Modding Questions

Bowlingballhead · #1 February 2nd, 2004, 04:41 AM

'sprnbr too high for this file'.

That is the error message I get when I start my game - right as I click on the appropriate nation for the first time.

Can anyone help me understand what this means? I can't fix it if I don't know what's wrong.

Gandalf Parker · #2 February 2nd, 2004, 04:48 AM

Im guessing sprnbr refers to Sprite Number.
Do you have other mods running at the same time? Try turning them off.

Bowlingballhead · #3 February 2nd, 2004, 06:06 AM

Still don't know what it thought was wrong, but it turned out I'd missed a " at the end of a unit name. Isn't that always the way?

It all works now, although I've discovered I have to go back and add in dark outlines around my units or they won't be visible.

Saber Cherry · #4 February 2nd, 2004, 06:27 AM

I made 4 creatures today. And it took me ALL DAY. Sheesh... What free graphics programs are out that are more powerful than Paint, but still easy to use?

Pocus · #5 February 2nd, 2004, 08:55 AM

Bear on me if it has already been said, but one thing which should also be added to modding is the custom name list, as otherwise you will end with out of theme names for new nations.

Gandalf Parker · #6 February 3rd, 2004, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
I made 4 creatures today. And it took me ALL DAY. Sheesh... What free graphics programs are out that are more powerful than Paint, but still easy to use?

Powerful, easy, and free? Ouch. Well 2 out of 3 would be GIMP but that ones not easy. You might try putting the words powerful easy free paint program into Google.com and see what you get.

-- GIMP is to Paint programs,
what Dominions is to a game of RISK.

Bowlingballhead · #7 February 2nd, 2004, 06:24 PM

Yeah, took me all day too, and I've got Photoshop, which IS powerful and easy to use. Of course, I managed about 12 in that time - but I've also got a little professional experience, and between you and me several of them are kinda shoddy. I got tired. More than anything, building icons requires patience, and I've always been in short supply of that.

I'm thinking of using the purple 'shadow' to mark out the outlines of my units. It's easy to see both in the .tga and in the game.

And everything seems to have more or less the power level I was aiming for. That's reassuring. After all, how do you really know how a unit's going to perform until you try?

Oh, and may I say - my work would have been vastly more difficult without your wonderful lists, SaberCherry?

[ February 02, 2004, 16:37: Message edited by: Bowlingballhead ]