That happens when you did something wrong when modding.

Example:<Tech name ='HCAdvancedArsenal' type ='Normal'>
<DBID>1957</DBID>
<DisplayNameID>34690</DisplayNameID>
<Cost resourcetype ='Ships'>1.0000</Cost>
<ResearchPoints>40.0000</ResearchPoints>
<Status>UNOBTAINABLE</Status>
<Icon>ui\techs\hc_advanced_arsenal\hc_advanced_arsenal</Icon>
<RolloverTextID>34689</RolloverTextID>
<Flag>HomeCity</Flag>
<Effects>
<Effect type ='TechStatus' status ='obtainable'>ProfessionalGunners</Effect>
<Effect type ='TechStatus' status ='obtainable'>Trunion</Effect>
<Effect type ='TechStatus' status ='obtainable'>Pillage</Effect>
<Effect type ='TechStatus' status ='obtainable'>MilitaryDrummers</Effect>
<Effect type ='TechStatus' status ='obtainable'>Flintlock</Effect>
<Effect type ='TechStatus' status ='obtainable'>PaperCartridge</Effect>
<Effect type ='Data' amount ='-1.00' subtype ='AllowedAge' relativity ='Absolute'>
<Target type ='ProtoUnit'>Arsenal</Target></Effect>
<Effect type ='TextOutput'>37236</Effect>
</Effects>
</Tech>The game will crash - and show that message - if you...

40.0000</ResearchPoints>
...forget to close a tag.

<Effect type ='TechStatus' status ='obtainable'>PaperCartridge
...forget to write this little symbol I don't know the name

</Effects></Effects>

...Write two times the "effects" tag - common when copying and pasting.

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thanks! I'm going to re-check the Protox, stringtable and techtree.

PS will i have to check it by hand, or does someone know how to let it check by the computer?

Considering only what you edited...

"cut" (ctrl+x) one third of what you changed, and test. If worked, the bug was in the part you removed. If not, paste it back and remove another third.

You know Tahattus, we actually work on exactly the same manner.

brilliant! only one more question?
if there's the following:

[protoaction]
[name]DefendRangedAttack[/name]
[damage]17.000000[/damage]
[damagetype]Ranged[/damagetype]
[minrange]2.000000[/minrange]
[maxrange]20.000000[/maxrange]
[rof]3.000000[/rof]
[damagebonus type="AbstractHeavyInfantry"]2.500000[/damagebonus]
[damagebonus type="AbstractLightCavalry"]1.200000[/damagebonus]
[damagebonus type="xpEagleKnight"]1.100000[/damagebonus]
[/protoaction]
oh i replaced the arrow operators for ['s in this post 'cause their not visible (BBcode)

is it possible to cut-and-save-to-test the whole protoaction?

[This message has been edited by Linuchadnezzar (edited 06-22-2007 @ 09:47 AM).]

Hum, copy-and-paste won't work there. You need to test something different:

Let's say the problem is somewhere in this text, it's an example:<ProtoAction>
<Name>DefendRangedAttack</Name>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractVillager'>0.500000</DamageBonus>
<Damage>22.000000</Damage>
<DamageType>Ranged</DamageType>
<MaxRange>12.000000</MaxRange>
<ROF>3.000000</ROF>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractHeavyCavalry'>3.000000</DamageBonus>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractArtillery>2.000000</DamageBonus>
<DamageBonus type ='xpCoyoteMan'>2.750000</DamageBonus>
</ProtoAction>Replace half of the code with a pure, untouched one. The blue code is untouched, it's an original text. The black text is from the unit you modded:

<ProtoAction>
<Name>DefendRangedAttack</Name>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractVillager'>0.500000</DamageBonus>
<Damage>22.000000</Damage>
<DamageType>Ranged</DamageType>
<MaxRange>12.000000</MaxRange>
<ROF>3.000000</ROF>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractHeavyCavalry'>3.000000</DamageBonus>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractArtillery>2.000000</DamageBonus>
<DamageBonus type ='xpCoyoteMan'>2.750000</DamageBonus>
</ProtoAction>

And it DIDN'T work. So, the problem is in the bottom half.

<ProtoAction>
<Name>DefendRangedAttack</Name>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractVillager'>0.500000</DamageBonus>
<Damage>22.000000</Damage>
<DamageType>Ranged</DamageType>
<MaxRange>12.000000</MaxRange>
<ROF>3.000000</ROF>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractHeavyCavalry'>3.000000</DamageBonus>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractArtillery'>2.000000</DamageBonus>
<DamageBonus type ='xpCoyoteMan'>2.750000</DamageBonus>
</ProtoAction>

And it WORKED! So, the problem is in the bottom half. Let's take a look, carefully:

<ProtoAction>
<Name>DefendRangedAttack</Name>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractVillager'>0.500000</DamageBonus>
<Damage>22.000000</Damage>
<DamageType>Ranged</DamageType>
<MaxRange>12.000000</MaxRange>
<ROF>3.000000</ROF>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractHeavyCavalry'>3.000000</DamageBonus>
<DamageBonus type ='AbstractArtillery'>2.000000</DamageBonus> <----- GOTCHA!
<DamageBonus type ='xpCoyoteMan'>2.750000</DamageBonus>
</ProtoAction>

See? Not that painful, takes some time, but it's not hard to find the problem.

[This message has been edited by Lord Tahattus (edited 06-22-2007 @ 08:48 PM).]

thnx a lot everyone! it worked and i'm able to play the game again!

BTW: the results:

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[This message has been edited by LinuchadnezzaR (edited 05-09-2008 @ 07:03 AM).]

Good! Your new avatars are quite good for a starter, keep working. Is it a new nation?

oh well, thanks! it is (as you may have seen) just a small expansion to the dutch. But I'm working on extra/more unique units for all civs.
and oh some info on the 'geus' and the 'schutter'. the schutter's gonna replace the skirm for the dutch, and he costs way more food and wood, but little gold. he can train pikemen and halbs.
schutters were civilians who took up arms when there weren't enough soldiers in a dutch city.
the geus is gonna replace the colonial militia when you revolt. they were rebels, who fought against the spanish in the 16th century. they were named after the french name for beggars: des gueux.

well, a lot of info, but i have no idea how to add a history for a unit. do you/does anyone know/can tell me how to?

linus

I fear that won't be simple. You'll have to get deep into the game's ui-files, I suppose. At least, if it's possible at all...


peugeot407

(En nog één uit Nederland!)

(Inderdaad, nog één uit Nederland, en ook de jongste uit Nederland, misschien wel van het hele forum)

and to edit/add a info/history, i found out the unithelpstrings.xml and the unithelpstringsx.xml are only some of the files one should use, 'cause i edited them, and nothing changed.
But I'm almost sure there has to be some .xml.xmb file anywhere in the data.bar/ data2.bar that concerns the unit info/history.

And also in art\ui. I'm just sure about that.


peugeot407

PS: Ik ben 16. Ben je dan nog steeds de jongste?

hmmm, could be, though i couldn't find anything there but yeah sometimes i can't even find the art folder in programfiles\msgames\aoe3

[NL]Ps: zeker, ik ben namelijk 13 muahahahaha[/NL]

[This message has been edited by Linuchadnezzar (edited 07-07-2007 @ 03:29 AM).]

Tahattus you put this thread in your sig like it's your tutorial. Why?

I think it's because I tought him how to fix this issue. Duh?

peugeot407 and Linuchadnezzar, quit doing that; you know you shouldn't be talking any language but English

Walker... please check the dates above the posts...
almost two weeks ago...I've stopped already.

Just a Plowned?