Warlock: Affliction: Impending Catastrophe and CDs without Phantom Singularity issue

[tflo]

Since recently I often see this error in BugSack:

1004x [string "-- Affliction:aoe:12..."]:2: attempt to call a boolean value
[string "-- Affliction:aoe:12
return safebool( (covenant.venthyr and (cooldown.impending_catastrophe.ready or dot.impending_catastrophe_dot.ticking) and cooldown.summon_darkglare.ready and (dot.phantom_singularity.remains>2 or not (talent.phantom_singularity.enabled))) and ((covenant.necrolord or covenant.kyrian or covenant.none) and cooldown.summon_darkglare.remains<2 and (dot.phantom_singularity.remains>2 or not (talent.phantom_singularity.enabled)))(covenant.night_fae and (cooldown.soul_rot.ready or dot.soul_rot.ticking) and cooldown.summon_darkglare.remains<2 and (dot.phantom_singularity.remains>2 or not (talent.phantom_singularity.enabled))) )"]:2: in main chunk
[string "=(tail call)"]: ?
[string "@Hekili\Core.lua"]:799: in function `GetPredictionFromAPL'
[string "@Hekili\Core.lua"]:840: in function `GetPredictionFromAPL'
[string "@Hekili\Core.lua"]:1369: in function `GetNextPrediction'
[string "@Hekili\Core.lua"]:1745: in function `ProcessHooks'
[string "@Hekili\UI.lua"]:824: in function <Hekili\UI.lua:689>

“Often” here means ‘not regularly but not rarely’.

I think, I started seeing this error when I began to play around with Vile Taint and Sow the Seeds instead of Phantom Singularity.

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Things I’m observing that might be related to that error:

• Without Phantom Singularity selected, Impending Catastrophe never gets recommended in the rotation.
• Without Phantom Singularity selected, the big CDs (Dark Soul: Misery and Summon Dark Glare) very rarely are recommended. For example, with target dummies or small mobs I never see them recommended, but today I saw them once as I fought an elite mob with some adds

Concerning the second point, it almost seems as if the script was waiting for Phantom Singularity to be casted (which will never happen, since the talent is not selected). It’s weird though that the CD recommendation appeared once today.

With Phantom Singularity selected, nothing of the above does happen. That is, the CDs are recommended regularly, also for small mobs or dummies, and also Impending Catastrophe is recommended.

I just spent 10 minutes hammering on target dummies, in order to further narrow down the occurrence of the error, but… it didn’t appear now.

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Click here for the Hekili “Character Data” info.

``` build: v9.0.5-1.0.8 level: 60 (60) class: WARLOCK spec: affliction talents: dark_caller dark_soul_misery demon_skin drain_soul howl_of_terror siphon_life vile_taint pvptalents: none covenant: venthyr conduits: accrued_vitality = 5 focused_malignancy = 5 rolling_agony = 5 shade_of_terror = 5 soulbinds: [nadjia_the_mistblade] agent_of_chaos = 1 familiar_predicaments = 1 friends_in_low_places = 1 thrill_seeker = 1 sets: none gear: avowed_arcanists_staff = 1 chalice_nobles_signet = 1 court_of_harvesters_tabard = 1 essence_extractor = 1 faemoss_amice = 1 faemoss_bindings = 1 gorewrought_drape = 1 grimveiled_robe = 1 masque_of_the_path = 1 reinforced_high_collar = 1 sanctified_guardians_signet = 1 sincollectors_leggings = 1 slippers_of_the_leafy_undergrowth = 1 soulsiphoners_handwraps = 1 spine_crawler_waistcord = 1 vial_of_caustic_liquid = 1 legendaries: perpetual_agony_of_azjaqir = 1 itemIDs: 173241, 179282, 181177, 181179, 181218, 181224, 181334, 181420, 181426, 181503, 181638, 181702, 184127, 184133, 184729, 184755 settings: aoe = 3 buffPadding = 0.25 custom1Name = Custom 1 custom2Name = Custom 2 cycle = true cycle_min = 6 damage = true damageDots = true damageExpiration = 6 damagePets = false damageRange = 0 debuffPadding = 0.5 enabled = true enhancedRecheck = false gcdSync = true maxRefresh = 7 maxTime = 33 nameplateRange = 8 nameplates = false package = Affliction petbased = true potion = spectral_intellect potionsReset = 20180919.1 throttleRefresh = false throttleTime = false manage_ds_ticks = false toggles: cooldowns = true custom1 = false custom2 = false defensives = true [separate] essences = true interrupts = true [separate] mode = single potions = false ```

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Please let me know if you need a snapshot or any other additional information.

– Tom

[Hekili]

Please provide a snapshot when you think you should be getting a CD recommendation but are not. See the new ticket instructions for details about snapshots.

[tflo]

Here you go:

• Cooldowns
• Primary

While making the snapshot, the above mentioned error has not been logged, since I’m unable to reproduce it reliably. Though, the described recommendation anomalies (which might have a cause that is related to the cause of the error) were present.

[Hekili]

The error looked like it involved a multitarget scenario. You had two targets there, but maybe try 3+?

[tflo]

Ok, tried with the 5-target swarm dummy, and I can reliably produce the error then. Though, when the error is there, I cannot make snapshots. (Nothing saved and no snapshot confirmation in console; just the “There are too many errors in your UI.” message.)

Some interesting findings though: The error is triggered differently, depending if Phantom Singularity is selected or not:

• With Phantom Singularity selected: I can open combat and cast any other abilities without error, but the moment I cast Phantom Singularity the error starts counting in BugSack.

• Without Phantom Singularity selected: The error starts counting already when I’m just standing in front of the 5 targets. Without initiating combat or casting anything.

With the 3-target cleave dummy the error does not appear.

[Hekili]

This is/was a silly typo error that I'm fixing right now.

[tflo]

Oh, glad to hear. Typos are the easiest ones :)

[Hekili]

This fix should be live. Reopen this ticket with new information if you still have the issue.

[tflo]

With which version has it gone live? I have 9.0.5-1.0.9a and cannot find anything newer.