Upgrade 1.0.8 to 1.0.9

From VbGORE Visual Basic Online RPG Engine

Contents 1 Fix - Disconnecting 2 Add - Bitmap Splitter tool 3 Fix - Stacking NPC slaves

This guide will lead you through how to upgrade Version 1.0.8 to Version 1.0.9. For help, please refer to the How to upgrade article. It is highly recommended you read it before ever upgrading.

Fix - Disconnecting

Open GameServer.vbp.

Find:

<vb>

               'Check if a keep-alive packet needs to be sent
               If UserList(UserIndex).HasBuffer = 0 Then   'Don't add the keep-alive to a user already with a buffer
                   If timeGetTime - UserList(UserIndex).LastPacketSent > UpdateRate_KeepAliveClient Then   'Check if enough time has elapsed

                       'Add the keep-alive packet to the user's buffer
                       Data_Send ToIndex, UserIndex, KeepAlivePacket()
                       
                   End If
               End If

</vb>

Replace with:

<vb>

               'Check if too much time has elapsed since the user's last packet
               If timeGetTime - UserList(UserIndex).LastPacketSent > UpdateRate_KeepAliveClient Then

                   'If the user has no packet, give them one
                   If UserList(UserIndex).HasBuffer = 0 Then Data_Send ToIndex, UserIndex, KeepAlivePacket()

                   'This will force the packet through
                   UserList(UserIndex).PPCount = 1
                   UserList(UserIndex).PacketWait = 0
               
               End If

</vb>

Add - Bitmap Splitter tool

Copy the bitmap splitter 3rd party tool into your copy of vbGORE.

Fix - Stacking NPC slaves

Open GameServer.vbp.

Find:

<vb>

       If .NPCIndex > 0 Then
           If .NPCIndex < LastNPC Then
               'Check if we count whether our slave NPCs count as blocked or not

</vb>

Replace with:

<vb>

       If .NPCIndex > 0 Then
           If .NPCIndex <= LastNPC Then
               'Check if we count whether our slave NPCs count as blocked or not

</vb>