don't crash the AI

direct/src/distributed/DoInterestManager.py

@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ class DoInterestManager(DirectObject.DirectObject):
     Top level Interest Manager
     """
     notify = directNotify.newCategory("DoInterestManager")
-    InterestDebug = base.config.GetBool('interest-debug', True)
+    try:
+        tempbase = base
+    except:
+        tempbase = simbase
+    InterestDebug = tempbase.config.GetBool('interest-debug', True)
+    del tempbase
 
     # 'handle' is a number that represents a single interest set that the
     # client has requested; the interest set may be modified