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I have a idea:
Remove all settling code and all such things, and just break calculation after 32 steps, and leave Everything in the states they become in the 32th step.

For this to work, a property needs to be added, like "oscillatorComponent", to the NC and NO relay.

What oscillatorComponent means, is that this is a Component that will cause Electronics to loop, and will advance loop calculation with 1 step.

Since any other Component NEVER can be put in a way that would cause Electronics to "loop", only Component that can be used for this is NC and NO relay, we could put a property that would tell the Engine that this is a item that would cause Electronics to be recalculated.

And change calcuation to be done in this way:
First, all Components that was powered in the previous turn (NOT STEP). Remember these Components.
Calculate Electronics given from the Power source, "follow" the Cables until it reach a Component. If its a conducting Component, continue following.
Mark all Component that would change state due to receiving/not receiving electricity. (Of cource not a visible mark, rather a "true/false" mark in the code, telling that this Component is going to change)
Check if any of the remembered Components does no longer receive Power. Mark them.

IF any Component that has the property "oscillatorComponent" is marked for state change then:

loop:
If STEP counter is less than 32:
Increate STEP counter.
Delete all marks on all Components, except for oscillatorComponent's.
Change state of all oscillatorComponents.
Delete all marks now.
Calculate Electronics given from the Power source, "follow" the Cables until it reach a Component. If its a conducting Component, continue following.
Mark all Component that would change state due to receiving/not receiving electricity. (Of cource not a visible mark, rather a "true/false" mark in the code, telling that this Component is going to change)
Check if any of the remembered Components does no longer receive Power. Mark them.

IF any Component that has the property "oscillatorComponent" would change state then GOTO "loop".

If STEP counter is 32 or more, just exit this loop and leave Electronics in the way it is.
Proceed with calculation of Death of player and mobiles.

This means that if you do a paradox Circuit that gives 1/0/1/0 pulses, then it will be this:
1010101010101010101010101010101 = will stay in a on state when the Circuit "settles"
If you do a 1/0/0 pulser, then:
1001001001001001001001001001001 = will stay in a on state when the Circuit "settles".
If you do a 1/0/0/0/0 pulser:
1000010000100001000010000100001 = will stay in a on state when the Circuit "settles".
If you do a 1/0/0/0/0/0/0 pulser:
1000000100000010000001000000100 = will stay in a off state when the Circuit "settles".

It would be pretty hard to do a pulser that settles in the way you want even with a system that simply leaves the Circuit in the state it found when it reach 32 steps.

Eg once it trips the limit, just exit the Electronics calculation and leave Everything as it became the 32th step.

That would solve all problems with wireless and such.

colorfusion: No. Then you get "Bad sprite signature"

Bad object signature means:
Either some groupWith was altered
There exist Alien folders in one or more objects. Delete any Alien folders.
Or one or more sprites, has a incorrect SIZE.

For example if some object have "0", "2" folders
Adding a "1" folder will invalidate the signature.

Did not work. Did try the Circuit. Result: All Three lights light up regardless of which buttons that are pressed, except for one state: When none button is pressed, then none lights are light.

Another idea would be a queue system. Once you request to enter your house and its occupied by a robber, you will be put in a queue. When the robber goes out, you will immediately gain priority access given that your queue request is still pending.
To be able to see the house list, or security tapes, you must abandon your queue request.

Of course, the queue system would only apply to owner, not concurrent robbers, because else, all houses would be in queue all day long.

Yes, except for a few, wire sprites. That are signed and will refuse to load, if you replace them.

The paintings will be replaced of course, but only for your Eyes.

Each painting have a "ID", which will load the corresponding file in THEIR local folder.
Lets say you replace:
"C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\CastleDoctrine\gameElements\gallery\Charlie_Franco____Doing_Time\CF-DoingTime.tga" with a Picture of yourself.

Then:
When you browse the action house, you will see the Picture of yourself.
When you buy the painting, you will see your Picture in your house.
When someone other buys the painting, you will see your Picture in their house.

When someone else browse the action house, they will see the Picture of the black-White striped figure.
When you buy the painting, other persons will see the Picture of the black-White striped figure in your house.
When someone other buys the painting, other persons will see the Picture of the black-White striped figure in their house.

So no, the Pictures are not "uploaded" anywhere, only you see the replaced Pictures.

Here it is (Booper):
http://www.sebbe.eu/castledoctrine/booper/pitbull.tga

replace gameElements/houseObjects/pitbull/0/pitbull.tga and gameElements/houseObjects/pitbull/11/pitbull.tga

Its only guards that is normal that will be yellow. Sleeping, dead, or fired guards will be grey.
But yellow its not that realistic. Only personell that is yellow (guards, cops and order guards) is when they do duty in the traffic, for safety reasons. (HI-VI Wests)

all other: Don't do the replacement. It will look very strange :-)

Pandamonium: It could simply Always be White.

Solved it. Turned out some sprites had incorrect sizes.

Now the mod is updated.
See top post to download the new version.

Updates:
Added signatures for objects.
In English version: Replaced the relay names so they become "NC Relay" and "NO Relay".
In English version: Replaced the toggle button names so they become "NC Pressure Switch" and "NO Pressure Switch".
Updated language file.
Fixed incorrect sprite sizes in cat and chihuahua.
Updated toggleable alarm laser, to be off by default.

Löste det. Visade sig vara felaktiga storlekar på bilderna.

Nu är moddet uppdaterat.
Se förstaposten för att ladda ner den nya versionen.

Uppdateringar:
Lade till signaturer för objekt.
I Engliska versionen: Bytte ut namnen på reläerna så att det blev "NC Relay" och "NO Relay"
I Engelska versionen: Bytte ut namnen på dubbeltryck fotströmställare så att det blev "NC Pressure Toggle Switch" och "NO Pressure Toggle Switch"
Uppdaterade språkfilerna.
Fixade felaktiga bildstorlekar i katt och hund.
Uppdaterade avslagbara larmlasern, till att vara avslagen per default.

Yes but chihuahua's/cat's does not have any groupWith. Also Everything else works flawlessly. And when i replace the tga only, it complains on incorrect sig.
I cannot find anything in the properties that should require a signed Sprite on cat and chihuahua, so I guess its some bug?

Iceman: Those "interesting things" are propably because Everything with wire, is signed. Apparently, according to the instructions, you get a unfair advantage if you modify the wire sprites.
I guess it have with transparency to do, if you modify these sprites in a certain way, you will see through walls or something....

If you wonder about the reason the security guards are grey?
Yes because Swedish guards have a grey uniform. (I Think the state did this to prevent confusion with cops, since Swedish guards look very similiar to cops, and non-government personell must be easly differed from government personell even at a distance). theres a Another guard type, "Ordningsvakt" - "Order guard", which wear blue uniform, but they are part of government and not allowed to protect private property, they are like privately paid cops, for pubs and large events where the state doesn't want to pay the costs to uphold a good order.
Some have black and some have completely White. It varies with different shades of grey, but blue is forbidden. Green is military so it wouldn't work either. Red would look very strange :-)