A CTD! Help me!

**Melea Lord** · 08-05-2006, 08:51

I have edited the Character Traits File and have changed the Export_VnVs to make it have sense. I have spent ages changing these files! Is there a program I can use to find errors in particular files?

**GiantMonkeyMan** · 08-05-2006, 16:21

here is malrubius' trait and ancillary validator: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=55732

next time remember to make back-ups of the files and only make little changes before testing

and if you run into trouble again check the links database for tutorials (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/local_links.php?catid=70)

**kambiz** · 08-07-2006, 13:01

Hiya;
Is it possible to modify traits and ancillaries ???

Thanks

**Stuie** · 08-07-2006, 13:12

Originally Posted by kambiz

Hiya;
Is it possible to modify traits and ancillaries ???

Thanks

Yeah - here's the basics:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=38481

**kambiz** · 08-07-2006, 21:53

Hey Sruie;
Very good guid ,But Infact I wanna know ,Is it possible to create New traits and ancillaries in mods?

Thank you for Response
-Kambiz

**GiantMonkeyMan** · 08-07-2006, 22:41

yes you can make new traits

Code:

 (in export_descr_character_traits.txt)

;------------------------------------------
Trait NewTrait
    Characters family

    Level New_Trait
        Description New_Trait_desc
        EffectsDescription New_Trait_effects_desc
        Threshold  1 

        Effect Command  1 
        Effect Management  1 

;=========================================================
;== TRIGGER DATA STARTS HERE ==
;=========================================================

;------------------------------------------
Trigger V0010_Standard_Battle_Attacker_Crushing_Victory_VnV_Trigger
    WhenToTest PostBattle

    Condition WasAttacker
          and IsGeneral
          and WonBattle
          and BattleSuccess = crushing
          and I_ConflictType Normal
          and BattleOdds >= 0.5
          and BattleOdds < 1.5

    Affects GoodAttacker  2  Chance  100 
    Affects TacticalSkill  1  Chance  5 
    Affects NewTrait  1  Chance  5

Code:

 (in export_vnvs.txt)

&#172;--------------------

{New_Trait}	New Trait

{New_Trait_desc}
This is a new trait just to show of my immense modding skills.... mwahahahaha.

{New_Trait_effects_desc}
+1 Command, +1 Management

Code:

 (in descr_strat)

character	Vibius Brutus, named character, age 30, , x 114, y 63 
traits GoodCommander 1 , GoodAdministrator 2 , PoliticsSkill 1 , Intelligent 2 , MathematicsSkill 2 , NewTrait 1 
army
unit		roman generals guard cavalry early				exp 1 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0

now this is just a quick trait that i just threw together but you get the general idea... use the guide to make new traits that you want and follow the layout of the traits already there

hope this helps

GMM

**kambiz** · 08-08-2006, 10:30

Thanks a lot GiantMonkeyMan ,Yes It will help.

**Melea Lord** · 08-11-2006, 19:04

I ain't added new ones or deleted any old ones. I have edited thresholds and eddited/created/deleted effects in the trait section. In trigger section I have eddited/deleted/added traits and have edited points and chances. Are u sure the validator cheked this. I did as the instructions said and I don't know how to find if I have errors from the 3 files that are produced.

I think the main thing I did when I changed numbers to postive or negative I made it so there was always 2 spaces between the number so negatives will have the wrong amount of spaces or just 1 space so that positive numbers were wrong. Would this tool find it?

**GiantMonkeyMan** · 08-12-2006, 09:30

you can't have negatives unfortunately...
thresholds are like a tally that each time the required results of a trigger are made another one of the threshold is added, when it reaches a certain amount on the threshold it will make that level of the trait be gained

but, as well as thresholds, negatives can't be used at all i don't think which is why the trait validator isn't working

GMM

**Melea Lord** · 08-12-2006, 09:57

no no no. I meant the effects like:

command 1
command -1

I have on some of them:

command 1 (1 space, should be 2)

And on others:

command -1 (2 spaces, should be 1)

Could the validator find mistakes like this?