My First mod is crashing and I can't figure it out!

[abstractbuffalo]

I based it on The Canadian Dominion NotSoLoneFox (with his permission of course)

Anyway I have gone over the code and I think it might be an icon problem as I was tired when working on that last night.

Included is the database log from when I loaded the mod. I will even upload the current version if if want me to.

Database log

 

[ls612]

Moderator Action: Moved to the Modding Help forum.

In answer to your question, it's really hard to say for sure if you don't upload your mod files what is going wrong.

 

[abstractbuffalo]

I meant to post on modding Help & Creation but I was a bit frantic at the time.

Here are the files for the mod.

Edit: I went over all the code and fixed as many mistakes as I could possibly find.
It still does not show up on the sponsor menu

 

[PlymJim]

Ill have a quick look see if i can spot anything wrong, bit tired myself though, working on a BSG mod, got Battlestars, Vipers and Raptors in finally

 

[abstractbuffalo]

I was starting to think no one cared because of a new user. I have never been a big message board person.

I'm really thankful that you'll take a look.

I will also check out that mod when you're done sounds interesting.

 

[PlymJim]

One thing you will definitely find causing issues with your mod is your Diplomacy file, you have text strings mixed in there with a <Cargo> function too. You probably want to pull those out, they shouldnt cause an error as such, but they will just refuse to work.
Whack the <Crago>......</Cargo> outside of the <Diplomacy_Responses> .... </Diplomacy_Responses> tags
Any text file entries should also be wrapped in <Language_en_US> tags. Will keep looking to try and hunt down this error you are having

Edit: Another quick thing i just spotted, in your Icons files you are using the 8x8 Icon ref, yet you are only listing them as 1 row accross and 1 column down in your CivBEIconTextureAtlases.xml. These should all be 8 rows by 8 columns .
Your Personality script may throw a tantrum too as it should be Russia not Russian

 

[abstractbuffalo]

I found those lines and moved and removed them it wasn't the cause

 

[PlymJim]

Ok So i think I have found your issue lol, its my own fault not finding it sooner because i dont tend to look too closely at the Text Entry files, since if they error out they normally just put whatever the variable assigned's name was. Looking closer I can see whats up, pretty much the entire first section of your text file has this..

<Row Tag="XXXX">
<Text>Bla bla bla bla</Text>

However you then never close a lot of the <Row> tags, just like with any programming language, you need to tell SQL and XML where the lines end. For XML this is done by </TagName> I cant stress how important it is to check every instance to make sure that it is closed properly and that every open tag has a close tag .

I also tracked down another error in your Traits file, you have a </Cargo> where it should be an open tag <Cargo>.

Also the <Trait_ImprovementYieldChanges> tag is for improved tiles, not for buildings, so it will function as you are expecting it to on IMPROVEMENT_FARM but not on things like BUILING_TRADE_DEPOT.

Let me know if you still get the errors after fixing all those

 

[abstractbuffalo]

thank you so much I will make those changes now I know that but I should know better.

edit: I went through and did and make all the changes and fixed some stuff in the modinfo. I even corrected a few Esperanto typos just because I was in there.

 

[PlymJim]

You also need to Separate out each of the Trait_ImprovementYieldChanges statements so they are enclosed in their own <Row> wraps

 

[abstractbuffalo]

haha keep them coming if you can.

Also would you be so nice as to tell me what is the tag for building trade yields are?

 

[PlymJim]

Afaik there isnt one, you would have to go into Lua modding mode for that i think :/

 

[abstractbuffalo]

oh damn, I was thinking about changing my trades anyway.

Edit: If you get back to this I have the latest build also my loading screen is now red...

Double Edit: PlymJim you have helped me so much and I thank you but You have your own work and have helped me so much.
If anybody else wants to give it a shot It would mean a lot to me.

Otherwise, I will wait until NotSoCrazy fox gets back from what he is doing.
I'm Having fun play testing Canadian Dominion and taking notes anyway.

 

[PlymJim]

The red screen thing will be due to your link to the intro art graphic; If you have none specified it does that.

Code Snippet follows:
<IntroductionImage>DOM_Red.dds</IntroductionImage>

That should be between your <Civilizations> tags or another DOM_Xxx.dds

 

[abstractbuffalo]

must have mucked that up while I was changing some code around. thanks again.