Apache firing rockets at target/player causing game client crash

[ak47toh]

In a Workshop map Disarray (bm_disarray) I ported, there is an aiscripted_schedule entity called Heliattack1 which I believe its meant to trigger event ordering the Apache to fire rockets towards a npc_bullseye entity called Rocketstrike.

It also has these following keyvalues:
spawnflags 4
schedule 3
interruptability 2
forcestate 3

When the Apache fires rocket towards this bullseye entity in dedicated server, the game just crashes for clients. It works fine if play as singleplayer campaign though. That is why I have to remove that aiscripted_schedule which kinda work, but also fucks up the Apache movement.

I just want to know why this crash happens?

[MyGamepedia]

Does it crash server or only clients ?

[ak47toh]

Does it crash server or only clients ?

Crash on local server for me when I'm the host.

Crash for all clients in dedicated server, server still remains fine.

[MyGamepedia]

Crash for all clients in dedicated server, server still remains fine.

So it's client issue, I'd love you send a video that shows this issue.

[ak47toh]

So it's client issue, I'd love you send a video that shows this issue.

I don't know what to show you, but here you go if you insists:

crash.mp4

This is something related to crash and you can try reproduce it yourselves. You can take my bm_disarray.edt and remove the following lines:

		"remove"
		{
			"hammerid" "514048"
		}

The thing is, this happens when there's two aiscripted_schedule which orders Apache to fire a target (one for the bullseye and another against !player) were triggered. And they just crash for any clients in the server.

[ak47toh]

Some little updates: For entity 514048, I basically just remove the "goalent" "Rocketstrike" keyvalue that orders the Apache to strike the invisible npc_bullseye and it seems to work so far. But still, would be good to find out why this can happen not in singleplayer but in multiplayer co-op.

[ak47toh]

Found another crash problem related to Apache targeting players.

In Bravado (bm_bravado), at the final fight against Apache. When alt-tabbed out, and then go back ingame, the [Linux] server will crash like this:

Haven't test out Windows yet though as I don't have Windows machine. I wonder are we starting to see more crashes related to Apache lately.

[Alienmario]

Do you know whether this is a sourcecoop or game issue?

As for client crashes, there's a (small) chance of getting something useful out of steam/dumps files.

[ak47toh]

Do you know whether this is a sourcecoop or game issue?

From my point of view its most likely game issue unless I was wrong. Nothing is absolutely confirmed because right now I'm unable to use anything from Accelerator as it didn't save the Linux dump file for me.

I'm not fluent in Linux stuffs so if you are suggesting other alternative ways to do it then might as well just let me know step by step. Which is the reason why I ask if anyone else can help to replicate this issue for me to confirm my reports or not. I wouldn't post it here if I know what am I doing.

As for client crashes, there's a (small) chance of getting something useful out of steam/dumps files.

I think I got those dump files. But how do I read them?

[Alienmario]

Do you know whether this is a sourcecoop or game issue?

From my point of view its most likely game issue unless I was wrong. Nothing is absolutely confirmed because right now I'm unable to use anything from Accelerator as it didn't save the Linux dump file for me.

I'm not fluent in Linux stuffs so if you are suggesting other alternative ways to do it then might as well just let me know step by step. Which is the reason why I ask if anyone else can help to replicate this issue for me to confirm my reports or not. I wouldn't post it here if I know what am I doing.

As for client crashes, there's a (small) chance of getting something useful out of steam/dumps files.

I think I got those dump files. But how do I read them?

Post them here. Someone mentioned using "debugdiag" for client windows crashes.

[ak47toh]

Post them here. Someone mentioned using "debugdiag" for client windows crashes.

Here you go.

crash_bms.exe_20260325194530_1.dmp

[Alienmario]

The issue in the dump is within the CBlackMesaFireBullets temp entity, which may or may not be clientside. Haven't tested yet.

[MyGamepedia]

So it's the sniper crash ?