How To Create A New Region

[iudas]

OK, so I've been playing around with the files and I think I'm closer. Now, it's:

17:18:31.093 [script.err] [error] Script Error in MyMod/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/descr_strat.txt, at line 3323, column 12
could not create settlement at script line 3323.

[wilddog]

Does line 3323 in the descr_strat.txt file correspond to a region you have set up? If so cross check back to the descr_regions.txt and check the name used in the strat file is identical.

[iudas]

Does line 3323 in the descr_strat.txt file correspond to a region you have set up? If so cross check back to the descr_regions.txt and check the name used in the strat file is identical.

If only I hadn't checked thousands of times...
Nevermind, I gave up, it never works for me.

[Terror]

Is the imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names supposed to be a .bin file? well, if it supposed to, i open it with Notepad and there is just some mess like this:

 à  A c r e  A c r e
A c r e _ P r o v i n c e  A c r e R e g i o n

 A d a n a  A d a n a  A d a n a _ P r o v i n c e  A d a n a R e g i o n

And so on.

.

[wilddog]

No you need the .txt equivalent. You amend that one and it creates the .bin file automatically.

To get the txt file download the .bin converter made by alpaca or download the text files that CA released prior to the 1st patch.

[Vorge]

Where do i get irfanview?

[ivogovos]

can someone help me please? i cant find the folder: data/text

and it doesnt work:

17:57:56.529 [script.err] [error] Script Error in data/world/maps/base/descr_regions.txt, at line 1014, column 1
Couldn't find region name 'Belgrad_Province' in stringtable

can anybody help me please?

[Goatbuster3000]

Where do i get irfanview?

You can just google it, and you'll find it free for download. The text folder is found once you use the unpacker that comes with the 1.1 patch.

Do you or any other of the contributors to the thread have any idea why this error would occur and how I would go about fixing it, please help!

Did you remember to delete these files?
data\descr_geography_new.txt
data\descr_geography_new.db
I forgot to, and whenever I engaged in a siege in my new region, it would crash just as yours did. I hope this helps!

[HereticFang]

I have some problems with IrfanView.

I have done changes to the bmp.file, but when i try to Save it as TGA with IrfanView I get an error box that says:

TGA Save Error !
Can't open file for writing: "D\Pelit\Sega\Medieval II Total War\data\world\maps\base\map_regions.tga"



What should I do?

[Goatbuster3000]

So, you've opened a file, edited it and tried to save it as a .tga file? Or did you convert map_regions to .bmp, edited it, then attempted to convert it back? I'm not exactly sure what could be going on.

[HereticFang]

I got that problem solved. I simply named the new tga.file to descr_regions1 and then changed the name to descr_regions. It was quite simple.


Now I have figured out how to add units to new settlements. But I have one simple problem with that. How do you find out settlements co-ordinates?
Is it X = pixels from left side and Y = pixels from top of the picture, and if it's not, How it is then?

Another problem is that how do you make new settlements to capitals of some factions?
Does it work so, that you simply put the new settlement to Factions first settlement in the Descr_strat file?

Could someone tell me?

Thanks for your help.

[selenius4tsd]

Start up a campaign and hold your cursor over the settlement. Press the `/~ button and the Shell will come up. Type in show_cursorstat and you will get the x y co ordinates.

[ivogovos]

i have this:

(my game is in german)

21:12:24.703 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
21:12:24.703 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Oct 5 2006 version bld-medieval2-final-52 (29455) ===
21:12:24.718 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
21:12:24.718 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
21:12:24.718 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
21:12:24.718 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
21:12:24.718 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
21:12:24.718 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
21:12:26.515 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for ANISELECT
21:12:26.515 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_SABOTAGE
21:12:26.515 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_TRADE
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGABLE
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGING
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MULTIPLE_SELECT
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ATTACK
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_CHARACTER
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_RESOURCE
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_FORT
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MOVE_OBJECT
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_WATCHTOWER
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_DEPLOYMENT_AREA
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_TILE
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SPECIAL_PIECE
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PAINT
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADJUST_HEIGHTS
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADD_UNIT
21:12:26.531 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SETTLEMENT
21:12:27.984 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/civilians/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:27.984 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/civilians/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:27.984 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/rogues/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/rogues/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/merchants/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/merchants/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/priests/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/priests/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.000 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.015 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/civilians/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.015 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/civilians/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.015 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/rogues/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.015 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/rogues/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.015 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.015 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.015 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/merchants/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/merchants/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/priests/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/priests/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.031 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.046 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.046 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.046 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.046 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.046 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.046 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
21:12:28.078 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10638, column 28 :
we should only have trait(BattleChivalry) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Not_fighting)
21:12:28.078 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10639, column 25 :
we should only have trait(BattleDread) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Not_fighting)
21:12:28.078 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10649, column 28 :
we should only have trait(BattleChivalry) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Routing)
21:12:28.078 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10650, column 25 :
we should only have trait(BattleDread) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Routing)
21:12:28.078 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10662, column 28 :
we should only have trait(BattleChivalry) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Routing2)
21:12:28.078 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10663, column 25 :
we should only have trait(BattleDread) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Routing2)
21:12:28.078 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10703, column 25 :
we should only have trait(BattleDread) additional affects for triggers(battle3Dread_Let_Them_Go)
21:12:28.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 15740, column 27 :
we should only have trait(GoodDenouncer) additional affects for triggers(hereticinit1_denouncerclear)
21:12:28.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 15748, column 25 :
we should only have trait(StrongFaith) additional affects for triggers(hereticinit1_denouncerclear)
21:12:28.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 15756, column 22 :
we should only have trait(Purifier) additional affects for triggers(hereticinit1_purifierclear)
21:12:28.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 16672, column 29 :
we should only have trait(CrusaderHistory) additional affects for triggers(crusades_6)
21:12:28.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 16681, column 29 :
we should only have trait(CrusaderHistory) additional affects for triggers(crusades_7)
21:12:28.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 16723, column 26 :
we should only have trait(JihadHistory) additional affects for triggers(jihads_7)
21:12:28.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 16732, column 26 :
we should only have trait(JihadHistory) additional affects for triggers(jihads_8)
21:12:28.109 [data.missing] [warning] Failed to find ancillary image data/ui/ancillaries/scribe_ancillary.tga
21:12:28.109 [data.missing] [warning] Failed to find ancillary image data/ui/ancillaries/security_religious.tga
21:12:28.109 [data.missing] [warning] Failed to find ancillary image data/ui/ancillaries/security_religious.tga
21:12:33.734 [system.io] [warning] open: data/loading_screen/loading_bar.tga.dds is missing
21:12:33.734 [system.io] [warning] open: data/loading_screen/loading_logo.tga.dds is missing
21:12:35.421 [system.io] [warning] open: data/loading_screen/loading_bar.tga.dds is missing
21:12:35.484 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/symbols/FE_symbols_80/normans.tga is missing
21:12:35.484 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/symbols/FE_faction_units/normans.tga is missing
21:12:35.484 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/symbols/FE_symbols_80/saxons.tga is missing
21:12:35.484 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/symbols/FE_faction_units/saxons.tga is missing
21:12:35.484 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/symbols/FE_symbols_80/slave.tga is missing
21:12:35.484 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/symbols/FE_faction_units/slave.tga is missing
21:12:35.500 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/_M2_MP_HISTORICAL_BATTLE_CHOOSE_TEAMS.TGA is missing
21:12:35.500 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/TEXTURES/_M2_MAIN_MENU.TGA is missing
21:12:36.515 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/buttons_composite2.tga.dds is missing
21:12:36.515 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/slider_composite.tga.dds is missing
21:12:36.515 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/slider_composite2.tga.dds is missing
21:12:36.515 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/border_4pix_black_gold2.tga.dds is missing
21:12:36.531 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/text_border.tga.dds is missing
21:12:36.531 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/yellow_highlight.tga.dds is missing
21:12:36.531 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/border_4pix_black_gold_selected.tga.dds is missing
21:12:36.531 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/border_4pix_black_gold_black.tga.dds is missing
21:12:36.531 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/_M2_Selection_Glow.tga.dds is missing
21:12:36.531 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/unit_card.tga.dds is missing
21:12:36.531 [system.io] [warning] open: data/menu/icons.tga.dds is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map_timurids.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map_FE.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/base/map_timurids.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map_normans.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map_FE.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/base/map_normans.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map_saxons.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map_FE.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/base/map_saxons.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map_slave.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map_FE.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/base/map_slave.tga is missing
21:12:41.718 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/leader_pic_england.tga is missing
21:12:41.765 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/leader_pic_england.tga is missing
21:12:45.765 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map.rwm is missing
21:12:45.765 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/base/map.rwm is missing
21:12:45.765 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/descr_battle.txt is missing
21:12:45.765 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map.rwm is missing
21:12:45.765 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map.rbm is missing
21:12:45.765 [system.io] [warning] open: data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/map.wfc is missing
21:12:45.828 [script.err] [error] Script Error in data/world/maps/base/descr_regions.txt, at line 1014, column 1
Couldn't find region name 'Belgrad_Province' in stringtable
21:12:53.078 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War hat einen unbestimmten Fehler entdeckt und wird jetzt beendet.

can someone help me please?

[wilddog]

you need to be able to update the file

imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names.txt

Which is in the data\taxt directory ... except it doesn't unpack only the file

imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names.txt.strings.bin

unpacks.

So next down load alpacas .bin converter to create the

imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names.txt

file and add in the Region name and the city name. The message is complaining that it can't find the new region name in the .bin file which will then be created from the .txt file

PS Always remember to delete the map.rwm file file.

[ivogovos]

how can i update?

i am running the unpack_all and when i finish theres nothing changed......its finished in one second with the unpack

[wilddog]

You are following the unpack instructions aren't you. It takes a while to run.

- The Unpacker should be placed in the 'tools\unpacker' folder of your
Medieval II: Total War installation folder

- To unpack all files and place them in your 'data' directory run
the batch file 'unpack_all.bat'

NOTE: To use this batch file the Unpacker and the batch file must
be in the 'tools\unpacker' folder for Medieval II: Total War

[Wuffles]

I have tried like 6 times now, but i still get "Script Error in mymod/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/descr_strat.txt, at line 2987, column 12
could not create settlement at script line 2987." and the game will go back to the single player menu.

I've checked the spelling on the files but it still wont work.

http://zenixstudios.com/f.php?f=oufrxmgy

Could anyone have a look at my files and see what im doing wrong if they have any time?

thanks.

[Wuffles]

opps sorry wrong one.
http://zenixstudios.com/f.php?f=afjlqffm

this one is in south ireland (i named it Sirland)

i have tried deleting that file but i'll give it try.

thanks.

[haggiseater]

o this is pi**ing me off now any ideas folks what is up i followed your tut goffik but still no joy for me.

16:55:04.906 [script.err] [error] Script Error in my_campaign/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/descr_strat.txt, at line 3844, column 12
could not create settlement at script line 3844.

[joedreck]

@HereticFang

i use the DLV map as basic and i has a similar problem. the map missed some files from the DLV, so i copy them and its work.
the prob could be in the TEXT or WORLD file.