14-10-2003 20:48									#1
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i am trying to make a scenario. I am trying to ad the tech Fire.... When i load the scenario i get the following error message "(" I am very new To the editor... Can some one give me some tips on making Units Techs buildings and wonders ... ect i wanna make a cool scenario.

	14-10-2003 21:07									#2
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To add techs you need to add the appropraite pictures of the correct size with the correct palette (I think it is 256 Index). The file format must also be .pcx . Then in the editor add your tech and set all the properties. You will not have arrows to your new tech unless you edit the background pic with the arrows. Then the most important part is adding a pediaicon entry:

One entry will look like this:


# Small Tech Icons
#TECH_Fire
Art\tech chooser\Icons\XX-Fire-small.pcx


# Small Tech Icons is the heading for this group


Then another entry with:


# Large Tech Icons
#TECH_Fire_LARGE
Art\tech chooser\Icons\XX-Fire-large.pcx


Save your .bic/.bix and play.

	14-10-2003 21:55									#3
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this is what i have done....

#TECH_Fire
^
^
^The earliest fire was made when to flintstone where rubed

besides each other and then the fire europted.


#scienceadvisetech82
with the fire we could keap ourself warm and cook our food..

#TECH_Fire_LARGE
Art\tech chooser\Icons\78-TheWheel-large.pcx

i still get this error "("

	14-10-2003 22:57									#4
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Yuo need to #TECH_Fire for the small icon in the pediaicons.txt file.

	14-10-2003 23:51									#5
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This is what i have done

#TECH_Fire
^
^
^The earliest fire was made when to flintstone where rubed

besides each other and then the fire europted.

#scienceadvisetech82
with the fire we could keap ourself warm and cook our food...


# Small Tech Icons
#TECH_Fire
Art\tech chooser\Icons\78-TheWheel-small.pcx.

# Small Tech Icons
#TECH_Fire
Art\tech chooser\Icons\XX-Fire-small.pcx.

I tried both the last two....I still get this anyonying error message "("

	14-10-2003 23:52									#6
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Could you get a screenshot of the error message?

Also: do you ave a #DESC_TECH_Fire entry in the civilopedia.txt file?

	15-10-2003 00:09									#7
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here is the screenshot of the error ......

Attachment: kermits world lol.zip
This has been downloaded 9 time(s).

Last edited by kermit_the_frog on 15-10-2003 at 23:28

	15-10-2003 00:10									#8
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the file in the civilopedia was not desc

	15-10-2003 00:30									#9
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Does the game continue after this error? Or does it crash? When you you get it?

	15-10-2003 00:31									#10
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the game closes and i have to relaunch the game

	15-10-2003 00:38									#11
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But when?

Is it on scenario load, or in the game?

	15-10-2003 00:40									#12
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Its when i load the scenario

	15-10-2003 03:48									#13
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Sorry if this is insulting your intelligence but make sure you have all the .pcx files in their correct places and make sure that the file lines point to these .pcx files. You must have the two pediaicon entries and for the civilopedia you need a DESC entry below the main one.

Just format your new entries like the others already in the file.

And i just though I would ask because it has been the case with other people: are you using a legally purchased version of the game?

Have you tried Atari support?

	15-10-2003 04:02									#14
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IIRC, Atari and Firaxis don't support mods. In fact, I doubt there are ANY software developers that support (unofficial) mods.

	15-10-2003 08:20									#15
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They probably wouldn't support the mod but maybe if he said he got a "(" error message they would have some advice. That error message is weird, I have never read anything else about it.

	15-10-2003 22:28									#16
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I know that it works beacuse i have newest Dyp and that works perfect on my computer... My civ version is not illigeal

	15-10-2003 22:41									#17
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Here it was i have done so far.... Plz check what i have done wrong... http://apolyton.net/upload/files/ke...itsworldlol.zip

Last edited by kermit_the_frog on 15-10-2003 at 23:19

	15-10-2003 22:44									#18
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Here it was i have done so far.... Plz check what i have done wrong... http://apolyton.net/upload/files/ke...itsworldlol.zip

Last edited by kermit_the_frog on 15-10-2003 at 23:16

	16-10-2003 01:21									#19
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Do you think you somehow have mixed textfiles from different versions or anything. (What happens if you remove the new tech from the bix file temporary Does it work then or is it still the error?)

	16-10-2003 21:47									#20
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ok, i might sound a little stupid when posting this....

Can someone make a step to step guid to making new techs i seam to have done something wrong.... and i cant find out what i have tried a lot to fix?

Step 1: add tech....

Step 2: you finish it....

	22-10-2003 22:59									#21
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anyone????

	08-11-2003 15:45									#22
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can anyone plz try to make one...

	26-11-2003 01:02									#23
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Damn i tried this with conquests and now i get another error here it is. ERROR READING FILE Missing Entry In "Text\Pediaicons.txt" : Desc_Tech_Fire. The game will now exit

	01-12-2003 11:10									#24
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somebody plz help

	01-12-2003 11:35									#25
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quote: Originally posted by kermit_the_frog Damn i tried this with conquests and now i get another error here it is. ERROR READING FILE Missing Entry In "Text\Pediaicons.txt" : Desc_Tech_Fire. The game will now exit

Are you sure it reads pediaicons.txt?

You will need to have
#Tech_Fire and #DESC_Tech_Fire in civilpoedia.txt, but I'm not sure why it would be needed in pediaicons.txt.


You might try to use the civilopediaeditor in C3MT to edit the files.

	04-12-2003 01:07									#26
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thanks i knwo manage to add technologys too

	04-12-2003 23:51									#27
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this is my scenario

http://apolyton.net/upload/files/ke...ingwithtech.rar

I need someone to orignize the techs so u know witch ones requir witch I would be real happy if someone did this for me...

Attachment: scenario.rar
This has been downloaded 0 time(s).

	10-12-2003 10:50									#28
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can anyone help me with my mod?