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    • TheDogT Online
      TheDog @Davor Pavlić
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      @davor-pavlić
      Do you copies of the files you need?

      Then open these 4 files in Notepad++
      centers.txt
      place.txt
      polygons.txt
      MapName.xml

      Search them for just Italy and remove the line with it on, as Italy does not exist anymore.

      Try running Automatic Placement Finder, assuming you have run Polygon grabber.

      https://forums.triplea-game.org/tags/thedog
      https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3741/curated-best-top-maps-triplea-guides

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      • Davor PavlićD Offline
        Davor Pavlić @TheDog
        last edited by

        @thedog

        Okay that took a while. I deleted Italy, East Prussia and Sakhalin lines from centers.txt, polygons.txt, places.txt and ironwar.xml.

        I managed to do the new centers and polygons, finally Automatic Placement Finder ran, and i also deleted the previous baseTiles and replaced them with the new map.

        I tried to give it a go in-game, and it doesn't want to run. This is what i get this time.

        3f920154-09ab-49b0-a1ca-b805b6dde482-image.png

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          beelee @Davor Pavlić
          last edited by

          @davor-pavlić you might try saving all your current triplea downloadmaps saved games, then delete triplea and install again and just put all the new stuff in.

          Sometimes stuff hides and triplea keeps looking for it. i don't fully understand it but worth a shot

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          • TheDogT Online
            TheDog @beelee
            last edited by

            Try this, I have not read it.
            https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/438/solved-game-fails-to-start-no-data-of-type-centers-for-territory

            https://forums.triplea-game.org/tags/thedog
            https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3741/curated-best-top-maps-triplea-guides

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            • Davor PavlićD Offline
              Davor Pavlić
              last edited by

              Nevermind, i didnt delete everything from XML, there are still loads of stuff in there such as unit placements and some attachments that contain ITALY, EAST PRUSSIA and SAKHALIN. The game probably tries to place units in those territories but there aren't any territories named like that.

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              • Davor PavlićD Offline
                Davor Pavlić @Davor Pavlić
                last edited by

                @davor-pavlić

                Nope, didnt work, no idea what i am missing.

                I searched the keywords in the XML, deleted everything, but the game still keeps looking for those territories.

                Can i send someone the whole folder to check it out? I have no idea what i am missing.

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                  beelee @TheDog
                  last edited by

                  @thedog said in How to modify borders on an existing map:

                  Try this, I have not read it.
                  https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/438/solved-game-fails-to-start-no-data-of-type-centers-for-territory

                  It seems a naming error which i think 2.6 does different now. At any rate, looks as if Davor still deleting some stuff

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                  • Davor PavlićD Offline
                    Davor Pavlić @beelee
                    last edited by

                    @beelee

                    I took a look at that thread and tbh i cant find any naming issue, especially since it worked
                    until now and i didnt rename anything.

                    I deleted the lines in XML which mentioned Italy, East Prussia and Sakhalin because those territory names no longer exist on my map. For the lines that add units and other attachmebts i changed every single one that again mentioned those territories, with my logic being that the map isnt running because the map keeps looking and placing stuff on non-existant territory.

                    Maybe i missed something somewhere, i dont know.

                    I have a backup copy of Iron War files so its not a big deal if i mess something up big time, but yeah, ill see what i can do tomorrow.

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                    • TheDogT Online
                      TheDog @Davor Pavlić
                      last edited by

                      @davor-pavlić
                      Zip up your whole wip folder and I will take a look if I have time tomorrow morning otherwise it will be Thursday morning.

                      https://forums.triplea-game.org/tags/thedog
                      https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3741/curated-best-top-maps-triplea-guides

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                        beelee @Davor Pavlić
                        last edited by

                        @davor-pavlić yea sorry meant the referenced thread was about a naming error.

                        It seems triplea is still looking for something you've removed. I've had that happen with other things in the past

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                        • Davor PavlićD Offline
                          Davor Pavlić @TheDog
                          last edited by

                          @thedog

                          Alright ill send it tomorrow when i find the time

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                          • Davor PavlićD Offline
                            Davor Pavlić @TheDog
                            last edited by

                            @thedog

                            Here's the folder
                            https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d4lOQ2CbHLe_YhN-n6Gy3XuAaWHuE6lX?usp=share_link

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                            • TheDogT Online
                              TheDog @Davor Pavlić
                              last edited by TheDog

                              @davor-pavlić
                              You need to change Croatia to Yugoslavia in these files;
                              centers.txt
                              place.txt
                              polygons.txt
                              pu_place.txt

                              Add Northern & Southern Italy to pu_place.txt

                              Change Italy to Southern Italy? in vc.txt

                              In the xml
                              5157 Change Italy to Northern Italy
                              5617 Change Italy to Northern Italy
                              10021 Change Italy to Northern Italy
                              17730 Change Italy to Northern Italy

                              There are more but I will let you sort those out.

                              Post the file set again if you get stuck.

                              https://forums.triplea-game.org/tags/thedog
                              https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3741/curated-best-top-maps-triplea-guides

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                              • Davor PavlićD Offline
                                Davor Pavlić @TheDog
                                last edited by

                                @thedog

                                Uuuu i've missed a lot!

                                I done it now like you said, yeah i missed a lot of stuff lol.

                                Unfortunately it still shows the same error message 😞

                                I just triple checked all txt files and xml with a search function, didn't find a single 'Italy, 'East Prussia', 'Croatia' or 'Sakhalin', everything is changed into appropriate new territory names. Of course except the Italy player, i didn't rename the player. I also fixed some border connections because i noticed i didn't have Southern Italy connected to any territories, im not sure if that impacts running the map but i've fixed that, and it still doesnt' run the map.

                                My lack of experience shows but im doing my best. I think it will take me a while to understand all this regarding the xml editing but once i get it down ill be good to go.

                                Here i uploaded a folder again, whenever you have time check it out and let me know what i should do
                                https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d4lOQ2CbHLe_YhN-n6Gy3XuAaWHuE6lX?usp=share_link

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                                • TheDogT Online
                                  TheDog @Davor Pavlić
                                  last edited by TheDog

                                  @davor-pavlić
                                  Hey, you are new to this and it is a steep learning curve, keep going, and will become a pro like me. 🙄

                                  xml coding is complicated, there are so many inter linking elements to it.

                                  Search for the hi-lighted text below, the Italy is part of a condition and trigger
                                  line 7161is a Territory (not player/nation) so needs adding a Northern or Southern prefix.
                                  directPresenceTerritories" value="Italy
                                  The above is paired with line 10023

                                  e9c6606d-310e-46a6-a02e-d6e848b4bcb4-image.png

                                  There will probably be more errors like this.

                                  https://forums.triplea-game.org/tags/thedog
                                  https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3741/curated-best-top-maps-triplea-guides

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                                  • Davor PavlićD Offline
                                    Davor Pavlić @TheDog
                                    last edited by

                                    @thedog

                                    Ah okay i see.

                                    Should i also change the 'directPresenceTerritories' to Northern/Southern Italy as well?

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                                    • TheDogT Online
                                      TheDog @Davor Pavlić
                                      last edited by

                                      @davor-pavlić
                                      Doh, yes I was not clear.

                                      https://forums.triplea-game.org/tags/thedog
                                      https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3741/curated-best-top-maps-triplea-guides

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                                      • Davor PavlićD Offline
                                        Davor Pavlić @TheDog
                                        last edited by Davor Pavlić

                                        @thedog

                                        How did you get that error report? This could be useful for me so i can know where the problem is.

                                        Mine just tells about the error in data centers and nothing else specific.

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                                        • TheDogT Online
                                          TheDog @Davor Pavlić
                                          last edited by

                                          @davor-pavlić
                                          I have 3 versions of TripleA on my PC, all should give the same error message.
                                          But this came from TripleA-2.5.22294

                                          Sometimes its best to close TripleA and restart it.

                                          The error text varies with each error.

                                          https://forums.triplea-game.org/tags/thedog
                                          https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3741/curated-best-top-maps-triplea-guides

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                                          • Davor PavlićD Offline
                                            Davor Pavlić @TheDog
                                            last edited by Davor Pavlić

                                            @thedog

                                            e84bcb4e-beae-4259-96d3-38954740d6ce-image.png

                                            Does the 'Capital' refer to the territory or the player/nation?

                                            Yea my version of TripleA doesn't show any useful information in error, i can't know where the problem is, it just says what the problem is.

                                            The confusing thing in this case is that 'Italy' was a territory and a player, so it's hard to figure out what it actually refers to hah

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