Help, Bad Serialize on Creatures

[Suffering]

I don't know what caused this, I added the script "valor" rebooted, it was working fine...rebooted later tonight and I started getting this error on EVERY creature.....Please HELP



Scripts: Compiling C# scripts...done (0 errors, 0 warnings)
Scripts: Compiling VB.net scripts...no files found.
Scripts: Verifying...done (3352 items, 800 mobiles)
World: Loading...An error was encountered while loading a saved object
- Type: Server.Mobiles.Troll
- Serial: 0x0000A6AB
Delete the object? (y/n)
y
Delete all objects of that type? (y/n)
y
After pressing return an exception will be thrown and the server will terminate

Error:
System.Exception: Load failed (items=False, mobiles=True, guilds=False, regions=
False, type=Server.Mobiles.Troll, serial=0x0000A6AB) ---> System.Exception: ****
* Bad serialize on Server.Mobiles.Troll *****
at Server.World.Load()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Server.World.Load()
at Server.ScriptCompiler.Compile(Boolean debug)
at Server.Core.Main(String[] args)
This exception is fatal, press return to exit

[Phantom]

So clearly the problem is the script you added.

Just because it loaded, doesn't mean there as a problem.

This is why you TEST scripts before you use them.

[Suffering]

WOW thanks for your help

[ArteGordon]

your serialization and deserialization methods dont match, so while it appeared to be running fine, it was actually saving information through your Serialize method that it was going to be unable to read later on when you restarted. This is because you are writing something out in a writer.Write call in your Serialize that doesnt have a corresponding reader.Read-type call in your Deserialize method. Compare your Serialize and Deserialize methods and make sure that everything you write out, you read in again in exactly the same order and with the proper type (if you write out an int, then read it in as an int).

[Phantom]

Originally Posted by Suffering

WOW thanks for your help

Your welcome Mr. Sarcastic.

[Suffering]

Originally Posted by Phantom

Your welcome Mr. Sarcastic.

I am female


At least I left it at that and didn't act like a child. So be nice MR RUDE MAN

[Suffering]

Originally Posted by ArteGordon

your serialization and deserialization methods dont match, so while it appeared to be running fine, it was actually saving information through your Serialize method that it was going to be unable to read later on when you restarted. This is because you are writing something out in a writer.Write call in your Serialize that doesnt have a corresponding reader.Read-type call in your Deserialize method. Compare your Serialize and Deserialize methods and make sure that everything you write out, you read in again in exactly the same order and with the proper type (if you write out an int, then read it in as an int).

Thank You, ArteGordon. That was a very clear answer, at least now I know where to start to fix the problem on my "TEST" server so I can make the script available on my main server. Very rarely do I get and/or see an answer that has some merit. It's people like you that make all the difference in the community.
Yea, some our "knowledgeable", but their bed side manner stinks and is hurtful to people trying to learn. Thanks for answering my post, it's much appreciated.