[2.1.17] Posting a UPS tag in the console and clearing it via clear_console() makes the marker stay indefinitely

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[2.1.17] Posting a UPS tag in the console and clearing it via clear_console() makes the marker stay indefinitely

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When you post a UPS tag in the console and clear the console using player.clear_console(), the 2D position markers don't disappear after a few seconds. Instead, they remain visible indefinitely until you post a UPS tag again.
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Re: [2.1.17] Posting a UPS tag in the console and clearing it via clear_console() makes the marker stay indefinitely

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Can you please provide reproduction steps? I don't know what a UPS tag is.
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Re: [2.1.17] Posting a UPS tag in the console and clearing it via clear_console() makes the marker stay indefinitely

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I am guessing this refers to a Rich Text Map Tag in chat using the [gps=] code (not “UPS”).
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Re: [2.1.17] Posting a UPS tag in the console and clearing it via clear_console() makes the marker stay indefinitely

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Ah ok. This is now fixed for the next release.
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Re: [2.1.17] Posting a UPS tag in the console and clearing it via clear_console() makes the marker stay indefinitely

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In my testing, the Map Tags stay visible for 100 seconds; regardless of the usage of /c game.player.clear_console(). They do not stay "indefinitely".


What was broken/changed? clear_console documentation says that it clears the Chat Console; not the Map.
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Re: [2.1.17] Posting a UPS tag in the console and clearing it via clear_console() makes the marker stay indefinitely

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Sorry, somehow I mixed up UPS and GPS. I tested it again, and the position markers created by the rich text GPS tag stay permanently after using /c game.player.clear_console(). If you don't clear the console, the markers disappear after about 20 seconds.
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Re: [2.1.17] Posting a UPS tag in the console and clearing it via clear_console() makes the marker stay indefinitely

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eugenekay wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2026 1:45 pm In my testing, the Map Tags stay visible for 100 seconds; regardless of the usage of /c game.player.clear_console(). They do not stay "indefinitely".


What was broken/changed? clear_console documentation says that it clears the Chat Console; not the Map.
Your marker disappeared because you typed in a second gps tag. Typing anything in the console after the "clear_console" makes stuck markers disappear.
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Re: [2.1.17] Posting a UPS tag in the console and clearing it via clear_console() makes the marker stay indefinitely

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JohnMeister wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2026 11:01 am
Your marker disappeared because you typed in a second gps tag. Typing anything in the console after the "clear_console" makes stuck markers disappear.
Thank you for clearing up what was broken. It appeared that the reproduction involved a second GPS tag to clear the first? It does/did in fact happen until any chat message is posted after the first GPS tag. The issue is not evident until waiting 2 minutes.

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