I think I found out why the Editor's scens crap out...

[Tankerace]

It has to do with the devices. I tried the one I was making up for the WPO mod, and it even crashed Mike's witpload utility. I left all the required devices in, and it still toasted it. If I dump a stock one, or one where the devices haven't been played with (mine), and import it, it works fine. I'm going to try adding my new devices to the end of a current device file, and see if that works. My hunch right now is that you can't touch ANY of the current devices, you can only add new ones.

[Tankerace]

OMG I am such an idiot. I just realised why mine craps out is because for the US naval guns, I put them as say 12"/40 Mk 5 or what not, so when the game tried to read it, I guess the quotes were screwing everything up.... HAHAHAHAHA, God, I can be so stupid at times. Ok, let me see what switching " with in does....

[Tankerace]

Well, that fixed that, but now it's hanging on the class part... uggg.

[Tankerace]

Hallelujah! All I have to do now is finish the OOB and addin ships, and I can test this baby! Hopefully that was the one and only hurdle I had to get through for this mod.

[Tankerace]

Well crap, I'm back to square one. I have added in all the "required" devices, and I'm using all the original LCUs. My classes aren't finished yet, and I have entered in only 2 ships. For testing, I have all aircraft types and air groups still in. Still it hangs on loading 80% of the scenario.... back to the drawing board I guess.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Tankerace

Well crap, I'm back to square one. I have added in all the "required" devices, and I'm using all the original LCUs. My classes aren't finished yet, and I have entered in only 2 ships. For testing, I have all aircraft types and air groups still in. Still it hangs on loading 80% of the scenario.... back to the drawing board I guess.

Please read my response in other thread.

The only thing that is needed is around 30 LCUs on both sides (together with, apparently, 5-6 HQs on all sides)!


Leo "Apollo11"

[Tankerace]

I did read that. That's why I decided to just use scenario 15 (and all its inherit LCUs, arrival dates, etc). FOr some reason, it still won't even load. The only things that are not there is I haven't completely filled out the ships part yet. Everything else is either completely filled out, or is using the original database.

[michaelm75au]

Yep.
In CSV type file formats, text strings are delimited by a quote (") at the start and end. The string "12"/40 Mk 5" would have caused my utility to misread the data. I might see if I can't add a bit more parsing of the string to handle "odd" number of quotes.
Michael

[Tankerace]

Na, I don't mind fixing, that took 2 minutes. What's bugging me is the scenario won't load into WiTP. I am using all the original LCUs from Scen 15, so all I can think of now is that there is a minimum number of ships that must be present. Soon as I get a more complete ship OOB done I'll test and see if that is it.

[Mr.Frag]

so all I can think of now is that there is a minimum number of ships that must be present.

Nope, I've stripped shipping and air completely and had no issues.

[Tankerace]

Hrm..... back to square one then.... SNAFU! [;)]

[Tankerace]

@ Mr. Frag, you had no issues with shipping? I just did a file by file test of the work I have done. I took the OOB from scenario 28, and with Mikes WITPLOAD, put in my new devices, then the classes, then the ships. The devices went in smoothly, the classes a little bumpy (I had fantom ships using the new classes), and when I put in my ships, it failed to load at all. Any ideas? I'll play with it more, and see what I can come up with.

[Mr.Frag]

You messing with devices? [X(]

Don't touch any of the special ones.

[Tankerace]

No, all I did was scrap the devices before the special ones, and add in my new one. Everything from the first of the special devices down is left alone.

I got it to load now, using the stock ships. The Japanese ships work fine (except that the classes are messed up, naturally.) Hoever, if I click on an Allied ship, the game goes black and completely crashes.

[Mr.Frag]

I got it to load now, using the stock ships. The Japanese ships work fine (except that the classes are messed up, naturally.) Hoever, if I click on an Allied ship, the game goes black and completely crashes.

Bad bitmap odds are.

[Tankerace]

Yeah, I think so, if you look my War Plan Orange mod notice thread.....