Error with AI settings upon starting a new game

[Antra]

Yes, I messed with some file somewhere. But everything in the Ai folder is there, everything in the Pictures/Races/raceblah folders is there. Most importantly, Default_AI_Settings.txt is there. What could cause this?

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[ May 26, 2003, 07:59: Message edited by: Antra ]

[Phoenix-D]

Pretty clear error..except for part of the top seems missing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif

One of your AI text files is missing those particular lines..probably because you imported a Classic AI into Gold.

[Antra]

Negative, I've only played with Gold. I *may* have tossed some TDM AIs in the wrong spot, but I don't think that they would be harming anything -- right? Just grab everything under Pictures/Races and toss it in SE4 folder? What do you mean by the top is missing? I alt-prtscr'd, so it gave me a shot of the active window.

[ May 26, 2003, 08:40: Message edited by: Antra ]

[Phoenix-D]

When I get that message it tells me what race folder had the problem. Then again my path is a lot shorter.

You might have an old Version of TDM..what Version are you using?

[Fyron]

Do you have the 1.84 patch installed?

The error message should include more subfolders than that. I have never seen it not show the race folder. You might want to consider reinstalling SE4 into a folder such as: C:\Games\SE4 or something short, so it won't want to cut off subfolder names. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[oleg]

Yes, it is 100% sure indication you have a non-Gold AI. Check them out !

[Antra]

TDM-ModPack 3.30 (Gold Version)

As for the AIs...bah! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif That message comes up a dozen times, probably the same number of AI players. I'm going to reinstall, since I'm much wiser in the ways of tweaking the game than I was say, 2 weeks ago when I first installed.

[oleg]

No, just one nonGold AI is enough http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
When AI setup races, it goes through all race folders for each race it add ! I know, it is hard to explain or understand, but that's how it works. Just add one nonGold race into fully perfect Gold directory and you will see those massages dozen of times.

[capnq]

Once you find which AI is causing the problem, step-by-step instructions for converting it to Gold are linked in my sig.

[Antra]

Thanks capnq http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif . I'm running off of a clean install right now, and trying to merge TDM+FQM+P&N+bits of EyeCandy.

[Antra]

The problem appears to be that I've found the absolute latest Version of the Vandron shipset+AIs that I can find, but Vandron_AI_Construction_Units.txt is MIA. Following the instructions in your sig...

[pathfinder]

Antra: Make sure that any AI_construction_Unit file has a line at the top about "Percentage of Resources To Reserve For Unit Construction := X" where X is a number. Ran into that myself with an AI missing that line.

[ May 28, 2003, 03:03: Message edited by: pathfinder ]

[Antra]

Will do. Still doesn't help the fact that the supremely awesome Vandron shipset has NO AI_Construction_Units.txt http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[pathfinder]

Do as I do...get permission to copy another and modify that one for the Vandron http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Antra]

Any suggestions? By default they're a peaceful, honorable, religious race who breathes vaccuum http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .

[pathfinder]

Well, for that particular file I don't believe it really matters but if it does, I recall the TDM Narn to be religious, honorable (not sure how peaceful tho' ).

[Antra]

Well, how about "friendly" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif . I'll copy over the Narn traits.

[Antra]

Turns out it was the AI_Settings, but I forgot to follow an earlier poster's advice and shorten the names. I mean I did, just Program Files/SE4, but the name of the mod directory was too long. It was indeed AI_Settings, and I copied the Abbidon because they had the same Personality Group settings. I now realize that, in the absence of such things as AI_Construction_Units, the default AI files will be used. So this worked. Thanks everyone! I've learned a lot http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif .

[pathfinder]

That's how I learned http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif