1.1.568 - BUGS - and Banking seems to work!

[Slipaway]

Ok, I'm slowly going through and testing each of the Autoplayer releases, but I just upgraded from 1.1.567 to 1.1.568 (actually downgraded from 1.1.573) and 1.1.568 seems to work properly. 1.1.568 seems to have the fixed "experience" points calculation, has now added/fixed a few things, and this version DOES seem to work except for the "property takes". As long as you disable ALL the property takes (under the cash tab) then 1.1.568 does seem to work.

The one thing that I have noticed is that the Autoplayer HANGS on the Daily Checklist in 1.1.568. (It seems as though some work was done to fix/improve the Daily Checklist), and now 1.1.568 does do the Daily Checklist. It completes the "Gift", and "Energy Packs" (and even sends out the request for energy), it completes the "Grow Your Family" and completes the "Messages" but it gets STUCK (and hangs) on the "Setup Permissions" and the Autoplayer just gets stuck there, and hangs. It stops working when it gets to "Setup Permissions".

The Autoplayer needs to click the "Setup Permissions" link, and then click the "View Checklist" link, and then click the "Remind me later" link. (It seems that the Autoplayer clicked the "Like Mafia Wars" which I did NOT want it to do). I don't want to "Setup Permissions to 100%", and I was only at 60% setup, and didn't want to install the Mafia Wars toolbar, and don't want to "Like" Mafia Wars. So it was only at 60% and I just wanted the autoplayer to instead just click the "Setup Permissions" link and then click the "Remind me later" link at the bottom of the page, and that will complete the whole Daily Checklist (and make the free Mystery Reward available).

The banking does seem to work properly in 1.1.568. I've withdrawn money into each of the different countries, and turned the autoplayer on and it does automatically bank in all of the various countries (New York, Cuba, Moscow, Bangkok and Vegas). So banking still works in 1.1.568 release, but it doesn't seem to work in 1.1.573.

I'm still slowly trying to test each of the releases (version by version) to figure out (and isolate) exactly what works and what doesn't work in each of the various revisions and figure out which one is causing the banking problems. But clearly something must have changed in the Autoplayer code with the banking between 1.1.568 and 1.1.573. (because the banking doesn't work in 1.1.573, but it still does work in 1.1.568).

Can someone look at the "Daily Checklist" code, and see if they can fix that small minor problem in 1.1.568 so that the "Daily Checklist" can just click the "Setup Permissions" link, and then click the "View Checklist" link, and then click the "Remind me later" link.

It currently seems to get stuck on the "Setup Permissions" link and it doesn't seem to click the "Setup Permissions" link or do the "Remind me later" link (which causes the Daily Checklist to not finish/complete which seems to cause the Autoplayer to hang and get stuck).

So this issue needs to be addressed/fixed because the Autoplayer still doesn't seem to finish the Daily Checklist (it finishes everything except for the "Setup Permissions" link.

Also another BUG with the 1.1.568 release is that when it is unable to bank the money in Vegas because the autoplayer is in New York!

If you have the Autoplayer set so that it travels to New York when idle, the Autoplayer attempts to bank the money in Vegas, but it can't do it (because the Autoplayer is in New York, not Las Vegas). So the code needs to be changed so that the Autoplayer changes and travels to Las Vegas FIRST and then after it travels to Las Vegas then bank the Vegas money.

I have to manually change to Vegas for the Autoplayer to bank the Vegas money.

This is not a problem in 1.1.567, but it seems to be a problem 1.1.568. Not sure what has changed with the code, but 1.1.568 seems to hang on the Vegas banking (if the Autoplayer is set to travel to New York when idle).

So maybe just a command to "Travel to Las Vegas" should be added just before attempting to bank in Vegas.

Also I had over 480+ energy and the Autoplayer is NOT working properly in Vegas (as of 1.1.568) and it wasted all 480+ energy doing the "Move Your Crew Into a Safe House" job (which is the first job in Las Vegas, and it was already 100% completed).

It seems that the Autoplayer is unable to recognize whether a job is "100% Mastered" in Las Vegas.

Some code might need to be added in Vegas for the jobs, so that it CHECKS to see if the job is "100% Mastered" first, BEFORE doing the job, and if the job is "100% Mastered" then it will simply go to the NEXT job (instead of wasting any energy on a job that has already been completed).

I just watched 400+ energy go up in smoke, and the Autoplayer is still on the very first job (Move Your Crew Into a Safehouse) and that job and the "Blackmail A Car Dealer" job are both 100% Mastered, but the Autoplayer doesn't seem to recognize if a job is "100% Mastered" or not.

So I've had to completely disable spending Energy on Vegas jobs, because the Autoplayer still doesn't seem to be working in Vegas yet (as of 1.1.568).

It does click the "Do Job" button, but it doesn't seem to recognize when the job is completed (and when the job is "100% Mastered") and the Autoplayer seems to just do the same job over and over and over again (wasting all the energy) on jobs that are already 100% Mastered.

I just wanted to post this, so the dev's know that this "Issue" is still a bug/problem in 1.1.568.

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[kghammond]

Same here... I am amazed at the lack of information on PlayerScripts forums. Back in USO, when something wasn't working there would be a thread with 30 posts talking about the problem and ways to work around it.

On Playerscripts, you are lucky if you find one post about an issue (search is utterly broken) and then it is rare if their is a reply with actual information outside of did you read the sticky on submitting bugs.

I have three accounts and Vegas jobs is not working on any of them and there is virtually no way to easily find on these forums if it is supposed to be working and there are bugs or if Vegas just doesn't work yet.

PITA.

I appreciate the devs like these forums better, but it is also obvious that the majority of MWAP users is rejecting these forums and just taking what they get with MWAP.

MWAP is the only reason I still play Mafia Wars so I appreciate all the effort, but I am done trying to provide feedback to the devs and I am done trying to participate in the community.

These forums do not have a user community to participate with.

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[nimrod]

Wow, you people amaze me.

I haven't posted a lot of things here, but I lurk and read as much as I can and have done so almost since this site was born. I can usually fix most of my problems just by reading through the forums. Most of the time it was my own stupid fault for not making my settings right. When it is a real bug, the code guys usually fix it real fast.

I really don't understand why you guys are so down on this site. Everybody (except for the two of you) seems to help everybody else. I see problems get resolved all the time and most seem to be caused by user error. Is that why you are afraid to post your settings and logs, Slipaway? Are you afraid that you will be embarrassed when your mistakes are pointed out? I've read probably a dozen of your posts in the last couple days and you refuse to provide what is asked for, which is a simple copy paste of your logs. I guess you are better than the rest of us, so why don't you write your own autoplayer? After reading your ramblings, I assume your doctor probably needs to adjust your medications, because you only make sense with about one out of every four sentences. And most of those repeat themselves.

And kghammond, if you like userscripts so much, why don't you go over there and cry yourself a river. I bet they will jump right up to hold your hand.

These guys here give us a free script, a free website and free help. What more do you want? Please join the community and help out or go your own way somewhere else. I'd like to be able to lurk here without reading all of the drama you guys try to bring about.

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[Bubbashine]

Slipaway and kghammond, Just to state the obvious for you. You do realize that you have the option of NOT using MWAP? Just like TV or Radio, you can turn it off if you don't like it!

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[kghammond]

I have been using MWAP since the very, very early days...

I never, never had to post questions on USO. Why, because whenever there was a problem that I could not figure out on my own, one hit on USO had a thread discussing the issue and already had all the workarounds listed.

I answered questions on USO when others needed assistance, but I never *needed* to post questions on USO.

I come here when something is not working and there is no *recently active* thread that has 20 replies with answers and/or workarounds...

I type in search criteria and the search engine says, no posts found or using too common of words. Wow, that is useful.

Put it this way, when the transition from Mafia Wars to PS Mafia Wars happened. I spent about 45 minutes trying to use the search engine and trying to find a post to transfer the settings from the old script to the new script. Best I found was a senior dev posting something that said see another thread with no link, and the search engine could not find the other thread. That was very useful as well.

So I went to USO and within 5 minutes I had all the steps on how to transfer the settings.

The proof is in the pudding as they like to say.

And get this straight since I have said it quite a few times already. If the devs want to use PlayerScripts, more power to them, this is free. I am not going to complain and demand they go back to USO or anything like that.

But at the same time, I am not going to waste my time on participating in this community as it is virtually non-existent. The devs can do what they want, and IMO, if they want to diminish the MWAP user community, more power to them.

If you and or the devs don't want constructive criticism, then completely ignore me.

Bubashine, I also have the option of using MWAP and not participating in the user community as well. Just as the devs can do what they want. The world is not black and white as you like to paint it.

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[janman]

Community is what you make it. If you choose not to participate and help contribute to a better community, then you really have no right to criticize the one that we have here.

And for the record, I think you are wrong. We have a very strong community and there are a lot of folks here that would disagree with you.

If you prefer the complete free-for-all that is the Userscripts discussion forums, then by all means build whatever community you would like over there.

We have been very successful here helping thousands of users resolve their issues because they have complied with a few simple guidelines. They provide the information we need to analyze their problem, and we are usually able to show them an incorrect setting. In the cases where it is truly a bug with the script, their debug log often shows the developers where to look to fix the problem.

I am sorry that neither of you want to participate here in the community we have. We built this site for the users, and other than a small handful that includes you, most are very happy here and get the help they need.

You both say you have been around from the beginning of the script. So have I. I've had the same username since the original MWAP on Userscripts. I had several hundred posts there, mostly answering support questions. Then StevenD started mafiawarsplayer.org in order to provide better support and more organized forums. I was chosen as the first moderator on that site. He was forced to close that site late last year, but a few of us decided to continue on. So we founded PlayerScripts.com in an effort to preserve the community. I think we've been pretty successful in doing that, though we obviously can't please everybody.

The site is free for you to use if you can abide by the forum rules. If you don't want to make use of it, that is your choice. But if you would like to continue to criticize this site and the community we have built you will have to do it elsewhere.

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[KCMCL]

I'm on holiday at present, but I have to say if I had seen this post before Jan, me being me would have simply deleted your accounts and banned you IP.

PS MWAP is not separate from this site, it's in integral part of what we do here. The DEV team (including myself) is not separate from this site they are an integral part of what we do here. They are the PlayerScipts DEV team. And any member joining that team are part of playerscripts.


MWAP may be open source, but it belongs to this community and hence belongs to PlayerScripts.

It is a very rare case when users post what has been posted in this thread. And as Jan says, you have a simple choice - if you don't like the site, don't visit.

kghammond and slipaway, this is our home. This is MWAP and MWAP is PlayerScripts.

If you want to come into our home, you mind your manners and follow our house rules. And I will say if I personally see any further post such as this, you will not be invited into our home again. We can do without you.

We have over 11,000 users on here, 70% of which visit this site more than 10 times a week -- what you are saying is unfounded and insulting.

From this site, MWAP is down loaded over 20,000 per day.

Did I mention it was free. All of this is free.

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[bwomble]

You know I hate it when MWAP stops working as much as the next guy but I just don't understand the negativity. This stuff is free and here for us. When stuff stops working I haven't had any trouble using the search to find out what is going on and fixes come along soon enough. You guys need to switch to decaf.

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[KCMCL]

Thanks bwomble -- Jan and I were thinking about moving this thread, but we feel leaving it up will server as reminder to some of those doubters.

The VAST majority of our users are extremely happy in what we do here. And I would like to say from all of us at PS --- thank you for making this site and MWAP what it is today.

Happy MWAPing...

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