I got an unexpected problem when loading a battle using a new general [officer].

[Amorphos]

I got an unexpected problem when loading a battle using a new general [officer].

I am wondering if there is a limit on how many officers I can add or if the coding is wrong, here’s the error message;



Here’s the coding;


type amazon_general
skeleton fs_dagger
skeleton_horse fs_hc_swordsman
skeleton_elephant fs_forest_elephant_rider
skeleton_chariot fs_chariot_sword
skeleton_camel fs_hc_swordsman
scale 1.20
indiv_range 40
texture scythia, MYTH/data/models_unit/textures/AMAZON_CHARIOT_ARCHERS.TGA
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_amazon_high.cas, 15
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_amazon_med.cas, 30
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_amazon_low.cas, 40
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_amazon_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite scythia, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_greek_amazons_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

[Killerbee]

Weird, never saw it before. Now, before any experienced coder comes to the rescue, try to eliminate the following (most likely useless) process :

Delete the scythia stuff, because I think it is not needed.

type amazon_general
skeleton fs_dagger
skeleton_horse fs_hc_swordsman
skeleton_elephant fs_forest_elephant_rider
skeleton_chariot fs_chariot_sword
skeleton_camel fs_hc_swordsman
scale 1.20
indiv_range 40
texture MYTH/data/models_unit/textures/AMAZON_CHARIOT_ARCHERS.TGA
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_amazon_high.cas, 15
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_amazon_med.cas, 30
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_amazon_low.cas, 40
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_greek_amazon_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite 60.0, data/sprites/slave_greek_amazons_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

[Amorphos]

Well the amazons/Scythians need generals, and those were working before, but I added standard bearers. Hence I am wondering if there is a limit to how many officers you can have ~ and we just crossed the line as we have a lot of them for all our hero units. Mind you I have deleted the entries for the pre marian officers so that should have made room if that was the problem.

[Killerbee]

yes, but why define scythia in that file ? You just add it in EDU, right ?

[Roman_Man#3]

Which line is 1267 exactly? And can you show the units that come before and after that one in the file?

[Amorphos]

yes, but why define scythia in that file ? You just add it in EDU, right ?

Well the faction is denoted in both the edu and dmb, but I don’t see what is wrong with the coding.

Which line is 1267 exactly? And can you show the units that come before and after that one in the file?

Well I presume it’s the line that denotes type I.e. in this case; type amazon_general

I don’t understand what a type identifier is apart from that? The massage seams to say that something needs to be added before adding more models. Confusing, I have never seen that message before.

[Roman_Man#3]

Can you show the coding for the preceding model in the file?

[Amorphos]

The preceding coding is the vanilla slave general;

type slave_lesser_general
skeleton fs_dagger
skeleton_horse fs_hc_swordsman
skeleton_elephant fs_forest_elephant_rider
skeleton_chariot fs_chariot_sword
skeleton_camel fs_hc_swordsman
scale 1.20
indiv_range 40
texture slave, data/models_unit/textures/unit_rebel_lesser_general.tga
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/unit_rebel_lesser_general_high.cas, 15
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/unit_rebel_lesser_general_med.cas, 30
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/unit_rebel_lesser_general_low.cas, 40
model_flexi_m data/models_unit/unit_rebel_lesser_general_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite 60.0, data/sprites/slave_lesser_general_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5

[Jarlaxe]

is there an amazon_general.tga in your models_unit/textures folder?
your error mensions this texture and not AMAZON_CHARIOT_ARCHERS.TGA
is there any chance the type amazon_general to excists two times in DMB?

[Amorphos]

Its ok I found the problem, I had two instances of the coding below, so the game was trying to find a non existent unit I.e. the rest of the coding that goes above the model tri part. Btw it wasn’t for the general/officer as I thought, it was where I used the same skin to check out what it looked like as a unit, and that is where i found the duplicate coding.

So if anyone gets a similar message that’s your problem.

model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5

Thanks for your help everyone!