Can't start a new game with a mod in development.

lordrj15 · Mar 25, 2015

Hi all,

I am currently working on a mod for the Palatinate, however I'm having issues actually loading the mod in the game. When I install it, it shows up in the playable civ list, yay, but when I start a game, Civ V just freezes, the music gets cutoff, and though the icon is still spinning, nothing happens and I am forced to exit the game.

I've been searching for awhile, but I can't find any issues at all within the code, the XML is basically all clean, and I tried it without Lua, but it still wouldn't load. I think it might be the UU and UB, which are merchant and oxford uni replacements respectively, as I've never coded a national wonder or merchant replacement before, here is the XML

Spoiler :

Thanks

whoward69 · Mar 25, 2015

You're missing a building class - BUILDINGCLASS_HEIDELBERG_UNIVERSITY

This will be being reported in the logs (see 1st link in my sig for how to enable logging) and is also, I believe, on LeeS' list of common modder mistakes

lordrj15 · Mar 25, 2015

whoward69 said:
You're missing a building class - BUILDINGCLASS_HEIDELBERG_UNIVERSITY

This will be being reported in the logs (see 1st link in my sig for how to enable logging) and is also, I believe, on LeeS' list of common modder mistakes

It's an Oxford replacement though, so it doesn't need a special building class for it.

I've enabled logging

However, you have actually high lighted something that might be causing the problem, thanks . . . (building class should be oxford)

lordrj15 · Mar 25, 2015

Well, the issue has been fixed, but evidently it still doesn't work, when I begin a new game, after the DOM, it's just clouds, fog of war, and it says I've lost the game

Ugh

Still nothing in the logs, which are activated

LeeS · Mar 25, 2015

lordrj15 said:
Well, the issue has been fixed, but evidently it still doesn't work, when I begin a new game, after the DOM, it's just clouds, fog of war, and it says I've lost the game

Ugh

Still nothing in the logs, which are activated

Did you forget to give the Civ a starting settler, as in:

Code:

	<Civilization_FreeUnits>
		<Row>
			<CivilizationType>CIVILIZATION_X</CivilizationType>
			<UnitClassType>UNITCLASS_SETTLER</UnitClassType>
			<Count>1</Count>
			<UnitAIType>UNITAI_SETTLE</UnitAIType>
		</Row>
	</Civilization_FreeUnits>

But as whoward always says, without a copy of the mod to look at we're just guessing in the dark when trying to help you.

lordrj15 · Mar 25, 2015

LeeS said:
Did you forget to give the Civ a starting settler, as in:

Code:

<Civilization_FreeUnits> <Row> <CivilizationType>CIVILIZATION_X</CivilizationType> <UnitClassType>UNITCLASS_SETTLER</UnitClassType> <Count>1</Count> <UnitAIType>UNITAI_SETTLE</UnitAIType> </Row> </Civilization_FreeUnits>

But as whoward always says, without a copy of the mod to look at we're just guessing in the dark when trying to help you.

It's definitely there, no spelling mistakes.

This is the part of the code I'm unsure about, the building/unit, so if people could look through that, then I'll upload a copy of the mod, just to save people downloading it to find it's some small detail I missed in the part of the code I am unsure about.

LeeS · Mar 25, 2015

lordrj15 said:
It's definitely there, no spelling mistakes.

This is the part of the code I'm unsure about, the building/unit, so if people could look through that, then I'll upload a copy of the mod, just to save people downloading it to find it's some small detail I missed in the part of the code I am unsure about.

Please do upload or provide a link. That way we can all be sure we're looking at the most recent version of the buildings/units. Plus, if the issue is elsewhere, it's easier to figure it out.

lordrj15 · Mar 25, 2015

blurgh, ignore this

lordrj15 · Mar 25, 2015

LeeS said:
Please do upload or provide a link. That way we can all be sure we're looking at the most recent version of the buildings/units. Plus, if the issue is elsewhere, it's easier to figure it out.

Here is one

LeeS · Mar 25, 2015

DataBase.log errors:

Code:

[526799.546][color="red"] Invalid Reference on Civilization_Start_Region_Priority.RegionType - "REGION_RIVER" does not exist in Regions[/color]
[526801.546] Invalid Reference on Units.DefaultUnitAI - "UNITAI_ELECTOR" does not exist in UnitAIInfos
[526801.671] Invalid Reference on Units.Strategy - "TXT_KEY_UNIT_ELECTOR_STRATEGY" does not exist in Language_en_US
[526801.796] Invalid Reference on Unit_AITypes.UnitAIType - "UNITAI_ELECTOR" does not exist in UnitAIInfos

This is the problem reported by the 1st error shown, and is causing your problem:

Code:

	-<Civilization_Start_Region_Priority>


		-<Row>

			<CivilizationType>CIVILIZATION_RPALATINATE</CivilizationType>

			<RegionType>REGION_RIVER</RegionType>

		</Row>

	</Civilization_Start_Region_Priority>

Change to this:

Code:

	<Civilization_Start_Along_River>
		<Row>
			<CivilizationType>CIVILIZATION_RPALATINATE</CivilizationType>
			<StartAlongRiver>true</StartAlongRiver>
		</Row>
	</Civilization_Start_Along_River>

Getting the 'You are Defeated' screen as soon as you start the game is no longer occuring. The game has been told to give priority to a start region-type that doesn't exist, so is unable to resolve the issue, and defaults to just not giving you a start at all.

You will need to address the other bad reference issues, but none of them are serious enough to cause file or mod load failures.

lordrj15 · Mar 25, 2015

LeeS said:
DataBase.log errors:

Code:

[526799.546][color="red"] Invalid Reference on Civilization_Start_Region_Priority.RegionType - "REGION_RIVER" does not exist in Regions[/color] [526801.546] Invalid Reference on Units.DefaultUnitAI - "UNITAI_ELECTOR" does not exist in UnitAIInfos [526801.671] Invalid Reference on Units.Strategy - "TXT_KEY_UNIT_ELECTOR_STRATEGY" does not exist in Language_en_US [526801.796] Invalid Reference on Unit_AITypes.UnitAIType - "UNITAI_ELECTOR" does not exist in UnitAIInfos

This is the problem reported by the 1st error shown, and is causing your problem:

Code:

-<Civilization_Start_Region_Priority> -<Row> <CivilizationType>CIVILIZATION_RPALATINATE</CivilizationType> <RegionType>REGION_RIVER</RegionType> </Row> </Civilization_Start_Region_Priority>

Change to this:

Code:

<Civilization_Start_Along_River> <Row> <CivilizationType>CIVILIZATION_RPALATINATE</CivilizationType> <StartAlongRiver>true</StartAlongRiver> </Row> </Civilization_Start_Along_River>

Getting the 'You are Defeated' screen as soon as you start the game is no longer occuring. The game has been told to give priority to a start region-type that doesn't exist, so is unable to resolve the issue, and defaults to just not giving you a start at all.

You will need to address the other bad reference issues, but none of them are serious enough to cause file or mod load failures.

Yeah, I was talking to someone about it and they suggested that, it seems to work now.

But there is another thing you could help me with, I want the trait, "converted city states gain 25 influence" but it doesn't, work it seems, what's wrong with this Lua? (it's ordered right in the modbuddy, just the way it pastes onto civ fanatics)

Spoiler :

Also, what were the referencing issues?

LeeS · Mar 25, 2015

Code:

LuaEvents.CityAdoptsReligionEvent(iOwner, iX, iY, eOldReligion, eNewReligion, bFirstConversion)

This is part of Machiavelli24's religions snippets for mod-makers, but you don't have the rest of the system active anywhere within your lua, so the game has no way to know when to run your function.

Try using

Code:

GameEvents.CityConvertsReligion.Add(PalatineCSInfluence)

This is the Firaxis-supplied event used in the Medieval Scenario. The arguments are slightly different, however. You'd need to change to

Code:

function PalatineCSInfluence(iOwner, eReligion, iX, iY)

The referencing issues were because there is no UNITAI_ELECTOR within the UnitAIInfos so the game has no idea what to with that UNITAI_ designation. And you likely never stated TXT_KEY_UNIT_ELECTOR_STRATEGY as a Tag="x" anywhere within <Language_en_US>

lordrj15 · Mar 25, 2015

LeeS said:
Code:

LuaEvents.CityAdoptsReligionEvent(iOwner, iX, iY, eOldReligion, eNewReligion, bFirstConversion)

This is part of Machiavelli24's religions snippets for mod-makers, but you don't have the rest of the system active anywhere within your lua, so the game has no way to know when to run your function.
Try using

Code:

GameEvents.CityConvertsReligion.Add(PalatineCSInfluence)

This is the Firaxis-supplied event used in the Medieval Scenario. The arguments are slightly different, however. You'd need to change to

Code:

function PalatineCSInfluence(iOwner, eReligion, iX, iY)

The referencing issues were because there is no UNITAI_ELECTOR within the UnitAIInfos so the game has no idea what to with that UNITAI_ designation. And you likely never stated TXT_KEY_UNIT_ELECTOR_STRATEGY as a Tag="x" anywhere within <Language_en_US>

I'm not that good with Lua, I basically copy and pasted all this, but, erm, this might sound presumptuous, but could you write me the code I need to fix the lua?

calcul8or · Mar 25, 2015

lordrj15 said:
I'm not that good with Lua, I basically copy and pasted all this, but, erm, this might sound presumptuous, but could you write me the code I need to fix the lua?

Untested, but this should work:

Spoiler :

lordrj15 · Mar 26, 2015

calcul8or said:

Untested, but this should work:

Spoiler :

Thanks so much!

lordrj15 · Mar 26, 2015

LeeS said:

Code:

The referencing issues were because there is no [COLOR="Red"]UNITAI_ELECTOR[/COLOR] within the [COLOR="Blue"]UnitAIInfos[/COLOR] so the game has no idea what to with that UNITAI_ designation. And you likely never stated [COLOR="Red"]TXT_KEY_UNIT_ELECTOR_STRATEGY[/COLOR] as a Tag="x" anywhere within [COLOR="Blue"]<Language_en_US>[/COLOR][/QUOTE]

Wait, I do have this though

[QUOTE]	-<Unit_AITypes>


		-<Row>

			<UnitType>UNIT_ELECTOR</UnitType>

			<UnitAIType>UNITAI_ELECTOR</UnitAIType>

		</Row>

	</Unit_AITypes>[/QUOTE]

So, isn't that what it's referring to?

lordrj15 · Mar 26, 2015

The code still doesn't seem to be functioning . . .

calcul8or · Mar 26, 2015

lordrj15 said:
The code still doesn't seem to be functioning . . .

Change line 3 to:

Code:

local city = pPlot:GetPlotCity();

Didn't stay consistent with the arguments, sorry.

LeeS · Mar 26, 2015

lordrj15 said:
Wait, I do have this though

Code:

-<Unit_AITypes> -<Row> <UnitType>UNIT_ELECTOR</UnitType> <UnitAIType>UNITAI_ELECTOR</UnitAIType> </Row> </Unit_AITypes>

So, isn't that what it's referring to?

This error

Code:

[526801.546] Invalid Reference on Units.DefaultUnitAI - "UNITAI_ELECTOR" does not exist in UnitAIInfos

Is referring you to the mistake made within those lines. But what is meant by a 'reference' in your code is something else entirely.
In the code shown in the following spoiler there are several parts highlighted in blue text. Each of these is a reference to other already-defined elements within the game's database of XML. If I want to enter something into any of those 'fields' that is not already defined somewhere within the game's XML, I have to define that new thing before I can reference it.

Spoiler :

The error you are getting is saying that the game has no UNITAI_ELECTOR defined anywhere, so the game cannot make use of that reference.

whoward69 · Mar 26, 2015

And you can't just make up UNITAI_s, (well you can, but it won't do anything), you have to use one of the existing ones, as the game knows what to do with those. So, depending what an "Elector" does, you'll need to pick UNITAI_WORKER, UNITAI_ATTACK, UNITAI_DEFENSE, UNITAI_RANGED or whatever.

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