Buildings not showing

[Dastard]

Hello,

I'm a new fan of this game and I've started playing with the editor.

I've managed to add units and resources, but I've run into two problems with buildings.

The first four buildings I added used files from buildings in the standard set. For instance, the first building is called Garrison and uses the barracks's files; another is Chocolate Factory that uses the Research Lab's files. These all worked well in an enjoyable (and victorious!) game.

Then I added Den of Davros, which uses the 'Radome' images downloaded off this site. I followed the instructions and added the small and large images to the respective bldg large and small pcx files (with the pink background). I used photoshop, which worked fine for units and resources.

Problem one is with the editor. Den of Davros appeared with the correct pic, but Secret Police HQ also had this new pic. I read about slot 82 being given to the HQ, so I gave 83 to the Den of Davros. This showed the picture below the 'radome' pic (to be used for the next new building), though the HQ was back to normal. Now I've added four pictures in the pink building files for the first four buildings using pre-existing files, and then copied my new building pics below these. This now shows all buildings with their correct picture. Is this problem because I've added buildings that use other picture files? Are there any other numbers to watch out for (like 82)? Will this solution work once I've remedied problem two?

Problem Two. In the game, in debug mode, I can select 'b' and choose my building. It even produces a Dalek when expected. I can not select this building from the drop menu in the City Screen display however. It just isn't there. Nor are the other four buildings that I added using existing files. Without debug, my buildings aren't listed.

All I've really changed are those two pink building files. Before I changed those I at least had the four buildings using existing image files.

Anyone any suggestions?

 

[ainwood]

YOu should probably ask in the Creation & Customisation Forum.

In fact:

Moderator Action: Moved.

 

[Steph]

Did you edit the PediaIcons.txt to add an entry for your new buildings?

 

[Dastard]

Beggin' yer pardon for posting in the wrong place. New 'ere and all that. I learn quick though

Yes, Pedia and Civilopedia both. The buildings show and function in the debug mode, and in the editor, but not in the game. I've got Civ3 Complete if that helps.

 

[Vuldacon]

Dastard... If you have the PediaIcons and Civilopedia entries correct and you have placed the images on the buildings large and small files. Do the images show in the Editor for the building? IF you replace an existing building, you place the images on the same frame where the old building was on the buildings large and small. You also use the same pediaIcons entry for the Old building as well as select that building name in the editor so the images you pasted will show.
Other than this, you place Large and Small Civilopedia pcx images in the Civilopedia\Icons\Buildings Folder that are named according to the PediaIcons Entry.

 

[Dastard]

Thanks for the reply.

Yes, the images show in the editor. The first four buildings have their own Pedia entries that use the files from other (standard) buildings. After I added a building downloaded from here (and extended the pink pcx files) my added buildings now only show in the debug 'b' list, but not in the City Screen view. If I select a building in the debug 'b' list it appears and functions properly in the chosen city.

Looks like I'll have to start again -- blart.

 

[Steph]

Could you post a screenshot of your settings for one of the new building?

If it appears with debug, but not with the standard view, it may not be because of the graphics, but because your city is not allowed to built it.

When you say "my added buildings now only show in the debug 'b' list, but not in the City Screen view", do you mean the city is not listed, or do you mean it is lised with incorrect/no graphics?

 

[Vuldacon]

I am wondering the same things. IF you can see and build the Building. Do you mean that the Building image does not show inside the City after you build it?

Are the Palettes ok for the buildings Large and Small?
Is the building image for the buildings small in the same frame as the Large building file?

seems there is a simple thing causing the problems here but because it can be many things, we need more facts.

 

[Dastard]

Hello Steph and Vuldacon and thanks for replying (please excuse the delay but the site was down last time I tried).

I'm pleased to report that the problem has gone. I'm still not sure what it was. I unticked all the boxes in the editor's Improvements tab for both the garrison (a building I added that uses the barracks' files) and the barracks, so that they were identical except for name. I could see them both listed in the debug 'b' list of buildings, but when I double clicked on a city and looked at the list of available buildings for that city, only the barracks was showing. If I selected one of my new buildings from the 'b' list it appeared in the city's built buildings list as expected (and functioned as expected).

I tried replacing the pink background building.pcx files but this had no effect. Then I had one of those urges that don't seem to have much logic and deleted the 'Den of Davros' (a building using downloaded files, and following the addition of which all my woes started) in the editor, saved the bic file, then re-added the building in the editor using all the same previous pedia entries. And it works fine. All my buildings are now visible in both the 'b' list and from the city's production menu. That's a relief as I'd spent a few hours making tweaks.

So thanks to all for offering to help. It's good to know I can post a screenshot of a file, as once I've gloriously re-established my supremacy over my old PC with this mod I'll be looking at terrain and a flc editor.

May all your starts be free of Barbarians!