Negative gate value

Air Elbonia · **Reply #15 on:** November 19, 2007, 07:24:14 am

I believe the -1 gate was just a fluke of timing. two people renting in the same split seconds. I'm familiar with how the AE bug worked, and it doesn't replicate in AM. i just verified this. It'll correct over time, and shouldn't be a terribly common or problematic occurrence.

AirHanoverInternational · **Reply #16 on:** November 19, 2007, 07:30:08 am

If this is due to two people pressing confirm at the same time one of them could be me as I rented one gate over the before I went to sleep.

AirHanoverInternational · **Reply #17 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:51:23 pm

This thing happened again: Phoenix shows gate -1.

empedocles · **Reply #18 on:** November 23, 2007, 08:40:16 pm

So if 1 PHX gate gets returned when the month rolls over, will it go to 0 or 1?

AirHanoverInternational · **Reply #19 on:** November 23, 2007, 09:33:10 pm

I guess it will simply add that free gate to 0.

Blue Sky Mine · **Reply #20 on:** November 23, 2007, 11:05:45 pm

well, it might also turn around, so if worst comes to worst you might have something like -10 gates tomorrow

freeeeeeitas · **Reply #21 on:** November 24, 2007, 11:21:58 pm

Phoenix is -1-gated also! :shock:

Air Elbonia · **Reply #22 on:** November 24, 2007, 11:42:19 pm

If it's ever spotted at a -2... tell me immediately, until then i believe it's simply two people happening to rent a gate at the same time as i cannot replicate the bug through any means i can think of. IF you know how to rent gates where you shouldn't be able to tell me how you do it so i can fix it, you'll probably be in for a reward of some sort.

empedocles · **Reply #23 on:** November 25, 2007, 01:06:57 am

OSL was at -2 after the month rollover. It is -1 now.

Air Elbonia · **Reply #24 on:** November 25, 2007, 09:11:21 pm

Quote from: "empedocles"

OSL was at -2 after the month rollover. It is -1 now.

Hrm. though it's possible 3 people did it at the same time, it's a little less probable. I have a feeling though if gates were being usurped into the negatives it'd be a little more prominent... However

Any notable information helpful in helping me find any possible exceptions/bugs/loopholes in the gate rental system allowing it to go below 0 (thereby helping me to fix them) will result in a reward: A free 10 gate terminal at any airport in the world, with active hub status. This CAN be on ANY continent, also it CAN be the SEVENTH (7th) hub of a given airline (however, if you choose to close a base after the reward is received, you're back to 6).

Tell your friends, or don't. Anyways, yes. that's my offer. call it a bounty. I've seen what unchecked gate abuse can do to a game, and it isn't pretty, so i'm willing to pay relatively high price for help to find and fix it.

dktc · **Reply #25 on:** November 25, 2007, 09:34:55 pm

What about home base for new players? Would the system drum up 2 gates and lease them to the newbies, and then when gates are returned elsewhere, those returned would not be release back to the market?

-or-

Someone rent a gate while a newbie set up a base at the same time?

-or-

The counter variable is off for the auto-return for admin delete? (ie. the gate is released to the market for lease, but the counter is not updated, so it was 0 before the account deleted, 0 with 1 gate available when the account has been deleted, -1 when the gate is leased?... not likely... but... the reward is tempting

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Air Elbonia · **Reply #26 on:** November 25, 2007, 10:00:45 pm

Quote from: "dktc"

What about home base for new players? Would the system drum up 2 gates and lease them to the newbies, and then when gates are returned elsewhere, those returned would not be release back to the market?

-or-

Someone rent a gate while a newbie set up a base at the same time?

-or-

The counter variable is off for the auto-return for admin delete? (ie. the gate is released to the market for lease, but the counter is not updated, so it was 0 before the account deleted, 0 with 1 gate available when the account has been deleted, -1 when the gate is leased?... not likely... but... the reward is tempting )

scen. 1: looked, up to now new registrants had no impact on airports ever, now that's been corrected. but as it was not pertaining to this bug sorry. no shiny terminal. *the update should not cause any problems with this bug, as >2 shouldn't bugger up*. Looking at set_base, >2 is i place, so its possibilities are pretty slim unless it's freak timing chance.

Scen 2: covered by scen 1 in a realistic sense.

Scen 3: admin delete utilizes the autoreturn system to return the gates, admin bankrupt returns gates using the same function as return gate, which if problematic would probably be a lot more evident then it has been. From the looks of the function, however, it looks proper and right.

Jps · **Reply #27 on:** November 26, 2007, 10:52:32 am

Quote from: "Air Elbonia"

Quote from: "empedocles"
OSL was at -2 after the month rollover. It is -1 now.

Hrm. though it's possible 3 people did it at the same time, it's a little less probable. I have a feeling though if gates were being usurped into the negatives it'd be a little more prominent... However

Any notable information helpful in helping me find any possible exceptions/bugs/loopholes in the gate rental system allowing it to go below 0 (thereby helping me to fix them) will result in a reward: A free 10 gate terminal at any airport in the world, with active hub status. This CAN be on ANY continent, also it CAN be the SEVENTH (7th) hub of a given airline (however, if you choose to close a base after the reward is received, you're back to 6).

Tell your friends, or don't. Anyways, yes. that's my offer. call it a bounty. I've seen what unchecked gate abuse can do to a game, and it isn't pretty, so i'm willing to pay relatively high price for help to find and fix it.

Mine turned into 1 yesterday.. (it was -1).. too late?

And what if I get -1 aircraft?