavegame. I think the problem arises when the player quicksaves on his own.

If that's the case, you'll have to tell your player not to save, or face the consequences .

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