From fe5a47c6b15c9d20596d987ca65a4fd5cead97bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mix <167040362+mixiate@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:07:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix new ride window authors (#24773)

---
 distribution/changelog.txt          |  1 +
 src/openrct2-ui/windows/NewRide.cpp | 10 ++++------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/distribution/changelog.txt b/distribution/changelog.txt
index 2bd26509c5..75a671cc83 100644
--- a/distribution/changelog.txt
+++ b/distribution/changelog.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Feature: [#24702] [Plugin] Add bindings for missing cheats (forcedParkRating, ignoreRidePrice, makeAllDestructible).
 - Change: [#24730] Security guards now only walk slowly in crowded areas.
 - Fix: [#24598] Cannot load .park files that use official legacy footpaths by accident.
+- Fix: [#24773] The new ride window debug authors does not show the correct authors for non legacy ride objects.
 
 0.4.24 (2025-07-05)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/NewRide.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/NewRide.cpp
index b12f1222d1..7e48b97303 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/NewRide.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/NewRide.cpp
@@ -980,14 +980,12 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Ui::Windows
             }
 
             // Draw object author(s) if debugging tools are active
-            if (Config::Get().general.DebuggingTools)
+            if (Config::Get().general.DebuggingTools && !rideObj->GetAuthors().empty())
             {
-                auto repoItem = ObjectRepositoryFindObjectByEntry(&(rideObj->GetObjectEntry()));
-
-                StringId authorStringId = repoItem->Authors.size() > 1 ? STR_AUTHORS_STRING : STR_AUTHOR_STRING;
+                const auto& authors = rideObj->GetAuthors();
 
                 std::string authorsString;
-                for (auto& author : repoItem->Authors)
+                for (auto& author : authors)
                 {
                     if (!authorsString.empty())
                         authorsString.append(", ");
@@ -996,7 +994,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Ui::Windows
                 }
 
                 ft = Formatter();
-                ft.Add<StringId>(authorStringId);
+                ft.Add<StringId>(authors.size() > 1 ? STR_AUTHORS_STRING : STR_AUTHOR_STRING);
                 ft.Add<const char*>(authorsString.c_str());
 
                 DrawTextEllipsised(