Desperately need help

**surprisedbyjoy** · August 25, 2008, 01:57 PM

I've been trying for about three hours now to test out a new unit I'm adding to England for a mod I'm helping with. I just want to add it to see how it looks, and then pass it along to our real coder. I keep getting CTD's on startup, with nothing in the logfile but unspecified errors, which I learned are related to the modelsdb file. here is the entry I've added, basically using the entry for german reiters and calling them a new name.

16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002
11 EN_Dragoons 1 4
53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod0.mesh 121
53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod1.mesh 900
53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod2.mesh 2500
53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod3.mesh 6400
1
7 england
77 unit_models/_units/RN_Half_3q_plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_england.texture 76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_normal.texture 35 unit_sprites/hre_Reiters_sprite.spr 1 7 england
65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_diff.texture
65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_norm.texture
0 1
5 Horse
14 MTW2_HR_Pistol
13 MTW2_HR_Spear
1
22 MTW2_HR_Pistol_Primary
1
21 MTW2_HR_spear_Primary
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002
11 reiters_ug1 1 4
57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod0.mesh 121
57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod1.mesh 900
57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod2.mesh 2500
57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod3.mesh 6400
1
7 england
77 unit_models/_units/RN_Half_3q_plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_england.texture 76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_normal.texture 39 unit_sprites/hre_Reiters_ug1_sprite.spr 1 7 england
65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_diff.texture
65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_norm.texture
0 1
5 Horse
14 MTW2_HR_Pistol
13 MTW2_HR_Spear
1
22 MTW2_HR_Pistol_Primary
1
21 MTW2_HR_spear_Primary

I really just want to test the unit out and see how well it looks and works. I've scoured the forums and examined this string meticulously, but I have absolutely zero experience coding. Anyone out there who can tell me what's going wrong?

**Mythic_Commodore** · August 25, 2008, 02:55 PM

Do you see the line at the very top? That shouldn't be there. However, you should have a line similar to it at the bottom, like so:

Code:

11 EN_Dragoons 1 4 
53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod0.mesh 121 
53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod1.mesh 900 
53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod2.mesh 2500 
53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod3.mesh 6400 
1 
7 england 
77 unit_models/_units/RN_Half_3q_plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_england.texture 76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_normal.texture 35 unit_sprites/hre_Reiters_sprite.spr 1 7 england 
65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_diff.texture 
65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_norm.texture 
0  1 
5 Horse 
14 MTW2_HR_Pistol 
13 MTW2_HR_Spear 
1 
22 MTW2_HR_Pistol_Primary 
1 
21 MTW2_HR_spear_Primary
 16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002 
11 reiters_ug1 1 4 
57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod0.mesh 121 
57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod1.mesh 900 
57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod2.mesh 2500 
57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod3.mesh 6400 
1 
7 england 
77 unit_models/_units/RN_Half_3q_plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_england.texture 76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_normal.texture 39 unit_sprites/hre_Reiters_ug1_sprite.spr 1 7 england 
65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_diff.texture 
65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_norm.texture 
0  1 
5 Horse 
14 MTW2_HR_Pistol 
13 MTW2_HR_Spear 
1 
22 MTW2_HR_Pistol_Primary 
1 
21 MTW2_HR_spear_Primary
16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002

**surprisedbyjoy** · August 25, 2008, 03:00 PM

Yeah, I wasn't sure where that line should go, as the tutorials vary, but it's both at the beginning and the end of the string. I placed this entry between reiters and stradiots, though, and they all seem to use this same line, so I'm at a loss. Still getting the unspecified error, still can't check the in-game appearance.

**Mythic_Commodore** · August 25, 2008, 04:00 PM

So it doesn't work even with that line sorted out??

**surprisedbyjoy** · August 25, 2008, 04:02 PM

No, it still CTD's.

**Mythic_Commodore** · August 25, 2008, 05:03 PM

Did you increase the number of models in the file (the number at the top)?

**surprisedbyjoy** · August 25, 2008, 05:32 PM

I did not. Which number exactly is that?

**Mythic_Commodore** · August 25, 2008, 06:12 PM

Ah. There's your problem. At the top of the file should be a line like this:

Code:

22 serialization::archive 3 0 0 0 0 920 0 0

(Well, somewhat like that, my DMB has been seriously edited) Increase the bolded number by two, since you added two entries. (It should be around 730) That should do the trick.

**surprisedbyjoy** · August 25, 2008, 06:27 PM

Well, dang. I got all excited there for a minute. I changed the entry from 701 to 703, and just for kicks I tried 702, but this isn't working either, and I'm still getting the same error messages. Thanks so far, anything else occurring to you?

**B. Ward** · August 25, 2008, 06:35 PM

You may have a spacing error somewhere in your entry.

**surprisedbyjoy** · August 25, 2008, 06:41 PM

Here's the raw entry, spaces and all:
11 EN_Dragoons 1 4 53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod0.mesh 121 53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod1.mesh 900 53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod2.mesh 2500 53 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_lod3.mesh 6400 1 7 england 77 unit_models/_units/RN_Half_3q_plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_england.texture 76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_normal.texture 35 unit_sprites/hre_Reiters_sprite.spr 1 7 england 65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_diff.texture 65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_norm.texture 0 1 5 Horse 14 MTW2_HR_Pistol 13 MTW2_HR_Spear 1 22 MTW2_HR_Pistol_Primary 1 21 MTW2_HR_spear_Primary 16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002 11 reiters_ug1 1 4 57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod0.mesh 121 57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod1.mesh 900 57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod2.mesh 2500 57 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/reiters_ug1_lod3.mesh 6400 1 7 england 77 unit_models/_units/RN_Half_3q_plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_england.texture 76 unit_models/_Units/RN_Half_3Q_Plate/textures/rn_half_3q_plate_normal.texture 39 unit_sprites/hre_Reiters_ug1_sprite.spr 1 7 england 65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_diff.texture 65 unit_models/AttachmentSets/Final European CB Gun_hre_norm.texture 0 1 5 Horse 14 MTW2_HR_Pistol 13 MTW2_HR_Spear 1 22 MTW2_HR_Pistol_Primary 1 21 MTW2_HR_spear_Primary 16 -0.090000004 0 0 -0.34999999 0.80000001 0.60000002

I copied and pasted the reiters entry, and just changed some of the filenames and of course the country from hre to england.