Gulf War Mod

[stolenrays]

Any luck with your PC? In addition, we might need to hold off on making the XML files because I've found that my SDK base has several critical errors that need to be removed first. If I can't figure it out soon, we'll just use TTT as a base. K?

 

[dacubz145]

That sounds good. I think you just want the forum
TTT is currently getting redone. I am completely redoing the units, and tech tree so a lot will change and be improved a lot.

If you want to take a look here are online docs about a lot of stuff that is being done.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Agi4SsQN7UNjdFZGLVRoOEtZS3Uya1NuYmdBM3VPTFE#gid=3
Only two that are really imporant are the Unique units and unitclasses sheets

Also Asaf has helped to remove errors from my SDK and also came up with a debug DLL so it should be a lot more stable.

Up to you what you want to do but if we stay with gulf war mod being seperate probaly going to need to upload it another way

 

[dacubz145]

Also, any chance youve made a button for the Sea King Heli? I need it for TTT and its not in the gulf war mod version i have

 

[stolenrays]

It is just really a matter of which mod is most stable/has the features we want when we get started. Right now, my SDK is not so stable, but has tons of features yours does not. We'll see what happens though.

I haven't made any buttons for the mod yet. Britsh or Canadian version? I believe there are two skins.

 

[dacubz145]

Well adventually both but dont worry about it yet, we can worry about that later.

Personally I think we should go off of TTT because it would save us hours of work plus we can always add the features you want to add but its up to you

 

[stolenrays]

Good news. Debugging my DLL has made my Mod playable again. I'm almost done with it, just a few more Asserts to deal with.

 

[dacubz145]

Thats definatly good news

 

[stolenrays]

I spoke too soon. I'm still having problems fixing asserts and found two CTD. Looking for help still on how to fix all of them. Got some so far, but a lot more are still left.

On other news, I've added all the buildings I think we will need. Changed/Improved the art/buttons. I even found a new mod: I like to call it the Lifepreserver Mod. It is from ROM:AND. If you have cargo on a transport there is a 25% that a unit may survive and swim to shore. I added a message sound to it and put it in my IIW Mod.

 

[stolenrays]

I think I solved my CTD problems. They are from my ATI Card I think. I get no CTD's when I play on low settings. Embryodead and Inyah have offered help on debugging.

 

[The_J]

Old card?
Because I have a X1650 Pro, and with the ATI legacy drivers I got tons of crashes in different games (not Civ4 though, but I always played on low settings; that might explain why Oblivion, which also uses the Gamebryo engine, always crashed).
The inofficial Omega drivers fixed that problem for me, so might also be worth testing for you.

 

[stolenrays]

I have a ATI HD4350.

 

[The_J]

Okay, then it's not related, because the legacy drivers are IIRC only for the X1 and older cards.

 

[stolenrays]

I put it on low and had my graphics at 16-bit and no CTD at around 15 turns, which would be a miracle with the graphics on high.

I'm going to experiment and cookie cut my IIW map down and see what happens.

 

[dacubz145]

So mod is crash free now?

 

[stolenrays]

As far as I know it is. My computer is fairly up to date, but not for high end gaming. Low settings make it CTD free.

You play my IIW Mod right? How often do you get CTDs, graphic settings, etc.?

 

[dacubz145]

Sorry can't say I've played it. Its been years since Ive sat down to play another persons mod. I play modern Alliances here and there (mostly checking for bugs, issues) but beside that I dont play cIV that often

I do kno that when I load IIW it says something about my graphics and automattically adjusts it to low graphic settings. This is weird and I have no idea why. Mods that are way bigger (including Modern alliances) and have way more art I do not have a problem but for some reason cIV feels taht my graphics need to change when loading IIW Its weird to because when I unload the mod it automatically switches back to high

 

[The_J]

Could it be that it's caused by a somehow borked shadernif graphics?
That should be the only difference between low and higher settings, AFAIK.

 

[dacubz145]

I never work with low settings, just high so I might be wrong on this.

On low doesnt it only show one unit? If you have a unit that has several different unit arts in it, and it now only shows one of them, then the others might be the problem.

Or when on low it shows one of each?

 

[stolenrays]

What do you mean "borked"? One of the models is messed up?

In addition, I added some python callbacks for my new Lawyer, but they really need to go because my mod is smoother without them.

 

[The_J]

I never work with low settings, just high so I might be wrong on this.

On low doesnt it only show one unit? If you have a unit that has several different unit arts in it, and it now only shows one of them, then the others might be the problem.

Or when on low it shows one of each?

There's a separate option for that.

What do you mean "borked"? One of the models is messed up?

Yeah, that. But like said, it's just a thought.