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At first I thought I was the cause of the missing cps. After further investigation I concluded that I had gone mad from "too-much-SWBF2-modding-syndrome" but that wasn't the case at all, as Sherlock Holmes told me. We often discuss our lives at 4:30 every day over tea. So I've tried a few different approaches and my tragedy remains. Every time I munge a map, the command posts vanish. This vexes me greatly. Here is the munge log for my latest map the went wrong:

ERROR[configmunge world1\D01.sky]:This file is missing a closing bracket somewhere!
1 Errors 0 Warnings

ERROR[levelpack D01.req]:munged\pc\d01.config is not a binary UCF file!
ERROR[levelpack D01.req]:munged\pc\d01.config is not a binary UCF file!
[continuing]
2 Errors 0 Warnings

So as we can all see, it is obviously the second error... I really doubt the sky has anything to do with cps... that's just not logical.

clean and remunge

I did so and I got the exact same error log. Now take in mind that I am doing this munge with "common" checked. But I doubt that could be the source of the problem because I have already tried doing so without "common" checked.

This is really absurd because I have completed and released a map before and I never had this problem.

run the BF2_modtools.exe in the gamedata folder. Then post the BFront2.txt here (found in the same folder).

Alright, here it is.

When you get munge log errors there is no need to play your map, you must fix those errors first.

Dyuxx wrote:

ERROR[configmunge world1\D01.sky]:This file is missing a closing bracket somewhere!
1 Errors 0 Warnings

This error is self explanatory and likely the cause of the other errors, in D01.sky locate where the bracket is missing and fix it then clean and re-munge.
You can use notepad to edit these files but it's best to use a real code editor since they have syntax highlighting which makes it easier to track down your mistakes.

What exactly should I be looking for?

missing bracket aka. { or }

like here (but in php..):
you see the missing bracket after the second if?

if ($_POST['whatever']) {

i know its not a sky file, but its has the same way of not working with one little error.

Ok, so I went in and opened up the D01.sky file. Now I was planning on using the TAT sky for this map so I simply copied and re pasted the text. There were no missing brackets. I checked. Everything was in order exactly as is should be. So then I went to munge it and try it out again and now the map simply crashes.

And there were no munged errors? Then try this step again.

501st_commander wrote:run the BF2_modtools.exe in the gamedata folder. Then post the BFront2.txt here (found in the same folder).

Also make sure you have all the necessary MSHs and TGAs in your world1 folder that your .sky file calls for.

Alright, this is what I did. I returned the sky file back to how it comes originally. That way I can cross out any errors pertaining to the sky. Now for some reason when I munge the map, the munge cannot read (specify... etc.) D01.req. So what do I do to get this file read?

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This is making no sense. I munged another map and it said that ***.req was not specefied and yet the map still ran. Now I returned the map's sky file to its previous state and then I got a message when I ran BF2_modtools that stated the sky file was an old format. This is terrible because any map I munge always turns out this way. I have done all of the mapping in the zero editor - my map is finished but I am unable to test it out! Arg!

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I am getting these errors at the end of my log. Is it possible that these buildings could be the cause of the problem? Oh and I changed the sky to POL and got no errors. That was my preferred sky for this map. So this came from the BFront2 document when I ran the map in BF2_modtools:

lol always when i have a problem anyone else has the same:

Yeah, I saw your thread and another person's threat. All three of us have met the same problem. Don't bother re-installing the modtools. I did that... there's no bug in the program that I know of. Does your map crash or load without the command posts?

Yes i does black, but with soldiers my log has the same lines:
(only with bew instead of D01) And:

Are you using the original sky? (that ugly yavin sky).

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And what stock objects are you using, if any?

Are you using the original sky? (that ugly yavin sky).

Nope I use kashyyyk sky

And what stock objects are you using, if any?

dont know what you mean, but i use yavin, kashyyk, geonosis and hoth objects

Could you run your map through BF2_modtools and then post the BFront2 document? Oh and if anyone else wants to help us get out of this predicament, feel free to send aid.

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And make sure you have all of the proper files for your sky.

the sky works perfect till i did a clean and remunge suddenly i have over 300 errors

Interesting... your problem is somewhat different than mine. Ok, so this is what you should do:
1. Create a backup file of ***. The whole thing. You can put that wherever you want, just not in your BF2modtools folder. You'll want this just in case my idea doesn't work.
2. Now create a new world that has the exact same name and game modes.
3. Take all of the new files and replace them with the ones that aren't being "read" or "specified".
4. Munge that and try it out.

If it doesn't work, then we are in a world of hurt. If it does work then I am the person left with the map problems.

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And for now, ignore those "raise unit count" errors. I'm pretty sure they are a bunch of bs.

It works:
I clean and remunge 3 times and change the a few settings and now it works, thanks for help, is your problem still alive?