Icons seem to dissappear all the time when Scale() is called.

ID:2280585
 
Aug 7 2017, 2:39 pm (Edited on Aug 7 2017, 3:42 pm)
(See the best response by Unwanted4Murder.)
Code:
card/proc/GenerateIconSizes(var/card/A)
    if(!A)
        return

    if(!A.icon)
        return

    A.icon_BigSize = A.icon
    A.icon_Hand = icon(A.icon)
    A.icon_DE = icon(A.icon)
    A.icon_Search = icon(A.icon)
    A.icon_Field = icon(A.icon)

    A.icon_Hand.Scale(66,96)
    A.icon_DE.Scale(55,80)
    A.icon_Search.Scale(45,66)
    A.icon_Field.Scale(34,50)

    A.icon_BigSize = fcopy_rsc(A.icon_BigSize)
    A.icon_Hand = fcopy_rsc( A.icon_Hand)
    A.icon_DE = fcopy_rsc(A.icon_DE)
    A.icon_Search = fcopy_rsc(A.icon_Search)
    A.icon_Field = fcopy_rsc(A.icon_Field)


Problem description:
When a card is created, this function is called. Now I have been told that calling Scale() too often will start problems but I have no idea on how to go about it.

The basic problem is after being logged in for a certain amount of time, cards that are resize will disappear but when you re log, the card (correctly resized) is now there. I was going post this as a BYOND bug but I am not sure right now.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/163780366329577474/ 343928214214934529/unknown-1.png
(The desired result is the right card in the middle of the field and the result that occurs is the where the counter is without the image).

UPDATE:
So it only seems to work for the person who engaged the card creation (which follows the GenerateIconSize Function.

https://i.gyazo.com/a7744e581e3068597771efdd9eaaa671.png - The person who created the object.

https://i.gyazo.com/a859ecc10acd62ee6104d517651880ed.png - Outside Client
Aug 8 2017, 10:32 am
Best response
Why are you scaling the icon itself instead of scaling the object's transform?
Aug 8 2017, 1:48 pm
I have tried the matrix method but it doesnt work on the server the game is hosted on sadly.
Aug 8 2017, 3:25 pm
In response to DevDuelist
DevDuelist wrote:
I have tried the matrix method but it doesnt work on the server the game is hosted on sadly.

What version of BYOND is installed on the server?
Aug 8 2017, 8:10 pm
In response to DevDuelist
DevDuelist wrote:
I have tried the matrix method but it doesnt work on the server the game is hosted on sadly.

Say what now? Transforms have been around for a long time now, and any version that doesn't respect them has no business being used to host.
Aug 8 2017, 8:27 pm (Edited on Aug 9 2017, 2:23 pm)
BYOND 5.0 Public 511.1384 Linux (also the game is compiled in 511.1385 which I upgraded just yesterday but I tested the matrix Scale() when both the Linux and Build were the same version.

I used Matrix to scale them down but it didn't work but it was weird because when I hosted from a windows computer (My own) and another programmer and myself tested it and the results were what I wanted. But it doesn't seem to work on a linux server.

EDIT: I updated the server to the latest build and tried the system again. It only seems to occur when Scale() is called because in the past, I had no problems with Turn.