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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0010237Valley 2Bug - AVWW MultiplayerJan 7, 2013 2:35 pm
ReporterTyr Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version0.708 
Fixed in Version0.710 
Summary0010237: Unable to Launch server; lock file always there
DescriptionOn Mac OSX 10.7.5.
I look in ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/A Valley Without Wind 2/RuntimeData/Worlds/MultiEnviron
And there is no lock file. Then I launch the app (through steam or not, it made no difference)
and go to Launch Server of Your Own, and it then complains that there is a lock file. Now, once that server window is running, the lock file does show up (0 bytes big though). However, once I quit the server (with command-Q, as I didn't see a stop button. Also the red close button was grey'd out. Might not want to do that) lock.dat is gone again.
Now, this is odd because I can launch it for a second world I have just fine. The not working one is MultiEnviron
TagsNo tags attached.
Internal WeightFix Before Major Release

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Tyr

Jan 4, 2013 1:14 pm

reporter  

worlds.zip (320 bytes)

tigersfan

Jan 5, 2013 3:50 pm

reporter   ~0029582

Hmmm, that does seem odd. That said, I'm not sure if they will be needed or not, but, there isn't anything in the file you sent. Just two blank directories.

Also, FYI, the lock.dat file is supposed to be 0 bytes long. There's not anything in there, the game simply checks for it's presence.

Chris_McElligottPark

Jan 7, 2013 2:35 pm

administrator   ~0029676

Hopefully this will get it, but let us know if not!

* Rather than just writing an empty lock.dat file to prevent multiple openings of the same world at one time, the game now generates a unique GUID for each process run, and writes that into the lock.dat file. This way it can never accidentally lock itself out of a world file, it will only lock other copies of the valley process out of it.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Jan 4, 2013 1:14 pm Tyr New Issue
Jan 4, 2013 1:14 pm Tyr File Added: worlds.zip
Jan 5, 2013 3:50 pm tigersfan Internal Weight => Fix Before Major Release
Jan 5, 2013 3:50 pm tigersfan Note Added: 0029582
Jan 5, 2013 3:50 pm tigersfan Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Jan 5, 2013 3:50 pm tigersfan Status new => assigned
Jan 7, 2013 2:35 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0029676
Jan 7, 2013 2:35 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status assigned => resolved
Jan 7, 2013 2:35 pm Chris_McElligottPark Fixed in Version => 0.710
Jan 7, 2013 2:35 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => fixed