Server log is flooded with Pathfinder warnings

[Piezo_]

My server's logs are constantly being flooded with the warning message "Pathfinder: Failed to update cost map.", but there's nothing wrong (that I've seen) with mob behavior.

How do I make this message shut up?

[sofar]

Possible solutions:

- Patch minetest to omit the message (since it's inactionable)
- Patch the mod to search for paths in a shorter area only

[Festus1965]

Pathfinder is used from what ?
(Animals, Monsters)

Most I realized that when a monster is trapped that message is happening, so I tried /clearobjects (but takes 2.5 hours) ... maybe we should find out how to avoid the reason.

If the message would also show where (Position) the problem occurs, could just go there and "kill" it.

[Piezo_]

If the message would also show where (Position) the problem occurs, could just go there and "kill" it.

Sadly, it doesn't print position, entity info, or anything remotely useful.

I could edit the engine code, but I'd rather not, as it would be more hassle to run and keep track of a modified binary on my server.

[Festus1965]

i found out, that the admin command

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/clearobjects quick

takes all monsters out, and so path finding is obsolete.

Careful ! It also takes away
* fallen items
* animals, mobs, monsters
* crashes the DigTron
* maybe take out the selling shop items shown
... other side effects

[paramat]

> My server's logs are constantly being flooded with the warning message "Pathfinder: Failed to update cost map.", but there's nothing wrong (that I've seen) with mob behavior.

Yes there's an engine issue at GitHub for this.

[Piezo_]

> My server's logs are constantly being flooded with the warning message "Pathfinder: Failed to update cost map.", but there's nothing wrong (that I've seen) with mob behavior.

Yes there's an engine issue at GitHub for this.

I ended up just going into the C++ source and commenting out the annoying line.