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[feredfn]

Hello there,

I'm working on spell spec system..
while i must say everything is going well , i found something which i cant be sure how to fix it

what i did :

• i added a decorator ( SpellFxDec ) to the spec oracle decorators list
• made a field ( spellFxSpecKey) and  added to SpellFxDec
• made a spell and glommed the SpellFxDec  to it
• when i edit the spell , it has spellFxSpecKey field
• i decided to change the field type
• removed the field from SpellFxDec class
• added new field to it

now i expected  when i edit the spell, i see the new field, but it still shows the old one..
so im thinking its might be something with its cache..

is there anyway to solve this problem ?
or i must add the old field again but don't use it?

thanks in advance
Fered

[feredfn]

seems with HeroBlade restarted , it fixed.

[keeperofstars]

The repository on the server and thusly specs, get cached client side to cut down on bandwidth. Sort of a load it once deals. When you reload the game / client it does a check automatically for any changes between the two.

There is also a way to force that check real time / sort of invalidate the client spec. Not something you want to do often, in a production environment, but something that could be useful as an occasional anti cheat check.

For 99% of the users / time making spec changes will happen during a maintenance period or such for the end users. Just keeps things nice and clean.

If you  make spec change real time, in production it could get a bit sticky, so lets say your in a boss fight, and the spec for fireball just took a big nerf, and the raid loses to the boss cause of it. <insert mass butt chewing on forums>

[Tarra2012]

>>i decided to change the field type
A general stomach advise:

Whenever you need to change datatypes, better delete the old var and insert a new var.

a) You are forced to correct all scripts where the var is handled
b) Lists dependet on a changed datatypefield are tricky and need updates as well
c) Strange effects in HE can happen on changed datatype for a var (synchronizing effects)