ID:2711748
 
Resolved
Appearance references were getting mangled by the new server-side animation code, causing visual glitches and sometimes crashes.
BYOND Version:514
Operating System:Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Web Browser:Firefox 91.0
Applies to:Dream Daemon
Status: Resolved (514.1564)

This issue has been resolved.
Descriptive Problem Summary:

Under certain circumstances animate() will cause all input to DS to break; visual glitches to occur; usually followed by a crash. Pretty sure it's to do with the ANIMATION_PARALLEL flag.


Numbered Steps to Reproduce Problem:
n/a


Code Snippet (if applicable) to Reproduce Problem:
n/a

Expected Results:
animate() to work properly.

Actual Results:
animate() does not work properly.

Does the problem occur:
Every time? Or how often? yes.
In other games? n/a
In other user accounts? yes.
On other computers? yes.

Did the problem NOT occur in any earlier versions? If so, what was the last version that worked? (Visit http://www.byond.com/download/build to download old versions for testing.)

514.1561 was the latest working version.

Workarounds: n/a.



The rest of the information was already provided via discord.

Lummox JR resolved issue with message:
Appearance references were getting mangled by the new server-side animation code, causing visual glitches and sometimes crashes.