weird programmer shit (gamestate deserialization)

[alpine cloud]

Exception: Il2CppInterop.Runtime.Il2CppException: System.ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added. Key: 3840
--- BEGIN IL2CPP STACK TRACE ---
System.ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added. Key: 3840
  at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[TKey,TValue].TryInsert (TKey key, TValue value, System.Collections.Generic.InsertionBehavior behavior) [0x00000] in <00000000000000000000000000000000>:0 
  at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[TKey,TValue].Add (TKey key, TValue value) [0x00000] in <00000000000000000000000000000000>:0 
  at GameSettings.DeserializeDefault (System.IO.BinaryReader reader, System.Int32 version) [0x00000] in <00000000000000000000000000000000>:0 
  at GameState.Deserialize (System.IO.BinaryReader reader, System.Int32 version) [0x00000] in <00000000000000000000000000000000>:0 
  at SerializationHelpers.FromByteArray[T] (System.Byte[] data, T& result, System.Int32& version) [0x00000] in <00000000000000000000000000000000>:0 
  at SerializationHelpers.FromByteArray[T] (System.Byte[] data, T& result) [0x00000] in <00000000000000000000000000000000>:0 
--- END IL2CPP STACK TRACE ---

   at Il2CppInterop.Runtime.Il2CppException.RaiseExceptionIfNecessary(IntPtr returnedException) in E:\dev\Polytopia\Il2CppInterop\Il2CppInterop.Runtime\Il2CppException.cs:line 36
   at DMD<GameState::Deserialize>(GameState this, BinaryReader reader, Int32 version)
   at (il2cpp -> managed) Deserialize(IntPtr , IntPtr , Int32 , Il2CppMethodInfo* )```

I'm getting this error when running this method in the load function:

private static void DeleteUnnecessaryShit()
    {
        string saveDirectoryPath = Paths.GetSaveDirectoryPath("Singleplayer");
        if (!PolytopiaDirectory.Exists(saveDirectoryPath))
        {
            return;
        }
        string[] files = PolytopiaDirectory.GetFiles(saveDirectoryPath, "*.state");

        List<string> filesToIgnore = new List<string>();

        foreach (string file in files)
        {
            modLogger.LogInfo($"reading {file}");
            byte[] data = PolytopiaFile.ReadAllBytes(file);
            SerializationHelpers.FromByteArray<GameState>(data, out var state);
            if (state == null)
            {
                modLogger.LogInfo("state is null uh oh");
                continue;
            }
            string filePath = Path.Combine(DATA_PATH, $"State{state.Seed}.json");
            if (!File.Exists(filePath))
            {
                modLogger.LogInfo("state file doesnt exist");
                continue;
            }
            filesToIgnore.Add(filePath);
        }

        foreach (string file in Directory.GetFiles(DATA_PATH))
        {
            if (filesToIgnore.Contains(file)) continue;

            modLogger.LogInfo($"found an unused file: {file}");
        }
    }

SerializationHelpers.FromByteArray<GameState>() is acting up i think, but idk how and why

[gentle bane]

wasd u know our policy towards alts

[alpine cloud]

no?

[alpine cloud]

bro how does one do ts

im tweaking

[brisk fern]

Ask wasd he's also working on a similar thing

[alpine cloud]

bet

wow he's really helpful. now i understand why it doesnt work

[brisk fern]

How rude of him

[alpine cloud]

i actually got closer tho

I CAN FEEL IT