Official MGT2e Bug Report Thread

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Originally Posted by UndeadGoblinKing

Hi again,

The default fire effect gives an error.
[7/8/2026 4:23:53 AM] [ERROR] Handler error: [string "MGT2:scripts/manager_action_damage.lua"]:792: bad argument #1 to 'sub' (string expected, got nil)

The books are kinda vauge so I'm not even sure how much damage fire should do a round. Since I'm getting an error I assume something is coded for it but is not working.

Same modals loaded as before.

I had a look at the manager_action_damage.lua and I don't think the ruleset has fire as a damage type. None of the weapons from the CSC that should have fire as damage type have it. they only as a trait. Some armour does have it for protection type. Except CSC Ceramic Carapace. that's missing laser and fire protection.

Also, Does Poisoned do anything?

List of weapons without fire damage:

CSC 2023:
Hand flamer
Flame rifle
Incendiary Grenade
Flamethrower

Vehicle handbook 2026:
Fire Projector
Fire Flamethrower
Fire Breath
Flame Spitter

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There are several factors at work. One is that the effect system was updated recently, another is that damage types were not coded properly and things such as Radiation damage type (not trait) would not cause physical damage to a character or npc, only radiation. The last factor is that the expansion modules are not aligned and the damage types for weapons are not set so the ruleset will not apply the damage correctly even if the code is updated.

I found the rules for fire damage in the Central Supply Catalog 2023 Update and it works as ongoing damage with the weapon damage being applied as normal. Each subsequent round there is a chance of it ending on a roll, or the character can take an action to end the ongoing damage.

I have done some work to clean up the radiation damage implementation in Traveller-Extended, but I think I'll clean up the fire effect and damage in the core ruleset. It will take some time to rework the fire effect in the ruleset, but I will not be able to update the weapons in the expansion material.

I'm going to work off the weapon traits, not the damage type so if the weapon has the 'Fire' trait the ruleset will add the appropriate effect and apply ongoing damage as per Rules as Written

Poisons work like diseases, I'll work on it as a seperate enhancement.