# Wacky scent crash again! :(

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [November 27, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250 "2013-11-27T02:56:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/1 "2013-11-27T02:56:02Z")

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[http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=4478.0](http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=4478.0)

still getting this bug in version 0.9-1166-glaf62d1

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/2 "2013-11-27T03:45:26Z")

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any idea when i build will be released that fixes this problem?

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**Author:** ![Cherry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/cherry/32/230_2.png) [@Cherry](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cherry)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/3 "2013-11-27T04:01:12Z")

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Idk but I have a feeling it started around build 180 ish.  
I remember someone making a change to the scent system there.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/4 "2013-11-27T05:41:47Z")

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do you think a temporary fix might be to disable scent? if so, how would i do that?

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**Author:** ![Cherry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/cherry/32/230_2.png) [@Cherry](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cherry)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/5 "2013-11-27T06:04:02Z")

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Build #180 Nov. 24  
improve scent diffusion to make it faster and use better physics — phaethonfire

Build #193 Nov. 25  
Rebalance monster scent move with respect to new scent changes. — freezerbunny92

Build #201  
Erase scent when we shift. Fix elevators. — freezerbunny92

These are the culprits of “Wacky Scent Syndrome”.

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**Author:** ![Rivet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rivet/32/11_2.png) [@Rivet](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rivet)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/6 "2013-11-27T07:59:24Z")

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[quote=“Cherry, post:5, topic:4250”]Build #180 Nov. 24  
improve scent diffusion to make it faster and use better physics — phaethonfire[/quote]

From the sound of things it’s this, not the others.

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**Author:** ![EkarusRyndren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ekarusryndren/32/80_2.png) [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/7 "2013-11-27T16:40:54Z")

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I’m not sure any of the things you listed off are the cause… I just got a wacky scent error and looked at the cords, I’m in a lab and the error is coming from a bionic storage room, there’s nothing in there.

EDIT: I stand corrected I can’t find any reason for the errors. It’s showing up in a teleporter room now that’s still sealed.

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**Author:** ![desrik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/desrik/32/1050_2.png) [@desrik](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/desrik)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/8 "2013-11-27T17:03:13Z")

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I’m getting the same error in v0.9-1178-g946b9c3. Started while exploring lower levels of a lab… Now it pops up randomly no matter where I go in the world…

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**Author:** ![EkarusRyndren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ekarusryndren/32/80_2.png) [@EkarusRyndren](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EkarusRyndren)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/9 "2013-11-27T17:16:39Z")

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Some screenshots…

The scent-map overlayed over the normal map. It is not pretty on the eyes.  
 ![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1605589/Misc%20Long-Term%20Files/Overlay.png)

Scent Map  
 ![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1605589/Misc%20Long-Term%20Files/ScentMap.png)

Normal Map (Viewed in Debug)  
 ![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1605589/Misc%20Long-Term%20Files/Map.png)

The Bionics Storage room near the middle of the screen (The one with the door shut but containers open) Then the Teleporter room in the lower righthand corner, and now it’s a teleporter room off-screen.

Bug from version gb784215

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/10 "2013-11-29T01:54:03Z")

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anyone know if WSB(Wacky Scent Bug) has been fixed yet?

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**Author:** ![bothria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@bothria](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/bothria)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/11 "2013-11-29T02:30:09Z")

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> [@HunterAlpha1](#):
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> anyone know if WSB(Wacky Scent Bug) has been fixed yet?

I think it’s at least been identified; see [here.](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/pull/4724)

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2013, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wacky-scent-crash-again/4250/12 "2013-11-29T07:24:03Z")

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it looks to me like it’s been fixed, i’ll give it a try and find out.