Files Missing??? |
Okay, took a break, 1.63 out so I get it and try this game again, with my few custom made races I made using my own race portraits but the existing shipsets. Never had this problem before but now I get crashes out to desktop with some script error, could not find...
Then snooping around the empire directories, I noticed one thing I hadn't before... in ANY (including default empires included with game) ANY racename_AI_Main.txt file there is a line refering to a bitmap as follows...
Image Unit Main Texture := racename\racename_Unit_Main_Texture.bmp
This Unit_Main_Texture.bmp file is no where to be found in any empire directory, including the default empires with game. I just noticed this, but wonder what else the game's text files refer to that are no where to be found in the game's directories... like those dam *** script.csf files that I have no idea how to read let alone edit for my own custom races. For all I know the game (1.63 now) is now looking for a text file in the data directory that isn't there.
Anyone else have the game crashing out to desktop with some script not found error?
I'm really trying to enjoy playing this game, but still haven't got very far into one yet without problems.
Re: Files Missing???
I don't think that all of the custom empires / shipsets are debugged to all levels. So far I have found fatal crashes in 3: The Alliance, Colonial and N'grath. In each of these, at some point into the game, there is a crash due to a faulty / missing file. Kwok seems to think they are display related, maybe ship types or renderings. If you are having crashes with some other custom empire I would like to know which one it is, as sometimes the crash doesn't happen until I am well over 100 turns into a game and there is no way to recover. It's pretty discouraging to have to toss a game after getting that far into it. If you watch you can usually tell which empire is the cause.
Re: Files Missing???
Well, none of my races have that file, and yet they all work just fine. So, it might be refering to something from a previous code base (like Star Fury).
As for the .csf files. NOBODY can edit those. Go in to SE5\Utilities\ScriptParser, and you will find folders containing .txt files which are used to make the .csf files. You will also find the file (ScriptParser.exe) which is used to make the .csf files out of the .txt files.
I hope that helps.
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