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    Aegis 16 years ago
    Is the missing file called "You.png"? I might be in .jpg format. Host it on imageshack or something.
    Is your mod called "Infestation"?
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    MM5 16 years ago
    Yeah, there were files before but they needed to be erased so I could run even the editor. But this is the one I am using.
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    Aegis 16 years ago
    Host the file on imagashack or similar so everyone can have a look at it.
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    MM5 16 years ago
    Hmm... I made a mistake in naming the thing it isn't you but creature6, nevertheless, the problem with crashing remins.

    Initializing Game
    Starting Load file data/Aleryon Betrayal/player_races.dat
    Starting Load Human
    Starting Load Texture ragdoll_human.png
    Finished Load Texture ragdoll_human.png
    Starting Load Texture inyourfaceinterface.png
    Finished Load Texture inyourfaceinterface.png
    Starting Load Texture player.png
    Finished Load Texture player.png
    Starting Load Texture player_1.png
    Finished Load Texture player_1.png
    Starting Load Texture weaponframes.png
    Finished Load Texture weaponframes.png
    Starting Load Texture weaponframes2.png
    Finished Load Texture weaponframes2.png
    Starting Load Texture weaponFrames2.png
    Finished Load Texture weaponFrames2.png
    Starting Load Texture creature0.png
    Finished Load Texture creature0.png
    Starting Load Texture slot.png
    Finished Load Texture slot.png
    Starting Load Texture skel1.png
    Finished Load Texture skel1.png
    Finished Load Human
    Finished Load file data/Aleryon Betrayal/player_races.dat
    Starting Load file data/Default/player_races.dat
    Starting Load Human
    Starting Load Texture ragdoll_human.png
    Finished Load Texture ragdoll_human.png
    Starting Load Texture computer.png
    Finished Load Texture computer.png
    Starting Load Texture creature0.png
    Finished Load Texture creature0.png
    Starting Load Texture creature0_1.png
    Finished Load Texture creature0_1.png
    Starting Load Texture slot.png
    Finished Load Texture slot.png
    Finished Load Human
    Starting Load Alien
    Starting Load Texture ragdoll_alien.png
    Finished Load Texture ragdoll_alien.png
    Starting Load Texture creature6.png
    Finished Load Texture creature6.png
    Finished Load Alien
    Starting Load Android
    Starting Load Texture ragdoll_android.png
    Finished Load Texture ragdoll_android.png
    Starting Load Texture creature7.png
    Finished Load Texture creature7.png
    Finished Load Android
    Starting Load Psionic
    Starting Load Texture qpsionic_ragdoll.png
    Finished Load Texture qpsionic_ragdoll.png
    Starting Load Texture qpcreature.png
    Finished Load Texture qpcreature.png
    Finished Load Psionic
    Starting Load Escape Pod
    Starting Load Texture invisible.png
    Finished Load Texture invisible.png
    Finished Load Escape Pod
    Finished Load file data/Default/player_races.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/player_races.dat
    Starting Load Alien
    Starting Load Texture Xen.jpg
    Finished Load Texture Xen.jpg
    Starting Load Texture computer.png
    Finished Load Texture computer.png
    Starting Load Texture creature6.png
    Finished Load Texture creature6.png
    Starting Load Texture slot.png
    Finished Load Texture slot.png
    Finished Load Alien
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/player_races.dat
    Starting Load file data/Tutorial/player_races.dat
    Starting Load Human
    Starting Load Texture ragdoll_human.png
    Finished Load Texture ragdoll_human.png
    Starting Load Texture computer.png
    Finished Load Texture computer.png
    Starting Load Texture creature0.png
    Finished Load Texture creature0.png
    Starting Load Texture slot.png
    Finished Load Texture slot.png
    Finished Load Human
    Starting Load Psionic
    Starting Load Texture qpsionic_ragdoll.png
    Finished Load Texture qpsionic_ragdoll.png
    Starting Load Texture qpcreature.png
    Finished Load Texture qpcreature.png
    Finished Load Psionic
    Finished Load file data/Tutorial/player_races.dat
    Starting Load Sample click0.wav
    Finished Load Sample click0.wav
    Starting Load Sample click1.wav
    Finished Load Sample click1.wav
    Starting Load Sample click2.wav
    Finished Load Sample click2.wav
    Starting Load Sample intro.wav
    Finished Load Sample intro.wav
    Starting Load Texture mouse0.png
    Finished Load Texture mouse0.png
    Starting Load Texture mouse1.png
    Finished Load Texture mouse1.png
    Starting Load Texture mouse2.png
    Finished Load Texture mouse2.png
    Starting Load Texture mapdot.png
    Finished Load Texture mapdot.png
    Starting Load Texture black.bmp
    Finished Load Texture black.bmp
    Starting Load Texture menu.jpg
    Finished Load Texture menu.jpg
    Starting Load Texture bar.png
    Finished Load Texture bar.png
    Starting Load Texture carry_icon.png
    Finished Load Texture carry_icon.png
    Starting Mod Loading
    Starting Load Texture itemview.png
    Finished Load Texture itemview.png
    Starting Load Texture slider.png
    Finished Load Texture slider.png
    Starting Load Texture mouse0.png
    Finished Load Texture mouse0.png
    Starting Load Texture mouse1.png
    Finished Load Texture mouse1.png
    Starting Load Texture mouse2.png
    Finished Load Texture mouse2.png
    Starting Load Sample pick_up.wav
    Finished Load Sample pick_up.wav
    Starting Load Sample click0.wav
    Finished Load Sample click0.wav
    Starting Load Sample click1.wav
    Finished Load Sample click1.wav
    Starting Load Sample click2.wav
    Finished Load Sample click2.wav
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/particles.dat
    Starting Load Blood
    Starting Load Texture particle.png
    Finished Load Texture particle.png
    Finished Load Blood
    Starting Load Footstep
    Finished Load Footstep
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/particles.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/sounds.dat
    Starting Load test
    Starting Load Sample fire.wav
    Finished Load Sample fire.wav
    Finished Load test
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/sounds.dat
    Finished Mod Loading
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/object_definitions.dat
    Starting Load Texture invisible.png
    Finished Load Texture invisible.png
    Starting Load Texture prop1.png
    Finished Load Texture prop1.png
    Starting Load Texture prop2.png
    Finished Load Texture prop2.png
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/object_definitions.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/climate_types.dat
    Starting Load climate number0
    Starting Load Sample wind0.wav
    Finished Load Sample wind0.wav
    Finished Load climate number0
    Starting Load climate number1
    Finished Load climate number1
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/climate_types.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/creatures.dat
    Starting Load Xen
    Starting Load Sample step0.wav
    Finished Load Sample step0.wav
    Starting Load Sample step1.wav
    Finished Load Sample step1.wav
    Starting Load Sample step2.wav
    Finished Load Sample step2.wav
    Starting Load Sample grunt0.wav
    Finished Load Sample grunt0.wav
    Starting Load Sample grunt1.wav
    Finished Load Sample grunt1.wav
    Starting Load Sample grunt2.wav
    Finished Load Sample grunt2.wav
    Finished Load Xen
    Starting Load Enemy
    Starting Load Texture creature1.png
    Finished Load Texture creature1.png
    Starting Load Sample step_a0.wav
    Finished Load Sample step_a0.wav
    Starting Load Sample step_a1.wav
    Finished Load Sample step_a1.wav
    Starting Load Sample step_a2.wav
    Finished Load Sample step_a2.wav
    Starting Load Sample groan0.wav
    Finished Load Sample groan0.wav
    Starting Load Sample groan1.wav
    Finished Load Sample groan1.wav
    Starting Load Sample groan2.wav
    Finished Load Sample groan2.wav
    Finished Load Enemy
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/creatures.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/light.dat
    Starting Load Texture light0.png
    Finished Load Texture light0.png
    Starting Load Texture light1.png
    Finished Load Texture light1.png
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/light.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/weapons.dat
    Starting Load No Weapon - do not remove!
    Starting Load Texture bullet0.png
    Finished Load Texture bullet0.png
    Finished Load No Weapon - do not remove!
    Starting Load Melee Attack
    Starting Load Sample claws0.wav
    Finished Load Sample claws0.wav
    Starting Load Sample claws0_hit.wav
    Finished Load Sample claws0_hit.wav
    Finished Load Melee Attack
    Starting Load Ranged Attack
    Starting Load Sample laser.wav
    Finished Load Sample laser.wav
    Starting Load Sample laser_hit.wav
    Finished Load Sample laser_hit.wav
    Finished Load Ranged Attack
    Starting Load Laser Pistol
    Finished Load Laser Pistol
    Starting Load Claws0
    Finished Load Claws0
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/weapons.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/items.dat
    Starting Load Default Item
    Starting Load Sample use.wav
    Finished Load Sample use.wav
    Finished Load Default Item
    Starting Load Drop prop
    Finished Load Drop prop
    Starting Load Laser Pistol
    Starting Load Texture laser.png
    Finished Load Texture laser.png
    Finished Load Laser Pistol
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/items.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/areas.dat
    Starting Load Start Area
    Finished Load Start Area
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/areas.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/plot_objects.dat
    Starting Load Prop
    Finished Load Prop
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/plot_objects.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/animation.dat
    Starting Load Texture Intro.jpg
    Finished Load Texture Intro.jpg
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/animation.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/player_races.dat
    Starting Load Alien
    Finished Load Alien
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/player_races.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/AI_tactic.dat
    Starting Load No_AI
    Finished Load No_AI
    Starting Load Attack
    Finished Load Attack
    Starting Load Peaceful
    Finished Load Peaceful
    Starting Load Flee
    Finished Load Flee
    Starting Load Guard
    Finished Load Guard
    Starting Load Follow
    Finished Load Follow
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/AI_tactic.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/sides.dat
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/sides.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/bars.dat
    Starting Load Health
    Starting Load Texture bar.png
    Finished Load Texture bar.png
    Finished Load Health
    Starting Load Battery Energy
    Finished Load Battery Energy
    Starting Load Armor
    Finished Load Armor
    Starting Load Food
    Finished Load Food
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/bars.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/scripts.dat
    Starting Load Player dies due to lack of health
    Finished Load Player dies due to lack of health
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/scripts.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/polygons.dat
    Starting Load triangle
    Finished Load triangle
    Starting Load rectangle
    Finished Load rectangle
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/polygons.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/terrain_types.dat
    Starting Load Random Terrain
    Starting Load Texture random.jpg
    Finished Load Texture random.jpg
    Finished Load Random Terrain
    Starting Load No random objects
    Starting Load Texture norandom.png
    Finished Load Texture norandom.png
    Finished Load No random objects
    Starting Load Grass
    Starting Load Texture grass.jpg
    Finished Load Texture grass.jpg
    Finished Load Grass
    Starting Load Organic Ground
    Starting Load Texture Organic.png
    Finished Load Texture Organic.png
    Finished Load Organic Ground
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/terrain_types.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/terrain_maps.dat
    Starting Load Start Area
    Finished Load Start Area
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/terrain_maps.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/dialogs.dat
    Starting Load Alien Crap
    Finished Load Alien Crap
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/dialogs.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/music.dat
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/music.dat
    Starting New Game Initialization
    Starting Mod Loading
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/particles.dat
    Starting Load Blood
    Finished Load Blood
    Starting Load Footstep
    Finished Load Footstep
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/particles.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/sounds.dat
    Starting Load test
    Finished Load test
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/sounds.dat
    Finished Mod Loading
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/object_definitions.dat
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/object_definitions.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/climate_types.dat
    Starting Load climate number0
    Finished Load climate number0
    Starting Load climate number1
    Finished Load climate number1
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/climate_types.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/creatures.dat
    Starting Load Xen
    Finished Load Xen
    Starting Load Enemy
    Finished Load Enemy
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/creatures.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/light.dat
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/light.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/weapons.dat
    Starting Load No Weapon - do not remove!
    Finished Load No Weapon - do not remove!
    Starting Load Melee Attack
    Finished Load Melee Attack
    Starting Load Ranged Attack
    Finished Load Ranged Attack
    Starting Load Laser Pistol
    Finished Load Laser Pistol
    Starting Load Claws0
    Finished Load Claws0
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/weapons.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/items.dat
    Starting Load Default Item
    Finished Load Default Item
    Starting Load Drop prop
    Finished Load Drop prop
    Starting Load Laser Pistol
    Finished Load Laser Pistol
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/items.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/areas.dat
    Starting Load Start Area
    Finished Load Start Area
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/areas.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/plot_objects.dat
    Starting Load Prop
    Finished Load Prop
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/plot_objects.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/animation.dat
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/animation.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/player_races.dat
    Starting Load Alien
    Finished Load Alien
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/player_races.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/AI_tactic.dat
    Starting Load No_AI
    Finished Load No_AI
    Starting Load Attack
    Finished Load Attack
    Starting Load Peaceful
    Finished Load Peaceful
    Starting Load Flee
    Finished Load Flee
    Starting Load Guard
    Finished Load Guard
    Starting Load Follow
    Finished Load Follow
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/AI_tactic.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/sides.dat
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/sides.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/bars.dat
    Starting Load Health
    Finished Load Health
    Starting Load Battery Energy
    Finished Load Battery Energy
    Starting Load Armor
    Finished Load Armor
    Starting Load Food
    Finished Load Food
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/bars.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/scripts.dat
    Starting Load Player dies due to lack of health
    Finished Load Player dies due to lack of health
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/scripts.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/polygons.dat
    Starting Load triangle
    Finished Load triangle
    Starting Load rectangle
    Finished Load rectangle
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/polygons.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/terrain_types.dat
    Starting Load Random Terrain
    Finished Load Random Terrain
    Starting Load No random objects
    Finished Load No random objects
    Starting Load Grass
    Finished Load Grass
    Starting Load Organic Ground
    Finished Load Organic Ground
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/terrain_types.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/terrain_maps.dat
    Starting Load Start Area
    Finished Load Start Area
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/terrain_maps.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/dialogs.dat
    Starting Load Alien Crap
    Finished Load Alien Crap
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/dialogs.dat
    Starting Load file data/Infestation/music.dat
    Finished Load file data/Infestation/music.dat
    Starting Map Creation
    Starting Distributing Items
    Finished Distributing Items
    Starting Initializing Area Start Area
    Starting Find prop number multipliers
    Finished Find prop number multipliers
    Starting Select Climate
    Finished Select Climate
    Starting List no_random_objects_terrain
    Finished List no_random_objects_terrain
    Starting Allocate memory for map
    Finished Allocate memory for map
    Starting Distribute Map Editor terrains
    Finished Distribute Map Editor terrains
    Starting Initializing Creature Specialties
    Finished Initializing Creature Specialties
    Starting Distribute Map Editor objects
    Finished Distribute Map Editor objects
    Starting Initialize animation frames
    Starting Initialize terrain frames
    Finished Initialize terrain frames
    Starting Initialize object frames
    Finished Initialize object frames
    Finished Initialize animation frames
    Starting Initializing Plot Objects and Items
    Finished Initializing Plot Objects and Items
    Starting Creating minimap
    Finished Creating minimap
    Finished Initializing Area Start Area
    Finished Map Creation
    Starting Race Specialties Initialization
    Finished Race Specialties Initialization
    Finished New Game Initialization
    Finished Game
    Starting Release Graphics Engine
    Focus Lost
    Focus Lost
    Finished Release Graphics Engine
    Starting Uninitializing game
    Starting Saving setup
    Finished Saving setup
    Starting Clearing maps
    Finished Clearing maps
    Starting Freeing mouse
    Finished Freeing mouse
    Starting Uninitializing sounds
    Finished Uninitializing sounds
    Starting Uninitializing music
    Finished Uninitializing music
    Finished Uninitializing game


    Here's the pic:

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    roburky 16 years ago
    I haven't used the editor much before now, as I haven't had need to place things precisely in the world.

    But I'm finding now that the editor crashes whenever I select an object to place that uses the polygon collision detection, such as a wall. This only happens on my mod, and it only seems to happen after I've added a new map.

    I managed to get around it once by loading another mod in the map editor, then loading my mod, and the polygon objects would work again. But after that, the editor would start to crash when I pressed F4 for the plot objects screen. And after that, my mod would not load normally.

    Any ideas?
    #
    Aegis 16 years ago
    "MM5" said:

    Here's the pic:

    I believe that there is a transparency issue going on. Paint can't handle transparent images, so it automatically fills up the space with black. Use an advanced image editor like Gimp (<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.gimp.org">http://www.gimp.org</a><!-- w --> It's pretty hard to use at first, but once you understand how simple it is you'll be Gimping like a pro. Also note the Gimp is free and is better than Photoshop., as it is frequently updated with more filter effects and fixes.

    "roburky" said:
    I haven't used the editor much before now, as I haven't had need to place things precisely in the world.

    But I'm finding now that the editor crashes whenever I select an object to place that uses the polygon collision detection, such as a wall. This only happens on my mod, and it only seems to happen after I've added a new map.

    I managed to get around it once by loading another mod in the map editor, then loading my mod, and the polygon objects would work again. But after that, the editor would start to crash when I pressed F4 for the plot objects screen. And after that, my mod would not load normally.

    Any ideas?

    Check the identifiers in plot_objects, object_defs and polygons. Then check to see if any lines are missing.
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    MM5 16 years ago
    I believe that there is a transparency issue going on. Paint can't handle transparent images, so it automatically fills up the space with black. Use an advanced image editor like Gimp (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.gimp.org">http://www.gimp.org</a><!-- m --> It's pretty hard to use at first, but once you understand how simple it is you'll be Gimping like a pro. Also note the Gimp is free and is better than Photoshop., as it is frequently updated with more filter effects and fixes.

    Nope I fixed the black square problem. I set the transparency (BTW, I didn't use Paint for that) and then it worked just fine. Well except for the fact that the creature is green instead of brown.
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    Aegis 16 years ago
    Are you using Gimp? When saved as a .png the colours always work with Notrium.
    #
    MM5 16 years ago
    Dammit! No, it only made things worse! Now it just plain crashes! And no errors on the debug text I checked!

    So what do I do now? I don't know how to fix this situation!
    #
    yony6502 16 years ago
    were can i gat the game notrium modding pogram?
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    Quanrian 16 years ago
    "MM5" said:
    Dammit! No, it only made things worse! Now it just plain crashes! And no errors on the debug text I checked!

    So what do I do now? I don't know how to fix this situation!

    Two things you can do. The first is start over from scratch and this time make sure to backup your data files before you do anything risky with them and remember not to add too much too quickly or it becomes hell debugging it. You should only ever work on one thing at a time, don't get greedy adding feature after feature before you test even one. The second thing to do is start ripping out chunks of your data files, starting with what you suspect is causing the problem, but you might have already done this. If you've removed something that another one of the data files is referencing, that will cause Notrium to crash quite soundly.

    "yony6502" said:
    Where can I get notrium's modding program?

    Well there used to be Notrium File Viewer back in the day, but that's obsolete and will only corrupt the data files because it was never updated. You're basically forced to either read the Notrium Modding FAQ or deal with severe frustration of learning to mod without it, which will mean LOTS of trial and error. I implore you to check out the Modding FAQ as it will save you from a big headache. There is a self titled thread right in this section of the forums for it, so check it out at your leisure.
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    yony6502 16 years ago
    "Quanrian" said:
    "MM5" said:
    Dammit! No, it only made things worse! Now it just plain crashes! And no errors on the debug text I checked!

    So what do I do now? I don't know how to fix this situation!

    Two things you can do. The first is start over from scratch and this time make sure to backup your data files before you do anything risky with them and remember not to add too much too quickly or it becomes hell debugging it. You should only ever work on one thing at a time, don't get greedy adding feature after feature before you test even one. The second thing to do is start ripping out chunks of your data files, starting with what you suspect is causing the problem, but you might have already done this. If you've removed something that another one of the data files is referencing, that will cause Notrium to crash quite soundly.

    "yony6502" said:
    Where can I get notrium's modding program?

    Well there used to be Notrium File Viewer back in the day, but that's obsolete and will only corrupt the data files because it was never updated. You're basically forced to either read the Notrium Modding FAQ or deal with severe frustration of learning to mod without it, which will mean LOTS of trial and error. I implore you to check out the Modding FAQ as it will save you from a big headache. There is a self titled thread right in this section of the forums for it, so check it out at your leisure.


    icant gat in the modding faq it not late me gat in it not open the page ther is more plases fat i can go?
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    MM5 16 years ago
    Two things you can do. The first is start over from scratch and this time make sure to backup your data files before you do anything risky with them and remember not to add too much too quickly or it becomes hell debugging it. You should only ever work on one thing at a time, don't get greedy adding feature after feature before you test even one. The second thing to do is start ripping out chunks of your data files, starting with what you suspect is causing the problem, but you might have already done this. If you've removed something that another one of the data files is referencing, that will cause Notrium to crash quite soundly.

    *sigh* O.k, let's start from scratch! Good thing I didn't add to much stuff.
    #
    Amarth 16 years ago
    "yony6502" said:
    icant gat in the modding faq it not late me gat in it not open the page ther is more plases fat i can go?
    Works fine here. HTML version or PDF version, one of these should work I hope?

    Otherwise, find your Notrium folder and starts looking through the files in there to try and learn modding. All you need is a text editor (like Notepad++) and a graphics editor (like GIMP).
    #
    roburky 16 years ago
    Thanks, Aegis. I hadn't noticed polygons.dat. I had copied over the object_definitions.dat from default notrium, but not polygons.dat, so the entries for walls etc in the objects file was referencng entries in polygons.dat that weren't there.
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    yony6502 16 years ago
    Otherwise, find your Notrium folder and starts looking through the files in there to try and learn modding. All you need is a text editor (like Notepad++) and a graphics editor (like GIMP).


    ok i louren mach but were dose i donlwod the pograme to bigin moding?
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    MageKing17 16 years ago
    "yony6502" said:
    ok i louren mach but were dose i donlwod the pograme to bigin moding?
    You don't need to download a program to begin modding, you only need to download something if you want to make/modify graphics. Windows comes with notepad, so you don't need any additional tools to mod something simple (or complicated, as long as you don't need to make graphics).
    #
    MM5 16 years ago
    Hi it's me again! Yup, same goddamn problem! The terrain won't load and the debug doesn't show any errors. The game and the editor crash! Is this just happening to me or are others experiencing these problems?I'm REALLY annoyed with this and my head fells like it's going to explode...
    #
    Aegis 16 years ago
    If the editor or game doesn't load up at all, then that's a really good sign because you can see exactly which file stuffed up in the debug file, as it is the last entry.
    If that doesn't happen then you will be in a bit of a pickle. Try the good old move "end_of_file;" around the place to test which file stuffs the whole thing up.

    "MM5" said:
    I'm REALLY annoyed with this and my head fells like it's going to explode...
    Stick in there. Notrium is very frustrating at first, but once you understand it understanding Notrium will be a piece of cake.
    #
    MM5 16 years ago
    Thanks for the help Aegis, I found out the problem! It's amazing how the smallest problem can cause an entire crash! I figured out that I accidentally left an empty space between end_effects_block and end_of_file! With that fixed I shall continue my goal: The Creation of Infestation!

    EDIT: O.K maybe not. How do I get rid of those blue props in the Barebones mod? They're really annoying me and I don't know how to get rid of them. Where are they? In plot objects, items? I tried getting rid of them but the game keeps crashing!
    #
    Aegis 16 years ago
    "MM5" said:

    EDIT: O.K maybe not. How do I get rid of those blue props in the Barebones mod? They're really annoying me and I don't know how to get rid of them. Where are they? In plot objects, items? I tried getting rid of them but the game keeps crashing!

    They're in object_definitions. The easiest way to get rid of them is to change it's image file to invisible.png. But a long term solution would be to edit the climate_types file and also change the blue orb to something you like more.
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    MM5 16 years ago
    O.K, It worked. Thanks!
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    Doomedonnotrium 16 years ago
    Im trying to mod but Ive got several problems.

    1.armed Hermit with an rapid fire pistol and I have tested him in Hive, he started to shoot aliens and pwmed them.
    soon he stops firing at them and I wanna fix that, like he ran of ammo or something, how to fix that- unlimited ammo.

    2. How to change "creature's" health.

    3.I want to make marines to be controled like Hermit (ollow and guard mode).
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    Aegis 16 years ago
    1. Did you change his weapon to rapid fire pistol? If so then the effects of the rapid fire pistol include losing bullets. The bullets are an item so it automatically belongs to you. So that means that the hermit ran out of your ammo. An obvious solution would be to change rapid fire pistol so that it doesn't take away any ammo (remove effect number 16 and condition number 0) but you could copy the weapon, change it's identifier and remove the ammo use.

    2. At the bottom of a creature there are it's speciality's. This is basically health, just change the numbers.
      ;//description
    0;//number
    0.000000;//parameter0 -what bar it is
    0.000000;//parameter1 -minimum health
    400.000000;//parameter2 - maximum health
    400.000000;//parameter3 -current health

    This creature has 400 health.
    To change it's max health just:
      ;//description
    0;//number
    0.000000;//parameter0 -what bar it is
    0.000000;//parameter1 -minimum health
    100.000000;//parameter2 - maximum health
    100.000000;//parameter3 -current health

    Now it has 100 health

    3. Go into the creatures.dat file and find the marine (identifier 14), and change the primary and secondary tactics to what you want. They are currently "0" and "9", looking under Ai_tactic.dat it shows that "0" is attack normally and "9" guard firm. So you probably want to change the "0" to a "5".
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    roburky 16 years ago
    I have a wieldable item that adds to a bar if the bar reaches 0. The problem is, I don't want this item to be equippable if the bar is already at 0. If I add a condition to the item that the bar must be greater than 0, then the item unequips when the bar reaches 0, which is not what I want.

    Any ideas?

    Edit: Never mind, I found a solution. I've just got the item auto-equipping as long as the bar is above 0, and there isn't another wieldable item already in the slot.
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    MageKing17 16 years ago
    "Aegis" said:
    3. Go into the creatures.dat file and find the marine (identifier 14), and change the primary and secondary tactics to what you want. They are currently "0" and "9", looking under Ai_tactic.dat it shows that "0" is attack normally and "9" guard firm. So you probably want to change the "0" to a "5".
    Also make sure the marines are on the player's side, otherwise changing the tactics isn't very helpful.
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    Admiral 16 years ago
    Hello again, I am a bit stuck and any help would be much appreciated...
    I want to create several 'races' with a choice of 'job' for each.
    Will i have to create each instance in races.dat or is there a way around this (I want each race-job combination to have weapons/items that can only be used by that race-job combination)
    I know notrium does this with races (e.g. That item can only be used by Human/Android) but how do i adapt this to race-job?

    I guess what i'm asking is: Is there any other way to limit item/weapon use excluding the creation of each combination in race.dat?
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    roburky 16 years ago
    You could do a workaround using the difficulty settings for the jobs, as long as you don't want more than three. You'd have to put some clear explanation in your readme file, and it's a pretty inelegant solution.

    I'd just use separate player races.
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    MageKing17 16 years ago
    The easiest way is to manually create new entries, yes.
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    Admiral 16 years ago
    Is there any known limit to the number of entries in player_races.dat? As (>2 'races' * 6 'jobs' = >12 entries)...

    There is a work around... I could give the player the only items he/she can use from the beginning but that would mean that i couldn't leave items around the map that are race-job specific..


    P.S. I haven't started coding yet but i have the ideas down on paper, can any of the more experienced modders tell me if my ideas are too difficult/impossible.

    Warrior - uses close combat weaponry: swords, etc.
    Archer - uses ranged combat weaponry: bows, arrows, etc.
    Mage - uses combat spells: elemental magic, etc.
    Druid - uses Mortar & Pestle to make powders that can heal/harm
    Summoner - calls forth powerful magical entities to battle for him/her, but is physically weak
    Alchemist - almost similar to Summoner but instead of using power to summon, Alchemist uses materials to forge 'golems'

    I don't need help or anything just a helpful yes/no/way too difficult, etc
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    Aegis 16 years ago
    "Admiral" said:
    Is there any known limit to the number of entries in player_races.dat? As (>2 'races' * 6 'jobs' = >12 entries)...
    Nope, not that I know of.
    "Admiral" said:

    Warrior - uses close combat weaponry: swords, etc.
    Archer - uses ranged combat weaponry: bows, arrows, etc.
    Mage - uses combat spells: elemental magic, etc.
    Druid - uses Mortar & Pestle to make powders that can heal/harm
    Summoner - calls forth powerful magical entities to battle for him/her, but is physically weak
    Alchemist - almost similar to Summoner but instead of using power to summon, Alchemist uses materials to forge 'golems'
    Warrior - easy as pie.
    Archer - easier than pie.
    Mage - easy as pie.
    Druid - easy as pie.
    Summoner - dangerously easy.
    Alchemist - easy if you combine items to make a golem item, then you use the item to create the golem.

    Overall this is a very do-able mod.
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    Admiral 16 years ago
    Alchemist - easy if you combine items to make a golem item, then you use the item to create the golem.

    Overall this is a very do-able mod.

    Well, i was planning to have a 'tome of golem creation' (a bit like the 'blueprint' item)?

    But thanks a bunch for the assist!
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    Aegis 16 years ago
    "Admiral" said:
    Alchemist - easy if you combine items to make a golem item, then you use the item to create the golem.

    Overall this is a very do-able mod.

    Well, i was planning to have a 'tome of golem creation' (a bit like the 'blueprint' item)?
    That's even better!
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    Admiral 16 years ago
    Thanks a lot guys/gals. Got any advice on inventory use?

    Let me explain my idea: I want the player to start in map: Hall Of Knowledge
    There will be (hopefuly) ten or so objects at intervals along the walls which when Used/Opened open a (so far) unused inventory containing five items:

    Item 1: Question
    Item 2-5: Multiple choice answer

    If the player answers correctly i.e. Uses the correct answer item. A useful item e.g. potion or ether is deposited in menu 0 (I think that's the player inventory.)

    Good idea/Bad idea/Impossible?
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    Grim Reaper 16 years ago
    I think it's a great idea, and not that difficult to do (in theory).
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