XIDX Bug

[Sundjata Keita]

I've done the process twice now to make sure and XIDX won't pack LID_01_Standing idle new actor.cas Anyone got any suggestions as what to do or whether this is a bug or my error.

Regards,

Sundjata

[Bwian]

I have not had a problem with this before. Not in 1.2 anyway!

When I have had problems in the past with fiels not getting packed, it was usually down to me mis-typing something in anim_list, or else through changing the case of the .cas ( from .CAS ) on the end...though the last one packs OK, but you get a 'file not found' error on running the game!

What error message are you getting?

Lastly...if the thing is corrupt, let me know..I can send you a replacement anim file to test if you don't have a backup.

[Sundjata Keita]

Thanks for the response. Sorry, yeah, I didn't mean to say repack. It repacks alright until you try to start the game when it shows there was a problem. The error says "cannot find file data/animations/fs_rifle/fs_rifle/fs_rifle/LID_01_Standing idle new actor.cas" It's telling me it can't find it but its obviously looking in the wrong place because it comes up with fs_rifle three times when the file is clearly in data/animations/fs_rifle.

To try and fix the problem I typed in XIDX chpath fs_rifle all data/animations/ data/animations/fs_rifle/ which should have changed the place it looks for it and XIDX says "91 strings replaced" which is what I expect. Yet it still doesn't work for some reason.

Regards,

Sundjata

[Bwian]

check the syntax in anim_list VERY carefully, and the same in your new animations folder. I had it the other day....I had .cas in the anim_list, and the actual file was .CAS. Also check spaces between words etc.

I have had this more than once, and every time it led back to me mis-typing something in the anim_list which resulted in it not being added to the pack.

Another possible cause is a name change in your anim file when you saved it.

Don't think XIDX is the problem...at least it never was for me! I was teh problem each time

[wlesmana]

Bwian> so XIDX for animation works fine for BI? I have not tried it for BI and one person said it no longer works.

[Bwian]

Wlesmania.... I am still focusing my modding on 1.2

I couldn't get so many of teh effects and other tricks to work on BI. I also haven't really bothered to do much testing of anims on BI yet. The last version of XIDX does extract both anims and skeleton files, but I was seeing a lot of odd behaviour on the anims when I imported to Max, so I left it there.

I don't know for sure if the re-pack works now. Seemed a bit pointless until everything else was OK for BI modding

To be honest, with the Mod I am working on, BI doesn't really offer me anything essential, just some eye-candy and a few extra options I can live without.