BI new buildings

[Lord Adherbal]

Is anyone else experiencing problems with new buildings in the export_descr_buildings.txt file ? I've spent the last three days trying to figure out whats wrong but it doesnt make any sense. Sometimes it crashes at the splash screen, other times it refuses to launch the campaign...

The file used to work fine in RTW 1.2 and it doesn't seem like it changed in BI. Same for the text\export_buildings.txt file.

[Centurion Cato]

Not so far no, are these building intended to be seen in the battlemap/cityview?

[Lord Adherbal]

well maybe at some point, but that's not what I'm trying to achieve right now. I'm just trying to make my campaign run with the new techtree in place...

an example of a building I tried to add:

building barracks_buildings
{
    levels barracks city_barracks imperial_barracks
    {
        barracks requires factions { gauls, germans, scythia, britons, numidia, dacia, romans_scipii, spain, greek, parthia, } 
        {
	    capability
            {
		law_bonus bonus 1

            }
            construction  2
            cost  500
            settlement_min town
            upgrades
            {
		city_barracks
            }
        }
        city_barracks requires factions { parthia, } 
        {
	    capability
            {
		law_bonus bonus 2

            }
            construction  3
            cost  1000
            settlement_min huge_city
            upgrades
            {
            }
        }
        imperial_barracks requires factions { parthia, } 
        {
	    capability
            {
		law_bonus bonus 2

            }
            construction  3
            cost  1000
            settlement_min huge_city
            upgrades
            {
            }
        }
    }
    plugins 
    {
    }
}

and in export_buildings.txt

{barracks}			Barracks
{barracks_desc}			Barracks description
{barracks_desc_short}		Barracks short description


{city_barracks}			City Barracks
{city_barracks_desc}		City Barracks description
{city_barracks_desc_short}	City Barracks short description

{imperial_barracks}		Imperial barracks
{imperial_barracks_desc}	imperial_barracks description
{imperial_barracks_desc_short}	imperial_barracks short description

this worked fine in RTW, but doesnt in BI. If I use the RTW vanilla files my campaign runs fine.

[Centurion Cato]

Hmm, that is strange becuase this bit of code works for me:

However for some reason i've yet to figure out i get placeholder text for the short building description. The code is the same i used for 1.2 and that was fine...

 building barracks_roman
{
    levels muster_field militia_barracks city_barracks army_barracks royal_barracks 
    {
        muster_field requires factions { roman, } 
        {
            capability
            {

                ;recruit "roman city militia"  0  requires factions { roman, } ;city militia

            }
            construction  1
            cost  600 
            settlement_min town
            upgrades
            {
                militia_barracks
            }
        }
        militia_barracks requires factions { roman, } 
        {
            capability
            {

                ;recruit "roman city militia"  0  requires factions { roman, } 

              

             
            }
            construction  3 
            cost  1000 
            settlement_min large_town
            upgrades
            {
                city_barracks
            }
        }
        city_barracks requires factions { roman, } 
        {
            capability
            {

                ;recruit "roman city militia"  0  requires factions { roman, } ;city militia



            }
            construction  4 
            cost  1800 
            settlement_min city
            upgrades
            {
                army_barracks
            }
        }
        army_barracks requires factions { roman, slave, } 
        {
            capability
            {
                ;recruit "roman city militia"  0  requires factions { roman, }

                law_bonus bonus 1

            }
            construction  5 
            cost  3000 
            settlement_min large_city
            upgrades
            {
                royal_barracks
            }
        }
        royal_barracks requires factions { roman, } 
        {
            capability
            {
                ;recruit "roman city militia"  0  requires factions { roman, } 
 
                law_bonus bonus 1 

            }
            construction  6 
            cost  5000 
            settlement_min huge_city
            upgrades
            {
            }
        }
    }
    plugins 
    {
    }
}

What is new is that the export_buildings.txt now has these items.I tried to define a new one without success...

¬ The following text items are used to describe strings of buildings on the tech tree summary screen
{defenses_name}
Walls - improve settlement defences

{barracks_name}
Barracks - train infantry melee units

{barracks_roman}
Barracks - train infantry melee units

{equestrian_name}
Stables - train cavalry units

{missiles_name}
Ranges - train missile-armed units

[Stuie]

@ [cF]Adherbal -

This seems obvious... but you DID change export_descr_buildings_enums.txt, right?

[Centurion Cato]

Thanks Stuie! i'm such a dumbass sometimes....

[Centurion Cato]

Ok i figured out the placeholder text issue,

{barracks_roman}
Barracks - train infantry melee units

Should be

{barracks_roman_name}
Barracks - train infantry melee units

[Dol Guldur]

I tried some days ago and had no problems (after I discovered the "xyz_name" thing) - so it can be done.

Anyone still having problems? You can get a CTD if you so much as put a descr intead of a desc!

[Lord Adherbal]

@Stuie, enum files are obsolete aren't they ? I tried adding the new entries because I was so desperate but that didn't help. I then deleted the RTW building_enums file to see if it caused problems. But it didn't so I'm quite sure it's an obsolete file (like all other enums & lookup files)

[Stuie]

That's news to me! Good to know though...

[SigniferOne]

What makes you guys think the enum files are obsolete?

[Centurion Cato]

You don't need to define buildings in the enums file for the building to be added to the techtree and have the game load.

[Lord Adherbal]

What makes you guys think the enum files are obsolete?

the fact that deleting & ignoring them causes no problems.

[lt1956]

Then it just looks them up direct now? Or is it in a pack file? that is weird, how does it do it now? I havent given BI a working over yet, just a skimming of the surface.

[Lord Adherbal]

it's nothing new, enum and lookup files were already obsolete in any version of RTW.

[lt1956]

This file is obsolete? If you dont edit it, you dont get your unit cards? Am I wrong, have most of us been editing files we dont need to?

export_descr_unit_enums.txt

[Lord Adherbal]

yes that file is obsolete, I've never done any changes to it.

[lt1956]

Neat, here I have gotten in a habit of editing that file that I dont even need. lol So you absolutely positive all the Enum files are garbage? The VnV ones also?

Thanks, that saved some work. lol

Lt

[Lord Adherbal]

the only file I'm not sure about is the advice enums (IIRC). All the others have been systematically ignored by me :)

[lt1956]

The only None Enum I edit is the unit one so thats great news. lol

Thanks, it helps. :-)

[Centurion Cato]

Yep it's true, the Odeon is not defined in the enums and it works just fine as you can see.

@ [cF]Adherbal

I take it you got your buildings to work?