Issue #3323 Still Persists

[malachy1681]

/version output

This server is running Paper version 26.1.2-74-ver/26.1.2@e4e17fc (2026-07-06T16:51:09Z) (Implementing API version 26.1.2.build.74-stable)

/version Citizens output

Citizens version 2.0.43-SNAPSHOT (build 4226)

Log file

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/141054

config.yml

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/141055

saves.yml

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/141056

Profiler report

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Description

In regards to issue #3323, it still persists in the latest build (4226). The posted 'saves.yml' above is the original, which as stated before, had the waypoints manually sorted by myself in a text editor. The below 'saves.yml' is how the initial saves modified the data that was loaded just after server restart:

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/141058

As you can see, the waypoints for the last two listed NPCs has been shuffled; however, the actual data of the waypoints themselves is correct. The next 'saves.yml' posted below is how the data is further modified by a subsequent '/citizens reload' followed by a '/citizens save':

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/141059

With this save, you can see that the waypoints have the same ordering by numerical ID as the first save (141058), but the actual waypoint data itself is now corrupted. By comparing the data, you can see that what is shown as waypoint ID '11' in the first save, is now ID '0' in the second save. This shuffling continues with every load/save cycle. It seems that when loading, it disregards the numerical IDs of the waypoints and simply assumes they are listed in ascending order. As to why you couldn't reproduce this previously, I'm not sure, but it certainly impacts my setup.

[fullwall]

Can you try the new build?

[malachy1681]

The latest build fixes the issue; the waypoints now save/load exactly as expected. Thank you for your time in addressing this issue! As an aside, I notice that when a save is executed, the current location of all NPCs is stored as well. This sometimes causes pathing NPCs to be far from their first waypoint upon loading, which can cause issues if many obstacles are in the way. It would be nice if there was a feature to set an initial spawn point upon reload. I do know I can use a Denizen script to affect this behavior, but a simple in-built method for Citizens could be quite useful.