Re: ARENA - new bug

From: js138@cus.cam.ac.uk (John Sloan)

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1993 12:50:05 +0000

In article <11SEP199300101249@quark2.aero.org>, lee@quark2.aero.org writes:
|> In article <1993Sep10.225241.4612@infodev.cam.ac.uk>, js138@cus.cam.ac.uk (John Sloan) writes...
|> >
|> >What I think is happening is that each turn, it is starting from the SAME
|> >position - i.e. the end results aren't overwriting the old ones.
|> >
|> >Therefore whatever you do, you stay put.
|> >
|> >srt has probably run out of filespace or something like that.
|>
|> I just checked the diskspace on his machine, and there are no problems with
|> it.  There *IS* a huge core file sitting there though that was created today
|> (9/10)...which would indicate that something crashed recently, resulting
|> in an Arena restart (would explain why it used old save values).  I'm sure
|> Scott will have fun using dbx when he gets back.
|>
|> Our site has also been experiencing network access loss these last 2 days,
|> which would explain why you might've missed turns.  Nothing can be done
|> about that :-).
|>
|> Thor
|> aka Dirk in real life!!

Well whatever the reason I can _still_ get through with my other account, and not
with my main one.  For interest, I'll include the entire playerlist as I think it
will appear on Monday.  See if I'm wrong...

Rabbit/Yosemite Sam/Roadrunner

Character Roster

Name            Record  	E-Mail
  1. thud0           (31-45)	<moudgill@cs.cornell.edu>
  2. Thor            (28-3)	<lee>
  3. Mirage          (25-12)	<Sigurd.Thunem@idt.unit.no>
  4. Yosemite Sam    (22-8)	<js138@cus.cam.ac.uk>
  5. Zangora the Amazon (18-5)	<TN.DE7@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU>
  6. Ryu             (18-11)	<pierre@stolaf.edu>
  7. Urgich Tob      (17-10)	<colin@callisto.pas.rochester.edu>
  8. Higgins         (16-2)	<crb11@cus.cam.ac.uk>
  9. Spawn           (16-15)	<mkr1@Ra.MsState.Edu>
 10. Arenamaster     (16-19)	<LEEME@CNSVAX.UWEC.EDU>
 11. Rook            (15-10)	<j.hart@ic.ac.uk>
 12. Spectre         (15-35)	<dsa3+@andrew.cmu.edu>
 13. The Psychotron  (14-2)	<keith@dialix.oz.au>
 14. Rabbit          (13-16)	<js138@cus.cam.ac.uk>
 15. Gagen           (12-7)	<af2e+@andrew.cmu.edu>
 16. Ungharr         (12-8)	<@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be:we42556@is1.bfu.vub.ac.be>
 17. Yog             (12-11)	<colin@callisto.pas.rochester.edu>
 18. Spleen!         (11-4)	<TN.DE7@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU>
 19. Turk            (11-9)	<koziol@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
 20. Ravas           (11-11)	<rono@clark.net>
 21. Raerderle       (11-12)	<cspeni@uta.fi>
 22. Ken             (11-12)	<pierre@stolaf.edu>
 23. Ilmarinen       (11-15)	<cspeni@uta.fi>
 24. Roadrunner      (10-2)	<js138@cus.cam.ac.uk>
 25. Sniggih         (10-5)	<crb11@cus.cam.ac.uk>
 26. Sagat           (10-8)	<pierre@stolaf.edu>
 27. Electric Youth  (9-1)	<FALKNEMJ@CNSVAX.UWEC.EDU>
 28. Karl Martel     (9-3)	<lyle@ecn.purdue.edu>
 29. Buzz            (8-4)	<YANKE@arecibo.aero.org>
 30. Joe             (8-4)	<koziol@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
 31. Hakon the Dane  (8-6)	<lyle@ecn.purdue.edu>
 32. Moz             (8-11)	<wizard@moz.hookup.net>
 33. Thunk           (7-1)	<hankins@cs.swarthmore.edu>
 34. Extinctionator  (7-2)	<keith@dialix.oz.au>
 35. oktan           (7-6)	<bonar@gnumath.rutgers.edu>
 36. Lukas the Nose  (7-11)	<colin@callisto.pas.rochester.edu>
 37. Cancer Pyralignik (7-11)	<YANKE@arecibo.aero.org>
 38. Krypton         (6-2)	<ut@informatik.uni-kiel.d400.de>
 39. Death-Kabob     (6-5)	<dao@scribe.mitre.org>
 40. Bytor           (6-6)	<avif@ivy.WPI.EDU>
 41. Wuffe           (6-8)	<jpuustin@utu.fi>
 42. Ziplock         (6-9)	<Anders.Hallberg@eua.ericsson.se>
 43. Whistle         (6-10)	<koziol@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
 44. Thugo           (6-10)	<k.pankhurst@ic.ac.uk>
 45. Tree            (6-12)	<crb11@cus.cam.ac.uk>
 46. Gur Stupid      (5-1)	<LEEME@CNSVAX.UWEC.EDU>
 47. Dom. Hannibal   (5-2)	<lyle@ecn.purdue.edu>
 48. Flagon          (5-2)	<dredick@nmc.cit.cornell.edu>
 49. BlueFink        (5-3)	<lfink@dsd.es.com>
 50. Schwarzenegger  (4-0)	<dao@scribe.mitre.org>
 51. Elgorade        (4-1)	<bonar@math.rutgers.edu>
 52. Lickin          (4-1)	<mhp1@Ra.MsState.Edu>
 53. Zippy           (4-2)	<hankins@cs.swarthmore.edu>
 54. Taz             (4-2)	<JRCARR@grove.iup.edu>
 55. Picasso         (4-4)	dao@scribe.mitre.org>
 56. Farmer Brown    (4-6)	<oyvind@jade.ab.ca>
 57. Kav             (4-7)	<cclark@cco.caltech.edu>
 58. Brutus          (4-9)	<Anders.Hallberg@eua.ericsson.se>
 59. Bezold Braveheart (4-10)	<bonder@netcom.com>
 60. Kickaxe         (3-0)	<john1@flynn.com>
 61. Bane            (3-0)	<myhre@plains.NoDak.edu>
 62. Mercyless Marauder (3-0)	<PSONNABE@vmprofs.estec.esa.nl>
 63. Gonzo the Fowl  (3-1)	<melvin@isis.cgd.ucar.EDU>
 64. Trashmaster     (3-2)	<Sigurd.Thunem@idt.unit.no>
 65. Flynn           (3-2)	<RICEE@yvax.byu.edu>
 66. cutty           (3-2)	<dsaville@triton.unm.edu>
 67. Huh?            (3-3)	<oyvind@jade.ab.ca>
 68. Augusta         (3-3)	<brian@majiq.com>
 69. Blotch          (3-4)	<ddo@wsun2.larc.nasa.gov>
 70. Ozzymodo        (3-4)	<ozz@majiq.com>
 71. Goliath         (3-4)	<lapierrm@jsp.umontreal.ca>
 72. Ice Falcon      (3-4)	<rossel@chaph.usc.edu>
 73. Flash           (3-4)	<@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be:we42556@is1.bfu.vub.ac.be>
 74. Bill the Cat    (3-5)	<warlock.rdii.com!jas@rdii.com>
 75. Valder          (2-0)	<gregrt@seattleu.edu>
 76. Danje           (2-0)	<ncb2d@kelvin.seas.virginia.edu>
 77. Mister Burnes   (2-1)	<jumkie@neptune.cmc.uab.edu>
 78. Locke           (2-1)	<pallando@ccs.neu.edu>
 79. Dagger          (2-2)	<hh@kauri.vuw.ac.nz>
 80. Jim Dandy       (2-2)	<brian@majiq.com>
 81. Johnny Juggler  (2-2)	<sling@io.org>
 82. Fili Weissbart  (2-2)	<schade@lili7.uni-bielefeld.de>
 83. Flea            (2-2)	<mayer@owlnet.rice.edu>
 84. Fred            (2-2)	<khearn@pyramid.com>
 85. Phaedrus        (2-4)	<@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU:burrict@WKUVX1.BITNET>
 86. Lefty           (2-4)	<nexus@isis.cgd.ucar.EDU>
 87. Bungalow        (2-5)	<hh@kauri.vuw.ac.nz>
 88. Hotzenplotz     (2-5)	<th@helios.e.KWL.CHKRA.abb.com>
 89. Opus            (2-6)	<warlock.rdii.com!jas@rdii.com>
 90. Demolition Ax   (1-0)	<d_jaracz@oz.plymouth.edu>
 91. Demolition Smash (1-0)	<d_jaracz@oz.plymouth.edu>
 92. Deek            (1-0)	<PGRUNDY@commerce.otago.ac.nz>
 93. Bernie the Ogre (1-0)	<khearn@pyramid.com>
 94. Demolition Crush (1-0)	<d_jaracz@oz.plymouth.edu>
 95. Cuban           (1-0)	<wang@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
 96. Fred the Formidable (1-0)	<bethmo@microsoft.com>
 97. Vlad            (1-0)	<gregrt@seattleu.edu>
 98. Chico           (1-0)	<jacobus@sonata.cc.purdue.edu>
 99. WindWalker      (1-0)	<tlittlet@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
100. Mortel          (1-0)	<tlittlet@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
101. Ace Ballcrusher (1-0)	<TN.DE7@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU>
102. Tank            (1-0)	<hankins@cs.swarthmore.edu>
103. Dark orc        (1-0)	<rworkman@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
104. Dark Strike     (1-0)	<wolves!lance@duke.cs.duke.edu>
105. Brickhead       (1-0)	<LEEME@CNSVAX.UWEC.EDU>
106. Mighty Mongo    (1-1)	<hammel@sktu01.enet.dec.com>
107. Thorin the Mighty (1-1)	<falcon@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca>
108. ToeJam          (1-1)	<ozz@majiq.com>
109. Drizzt          (1-1)	<falcon@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca>
110. Blechtar        (1-1)	<miller@cs.rochester.edu>
111. Butt-Head       (1-1)	<sg20+@andrew.cmu.edu>
112. Gork            (1-1)	<PGRUNDY@commerce.otago.ac.nz>
113. Hjorrl          (1-1)	<markiel@callisto.pas.rochester.edu>
114. Grunge The Troll (1-2)	<wolves!lance@duke.cs.duke.edu>
115. Lanthalas       (1-2)	<calvet@cenerg.ensmp.fr>
116. Sir Meister     (1-2)	<LATTERST@CNSVAX.UWEC.EDU>
117. Baclava         (1-2)	<cinnibar@netcom.com>
118. Lanktor         (1-2)	<smurf@soda.berkeley.edu>
119. Gurlag Earthmover (1-2)	<iago@camelot.bradley.edu>
120. Groucho         (1-3)	<jacobus@sonata.cc.purdue.edu>
121. Nocan           (1-4)	<quirke_a@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz>
122. Ozzy the Terrible (1-5)	<khearn@pyramid.com>
123. William         (1-5)	<brian@majiq.com>
124. Paz             (1-5)	<dsaville@triton.unm.edu>
125. Clyde           (1-6)	<hh@kauri.vuw.ac.nz>
126. Bhronko         (1-6)	<childers@cse.unl.edu>
127. Khnemu          (0-0)	<bean@ra.cgd.ucar.EDU>
128. piece Pierre    (0-0)	<JOKHC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
129. D'aar           (0-0)	<terick@centauri.unm.edu>
130. Beavis          (0-0)	<saab@umcc.umich.edu>
131. Just Looking    (0-1)	<heyman@camis.stanford.edu>
132.  Mighty Mongo   (0-1)	<hammel@sktu01.enet.dec.com>
133.  Beavis         (0-1)	<saab@umcc.umich.edu>
134. Out for Revenge (0-1)	<heyman@camis.stanford.edu>
135. Al Bundy        (0-1)	<saab@umcc.umich.edu>
136. Ket Danger      (0-1)	<morrow@gandalf.rutgers.edu>
137. Smack           (0-1)	<mayer@owlnet.rice.edu>
138. Millicent the Meek (0-1)	<bethmo@microsoft.com>
139. Mr Johnson      (0-1)	<s903080@yallara.cs.rmit.OZ.AU>
140. Scarbelly       (0-1)	<Bruce.Mcgeorge@UC.EDU>
141. Alazar          (0-1)	<wang@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
142. Steveg          (0-1)	<eldred.DIALix.oz.au!steveg@eldred.dialix.oz.au>
143. Borj            (0-1)	<conley%lead.engin.umich.edu@srvr4.engin.umich.edu>
144. Budgie          (0-1)	<kenspr@deakin.edu.au>
145. BANE            (0-1)	<myhre@plains.NoDak.edu>
146. Oktan           (0-1)	<bonar@gnumath.rutgers.edu>
147. Irwin Francis   (0-1)	<Andrew.Gove@GS111.SP.CS.CMU.EDU>
148. Hynkel          (0-1)	<clmeier@lili7.uni-bielefeld.de>
149. Bandie          (0-1)	<dsaville@triton.unm.edu>
150. Dr. Pain        (0-1)	<srt@sun-dimas>
151. Balder          (0-1)	<LEE@arecibo.aero.org>
152. Big Cooter      (0-1)	<DUFFROB@harpo.acc.iit.edu>
153. Zipperhead      (0-1)	<hahn@fx.com>
154. Slow Dancer     (0-2)	<calvet@cenerg.ensmp.fr>
155. Dark Orc        (0-2)	<rworkman@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
156. The Beast       (0-2)	<keith@dialix.oz.au>
157. Delvin          (0-2)	<bainard@Athena.MIT.EDU>
158. Monseir D'Cobalais (0-2)	<miller@cs.rochester.edu>
159. Earl of Squat   (0-2)	<ozz@majiq.com>
160. Venn            (0-2)	<s903080@yallara.cs.rmit.OZ.AU>
161. Phred           (0-3)	<bainard@Athena.MIT.EDU>
162. The New Falcon  (0-3)	<falcon@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca>
163. Octavia         (0-4)	<STAFFORD@UTKVX.UTCC.UTK.EDU>
164. Trevor          (0-4)	<box@chaph.usc.edu>
165. Kraag           (0-6)	<mayer@owlnet.rice.edu>

*** End Turn Processing ***

References

ARENA - new bug
john1@zen.holonet.net (John Holt)
Fri, 10 Sep 1993 21:03:26 +0000
Re: ARENA - new bug
js138@cus.cam.ac.uk (John Sloan)
Fri, 10 Sep 1993 22:52:41 +0000