Worldbuilder - how to display coordinates and other stuff?
- Thread starter raxo2222
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We lost the ability to display tile information in WB about 2 years ago. Shift and left click on the tile used to display it. Now you get a weird screen displayed.
Annoying as it makes updating maps very difficult.
SVN version 8483 used to work, until the different terrain changes were made.
Annoying as it makes updating maps very difficult.
SVN version 8483 used to work, until the different terrain changes were made.
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JosEPh_II
TBS WarLord
And the Modders that had the know how no longer mod too. Double whammy.
Thunderbrd
C2C War Dog
I have no abilities here. DH may. You'd have to make the appeal there or with another very strong python modder who can understand BUG implementation issues.
I did post a report 2 years ago, with screen shots showing the problem. It got lost in all the then current activety.
Dancing Hoskuld
Deity
The problems with World Builder have nothing to do with BUG.
Alberts2 (I think it was him) put in Platyping's World Builder, unfortunately the version used turned out to be bugged. Not only that but Platyping eventually came out with a clean version which does not need as many changes to multiple files like the one merged did. Basically what needs to be done is to go back to before the World Builder was merged and do it again with the new version.
If anyone is going to work on correcting the World Builder here is my info.
SVN 8492 - using .dll 8362. The shift left click worked. Showed all tile details.
SVN 8493 - using .dll 89362. Shift click stopped working.
Edited to correct finger trouble.
The file causing the problem is: XML\Text\ Features-CIV4GameText.XML
SVN 8492 - using .dll 8362. The shift left click worked. Showed all tile details.
SVN 8493 - using .dll 89362. Shift click stopped working.
Edited to correct finger trouble.
The file causing the problem is: XML\Text\ Features-CIV4GameText.XML
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I looked at what was changed between those two revisions:
Only one file (CIV4UnitInfos.xml) was modified in a really minute way.
Code:
<UnitCombatMods>
<UnitCombatMod>
<UnitCombatType>UNITCOMBAT_HELICOPTER</UnitCombatType>
<iUnitCombatMod>-100</iUnitCombatMod>
</UnitCombatMod>
<UnitCombatMod>
<UnitCombatType>UNITCOMBAT_WHEELED</UnitCombatType>
<iUnitCombatMod>-50</iUnitCombatMod>
</UnitCombatMod>
<UnitCombatMod>
<UnitCombatType>UNITCOMBAT_TRACKED</UnitCombatType>
<iUnitCombatMod>-50</iUnitCombatMod>
</UnitCombatMod>
</UnitCombatMods>Or perhaps...
The dll was modified once between revision 8362 and 8437.
It was changed in rev. 8436.
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That dll change was just a change to one unit AI file (CvUnitAI.cpp).
Can't see how that could trigger the worldbuilder wonkyness.
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JosEPh_II
TBS WarLord
Perhaps Toffer the key is the .DLL diference? Harrier was using .dll 8362 and when he updated the next .dll was 8437. So it wouldn't be the change from 8483-8484, which you found to be 1 small change. But rather a newer .dll from what he had been using. Just sayin'.
From what two revisions did you take the dll's from then?
8361 → 8436 .dll or 8361 → 8501 .dll?
I'm wondering... What happens if you do this:
SVN 8484 - using .dll 8362. Does it work then?
What about:
SVN 8436 - using .dll 8436 Does it work then?
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Sorry Toffers I had a bit of finger trouble last night.
The SVN version that caused the problem with World Builder is 8493.
Of the two files the guilty one is FeaturesCIV4GameText.XML.
Using the new Terrain file with the old Features one and WB still works.
I can post both the old and new versions if you want them.
The SVN version that caused the problem with World Builder is 8493.
Of the two files the guilty one is FeaturesCIV4GameText.XML.
Using the new Terrain file with the old Features one and WB still works.
I can post both the old and new versions if you want them.
Hmm, as a recap you have pinpointed the source of the problem between:
Rev. 8361 ▬ Works
Rev. 8493 ▬ Problem
Rev. 84[8 (9?) ]3 Using dll from Rev. 8361 ▬ Works
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Additional info:
Rev. 8483 Uses the same Dll as Rev. 8493.
lol all these rev numbers makes my head spin. ^^
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No. Forget the .dll, that does not now appear to be the problem. Being WB I thought it may have been.
I did more testing and Rev. 8492 works.
Rev. 8493 does not.
The problem is with the changed file: FeaturesCIV4GameText.XML.
As well as text changes there are a couple of new additions in that file that may be the problem.
Maybe a missing reference in another file?
My head is spinning also.
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Haha, yeah, good job pinpointing it to that one revision. ^^My head is spinning also.
A bit mysterious at first glance that this change caused such problems... Does the world builder try to display pedia text anywhere? Perhaps it has problem with long text...
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I know what you mean. I will give it a go. Will take time
Also I wondered about the text length as well. .
Also remember over 2 years this file will have changed a lot. So may be similar errors in other updates.
But, if I can get WB working as it used to - it will be worth it.
Thunderbrd
C2C War Dog
I'm paying attention but it looks like you guys may have found it's resolvable without me. Good work!
Something that may be faster is to try and replace all the long text with nothing, or a punctuation, or whatever, as long as it's short.
