func_rotating crashes to desktop

I have some rotating objects in my map that I want to have stop in their original position. I'm using func_rotating and they spin up fine, and stopping with a normal Stop input works too.

However, when I trigger a stop using the StopAtStartPos input, the game crashes to the desktop as soon as the entity reaches its starting point. I can see it make the remainder of its rotation. Then no error messages, the whole game just vanishes. I've tried trigger_multiple and func_button for activation.

In case it was a problem with my map, I created a new map with simple box just to test func_rotating. Stop works fine, StopAtStartPos crashes to desktop.

Has anyone else come across this or know the cause?

Can someone please test this on their system?

It does the same to me. I guess this is just one of those things Valve never finished because they never used it.

Unless you're running a rotating object that can be stopped at any time, use a func_door_rotating. They can also stop at their starting point, you just have to set their rotation amount to something divisible by 360.

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Also change the texture of the dock. Docks are rarely tile. -Facepunch
As I Lay Dying

That's actually quite odd. I've played in a map that uses the same idea, even Kleiner's lab (teleporter rings) uses this idea, so I have no clue what the issue would be.

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Well, I wanted to see what might be wrong, so I ripped one of the rings from the Kleiner Lab scene and put it into a map to test. I added a separate button for each input. One button tells it simply to start, and the other to "StopAtStartPosition." Compiled it, and it worked just fine. So, I have uploaded it here for you all to download and see what might be different.

Are you telling it to start via the "StopAtStartPosition" input? Otherwise, you tell me what's wrong, because the map I've uploaded works just fine for me without a crash...

Good luck!

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I told it to stop with the stopatstartposition input. I did use a logic_auto for this as well as starting it, that may have something to do with it.

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Also change the texture of the dock. Docks are rarely tile. -Facepunch
As I Lay Dying

I think I've found the bug. It only crashes when the Acc/Dcc flag is unticked.

I've tested it on Riven's map and my own earlier test map.

Edit: I've submitted this to Valve.