How do I read .plog files?

Soul_RiderSoul_Rider Mod Bean Join Date: 2004-06-19 Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
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So I have a bug in GorgeCraft, where when I drop a hive, my system hard locks. There is nothing output to the console, so I decided to do a p_logall to capture what was going on, as the Devs request for bug information.

Turns out, you can't read the file in notepad. What do I need to use to be able to read the log I have created?
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  • seth177seth177 Join Date: 2012-08-08 Member: 155038Members
    did you use notepad that is the windows stock notepad program? or notepad ++? if you didn't use notepad ++ then try using it. but i never messed around with ns2's code yet, but what harm can i do in giving suggestions?
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  • eh?eh? Join Date: 2012-03-03 Member: 147997Members
    edited September 2012
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\natural selection 2\utils\PerfAnalyzer

    is where you want to look

    You will need to install python, I'm not certain what version matso wrote it in though.
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  • xDragonxDragon Join Date: 2012-04-04 Member: 149948Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow
    Probably python 3.2 judging by the imports... But that most likely wont help you find the bug.. If its the instant the hive is dropped check your Init/Create functions to make sure nothing is causing inf loop. Also check anything that would trigger every server frame (like OnUpdate).
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  • Soul_RiderSoul_Rider Mod Bean Join Date: 2004-06-19 Member: 29388Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    It's funny, it's not everytime I create a hive, but it is ONLY when I create a hive....

    I can build everything else all day long, but generally no more than 2 hives before it craps out on a third. Often it will crap out on the first too. Also, bear in mind, this is not the spawn hive, this is the gorge build hive. It is the same hive, so the code is unlikely to be the hive itself.

    That's why I thought plog might help, to let me know all the variables being passed at teh time....
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