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by Falacy
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BYOND Bug: \icon[/icon] crashes clients

ID:1243801
 
Apr 22 2013, 8:46 am (Edited on Apr 22 2013, 8:52 am)
BYOND Version:498
Operating System:Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Web Browser:Firefox 20.0
Applies to:Dream Seeker
Status: Open
Issue hasn't been assigned a status value.
Creating a dynamic icon and then outputting that icon in chat using world<<"\icon[dynamicIcon]" will randomly cause client sided crashes.

For example, Using Blend() to create an accurate player display for chat, one that will display the player's current equipment and hair overlays, instead of just their base icon with world<<"\icon[src]".

This crash can be avoided by setting the dynamic icon to an object's icon, and then outputting that object instead.
src.chatObj.icon=dynamicIcon
world<<"\icon[src.chatObj]"
Jun 9 2013, 10:49 am
Falacy has linked me into this as a bug I recently blabbed about in the least technical language I could manage is the same thing. I will reiterate that it feels random who gets crashed and who doesn't.

I haven't tried his workaround yet, will post again when I have tested it.