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Thread: Tracking Merchant CU Bugs

Elyssa
Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:58 am
#1





I'm going to try to compile them here once they're located.
Please try to keep the bugs limited to those specifically related to being a merchant.
Also be sure to /bug them in-game and post them on the Devs' bug threads.

Profession Bugs

- Item details not showing up in vendor listings (Known issue. You must remove the item to your inventory and re-list the item)

- All NPC vendors reset to the same height. (Fixed)

- Vendor status emails are incorrect (pre-CU but urgent)


Non-Profession but Related Bugs

- Text on shop signs not visible unless you mouse over the sign or turn on names for ALL objects (this is a UI bug)

-Multi-Line text on exterior shop signs and crafted items used as interior signs is being clipped.

Message Edited by Elyssa on 05-02-2005 02:13 PM

Message Edited by Elyssa on 05-06-2005 06:35 PM



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Elyssa Alexander (Elder Merchant Correspondent)
12pt. Master Structures Trader / Elder Jedi / Mayor, City of Metropolis
Shop Crazy Durni, Inc., now open in Metropolis, Corellia (885 -6605 Gorath)

"Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it."
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

Elyssa was 1000% correct
-Pawlin

PostWhenHappy
Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:51 pm
#2

Its quite possible there is a bug when creating new vendors. I created a new vendor tonight and when i initialized it i got a mail saying that my vendor was working normally. I believe i ussually get a mail saying that i need to put something on the vendor or thereabouts. Even more disturbing was the fact that when i put an item up for sale i got a mail saying that the vendor has not had anything up for sale in some time and that it would be deleted if something wasnt put on it for sale soon. It appears that the messages have been mixed up/switched. Needless to say i put one disposable item on the vendor and will wait to see it new vendors are working properly. Could be a pretty ugly bug if the server is seeing the vendor as empty when in fact its not. Maintenance is in order of course. On a side note, my old vendors seem to be working fine except for the fact that they need to have all items pulled off and put back on. I will update this post if i get anymore information.



Jekarj S'Gid - Carana S'Gid - Ivian Vinilovu - Nimm Vo'Ha
|Weapons, Spice and Loot just 1000m west of Dantooine Aggro Outpost at 604 -6532 on Ahazi|
Elyssa
Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:22 pm
#3

That bug popped up before the CU.
I've submitted it but haven't heard anything back.



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Elyssa Alexander (Elder Merchant Correspondent)
12pt. Master Structures Trader / Elder Jedi / Mayor, City of Metropolis
Shop Crazy Durni, Inc., now open in Metropolis, Corellia (885 -6605 Gorath)

"Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it."
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

Elyssa was 1000% correct
-Pawlin

PostWhenHappy
Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:13 pm
#4

So can i assume that this bug doesn't go beyond the mixed up messages? Nobody has reported losing a vendor as a result of this have they? I apologize if this was answered somewhere else.



Jekarj S'Gid - Carana S'Gid - Ivian Vinilovu - Nimm Vo'Ha
|Weapons, Spice and Loot just 1000m west of Dantooine Aggro Outpost at 604 -6532 on Ahazi|
Jagged-F3l
Sun May 01, 2005 4:18 am
#5






Elyssa wrote:

I'm going to try to compile them here once they're located.
Please try to keep the bugs limited to those specifically related to being a merchant.
Also be sure to /bug them in-game and post them on the Devs' bug threads.

Profession Bugs

- Item details not showing up in vendor listings (Known issue. You must remove the item to your inventory and re-list the item)

- All NPC vendors reset to the same height.


Non-Profession but Related Bugs

- Text on shop signs not visible unless you mouse over the sign or turn on names for ALL objects (this is a UI bug)

Are you talking about the armor segment plates that we have all used to post messages in our shops? I would not perceive this as a bug--after all, we were misusing certain items to achieve an specific end. I say rather than fix the "bug", the devs should give us craftable signs/posters that would allow us to customize the text. We've been screaming for something like this for about two years. If the devs can keep pumping stupid posters in the games featuring poor art into the game, they can take a few moments to do this for us.

- Multi-Line text on crafted items used as signs is being cliped.









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Elyssa
Sun May 01, 2005 8:50 am
#6

No, I am talking about the sign on the outside of your store.



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Elyssa Alexander (Elder Merchant Correspondent)
12pt. Master Structures Trader / Elder Jedi / Mayor, City of Metropolis
Shop Crazy Durni, Inc., now open in Metropolis, Corellia (885 -6605 Gorath)

"Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it."
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

Elyssa was 1000% correct
-Pawlin

Elyssa
Sun May 01, 2005 9:19 am
#7

Update: Today's patch fixed character scaling. I (and all my vendors) appear to be the proper size again.



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Elyssa Alexander (Elder Merchant Correspondent)
12pt. Master Structures Trader / Elder Jedi / Mayor, City of Metropolis
Shop Crazy Durni, Inc., now open in Metropolis, Corellia (885 -6605 Gorath)

"Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it."
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

Elyssa was 1000% correct
-Pawlin

Ani_cul
Sun May 01, 2005 10:42 am
#8






Elyssa wrote:

No, I am talking about the sign on the outside of your store.






and any object with a multiple line lable


You can change text size {in options there is a slider bar for veiwble text}
but even at lowest setting a 6 line title shows 4 and the very tippy top of line 5 {large setting clips out the first line}
so this helps you see but everyone else will still see as their own setting are set





stop looking at me
Elyssa
Sun May 01, 2005 10:44 am
#9

Correct.
I was addressing the craftable sign comment above but shop signs are also affected by this.

I will update the original post to be more clear.



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Elyssa Alexander (Elder Merchant Correspondent)
12pt. Master Structures Trader / Elder Jedi / Mayor, City of Metropolis
Shop Crazy Durni, Inc., now open in Metropolis, Corellia (885 -6605 Gorath)

"Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it."
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

Elyssa was 1000% correct
-Pawlin

starcraftWS
Mon May 02, 2005 6:32 am
#10

Here's one that popped up from my restocking early saturday:


All of my vendors were due to expire autctions, so I pulled the items down a few hours early to restock them. After restocking (via cancelling auction, retrieving from stockroom to inventory, and then re-selling from inventory) one particular vendor shows 681 items on it via radial menu "status", but only 507 items via browsing vendor. This particular vendor does not have any items in backpacks or containers.


/bugged and CS ticket opened in game.




- I support ATK people and playstyles
My baloney has a first name. It's c-o-m-b-a-t.
My baloney has a second name is u-p-g-r-a-d-e.



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cosno
Tue May 03, 2005 12:02 am
#11


I have the signs on my shops set up as 4 lines of text. The last line seems to be cut in half. I can get 3 lines to fully display - but the 4th is not displaying properly...



Freud Industries
The Grand Mall of Idlewind Springs, Naboo -304 475
+12 Master Artisan, +12 Master Architect, +12 Master Droid Engineer
Proud Mayor of Idlewind Springs

Sekot
Fri May 06, 2005 4:52 am
#12


I have a problem with my vendors. I am getting the wrong emails whenever items are on/off the vendor. In other words, when the vendor is empty, I get a message saying my vendors are operating normally, and when I have something placed on them, it says I need to place an item on my vendor or it will disappear. Apparently, these messages got switched in the system for some reason. I know this is repeatable because I placed another (new) vendor and it did the same thing. Also, when I go into the status screen, it says the vendor is "operating normally". I dont feel confident toplace items in my vendorsince it might poof when I do, and therefore I cannot provide my crafted wares/resources to anyone on Starsider. Please help with this issue...




Zonoma Sartat
Co-Owner and Proprietor, Underworld Inc.
Your one-stop vendor mall located less than 1000m from the Coronet Starport
Waypoint 816 -4736, Corellia
***If I win an auction, please offer the winnings to the "Pharmacy" vendor at the Mall, and shoot me a holomail***
Elyssa
Fri May 06, 2005 4:25 pm
#13

I'm rattling cages a little harder on this email thing.

The longer it goes on, the more danger there is of something catastrophic happening.


Based on my testing alone, it "appears" that you are only receiving an incorrect email but the vendor continues to function as expected.



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Elyssa Alexander (Elder Merchant Correspondent)
12pt. Master Structures Trader / Elder Jedi / Mayor, City of Metropolis
Shop Crazy Durni, Inc., now open in Metropolis, Corellia (885 -6605 Gorath)

"Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it."
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

Elyssa was 1000% correct
-Pawlin

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