Disable damage to base when missile explodes on launch

[empserver] / src / lib / subs / mslsub.c

diff --git a/src/lib/subs/mslsub.c b/src/lib/subs/mslsub.c
index a3557b84040e5087bf05585fbd88456727981225..55d4aaedfcce73bceb60bb058a64df996285111e 100644 (file)
--- a/src/lib/subs/mslsub.c
+++ b/src/lib/subs/mslsub.c
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ msl_launch(struct plnstr *pp, int type, char *what, coord x, coord y,
 {
     struct shpstr ship;
     struct nukstr nuke;
-    struct sctstr sect;
     int sublaunch = 0;
     char *base, *in_or_at, *from;
-    int dam;
 
     mpr(pp->pln_own, "Preparing to launch %s at %s %s %s%s\n",
        prplane(pp),
@@ -100,7 +98,20 @@ msl_launch(struct plnstr *pp, int type, char *what, coord x, coord y,
            nuke.nuk_effic = 0;
            putnuke(nuke.nuk_uid, &nuke);
        }
+#if 0
+       /*
+        * Disabled for now, because it breaks callers that call
+        * msl_launch() for each member of a list of planes, created
+        * by msl_sel() or perform_mission().  Damage to the base can
+        * damage other planes.  Any copies of them in the list become
+        * stale.  When msl_launch() modifies and writes back such a
+        * stale copy, the damage gets wiped out, triggering a seqno
+        * oops.
+        */
        if (chance(0.33)) {
+           struct sctstr sect;
+           int dam;
+
            dam = pln_damage(pp, 'p', 0) / 2;
            if (pp->pln_ship >= 0) {
                shipdamage(&ship, dam);
@@ -113,6 +124,7 @@ msl_launch(struct plnstr *pp, int type, char *what, coord x, coord y,
                putsect(&sect);
            }
        }
+#endif
        return -1;
     }