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b0tster · 7 months

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Fixed a major bug that was popping up in the new 'The Hunt' game type for today's Bloodborne Kart dev post!

I'll explain the bug in further detail below the cut, but now that the bug is fixed we have a fully playable game type, so check out a match!

The bug went like this: Randomly during gameplay during this game type, I found that some kart racers would seemingly forget how to drive and just ram into the nearest wall. Using a lot of debugging, I was able to narrow it down to 'the enemy I am targeting does not exist'

Loong story short I was able to detect when this 'brain dead' state happens & direct them to a new enemy target

This doesn't fix the source problem, (which is 'why are they targeting a null reference in the first place?') but it does address the issue, which is good enough for me!

#bloodborne kart #i brought this up on stream but #knowing when to cut your losses and move on is an important skill to have in game dev #and life in general i guess lol #basically this bug was kinda rare and exclusive to a single game type with ai racers #meaning that dumping hours and hours into fixing this bug 'the right way' wouldnt be worth it in my personal opinion #so this 'quick and easy hack fix' that doesnt address the issue but instead works around it was my backup plan #and sometimes u gotta do that if u want ur game to come out at a reasonable time and not 10 years from now ya know?#liliths mind

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