[Help] bizarre crash

[Croatian Klingon]

Hi, guys

i am having problems with my armada 2 mod. I am not able to play the skirmish, campaign or start the map editor.

Everything was fine yesterday, i was enjoying skirmish fights against AI all the time. Only thing i did was that i today tried to give Federation's AI some edge by removing trading station and giving some extra ships to make and then, all hell broke loose. I cannot start any skirmish game, campaign nor map editor. Loading screen comes to half and than everything crashes. I am using armada 2 1.1, ultimate dominion mod 1.4 and Aad's update of that mod. So, 24h ago, everything was fine, only thing i did was trying to get rid of federation's trading station in AIP files, that backfired so i restored original previous AI files(ones i already modded) but i was unable to play. After that, i copied original (stock) AI files but loading screen just moves a inch and stays like that forever. I cannot play with any race, so how can it be possible that federations's AI change with trading station could cause so much trouble? I don't know what to do, any ideas?

 

[Rifraf]

If you copied the stock AIP files into your mod and it still crashes (stock should be considered to have no errors) then it points to one of the ships you added to the Federation. I would check for a missing " mark or perhaps a weapon is being referenced that isn't in your files?

When you added these ships did you test each one to make sure they work?

 

[Croatian Klingon]

If you copied the stock AIP files into your mod and it still crashes (stock should be considered to have no errors) then it points to one of the ships you added to the Federation. I would check for a missing " mark or perhaps a weapon is being referenced that isn't in your files?

When you added these ships did you test each one to make sure they work?

yeah, no new ships or weapons, as i said, yesterday everything worked fine, only thing that i changed from then is AI file. There is no swap memory warning, i don't know how could have one simple intervention in AI caused all this. I mean, i can't play with any race...

 

[Rifraf]

I must have misunderstood? You stated you removed the Fed trading station "and" gave them extra ships. So you didn't add extra ships then?

 

[Croatian Klingon]

I must have misunderstood? You stated you removed the Fed trading station "and" gave them extra ships. So you didn't add extra ships then?

yeah, i gave them extra ships but ships that previously worked, no changes were done on those models, or any other. Only change i tried since last night when i played, was that AI change with federation trading station...

 

[CptBenSisko]

did you delete the ftrading.odf file from the ODF folder? or just remove it from the AI? Also did you replace all the Federation AI files with the ones from stock?

 

[Croatian Klingon]

did you delete the ftrading.odf file from the ODF folder? or just remove it from the AI? Also did you replace all the Federation AI files with the ones from stock?

no, i didn't delete ftrading.odf, just removed it from the already modified fed AI files... after that sudden change, i restored stock ai files, but loading screen just won't move after starting, and i can't start skirmish, campaign or map editor. If i deleted something, i would try to remember it but only thing i tried to change was removing federation trading station from federation AI files. I restored previous versions, both modified and stock, i still can't play anything. That was the only change i tried, i don't know how can that cause all of this problems... Tnx for trying, both of you...

 

[CptBenSisko]

this game is very touchy sometimes.. ive experienced my share of bizzare crashes and nonstarts.. with no explanation.. then i change one thing that is totally unrelated to why it crashes and boom it works..always make back ups before you make changes, that way you can restore quickly and not spend extra time trying to remember what you changed.

 

[Croatian Klingon]

this game is very touchy sometimes.. ive experienced my share of bizzare crashes and nonstarts.. with no explanation.. then i change one thing that is totally unrelated to why it crashes and boom it works..always make back ups before you make changes, that way you can restore quickly and not spend extra time trying to remember what you changed.

I have many backups, i will try use modified files on them, but i won't play anymore with damn trading stations...

 

[CptBenSisko]

LOL the bane of your existence