[http://sourceforge.net/p/ufoai/bugs/2720 Item 2720] imported from sourceforge.net tracker on 2013-01-28 19:47:16

using 2.3 stable
I have been able to transfer a lot of items between bases - I was using this mainly for antimatter and aliens where I did not have containment
Suddenly no transfers were possible -- all looks OK from the UI but clicking on the transfer button does nothing. Assuming there is a limit to the number of simultaneous transfers I have waited for several in-game months but transfers don't arrive and I cannot start new ones.

I think I have seen a feature request to provide some visibility into current transfers which would help.
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====== grufff (2010-11-21 11:11:17) ======

save file
====== grufff (2010-11-21 11:12:13) ======

ufoconsole.log
====== geever (2010-12-02 23:07:10) ======

Transfer button is now[1] disabled with a message if max parallel transfers reached (which is 16). At least it was handled better than max aircraft limit. ;)

Thanks for reporting!

Transferlist is sure a planned&needed feature for 2.4.

[1] ad9daf3c3f16e49ca526b4c68e9117ac07d41ff1

-geever
====== tlh2000 (2010-12-03 07:38:36) ======

in 2.4 the transfer data is now a linked list

9e94968ebb07da8261d9a0603dcbba9afdf7e475
====== grufff (2010-12-03 12:07:56) ======

I can understand that there is a limit to the number of simultaneous transfers and it is great that the button will be disabled with a message when that limit. But what I don't understand is why after several months of not starting any transfers I still have the problem. It is like I have a queue of transfers that are stuck, so why are they stuck and is there anything I can do to unblock the queue, to see the queue, or to fix it in anyway?. e.g. is there a way to edit a .savx file? is there a utility I could run to delete all transfers?
====== grufff (2010-12-03 20:03:33) ======

I have updated 2.3.1 to 1291330966
using Muton's ufoai-2.3.1-1291330966-Release-pentium3-O1-sse-7z-small-win32.exe from today. I can see the transfer button is disabled on all bases. I advanced over a month of game time and no transfers arrived and the transfer buttons are still disabled.
Any suggestions for what I can do? [aside from learn how to write code or start a new campaign ;) ]
====== geever (2010-12-03 21:11:49) ======

patience and persistence.

I've found several new bugs in the area:
[FIXED] transfers ended the other day not closed: fixed in 8952f1b0b648b33d40de0fed7628585bd5110d13
[OPEN] TR_EmptyTransferCargo throws exception in alien containment filling (capacity limit)
[OPEN] Transfer aliens after mission popup not working: probably the MAX_TRANSFER stuff again.

I'm working on the issues we found.

-geever
====== geever (2010-12-04 23:12:45) ======

Okay, I fixed the alien containment exception too. You can continue playing with the latest version now. The third issue is minor. I think it only happened because you had some transfers stuck (and that was probably caused by playing on too big time lapse).

-geever
====== grufff (2010-12-11 10:41:55) ======

Geever,

Thank you

I will try this when Muton releases an updated version of 2.3.1

Please can you explain about transfers getting stuck due to big time lapse. Is this a known bug? if so are there recommendations that players should not set time speed above a certain level?
Or is there any way to "unstick" transfers e.g. at month end, check transfer queue "fix" stuck transfers them so they arrive or delete them with a message to user
====== geever (2010-12-11 12:31:30) ======

It was a bug, fixed but just after your report. The commitdiff explains if well: http://ufoai.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=ufoai/ufoai;a=commitdiff;h=8952f1b0b648b33d40de0fed7628585bd5110d13

date is represented as two numbers: days and seconds within a day. And the code only checked the time within a day. So there is no safe time lapse but you will hopefully not face with such problem with lapse <12hrs.

Once you update to the version has this fix your transfers will arrive and close but I cannot give any other way to fix it.

-geever
====== kpeo (2011-01-31 20:05:27) ======

but how can we fix this bug?
have this bug too. 2.3.1 official release - can&#039;t transfer anything (transfer button don&#039;t work)
after updating (2.3.1-1291330966) - button in base menu is disabled anywhere, when clicked - "too many active transfers" (but i have no any transfers)
savegame (slot7.savx) attached
====== geever (2011-01-31 20:19:56) ======

Dear Kpeo,

This Bug was fixed on 2010-12-03 20:10 GMT. You are using a version was compiled on 2010-12-02 23:02 GMT. You need to update to a more recent build.

-geever
====== kpeo (2011-01-31 20:28:07) ======

Sorry for disturb and some inattention and thank you for so fast answer! have to compile.. )