Common Errors

Common Errors — Ping Pong | Quasar Store | Quasar Store

What goes wrong most often, what it actually means, and what to do about it. Most of these come down to a step of Installation or one value in config/main.lua.

Installation and Access#

"You don't have permission to use /pingpongcreator."

The ace in Config.Creator.permission — command.pingpongcreator unless you changed it — is not granted to you. Add it to a group you are in and restart the server; aces are read when server.cfg runs.

bash

add_ace group.admin command.pingpongcreator allow
add_principal identifier.license:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx group.admin

"You don't have enough money. You need $…"

The stake is more than the player's cash — bets use cash, not the bank, unless you changed the money functions (Integrations). Against the bot the same message appears when the stake is below Config.Betting.min — the slider starts at No Bet, so a small stake like $50 is refused with the default minimum of $100.

"No players nearby"

Nobody else is within 15 m of the table — measured from the table, not from you (Config.NearbyPlayerRadius).

"No player selected"

The match settings were confirmed for a duel without an opponent picked first. This is what the Play vs Player ox_target option does in this version. Challenge from the [E] menu instead, which shows the player list first — with Config.UseTarget = false.

"This player already has a pending challenge" / "You already sent a challenge"

Each player can have one challenge out and one waiting at a time. Wait for the answer, or for the invitation to expire after 30 seconds.

"This table is already in use."

A duel is being played at that table, or a challenge for it was accepted a moment ago. Wait for it to finish, or use another table.

The racket goes straight through the ball

It could not hit at that moment. The racket is faint — and cannot hit — for half a second at the start of each point and until you move it clear of the ball; after a hit it waits 350 ms (Config.Physics.hitCooldown); and it only hits a ball on its way to you. Pull the racket back and meet the ball again.

Returns are slow, or always go to the same place

Speed and direction come from how the mouse is moving as the racket meets the ball. A still racket only blocks the ball back; flick forward through it for pace and sweep sideways to place it.

The ball stutters for the second player in a duel

The player who accepted the challenge follows the challenger's ball, so a high ping shows as small corrections. Three values tune it:

lua

Config.MpTickMs = 16        -- ms between updates; lower = more updates
Config.MpCorrection = 0.35  -- 0-1; higher follows the challenger's ball more tightly
Config.MpSnapDistance = 0.5 -- metres of drift before the ball jumps into place

A duel did not change the leaderboard

Only duels that end with a winner after at least 15 seconds are rated (Config.Leaderboard.minMatchDuration). A duel somebody left, a bot match, or Config.Leaderboard.enabled = false are never rated.

Bets move no money

Ping Pong is running standalone — the console says Server framework loaded: standalone. Start your framework before it, as above.

Key	Message	Means
`game.not_enough_money`	You don't have enough money. You need $…	Not enough cash for the stake — or, against the bot, a stake outside `Config.Betting.min`–`max`.
`game.already_playing`	This table is already in use.	A duel is on at that table.
`game.opponent_left`	Your opponent has left the match.	They left or disconnected. If there was a stake, you have the pot.
`pvp.no_players_nearby`	No players nearby	Nobody within 15 m of the table.
`pvp.no_player_selected`	No player selected	Duel settings confirmed with no opponent picked.
`pvp.player_busy`	This player already has a pending challenge	Someone else challenged them first.
`pvp.already_sent_challenge`	You already sent a challenge	Your previous challenge has not been answered yet.
`pvp.target_not_enough_money`	The opponent doesn't have enough money for this bet	Checked when the challenge is sent.
`pvp.challenger_not_enough_money`	The challenger no longer has enough money	Checked again when the challenge is accepted; the challenge is dropped.
`pvp.challenge_declined`	… declined your challenge	They pressed Decline.
`pvp.challenge_expired`	Challenge expired	30 seconds passed without an answer.
`pvp.challenge_cancelled`	Challenge was cancelled	The player you challenged disconnected before answering.
`creator.no_permission`	You don't have permission to use /pingpongcreator.	The creator ace is not granted to you.
`creator.model_not_found`	Model could not be loaded. Check Config.Creator.models.	`Config.Creator.model` did not load in the placing mode.

Common Errors

Installation and Access#

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