Fixed Always Get Tartane on Custom Game Start

[Hylie Pistof]

Something else. I gave up on that game at Cozumel and started another one in free play. My choice and what I got. A dinghy?

 

[Pieter Boelen]

That's unexpected. I'll test it.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Oh, you did get the La Croix opening with those settings, right?
When were you left with the tartane? Before or after they put you in jail?

 

[Hylie Pistof]

That was standing on the beach before anything happened. Since the prison fight has become too hard I was going to just kill the bum and go straight into free play from there, but it might be kinda hard to get anywhere with that dinghy.

 

[Hylie Pistof]

Tried another character, Thomas Lynch, and got that Leaky Bucket again.

 

[Hylie Pistof]

Alright, as near as I can tell if you are lucky enough to choose a character who gets the tutorial, then you get your chosen ship. All others get the Leaky Bucket.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Tutorial is linked to player type. It could be something specific to the La Croix start.

Are you saying you now don't actually want to use that start at all?
I deliberately linked it to the Gambler player type for you.

 

[Hylie Pistof]

I have tried different characters and different player types. They either get the tutorial or the Leaky Bucket.

The last time I attempted that start I got stuck and could not do it. There is no incentive to try it again.

Methinks I found a reason for the money disappearing. I started a new game as Eugene Martin and after the tutorial on the dock I had over $18,000. As I was sailing to the next destination a pay day came up of around $3,300, but afterwards I was left with $9,000. The ship is a Coastal Lugger with 29 crew.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Oh wait, perhaps it is Evil Stormy Start giving you that tartane!
That would explain a lot.

Do you have a save just prior to paying salary? That would need checking.
Also another bug tracker entry required for that one.

 

[Hylie Pistof]

But the weather is fine in all the starts I tried.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

But the weather is fine in all the starts I tried.

That was still the reason. You probably also got 0 money and all yours skills set to 1 at game start.
That was because this section of code was in both_reaction.c twice:

      // The Diamond: Evil Stormy Start -->
       if (GetDifficulty() == DIFFICULTY_SWASHBUCKLER) {
         PChar.skill.Leadership = 1;
         PChar.skill.Fencing = 1;
         PChar.skill.Sailing = 1;
         PChar.skill.Accuracy = 1;
         PChar.skill.Cannons = 1;
         PChar.skill.Grappling = 1;
         PChar.skill.Repair = 1;
         PChar.skill.Defence = 1;
         PChar.skill.Commerce = 1;
         PChar.skill.Sneak = 1;
         PChar.skill.freeskill = 0;

         GiveShip2Character(PChar,"Tartane2","Leaky Bucket",-1,sti(PChar.nation),true,true);
         PChar.Ship.SP = MakeInt(GetCharacterShipSP(PChar) * 3 / 5); // Evil Stormy Start further damages sails

         PChar.money = 0;
         PChar.wealth = 0;
       }
       // The Diamond: Evil Stormy Start <--

Once after the custom starts code, but also once before!
Removing the first section solves the problem.

Extract attached file to PROGRAM\Storyline\FreePlay\quests to fix.

 

[Hylie Pistof]