From dfbd43df118e822b4a3f1db9b5fbd0f250998c71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evan Debenham <Evan@ShatteredPixel.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 14:22:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] v0.9.0: added a couple safety checks to prevent crashes

---
 .../shatteredpixeldungeon/services/news/News.java  | 14 ++++++++------
 .../shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/MobSprite.java   |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/services/news/News.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/services/news/News.java
index 713a47ebb..aa52b118b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/services/news/News.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/services/news/News.java
@@ -70,23 +70,25 @@ public class News {
 
 	private static ArrayList<NewsArticle> articles;
 
-	public static boolean articlesAvailable(){
+	public static synchronized boolean articlesAvailable(){
 		return articles != null;
 	}
 
-	public static ArrayList<NewsArticle> articles(){
+	public static synchronized ArrayList<NewsArticle> articles(){
 		return new ArrayList<>(articles);
 	}
 
-	public static int unreadArticles(Date lastRead){
+	public static synchronized int unreadArticles(Date lastRead) {
 		int unread = 0;
-		for (NewsArticle article : articles){
-			if (article.date.after(lastRead)) unread++;
+		if (articles != null) {
+			for (NewsArticle article : articles) {
+				if (article.date.after(lastRead)) unread++;
+			}
 		}
 		return unread;
 	}
 
-	public static void clearArticles(){
+	public static synchronized void clearArticles(){
 		articles = null;
 		lastCheck = null;
 	}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/MobSprite.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/MobSprite.java
index 597f1054d..466db1deb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/MobSprite.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/MobSprite.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class MobSprite extends CharSprite {
 		
 		super.onComplete( anim );
 		
-		if (anim == die) {
+		if (anim == die && parent != null) {
 			parent.add( new AlphaTweener( this, 0, FADE_TIME ) {
 				@Override
 				protected void onComplete() {