WitpStaff questions and suggestions here please (read the first post!)

[John Lansford]

I have an nVidia graphics card in my computer, and at first AE ran fine on it.  Now I'm starting to get "ghosts" where the popup info screens from TF's and bases don't refresh back to their original screen view, and only clicking on another hex restores the screen.  I've updated the drivers and this is still occurring.  Is there a particular video card that was tested for this game so I can replace this one with it?

[Mistmatz]

Scenario 1 data in WitP staff shows a fuel production of 23490 for the USA/Canada cluster.

The influx of supplies and fuel into base 'Eastern USA' would rise that number significantly (40k fuel and 65k supplies). I understand this is technically not produced but brought onto the map out of nowhere but it would be nice to have this data to work with.

Same is true for the other off-map bases that bring supply/fuel onto the map like Abadan and Capetown although those do not have a cluster which I would also like to see included.

[Woos]

Sardaukar,
Yes. Only the "small" scenarios should give problems (due to "switched off" bases and headquarters).

tacfire,
I'll think about it. But unless sudden delays occur, it will not be in Patch 1.

John,
I think this is the wrong thread.

Mistmatz,
That is actually something you can do yourself very well. You just have to edit the cluster.csv and clusterbases.csv files (see WitpStaff's Manual). It has also been suggested from the Betas that I split the Korea, North-China, Russia cluster because for Allies this is wrong. No supplies/resources will move between China and USSR unless the latter is activated. I didn't do, because I use the tool mainly from the IJ perspective. Feel free to improve and post the respective .csv files for an allied perspective.

[Erik Rutins]

To get WITP Staff working with the v1.083 Public Beta, you will need to install this update from Microsoft:

Install vcredist_x86.exe found at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

[cantona2]

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

To get WITP Staff working with the v1.083 Public Beta, you will need to install this update from Microsoft:

Install vcredist_x86.exe found at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en

Witpstaff still wont run, I'm running Vista Ultimate 32 bit if it helps

[cantona2]

config.directory is db
Sorry, there are to many changes from your internal DB version (5) to the current one.
Please end this program, delete all the database directories in the witpStaff directory
 and restart the program. You will then have to initialize a new database and re-load your savefiles.

This is the message in the log file

[cantona2]

Disregard got it to work, I had to dump the DB and start a new one.

[jcjordan]

Woos a feature change if not already mentioned - on the events tab the date shows funny. In Dec it shows in the format of 0 for the month followed by the day of the month ie Dec 28th would show as 0/28 but Jan 1st showed as 1/1 but the other days of Jan (only to the 5th so far) show as 0/day of month. Shouldn't the month show as whatever the # month it is all the way through the month? I'm using the hotfix version as I've not installed 7a yet.

[jgsIII]

Is there any docs on the WitpStaff? Never used this before. Thanks.

[asdicus]

Running the beta patch v1083c and I have applied the vcredist_x86.exe patch to my windows xp system mentioned in post 84 above. Up to this point witpstaff ran fine but now when I load up the scenario file I get the following error.

config.directory is db
Now trying plugin UPGTestPlugin
Could not read the turn because of java.io.IOException: Skipping forward failed somehow. Unexpected EOF at pos 1040?
java.io.IOException: Skipping forward failed somehow. Unexpected EOF at pos 1040?
at de.retsiemuab.witpDecoder.ioreaders.p.a(Unknown Source)
at de.retsiemuab.witpDecoder.ioreaders.c.a(Unknown Source)
at de.retsiemuab.witpDecoder.c.a(Unknown Source)
at de.retsiemuab.witpDecoder.gui.aV.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(Unknown Source)
at de.retsiemuab.witpDecoder.gui.bt.a(Unknown Source)
at de.retsiemuab.witpDecoder.gui.X.widgetSelected(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
at de.retsiemuab.witpDecoder.gui.aR.a(Unknown Source)
at de.retsiemuab.witpDecoder.Main.a(Unknown Source)
at de.retsiemuab.witpDecoder.Main.main(Unknown Source)

[Woos]

asdicus,

you most probably tried to load an old save file with the new WitpStaff.
The save file format between 1080 and 1083 changed. You don't notice it because WitpAE compensates for it but WitpStaff does notice it. Therefore

WitpStaff from 1083 can only read WitpAE save files from 1083
WitpStaff from 1080 can only read save files from 1080 and 1079.

If you want to be able to still read old save files, copy (move will not work) your tools/witpstaff directory before patching. With the copied version you will be able to read the old files, with the patched version the new ones.

Also WitpStaff's internal database format changed (that's why you got error message cantona). You have to delete old WitpStaff's databases (easiest by deleting the generated subdirectory) before starting V0.7b (Patch 1083) WitpStaff or you will see the same error message as cantona. Sorry that it appears only in the log file and not as a pop-up window but at that point in time WitpStaff's GUI is not yet intialized.

jcjordan,
yes, the Event tabs is a stepchild. I don't really use it (as I never came to writing an example log file parser which could then be expanded by someone of you). But I really thought I had that date calculation finally fixed. Argl!

[jcjordan]

Woos, will witpstaff updates (like the .07a update) be separate from or a part of the offical witpae patches?

[Historiker]

I started a new DB and when I load a new savegame dec. 7th or 8th - it always ends witp staff immediately!

[Reg]

Historiker,

You need to go to the Microsoft site as per the instructions in the (updated) first post of this thread and install the C++ security patch.

It will work then.

(See post 84)

[Historiker]

ORIGINAL: Reg

Historiker,

You need to go to the Microsoft site as per the instructions in the (updated) first post of this thread and install the C++ security patch.

It will work then.

(See post 84)

THX! It workes now!

[Q-Ball]

WITPStaff used to work, now it doesn't for me......attached is the error screen I get when I attempt to start. Any idea what the fix is?

[pmelheck1]

I had to delete the databases and rebuild them after I installed the beta patch in order for witpstaff to work.  plus I had to get the C++ security patch to get it working the first time

[Q-Ball]

I downloaded the C++ patch.....same error message still. Any ideas?

[treespider]

ORIGINAL: Q-Ball

I downloaded the C++ patch.....same error message still. Any ideas?

Which microsoft patch did you install?

[Hanzberger]

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