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Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:25 am
by RedAlertMig
I came back after months and saw that the menus have changed. I no longer have access to my custom modded map when I host a game. Wtf happened?! whats this downgrade?!
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:20 pm
by bearoforange
Your map is for older version, at first.
At second, upload your map to
https://resource.openra.net
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:18 am
by RedAlertMig
My map is not in ORAMAP form or INI, its in a folder in this path AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\maps\ra\release-20200202\crossfiremod
it has .yaml files
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:48 am
by abcdefg30
You can just copy the map folder into the release-20200503 folder in the maps/ra/ directory. If your map has custom rules, you might need to update those rules by either packing the map as oramap and using the resource center to update it, or by using the "--update-map" command of the utility that comes with the game (see
https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki/Utility).
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:40 pm
by RedAlertMig
abcdefg30 wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:48 am
You can just copy the map folder into the release-20200503 folder in the maps/ra/ directory. If your map has custom rules, you might need to update those rules by either packing the map as oramap and using the resource center to update it, or by using the "--update-map" command of the utility that comes with the game (see
https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki/Utility).
oh boy OpenRa Utility is a cmd tool, why they have to complicate things smh? make it a GUI .exe. My game is in E:\Games\OpenRA
I did as you said, updated in resource center and placed my .oramap in \OpenRA\mods\ra\maps but i cant start a game when i choose it
i then unpacked it and placed it in \AppData\Roaming\OpenRA\maps\ra\release-20200503\crossfiremod and still i cant start a game
Update: might be my map the problem cause i created a new map mod and it seems to work.
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:30 am
by RedAlertMig
Do you know how to replace SHP in my map mod?
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:57 am
by SirCake
Can you please post a link to your defect map on resource center or upload a .oramap zip of your map here pls so we have some context to help you?
Also, which version of OpenRA did you use last time your mod worked?
I recently updated a few of my older maps, and it can be non-trivial to get it done.
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:36 pm
by RedAlertMig
SirCake wrote: Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:57 am
Can you please post a link to your defect map on resource center or upload a .oramap zip of your map here pls so we have some context to help you?
Also, which version of OpenRA did you use last time your mod worked?
I recently updated a few of my older maps, and it can be non-trivial to get it done.
yes heres my .oramap
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:23 am
by SirCake
Hey,
finally found some time to look at your map.
however I noticed that you copied the ENTIRE file for vehicles.yaml, infantry.yaml etc...
Fist off, you don't need to do that. For example it is enough for changing V2 health to add these lines:
You don't need to copy everything which is NOT changed (only the hierarchy to that point).
I guess you made some changes in the files, but noone can find those now, because they are burried in unimportant data.
So I will not try and fix it, it's too much effort. Sorry dude
However, you can do it yourself. Use Openra.Utility.exe on command line like this:
OpenRA.Utility.exe ra --check-yaml C:\Users\<yourUserName>\Desktop\crossfiremod
and fix the issues the utility raises.
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:31 am
by RedAlertMig
SirCake wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:23 am
Hey,
finally found some time to look at your map.
however I noticed that you copied the ENTIRE file for vehicles.yaml, infantry.yaml etc...
Fist off, you don't need to do that. For example it is enough for changing V2 health to add these lines:
Thanks I checked the yaml but dont understand how to fix the issue, anyways that doesnt really matter cause the map has barely any changes.
I created a new custom map and did as you suggested with the V2 but the map wont start or it wont have any affect.
in map.yaml at the bottom I wrote: Rules: vehicles.yaml
in a vehicles.yaml i only have this written:
V2:
Health:
HP: 5656789
proof, in this build it has no effect:
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:51 am
by SirCake
you need to indent properly!
V2RL:
<TAB>Health:
<TAB><TAB>HP: 765476
also shame on me its actually V2RL!
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:11 pm
by RedAlertMig
SirCake wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:51 am
you need to indent properly!
V2RL:
<TAB>Health:
<TAB><TAB>HP: 765476
also shame on me its actually V2RL!
Doesn't work, can't start the game.
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:46 pm
by SirCake
^^ You are making like every mistake possible... ^^
1st mistake:The editor you are using is replacing tabs with spaces automatically.
2nd mistake: The editor insers 2 spaces, not 4.
In OpenRA you can use either, indentation with tabs OR indentation wih 4 spaces. You did neither ^^
Using tabs is the OpenRA official recommendation.
Also not that you cannot mix spaces and tabs in one file (best turn on whitespace symbols in your editor).
I started the map, fixed it and its working.
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:32 pm
by RedAlertMig
SirCake wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:46 pm
^^ You are making like every mistake possible... ^^
1st mistake:The editor you are using is replacing tabs with spaces automatically.
2nd mistake: The editor insers 2 spaces, not 4.
In OpenRA you can use either, indentation with tabs OR indentation wih 4 spaces. You did neither ^^
Using tabs is the OpenRA official recommendation.
Also not that you cannot mix spaces and tabs in one file (best turn on whitespace symbols in your editor).
I started the map, fixed it and its working.
Wow what a terrible design, never seen this in other games I modded. I was using Sublime Text as editor, I switched to Notepad++ now, which one are you using?
Do you know why when I place my custom 3tnk.shp in my mod folder it doesn't replace the heavy tank in game?
Thanks for fixing and explaining how it works.
Re: Cant Play My Modded Map
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:37 pm
by SirCake
RedAlertMig wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:32 pm
Wow what a terrible design, never seen this in other games I modded.
I have already noticed, you are not the most polite guy.
RedAlertMig wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:32 pm
I was using Sublime Text as editor, I switched to Notepad++ now, which one are you using?
I'm using notepad++, mostly for the powerful search functions and functional design.
RedAlertMig wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:32 pm
Do you know why when I place my custom 3tnk.shp in my mod folder it doesn't replace the heavy tank in game?
Assuming you are talking about your modded map:
My best guess would be that you did not re-define what sprites the 3TNK: actor should render. By default its looks in the mods folders first (i think), if you do not specify a filename. (in your case 3tnk.shp)
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sequences:
3tnk: 3tnk.shp
idle:
Facings: 32
UseClassicFacingFudge: True
turret:
Start: 32
Facings: 32
UseClassicFacingFudge: True
muzzle: gunfire2
Length: 5
icon: 3tnkicon
should do the trick. I'm not sure, I think you
have to copy paste the whole sequence definitions from the default mod for it to work though (assuming you use a lighly modified version of the 3tnk shp).
If you replaced the original file in the openRA mod folder, then I don't know why it's not showing.