Fix null-pointer crash when skirmish AI fires SCUD Storm special power - #285
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initiateIntentToDoSpecialPower() dereferenced m_specialPowerModule without a null check in release builds. update() skips the lazy init of that pointer while the building is UNDER_CONSTRUCTION, so the skirmish AI action SKIRMISH_FIRE_SPECIAL_POWER_AT_MOST_COST hits a null m_specialPowerModule and crashes on the getSpecialPowerTemplate() vtable load. The existing null check (TheSuperHackers/Mauller, 29/06/2025) was dead code: it is guarded by #if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC, and GameDefines.h hardcodes that macro to 0, so the crash still shipped (verified by disassembling the GeneralsXZH Beta 18 macOS binary). Make the null check unconditional and guard the getSpecialPowerModule() result before setReadyFrame(). Fixes fbraz3#284 Co-Authored-By: Claude Code <noreply@anthropic.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe special-power launch path now checks for missing modules in all builds. It also checks the module returned by ChangesMissile launcher crash fix
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The launcher now safely ignores missing special-power modules instead of crashing during construction-state AI launches. The functional fix is ready, with only the required source-change annotation format needing correction. Poem
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- Around line 204-206: Replace the existing bugfix comment above the
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| // TheSuperHackers @bugfix Mauller 29/06/2025 prevent a game crash when told to launch before ready to do so. | ||
| // Note: RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC is hardcoded to 0 (GameDefines.h), so the guard was compiled out and the | ||
| // crash still occurs in release builds. The null check must be unconditional. |
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Use the required GeneralsX change annotation.
The new C++ change uses // TheSuperHackers @BugFix ... instead of the required // GeneralsX @Keyword author DD/MM/YYYY Description format. Replace the annotation with the required format above the null-guard logic.
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- // TheSuperHackers `@bugfix` Mauller 29/06/2025 prevent a game crash when told to launch before ready to do so.
+ // GeneralsX `@bugfix` Mauller 05/09/2026 Prevent a game crash when launching before the special-power module is ready.📝 Committable suggestion
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| // TheSuperHackers @bugfix Mauller 29/06/2025 prevent a game crash when told to launch before ready to do so. | |
| // Note: RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC is hardcoded to 0 (GameDefines.h), so the guard was compiled out and the | |
| // crash still occurs in release builds. The null check must be unconditional. | |
| // GeneralsX @bugfix Mauller 05/09/2026 Prevent a game crash when launching before the special-power module is ready. | |
| // Note: RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC is hardcoded to 0 (GameDefines.h), so the guard was compiled out and the | |
| // crash still occurs in release builds. The null check must be unconditional. |
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around lines 204 - 206, Replace the existing bugfix comment above the
unconditional null guard with the required GeneralsX annotation format,
preserving the author, date, and description of the missile-launch readiness
crash fix.
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MissileLauncherBuildingUpdate::initiateIntentToDoSpecialPower()dereferencedm_specialPowerModulewith no null check in release builds, causing a SIGSEGV when the skirmish AI fires the SCUD Storm special power while the building is still under construction (update()skips the lazy init of that pointer in that state).The null check already exists in the codebase (TheSuperHackers/Mauller, 29/06/2025) but was compiled out: it is wrapped in
#if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC, andCore/GameEngine/Include/Common/GameDefines.h:97hardcodesRETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRCto0. Confirmed against a real crash report (GeneralsXZH Beta 18, macOS arm64) by disassembling the shipped binary, which goes straight from loadingm_specialPowerModuleinto a vtable load with no branch.Change
#if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRCguard so the null check applies to all builds.getSpecialPowerModule()result before callingsetReadyFrame()(the previous code dereferenced it unchecked, so the fix itself could crash the same way if the module lookup failed).m_specialPowerModule(checked), so no backport needed.Testing
macos-vulkanpreset).cbzbefore the vtable load), where the shipped binary had none.GameMain() returned with code 0).AI disclosure
This change was authored with AI assistance (Claude Code) and reviewed and verified by the author via disassembly and a local build + boot test.
Closes #284
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