[Release] 23.3.3 (#4777)

* [Zone State] Additional improvements

* Return early

* Update zone_save_state.cpp

* Push

* Push

* Update zone.cpp

* Update zone_save_state.cpp

* Equip items that were dynamically added on restore

* IsZoneStateValid helper

* ZoneStateSpawnsRepository::PurgeInvalidZoneStates

* Add Zone:StateSaveClearDays and PurgeOldZoneStates

* spawn2 / unique_spawn block when restored from zone state

* One time purge

* Update zone_state_spawns_repository.h

* Update npc.cpp

* Update npc.cpp

* test

* ORDER BY spawn2_id

* Stuff

* Restored corpses shouldn't trigger events

* Fix weird edge case

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+## [23.3.3] 3/13/2025
+
+### Database
+
+* Add indexes for data_buckets and zone_state_spawns ([#4771](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4771)) @Akkadius 2025-03-11
+
+### Fixes
+
+* Update GuildBank to correctly handle items with charges equal to zero ([#4774](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4774)) @neckkola 2025-03-13
+
+### Networking
+
+* Fix "port in use" error ([#4772](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4772)) @Akkadius 2025-03-12
+
+### Zone
+
+* Zone State Improvements Part 3 ([#4773](https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/pull/4773)) @Akkadius 2025-03-13
+
 ## [23.3.2] 3/11/2025
 
 ### DynamicZones

common/database/database_update_manifest.cpp

@@ -6980,7 +6980,7 @@ ALTER TABLE data_buckets ADD INDEX idx_bot_expires (bot_id, expires);
 	},
 	ManifestEntry{
 		.version = 9313,
-		.description = "2025_03_11_data_bucket_indexes.sql",
+		.description = "2025_03_11_zone_state_spawns.sql",
 		.check = "SHOW INDEX FROM zone_state_spawns",
 		.condition = "missing",
 		.match = "idx_zone_instance",
@@ -6990,6 +6990,17 @@ ALTER TABLE zone_state_spawns ADD INDEX idx_instance_id (instance_id);
 )",
 	.content_schema_update = false
 	},
+	ManifestEntry{
+		.version = 9314,
+		.description = "2025_03_12_zone_state_spawns_one_time_truncate.sql",
+		.check = "SELECT * FROM db_version WHERE version >= 9314",
+		.condition = "empty",
+		.match = "",
+		.sql = R"(
+TRUNCATE TABLE zone_state_spawns;
+)",
+		.content_schema_update = false
+	},
 // -- template; copy/paste this when you need to create a new entry
 //	ManifestEntry{
 //		.version = 9228,

common/ip_util.cpp

@@ -303,6 +303,14 @@ bool IpUtil::IsPortInUse(const std::string& ip, int port) {
 		return true; // Assume in use on failure
 	}
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	int opt = 1;
+	setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_EXCLUSIVEADDRUSE, (char*)&opt, sizeof(opt)); // Windows-specific
+#else
+	int opt = 1;
+	setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &opt, sizeof(opt)); // Linux/macOS
+#endif
+
 	sockaddr_in addr{};
 	addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	addr.sin_port = htons(port);

common/repositories/zone_state_spawns_repository.h

@@ -5,9 +5,77 @@
 #include "../strings.h"
 #include "base/base_zone_state_spawns_repository.h"
 
-class ZoneStateSpawnsRepository: public BaseZoneStateSpawnsRepository {
+class ZoneStateSpawnsRepository : public BaseZoneStateSpawnsRepository {
 public:
-	// Custom extended repository methods here
+	static void PurgeInvalidZoneStates(Database &database)
+	{
+		std::string query = R"(
+			SELECT zone_id, instance_id
+			FROM zone_state_spawns
+			GROUP BY zone_id, instance_id
+			HAVING COUNT(*) = SUM(
+				CASE
+					WHEN hp = 0
+					 AND mana = 0
+					 AND endurance = 0
+					 AND (loot_data IS NULL OR loot_data = '')
+					 AND (entity_variables IS NULL OR entity_variables = '')
+					 AND (buffs IS NULL OR buffs = '')
+					THEN 1 ELSE 0
+				END
+			);
+		)";
+
+		auto results = database.QueryDatabase(query);
+		if (!results.Success()) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		for (auto row: results) {
+			uint32 zone_id = std::stoul(row[0]);
+			uint32 instance_id = std::stoul(row[1]);
+
+			int rows = ZoneStateSpawnsRepository::DeleteWhere(
+				database,
+				fmt::format(
+					"`zone_id` = {} AND `instance_id` = {}",
+					zone_id,
+					instance_id
+				)
+			);
+
+			LogInfo(
+				"Purged invalid zone state data for zone [{}] instance [{}] rows [{}]",
+				zone_id,
+				instance_id,
+				Strings::Commify(rows)
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	static void PurgeOldZoneStates(Database &database)
+	{
+		int days = RuleI(Zone, StateSaveClearDays);
+
+		std::string query = fmt::format(
+			"DELETE FROM zone_state_spawns WHERE created_at < NOW() - INTERVAL {} DAY",
+			days
+		);
+
+		auto results = database.QueryDatabase(query);
+		if (!results.Success()) {
+			LogError("Failed to purge old zone state data older than {} days.", days);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (results.RowsAffected() > 0) {
+			LogInfo(
+				"Purged old zone state data older than days [{}] rows [{}]",
+				days,
+				Strings::Commify(results.RowsAffected())
+			);
+		}
+	}
 
 };
 

common/ruletypes.h

@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ RULE_BOOL(Zone, AllowCrossZoneSpellsOnPets, false, "Set to true to allow cross z
 RULE_BOOL(Zone, ZoneShardQuestMenuOnly, false, "Set to true if you only want quests to show the zone shard menu")
 RULE_BOOL(Zone, StateSaveEntityVariables, true, "Set to true if you want buffs to be saved on shutdown")
 RULE_BOOL(Zone, StateSaveBuffs, true, "Set to true if you want buffs to be saved on shutdown")
+RULE_INT(Zone, StateSaveClearDays, 7, "Clears state save data older than this many days")
 RULE_BOOL(Zone, StateSavingOnShutdown, true, "Set to true if you want zones to save state on shutdown (npcs, corpses, loot, entity variables, buffs etc.)")
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 

common/version.h

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 // Build variables
 // these get injected during the build pipeline
-#define CURRENT_VERSION "23.3.2-dev" // always append -dev to the current version for custom-builds
+#define CURRENT_VERSION "23.3.3-dev" // always append -dev to the current version for custom-builds
 #define LOGIN_VERSION "0.8.0"
 #define COMPILE_DATE    __DATE__
 #define COMPILE_TIME    __TIME__
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  * Manifest: https://github.com/EQEmu/Server/blob/master/utils/sql/db_update_manifest.txt
  */
 
-#define CURRENT_BINARY_DATABASE_VERSION 9313
+#define CURRENT_BINARY_DATABASE_VERSION 9314
 #define CURRENT_BINARY_BOTS_DATABASE_VERSION 9054
 
 #endif

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eqemu-server",
-  "version": "23.3.2",
+  "version": "23.3.3",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/EQEmu/Server.git"

utils/scripts/build/should-release/go.mod

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.35.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.36.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
 )

utils/scripts/build/should-release/go.sum

@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0 h1:AnCroh3fv4ZBgVIf1Iwtovgjaw/GiKJo8M8yD
 github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0/go.mod h1:Kcdr2DB4koayq7X8pmAG4sNG59So17icRSOU623lUBU=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210817164053-32db794688a5/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0 h1:ihbySMvVjLAeSH1IbfcRTkD/iNscyz8rGzjF/E5hV6U=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.35.0 h1:b15kiHdrGCHrP6LvwaQ3c03kgNhhiMgvlhxHQhmg2Xs=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.35.0/go.mod h1:dy7dXNW32cAb/6/PRuTNsix8T+vJAqvuIy5Bli/x0YQ=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190603091049-60506f45cf65/go.mod h1:HSz+uSET+XFnRR8LxR5pz3Of3rY3CfYBVs4xY44aLks=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
-golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 h1:74SYHlV8BIgHIFC/LrYkOGIwL19eTYXQ5wc6TBuO36I=
-golang.org/x/net v0.33.0/go.mod h1:HXLR5J+9DxmrqMwG9qjGCxZ+zKXxBru04zlTvWlWuN4=
+golang.org/x/net v0.36.0 h1:vWF2fRbw4qslQsQzgFqZff+BItCvGFQqKzKIzx1rmoA=
+golang.org/x/net v0.36.0/go.mod h1:bFmbeoIPfrw4sMHNhb4J9f6+tPziuGjq7Jk/38fxi1I=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be h1:vEDujvNQGv4jgYKudGeI/+DAX4Jffq6hpD55MmoEvKs=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=

world/world_boot.cpp

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "../common/zone_store.h"
 #include "../common/path_manager.h"
 #include "../common/database/database_update.h"
+#include "../common/repositories/zone_state_spawns_repository.h"
 
 extern ZSList      zoneserver_list;
 extern WorldConfig Config;
@@ -412,6 +413,11 @@ bool WorldBoot::DatabaseLoadRoutines(int argc, char **argv)
 	LogInfo("Cleaning up instance corpses");
 	database.CleanupInstanceCorpses();
 
+	if (RuleB(Zone, StateSavingOnShutdown)) {
+		ZoneStateSpawnsRepository::PurgeInvalidZoneStates(database);
+		ZoneStateSpawnsRepository::PurgeOldZoneStates(database);
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 

zone/client_packet.cpp

@@ -7653,7 +7653,11 @@ void Client::Handle_OP_GuildBank(const EQApplicationPacket *app)
 						log.char_id  = CharacterID();
 						log.guild_id = GuildID();
 						log.item_id  = inst->GetID();
-						log.quantity = inst->GetCharges();
+						log.quantity = 1;
+						if (inst->GetCharges() > 0 || inst->IsStackable() || inst->GetItem()->MaxCharges > 0) {
+							log.quantity = inst->GetCharges();
+						}
+
 						if (inst->IsAugmented()) {
 							auto augs          = inst->GetAugmentIDs();
 							log.aug_slot_one   = augs.at(0);
@@ -7737,7 +7741,11 @@ void Client::Handle_OP_GuildBank(const EQApplicationPacket *app)
 			item.guild_id    = GuildID();
 			item.area        = GuildBankDepositArea;
 			item.item_id     = cursor_item->ID;
-			item.quantity    = cursor_item_inst->GetCharges();
+			item.quantity    = 1;
+			if (cursor_item_inst->GetCharges() > 0 || cursor_item_inst->IsStackable() || cursor_item->MaxCharges > 0) {
+				item.quantity = cursor_item_inst->GetCharges();
+			}
+
 			item.donator     = GetCleanName();
 			item.permissions = GuildBankBankerOnly;
 			if (cursor_item_inst->IsAugmented()) {
@@ -7821,14 +7829,11 @@ void Client::Handle_OP_GuildBank(const EQApplicationPacket *app)
 				break;
 			}
 
-			if (inst->GetCharges() > 0) {
+			gbwis->Quantity = 1;
+			if (inst->GetCharges() > 0 || inst->IsStackable() || inst->GetItem()->MaxCharges > 0) {
 				gbwis->Quantity = inst->GetCharges();
 			}
 
-			if (inst->GetCharges() < 0) {
-				gbwis->Quantity = 1;
-			}
-
 			PushItemOnCursor(*inst.get());
 			SendItemPacket(EQ::invslot::slotCursor, inst.get(), ItemPacketLimbo);
 			GuildBanks->DeleteItem(GuildID(), gbwis->Area, gbwis->SlotID, gbwis->Quantity, this);

zone/loot.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ void NPC::AddLootTable(uint32 loottable_id, bool is_global)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (m_resumed_from_zone_suspend) {
+		LogZoneState("NPC [{}] is resuming from zone suspend, skipping", GetCleanName());
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!is_global) {
 		m_loot_copper   = 0;
 		m_loot_silver   = 0;
@@ -277,7 +282,7 @@ void NPC::AddLootDrop(
 )
 {
 	if (m_resumed_from_zone_suspend) {
-		LogZoneState("NPC [{}] is resuming from zone suspend, skipping AddItem", GetCleanName());
+		LogZoneState("NPC [{}] is resuming from zone suspend, skipping", GetCleanName());
 		return;
 	}
 

zone/mob_info.cpp

@@ -626,6 +626,9 @@ inline void NPCCommandsMenu(Client* client, NPC* npc)
 
 	if (npc->GetLoottableID() > 0) {
 		menu_commands += "[" + Saylink::Silent("#npcloot show", "Loot") + "] ";
+		if (npc) {
+			menu_commands += fmt::format(" Item(s) ({}) ", npc->GetLootItems().size());
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (npc->IsProximitySet()) {

zone/npc.cpp

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ NPC::NPC(const NPCType *npc_type_data, Spawn2 *in_respawn, const glm::vec4 &posi
 	  swarm_timer(100),
 	  m_corpse_queue_timer(1000),
 	  m_corpse_queue_shutoff_timer(30000),
-	  m_resumed_from_zone_suspend_shutoff_timer(30000),
+	  m_resumed_from_zone_suspend_shutoff_timer(10000),
 	  classattack_timer(1000),
 	  monkattack_timer(1000),
 	  knightattack_timer(1000),

zone/quest_parser_collection.cpp

@@ -435,10 +435,8 @@ int QuestParserCollection::EventNPC(
 	std::vector<std::any>* extra_pointers
 )
 {
-	if (npc->IsResumedFromZoneSuspend()) {
-		if (event_id == EVENT_DEATH_COMPLETE || event_id == EVENT_DEATH) {
-			return 0;
-		}
+	if (npc->IsResumedFromZoneSuspend() && npc->IsQueuedForCorpse()) {
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	const int local_return   = EventNPCLocal(event_id, npc, init, data, extra_data, extra_pointers);

zone/questmgr.cpp

@@ -208,6 +208,15 @@ void QuestManager::write(const char *file, const char *str) {
 }
 
 Mob* QuestManager::spawn2(int npc_id, int grid, int unused, const glm::vec4& position) {
+	QuestManagerCurrentQuestVars();
+	if (owner && owner->IsNPC()) {
+		auto n = owner->CastToNPC();
+		if (n->IsResumedFromZoneSuspend()) {
+			LogZoneState("NPC [{}] is resuming from zone suspend, skipping quest call", n->GetCleanName());
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+
 	const NPCType* t = 0;
 	if (t = content_db.LoadNPCTypesData(npc_id)) {
 		auto npc = new NPC(t, nullptr, position, GravityBehavior::Water);
@@ -228,6 +237,15 @@ Mob* QuestManager::spawn2(int npc_id, int grid, int unused, const glm::vec4& pos
 }
 
 Mob* QuestManager::unique_spawn(int npc_type, int grid, int unused, const glm::vec4& position) {
+	QuestManagerCurrentQuestVars();
+	if (owner && owner->IsNPC()) {
+		auto n = owner->CastToNPC();
+		if (n->IsResumedFromZoneSuspend()) {
+			LogZoneState("NPC [{}] is resuming from zone suspend, skipping quest call", n->GetCleanName());
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+
 	Mob *other = entity_list.GetMobByNpcTypeID(npc_type);
 	if(other != nullptr) {
 		return other;

zone/spawn2.cpp

@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ bool Spawn2::Process() {
 
 		npcthis = npc;
 
+		npc->SetResumedFromZoneSuspend(m_resumed_from_zone_suspend);
+		m_resumed_from_zone_suspend = false;
+
 		npc->AddLootTable();
 		if (npc->DropsGlobalLoot()) {
 			npc->CheckGlobalLootTables();

zone/spawn2.h

@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ public:
 	int16 GetConditionMinValue() const { return condition_min_value; }
 	int16 GetAnimation () { return anim; }
 	inline NPC *GetNPC() const { return npcthis; }
+	inline bool IsResumedFromZoneSuspend() const { return m_resumed_from_zone_suspend; }
+	inline void SetResumedFromZoneSuspend(bool resumed) { m_resumed_from_zone_suspend = resumed; }
 
 protected:
 	friend class Zone;
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ private:
 	EmuAppearance anim;
 	bool IsDespawned;
 	uint32  killcount;
+	bool m_resumed_from_zone_suspend = false;
 };
 
 class SpawnCondition {

zone/zone.cpp

@@ -887,7 +887,10 @@ void Zone::Shutdown(bool quiet)
 		c.second->WorldKick();
 	}
 
-	if (RuleB(Zone, StateSavingOnShutdown)) {
+	bool does_zone_have_entities =
+			 zone && zone->IsLoaded() &&
+			 (!entity_list.GetNPCList().empty() || !entity_list.GetCorpseList().empty());
+	if (RuleB(Zone, StateSavingOnShutdown) && does_zone_have_entities) {
 		SaveZoneState();
 	}
 

zone/zone_save_state.cpp

@@ -45,10 +45,40 @@ struct LootStateData {
 	}
 };
 
+// IsZoneStateValid checks if the zone state is valid
+// if these fields are all empty or zero value for an entire zone state, it's considered invalid
+inline bool IsZoneStateValid(std::vector<ZoneStateSpawnsRepository::ZoneStateSpawns> &spawns)
+{
+	return std::any_of(
+		spawns.begin(), spawns.end(), [](const auto &s) {
+			return !(
+				s.hp == 0 &&
+				s.mana == 0 &&
+				s.endurance == 0 &&
+				s.loot_data.empty() &&
+				s.entity_variables.empty() &&
+				s.buffs.empty()
+			);
+		}
+	);
+}
+
 inline void LoadLootStateData(Zone *zone, NPC *npc, const std::string &loot_data)
 {
 	LootStateData l{};
 
+	// in the event that should never happen, we roll loot from the NPC's table
+	if (loot_data.empty()) {
+		LogZoneState("No loot state data found for NPC [{}], re-rolling", npc->GetNPCTypeID());
+		npc->ClearLootItems();
+		npc->AddLootTable();
+		if (npc->DropsGlobalLoot()) {
+			npc->CheckGlobalLootTables();
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!Strings::IsValidJson(loot_data)) {
 		LogZoneState("Invalid JSON data for NPC [{}]", npc->GetNPCTypeID());
 		return;
@@ -66,6 +96,11 @@ inline void LoadLootStateData(Zone *zone, NPC *npc, const std::string &loot_data
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// reset
+	npc->RemoveLootCash();
+	npc->ClearLootItems();
+
+	// add loot
 	npc->AddLootCash(l.copper, l.silver, l.gold, l.platinum);
 
 	for (auto &e: l.entries) {
@@ -76,7 +111,7 @@ inline void LoadLootStateData(Zone *zone, NPC *npc, const std::string &loot_data
 
 		// dynamically added via AddItem
 		if (e.lootdrop_id == 0) {
-			npc->AddItem(e.item_id, e.charges);
+			npc->AddItem(e.item_id, e.charges, true);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -175,6 +210,10 @@ inline void LoadNPCEntityVariables(NPC *n, const std::string &entity_variables)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (entity_variables.empty()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!Strings::IsValidJson(entity_variables)) {
 		LogZoneState("Invalid JSON data for NPC [{}]", n->GetNPCTypeID());
 		return;
@@ -204,6 +243,10 @@ inline void LoadNPCBuffs(NPC *n, const std::string &buffs)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (buffs.empty()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!Strings::IsValidJson(buffs)) {
 		LogZoneState("Invalid JSON data for NPC [{}]", n->GetNPCTypeID());
 		return;
@@ -236,6 +279,10 @@ inline std::vector<uint32_t> GetLootdropIds(const std::vector<ZoneStateSpawnsRep
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (!Strings::IsValidJson(s.loot_data)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		LootStateData l{};
 		try {
 			std::stringstream ss;
@@ -273,7 +320,9 @@ inline void LoadNPCState(Zone *zone, NPC *n, ZoneStateSpawnsRepository::ZoneStat
 		n->AssignWaypoints(s.grid, s.current_waypoint);
 	}
 
+	n->SetResumedFromZoneSuspend(false);
 	LoadLootStateData(zone, n, s.loot_data);
+	n->SetResumedFromZoneSuspend(true);
 	LoadNPCEntityVariables(n, s.entity_variables);
 	LoadNPCBuffs(n, s.buffs);
 
@@ -348,7 +397,7 @@ bool Zone::LoadZoneState(
 	auto spawn_states = ZoneStateSpawnsRepository::GetWhere(
 		database,
 		fmt::format(
-			"zone_id = {} AND instance_id = {}",
+			"zone_id = {} AND instance_id = {} ORDER BY spawn2_id",
 			zoneid,
 			zone->GetInstanceID()
 		)
@@ -356,6 +405,16 @@ bool Zone::LoadZoneState(
 
 	LogInfo("Loading zone state spawns for zone [{}] spawns [{}]", GetShortName(), spawn_states.size());
 
+	if (spawn_states.empty()) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!IsZoneStateValid(spawn_states)) {
+		LogZoneState("Invalid zone state data for zone [{}]", GetShortName());
+		ClearZoneState(zoneid, zone->GetInstanceID());
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	std::vector<uint32_t> lootdrop_ids = GetLootdropIds(spawn_states);
 	zone->LoadLootDrops(lootdrop_ids);
 
@@ -409,16 +468,14 @@ bool Zone::LoadZoneState(
 
 		if (spawn_time_left == 0) {
 			new_spawn->SetCurrentNPCID(s.npc_id);
+			new_spawn->SetResumedFromZoneSuspend(true);
 		}
 
 		spawn2_list.Insert(new_spawn);
 		new_spawn->Process();
 		auto n = new_spawn->GetNPC();
 		if (n) {
-			n->ClearLootItems();
-			if (s.grid > 0) {
-				n->AssignWaypoints(s.grid, s.current_waypoint);
-			}
+			LoadNPCState(zone, n, s);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -441,6 +498,13 @@ bool Zone::LoadZoneState(
 			GravityBehavior::Water
 		);
 
+		npc->SetResumedFromZoneSuspend(true);
+
+		// tag as corpse before we add to entity list to prevent quest triggers
+		if (s.is_corpse) {
+			npc->SetQueuedToCorpse();
+		}
+
 		entity_list.AddNPC(npc, true, true);
 
 		LoadNPCState(zone, npc, s);
@@ -476,44 +540,43 @@ inline void SaveNPCState(NPC *n, ZoneStateSpawnsRepository::ZoneStateSpawns &s)
 		variables[k] = n->GetEntityVariable(k);
 	}
 
-	try {
-		std::ostringstream os;
-		{
-			cereal::JSONOutputArchiveSingleLine archive(os);
-			archive(variables);
+	if (!variables.empty()) {
+		try {
+			std::ostringstream os;
+			{
+				cereal::JSONOutputArchiveSingleLine archive(os);
+				archive(variables);
+			}
+			s.entity_variables = os.str();
+		}
+		catch (const std::exception &e) {
+			LogZoneState("Failed to serialize entity variables for NPC [{}] [{}]", n->GetNPCTypeID(), e.what());
 		}
-		s.entity_variables = os.str();
-	}
-	catch (const std::exception &e) {
-		LogZoneState("Failed to serialize entity variables for NPC [{}] [{}]", n->GetNPCTypeID(), e.what());
-		return;
 	}
 
 	// buffs
 	auto buffs = n->GetBuffs();
-	if (!buffs) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	std::vector<Buffs_Struct> valid_buffs;
-
-	for (int index = 0; index < n->GetMaxBuffSlots(); index++) {
-		if (buffs[index].spellid != 0 && buffs[index].spellid != 65535) {
-			valid_buffs.push_back(buffs[index]);
+	if (buffs) {
+		std::vector<Buffs_Struct> valid_buffs;
+		for (int index = 0; index < n->GetMaxBuffSlots(); index++) {
+			if (buffs[index].spellid != 0 && buffs[index].spellid != 65535) {
+				valid_buffs.push_back(buffs[index]);
+			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	try {
-		std::ostringstream os = std::ostringstream();
-		{
-			cereal::JSONOutputArchiveSingleLine archive(os);
-			archive(cereal::make_nvp("buffs", valid_buffs));
+		if (!valid_buffs.empty()) {
+			try {
+				std::ostringstream os = std::ostringstream();
+				{
+					cereal::JSONOutputArchiveSingleLine archive(os);
+					archive(cereal::make_nvp("buffs", valid_buffs));
+				}
+				s.buffs = os.str();
+			}
+			catch (const std::exception &e) {
+				LogZoneState("Failed to serialize buffs for NPC [{}] [{}]", n->GetNPCTypeID(), e.what());
+			}
 		}
-		s.buffs = os.str();
-	}
-	catch (const std::exception &e) {
-		LogZoneState("Failed to serialize buffs for NPC [{}] [{}]", n->GetNPCTypeID(), e.what());
-		return;
 	}
 
 	// rest
@@ -568,7 +631,7 @@ void Zone::SaveZoneState()
 		iterator.Advance();
 	}
 
-	// npcs that are not in the spawn2 list
+	// npc's that are not in the spawn2 list
 	for (auto &n: entity_list.GetNPCList()) {
 		// everything below here is dynamically spawned
 		bool ignore_npcs =
@@ -636,6 +699,11 @@ void Zone::SaveZoneState()
 		)
 	);
 
+	if (!IsZoneStateValid(spawns)) {
+		LogInfo("No valid zone state data to save");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ZoneStateSpawnsRepository::InsertMany(database, spawns);
 
 	LogInfo("Saved [{}] zone state spawns", Strings::Commify(spawns.size()));