Trying to put age of tribes engine on alexander 350 world map
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@wc_sumpton What am I looking at here? What software is it?
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I attempted the merger, as I understood you were doing. What is presented is the comment section at the top of the xml. There is no special software, I just used a 'code box' to highlight the xml from normal entry.
Cheers...
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@wc_sumpton Still confused, is it from notepad++ or the built in triplea game maker? I am starting to wonder if I should just start from scratch and use triplea map creator part 2? Also thanks to you and everyone trying to help and happy 4th of July to you all.
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@ted-self It easier to fix issues than to start from scratch. I have fixed many scenarios, if you keeping on plugging away the issues, you can fix them. Try to use an editor that understands XML syntax.
The different age of tribes XML's only differ in their setup, so it doesn't matter which one you use.
If you are getting frustrated at this, try modifying an existing XML to get a better feel for the process.
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@wc_sumpton How did you get notepad++ to attempt the merger? Did the error list just appear at the top of the page?
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@rogercooper Mr. Cooper, I have been stumped on this latest error message when I try to launch the game for almost 2 days now.
XML Copy editor is no help because it claims the xml is well formed. Please have a look at the AgeWorld.xml at https://github.com/tedrockets/triplea/tree/main Thanks in advance. -
Notepad++ is just a text editor, and cannot merge xml's. The section not wanted are deleted. The section that are wanted are copied and pasted. What I did was probably the same thing that you did, documenting the steps I preformed at the top of the xml.
Cheers...
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@ted-self Above is the image I meant to upload.
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@Ted-Self
I too use Notepad++
you can do this
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Meaning you can copy and paste from one xml (left) into another (right).Also you can have many files open at the same time. (see the tabs)
XML Copy Editor probably can do the same.
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@ted-self said in Trying to put age of tribes engine on alexander 350 world map:
It means exactly what it says, there is reference to a resource called "Tech" but "Tech" is not on the resource list. Remove the references or add the resource. This could also be a capitalization issue or a name issue, maybe techToken was meant.
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@rogercooper @rogercooper I looked the XML and confirmed that the issue is the resource is called "techToken " but is referenced as "Tech".
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@rogercooper Yes, you got me going again chasing down errors when trying to launch. Now I am trying to change the name of every country and sea zone so the nukes can go off in each one of them. It looks like it will take many hours and even days to get that done, But I don't see any reason to be discouraged. I was thinking there for a while that maybe the project was too ambitious.
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@ted-self You may want to use a program that allows you to replace text in multiple files like File Monk.
Why do you need to change area names to set off nukes?
My experience with Age of Tribes is that it is somewhat dull. Units may have interesting names, but they tend to be the same old units with somewhat better stats. You may want to increase unit differentiation especially with higher movement allowances.
What makes A&A/TripleA interesting is the unbalanced starting positions and things like delayed entry. The combat model lacks sufficient detail to be interesting in and off itself.
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@rogercooper Well, here is a sample
<attachment name="conditionAttachment-Atomic-Corsica" attachTo="AI" javaClass="games.strategy.triplea.attachments.RulesAttachment" type="player">
<option name="directPresenceTerritories" value="Corsica" count="1"/>
<option name="unitPresence" value="Nuke-Explosion" count="1"/>So I have to change Corsica to a name that is on the Alexander350 world map like Turkmenistan etc otherwise an error is produced when I try to start the game.
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@ted-self To all map makers and potential map makers, hours of confusion and learning combined with hours of tedium.
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@ted-self If you are changing a territory name you need to change in the following files.
- <game>.xml
- centers.txt
- polygons.txt
There can be other txt files associated with the mod, they should all be checked and changed. Use File Monk are a similar program.
If you need to check every territory on the map, use a forEach loop.
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@rogercooper Thank you, I need all the help I can get. Basically trying to put age of tribes units and techs on alexander350 world map. It sounded so simple when I first thought of it, lol! As far as I know age of tribes has never been put on any map other than the original.
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@ted-self Can someone tell me what to do about this error I'm getting from xml copy editor "unable to open DTD file"
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