Added ProtoProcessingLimit option to address some glitches with scripts that will process a large number of protos (#198)

artifacts/ddraw.ini

@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ BoostScriptDialogLimit=0
 ;Set the mode to 0 to disable the size check, 1 to apply to the PC only, 2 to apply to the PC and party members, or 3 to apply to all critters
 ;Only the PC uses CritterInvSizeLimit. Other critters will use the unused stat (STAT_unused = 10) or have the size limit of 100 if the stat is not set
 ;Add 4 to the mode to limit the weight check to used items only
+;You can use line number 542/543 in proto.msg and line number 35 in inventry.msg to set up custom messages for item size
 CritterInvSizeLimitMode=0
 CritterInvSizeLimit=100
 
@@ -548,6 +549,10 @@ ExplosionsEmitLight=0
 ;MovieTimer_artimer3=270
 ;MovieTimer_artimer4=360
 
+;Uncomment the next line to change how many protos the engine can process at once (valid range: 512..16384)
+;Set to 1024 or some higher number to avoid some glitches with scripts that will process a large number of protos
+;ProtoProcessingLimit=512
+
 ;Set to 1 to enable the new arrays behavior
 ;Set to 0 for backward compatibility with pre-3.4 scripts
 arraysBehavior=1
@@ -620,7 +625,7 @@ FullItemDescInBarter=0
 ;Set to 1 to display experience points with the bonus from Swift Learner perk when gained from non-scripted situations
 DisplaySwiftLearnerExp=1
 
-;Set to 1 to allow windows created by vanilla script function to be placed on top of inventory/loot/automap interfaces
+;Set to 1 to prevent the inventory/loot/automap interfaces from being placed on top of other script-created windows
 InterfaceDontMoveOnTop=0
 
 ;Set to 1 to display sfall built-in credits at the bottom of credits.txt contents instead of at the top

sfall/Modules/ScriptExtender.cpp

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "..\FalloutEngine\Fallout2.h"
 #include "..\InputFuncs.h"
 #include "..\Logging.h"
+#include "..\SimplePatch.h"
 #include "..\Version.h"
 #include "..\Utils.h"
 #include "BarBoxes.h"
@@ -722,7 +723,10 @@ void ScriptExtender::init() {
 		SafeWrite8(0x4C9F13, idle);
 	}
 	modifiedIni = GetConfigInt("Main", "ModifiedIni", 0);
-	
+
+	// increase the processing limit of proto_ptr_ engine function
+	SimplePatch<DWORD>(0x4A21B3, "Misc", "ProtoProcessingLimit", 512, 512, 16384);
+
 	arraysBehavior = GetConfigInt("Misc", "arraysBehavior", 1);
 	if (arraysBehavior > 0) {
 		arraysBehavior = 1; // only 1 and 0 allowed at this time