Map Missing

VictoryFirst

It is a new game we are creating from scratch so perhaps something went wrong with the map-making process. The game is still in its development stage so it does not have a centers.txt, polygons.txt or place.txt yet but it does have a working XML, map.yml file and a bunch of other stuff.

Panther

@victoryfirst There are some minimum requirements for a map to load. Unfortunately I don't remember exactly which. But I think additionally at least these files are required:
map.properties
polygons.txt
and of course all the baseTiles

Maybe look here for further information:
https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/blob/master/docs/map-making/tutorial/map-and-map-skin-making.md
and
https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/blob/master/docs/map-making/tutorial/creating-custom-map-xml.md

VictoryFirst

Ah I see. So the maps needs some of the .txt files to load. I didn't know about the minimum requirements, thanks!

Simon Hibbs

I'm getting this error as well. I created a copy of "another_world" with a different directory name and different game_name, but when I load a savegame created using the original another_world directory it complains that the game_name is wrong.

If I remove the new game directory from downloadedMaps everything works, put the new directory back in and it breaks again.

So, for some reason when the new directory, with a different name, is in downloadedMaps TripleA is finding that and trying to use it, even though the save games were created from the original another_world directory and files. This happens even if I create a new game from the original directory.

TheDog

@simon-hibbs
After copying the folder rename
another_world folder
to
another_world_alt folder

You should rename
<info name="Another World" version="3.7.4"/>
to
<info name="Another World ALT" version="3.7.4"/>

Must rename
<property name="mapName" value="another_world" editable="false"/>
to
another_world_alt

Must rename
another_world.xml
to
another_world_alt.xml

Hopefully your alt version should now run.

Simon Hibbs

@thedog Ive been through all the files under the another_world_updated directory but I still have the same problem.

It's not the new map I have problems with, that seems to work.

It's the original untouched another_world and it's newly created and old game saves that have the problem even though I didn't touch it:

Failed to find game name Another World in map.yml file, map.yml had the following entries: [Another World Updated]

For some reason it's finding the new directory and using that for saves created from the old directory. BTW I'm on a Mac if that helps.

TheDog

@simon-hibbs
Do you have the correct yml file for the original another_world
like below (ignore the ")
map_name: another_world
games:
"- {game_name: Another World, file_name: another_world.xml}

Does the new yml have (or similiar)
map_name: another_world_alt
games:
"- {game_name: Another World ALT, file_name: another_world_alt.xml}

beelee

@simon-hibbs

I looked at the yaml and there is only the original map listed. Not sure where the "updated" part is coming from.

Which triplea release are you using ?

Simon Hibbs

@beelee I'm working on an update to another_world. So the new directory that I said I created is the another_world_updated directory. That contains all of my changes, including the ones you listed in your previous comment. All those changes are in there.

That's the weird thing, I've not changed the original another_world directory or it's contents at all. All the changes are under another_world_updated.

I've verified this on the latest build from Nov 17th.

Here's a download link to a zip of the directory I'm working on.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zvbmvSlJFvcwk4lYTiZN03F3N6KYMVPR/view?usp=drive_link

You should be able to just unzip this, drop it into you downloadedMaps, start TrippleA, create a new game using the old unedited another_world, start the game as single player and get the error.

To be fair, it may be a quirk on MacOS for some reason.

wc_sumpton

@simon-hibbs

map.yml, first line should read:

map_name: another_world_updated

Because this is the folder containing the map. By using "another_world", is causing the error.

Cheers...

Simon Hibbs

@wc_sumpton Doh! That’s great, thanks. I didn’t notice there were two places that needed changing in that file.

wc_sumpton

@simon-hibbs

Don't feel bad, me and @beelee have talked at great lengths about our 'Duh' moments. I feel like I haven't learned something if I haven't slapped my head a couple of times. In a pinch a solid wall will also suffice.

Cheers...