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Desync in spellcasting and attacks

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#2681 opened on Aug 23, 2021

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Description

Caused by ab8afa7cd7e83b7df295cac7956cd6358f068728

allspellsbroke

To reproduce: just get 2 players, 1 casts/attacks once, 2 sees more than one cast/attack Only reproductible on lowest game speed, cast/attack multiple times, it doesn't always happen

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
C++ programmingMultiplayer synchronization conceptsDevilutionX build setup
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Investigate the changes introduced in commit ab8afa7cd7e83b7df295cac7956cd6358f068728 to identify the cause of desync in spellcasting and attacks. Focus on network synchronization code, possibly in game level updates or packet handling. Reproduce the issue on lowest game speed with two players. Check related comments in the issue for any additional insights.