Why "unable to load texture"?

isnorden

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I recently tweaked and uploaded an "Ancient Era" re-mod of WHoward69's goldsmith building. (Of course, he got credit where credit was due... :thanx: ...but I digress. ) Ever since the game installed that mod, I occasionally get this error message: "Unable to load texture Goldsmith45.dds". Troubleshooting that one has been nothing but frustration so far... :badcomp:


So far I've double-checked that the file was included and that I kept it in the right folder...both true; all I tweaked was one unrelated rule! Even database.log hasn't shown me any clues; the most recent messages there read as follows:

Code:
[9165.296] constraint failed
[9165.296] While executing - 'INSERT INTO ArtDefine_StrategicView(StrategicViewType, TileType, Asset) VALUES(?,?,?)'
[9219.687] Validating Foreign Key Constraints...
[9219.687] Invalid Reference on ArtDefine_Landmarks.LayoutHandler - "SPECIAL" does not exist in ArtDefine_LandmarkTypes

But there's no "SPECIAL" anywhere in the mod, so I still have no idea of what could be causing that unable-to-load message. I've attached a copy of the modfile for you to check; could someone please tell me what went wrong and how to fix it (other than scrapping the whole thing)? Many thanks!
 
VFS has not been set to true for the four dds files

Thank you--but how do I reset the value? Please be patient with me, since I'm still learning the technical side of modding. :please:
 
Click on the file in the top right hand "Solution Explorer" panel and then in the panel below that scroll down to the bottom and set Import into VFS to true
 
What's a "VFS" file, and how do I edit it?

I'm gonna go ahead and assume you haven't worked with the IDE.

Do you know how to open ModBuddy?
 
VFS stands for Virtual File System--the list of files that a mod automatically stores so the game doesn't have to look them up each time. To import a picture into the VFS, set Import to "true" for that file in ModBuddy.
 
I've never heard of ModBuddy - I;ve been getting the message whenever I encounter a new civilization.
I'm using only two mods - 1) City State Leaders for G+K, and 2) Good Clock (v3).
Both of these mods were subscribed through the Get Mods section of the game (which drops me back to a Steam browser to present a choice of various mods I might be interested in).
I've never worked behind the scenes of the game.
All I want is some way to remove that annoying message "Unable to load texture", followed by a red square in the middle of the screen above the leader screen.
 
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