Persistence trouble again

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Oddball
(Posted 2012) [#1]
As my game gets more and more users I'm getting a few reports of bad save files. I think I've narrowed it down to bah.persistence generating bad references. I've included a partial file that demos the issue.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<bmo ver="5">
  <TSnapshot ref="-0/)">
    <field name="player" type="TPlayerCritter">
      <TPlayerCritter ref="2G3PC8">
        <field name="class" type="string">Amazon</field>
        <field name="subClass" type="string">Human</field>
        <field name="ai" type="int">3</field>
        <field name="maxAI" type="int">3</field>
        <field name="x" type="int">5</field>
        <field name="y" type="int">12</field>
        <field name="icon" type="int">8</field>
        <field name="set" type="string">pcs</field>
        <field name="qt" type="int">0</field>
        <field name="melee" type="int">62</field>
        <field name="ranged" type="int">108</field>
        <field name="magic" type="int">59</field>
        <field name="armour" type="int">16</field>
        <field name="melDmg" type="int">12</field>
        <field name="ranDmg" type="int">18</field>
        <field name="magDmg" type="int">10</field>
        <field name="hitPoints" type="int">99</field>
        <field name="baseHitPoints" type="int">30</field>
        <field name="drType" type="int">7</field>
        <field name="vulnType" type="int">10</field>
        <field name="weap" type="int">1</field>
        <field name="item" type="array:TItem[]">
          <val>
            <TItem ref="-0.&amp;'">
              <field name="x" type="int">18</field>
              <field name="y" type="int">45</field>
              <field name="loc" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="artifact" type="string"/>
              <field name="base" type="int">1</field>
              <field name="material" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="modified" type="TItemDef">
                <TItemDef ref="2Y3YRC">
                  <field name="class" type="string"/>
                  <field name="subClass" type="string">Marksman's</field>
                  <field name="desc1" type="string"/>
                  <field name="icon" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="iconSet" type="string"/>
                  <field name="weap" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melee" type="int">1</field>
                  <field name="ranged" type="int">6</field>
                  <field name="magic" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="armour" type="int">3</field>
                  <field name="melDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranDmg" type="int">3</field>
                  <field name="magDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="hitPoints" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="drType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="vType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="prop" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="bane" type="string"/>
                </TItemDef>
              </field>
            </TItem>
          </val>
          <val>
            <TItem ref="-0..(">
              <field name="x" type="int">46</field>
              <field name="y" type="int">44</field>
              <field name="loc" type="int">1</field>
              <field name="artifact" type="string"/>
              <field name="base" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="material" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="modified" type="TItemDef">
                <TItemDef ref="2Y067C">
                  <field name="class" type="string">Cape</field>
                  <field name="subClass" type="string">Of Elven grace</field>
                  <field name="desc1" type="string"/>
                  <field name="icon" type="int">8</field>
                  <field name="iconSet" type="string">neck</field>
                  <field name="weap" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melee" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranged" type="int">3</field>
                  <field name="magic" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="armour" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranDmg" type="int">2</field>
                  <field name="magDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="hitPoints" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="drType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="vType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="prop" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="bane" type="string"/>
                </TItemDef>
              </field>
            </TItem>
          </val>
          <val>
            <TItem ref="2Y05G8">
              <field name="x" type="int">48</field>
              <field name="y" type="int">11</field>
              <field name="loc" type="int">2</field>
              <field name="artifact" type="string"/>
              <field name="base" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="material" type="int">1</field>
              <field name="modified" type="TItemDef">
                <TItemDef ref="2XYD0O">
                  <field name="class" type="string">Robe</field>
                  <field name="subClass" type="string">Of amazement</field>
                  <field name="desc1" type="string"/>
                  <field name="icon" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="iconSet" type="string">torso</field>
                  <field name="weap" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melee" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranged" type="int">4</field>
                  <field name="magic" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="armour" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranDmg" type="int">3</field>
                  <field name="magDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="hitPoints" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="drType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="vType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="prop" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="bane" type="string"/>
                </TItemDef>
              </field>
            </TItem>
          </val>
          <val>
            <TItem ref="2G3K0O">
              <field name="x" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="y" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="loc" type="int">3</field>
              <field name="artifact" type="string"/>
              <field name="base" type="int">15</field>
              <field name="material" type="int">25</field>
              <field name="modified" type="TItemDef">
                <TItemDef ref="2FFXZS">
                  <field name="class" type="string"/>
                  <field name="subClass" type="string"/>
                  <field name="desc1" type="string"/>
                  <field name="icon" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="iconSet" type="string"/>
                  <field name="weap" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melee" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranged" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="magic" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="armour" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="magDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="hitPoints" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="drType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="vType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="prop" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="bane" type="string"/>
                </TItemDef>
              </field>
            </TItem>
          </val>
          <val>
            <TItem ref="2Y4DUG">
              <field name="x" type="int">33</field>
              <field name="y" type="int">35</field>
              <field name="loc" type="int">4</field>
              <field name="artifact" type="string"/>
              <field name="base" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="material" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="modified" type="TItemDef">
                <TItemDef ref="2Y1YFC">
                  <field name="class" type="string">Cross</field>
                  <field name="subClass" type="string">Of agility</field>
                  <field name="desc1" type="string">Silver</field>
                  <field name="icon" type="int">181</field>
                  <field name="iconSet" type="string">offhand</field>
                  <field name="weap" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melee" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranged" type="int">1</field>
                  <field name="magic" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="armour" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranDmg" type="int">1</field>
                  <field name="magDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="hitPoints" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="drType" type="int">9</field>
                  <field name="vType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="prop" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="bane" type="string"/>
                </TItemDef>
              </field>
            </TItem>
          </val>
          <val>
            <TItem ref="2XZB2W">
              <field name="x" type="int">47</field>
              <field name="y" type="int">15</field>
              <field name="loc" type="int">5</field>
              <field name="artifact" type="string"/>
              <field name="base" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="material" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="modified" type="TItemDef">
                <TItemDef ref="2Y0RMG">
                  <field name="class" type="string">Ring</field>
                  <field name="subClass" type="string">Of the cat</field>
                  <field name="desc1" type="string">Silver</field>
                  <field name="icon" type="int">9</field>
                  <field name="iconSet" type="string">ring</field>
                  <field name="weap" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melee" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranged" type="int">3</field>
                  <field name="magic" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="armour" type="int">2</field>
                  <field name="melDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="ranDmg" type="int">1</field>
                  <field name="magDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="hitPoints" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="drType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="vType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="prop" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="bane" type="string"/>
                </TItemDef>
              </field>
            </TItem>
          </val>
          <val>
            <TItem ref="-0/(">
              <field name="x" type="int">7</field>
              <field name="y" type="int">36</field>
              <field name="loc" type="int">6</field>
              <field name="artifact" type="string"/>
              <field name="base" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="material" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="modified" type="TItemDef">
                <TItemDef ref="2Y1TC8">
                  <field name="class" type="string">Quiver</field>
                  <field name="subClass" type="string">Of amazement</field>
                  <field name="desc1" type="string">Leather</field>
                  <field name="icon" type="int">8</field>
                  <field name="iconSet" type="string">waist</field>
                  <field name="weap" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melee" type="int">4</field>
                  <field name="ranged" type="int">4</field>
                  <field name="magic" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="armour" type="int">2</field>
                  <field name="melDmg" type="int">3</field>
                  <field name="ranDmg" type="int">2</field>
                  <field name="magDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="hitPoints" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="drType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="vType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="prop" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="bane" type="string"/>
                </TItemDef>
              </field>
            </TItem>
          </val>
          <val>
            <TItem ref="-0/(">
              <field name="x" type="int">60</field>
              <field name="y" type="int">49</field>
              <field name="loc" type="int">7</field>
              <field name="artifact" type="string"/>
              <field name="base" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="material" type="int">0</field>
              <field name="modified" type="TItemDef">
                <TItemDef ref="2Y6KRC">
                  <field name="class" type="string">Boots</field>
                  <field name="subClass" type="string">Warrior's</field>
                  <field name="desc1" type="string">Leather</field>
                  <field name="icon" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="iconSet" type="string">feet</field>
                  <field name="weap" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melee" type="int">3</field>
                  <field name="ranged" type="int">4</field>
                  <field name="magic" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="armour" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="melDmg" type="int">2</field>
                  <field name="ranDmg" type="int">3</field>
                  <field name="magDmg" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="hitPoints" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="drType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="vType" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="prop" type="int">0</field>
                  <field name="bane" type="string"/>
                </TItemDef>
              </field>
            </TItem>
          </val>
        </field>
The bad references here all begin with -0, but I've got examples of others that feature character codes like & " and 

I'm trying to find a link between those getting the errors. It may be Linux related, but I'm not sure.

Last edited 2012