Changing era icon/name? ***SOLVED***

Tears2Roses · Post by **Tears2Roses** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:32 pm

I would like to know, how do you change the era's icon? In the instant action mneu, your playable eras icon/name. The problem is, because I am making a sides era for stock maps, the addme is causing problems. For example: I will get the icon/name working, but it will show on my munged world, not mygeeto (mygeeto is my test map). Or the era wont show at all, or SWBF2 crashes before I even get to the profile select screen.

I was talking with Marth8880 on x-fire, but we still couldnt seem to get it working. Yes, I read the 1.3 docs, but it still didnt help (unless I really did something wrong...)

Unlucky13 · Post by **Unlucky13** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:53 pm

What does your addme look like?

Tears2Roses · Post by **Tears2Roses** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:03 pm

addme.lua:

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[code]--Search through the missionlist to find a map that matches mapName,

--then insert the new flags into said entry.

--Use this when you know the map already exists, but this content patch is just

--adding new gamemodes (otherwise you should just add whole new entries to the missionlist)

function AddNewGameModes(missionList, mapName, newFlags)

 for i, mission in missionList do

 if mission.mapluafile == mapName then

 for flag, value in pairs(newFlags) do

 mission[flag] = value

 end

 end

 end

end

--insert totally new maps here:

local sp_n = 0

local mp_n = 0

sp_n = table.getn(sp_missionselect_listbox_contents)

--add my modes to the singleplayer map selection screen

AddNewGameModes( sp_missionselect_listbox_contents, "myg1%s_%s", {era_a = 1, mode_con_a = 1,} )

-- associate this mission name with the current downloadable content directory

-- (this tells the engine which maps are downloaded, so you need to include all new mission lua's here)

-- first arg: mapluafile from above

-- second arg: mission script name

-- third arg: level memory modifier. the arg to LuaScript.cpp: DEFAULT_MODEL_MEMORY_PLUS(x)

AddDownloadableContent("myg1","myg1a_con",4)

-- all done

newEntry = nil

n = nil

-- Now load our core.lvl into the shell to add our localize keys

ReadDataFile("..\\..\\addon\\GUN\\data\\_LVL_PC\\core.lvl")[/code]

Currently, this makes my sides playable on mygeeto. However, it has the BFX icon. This is without attempting to change it to show a different icon using shell/code. I am experimenting with it, so for no good. If someone would know what I should put in my addme to change just the era icon/name and still be playable on mygeeto (without adding an orange mygeeto to the instant action menu) that'd be great. I will experiment with 1.3 docs and what not some more.

Marth8880 · Post by **Marth8880** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:10 pm

Yes, most excellent my dear child.......post your addme's LUA and your shell's REQ, so we may [pauses]...address your situation as we need. In due time, my dear child, in due time will everything come together as the Night Mother has forseen... After you have done this, proceed to Cheydinhal. There you will find...toast...lots and lots of toast...inside games...inside an excellent, inconspicuous, well-achieved forum where you will finally meet your new family.

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THEWULFMAN · Post by **THEWULFMAN** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:21 pm

Marth8880 wrote:Yes, most excellent my dear child.......post your addme's LUA and your shell's REQ, so we may [pauses]...address your situation as we need. In due time, my dear child, in due time will everything come together as the Night Mother has forseen... After you have done this, proceed to Cheydinhal. There you will find...toast...lots and lots of toast...inside games...inside an excellent, inconspicuous, well-achieved forum where you will finally meet your new family.
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Dear brother, I do not spread references; I create them.

Oblivion references.

Check the 1.3 patch documentation for how to change an era's name and icon. You just need the icon munged in a shell, then load it in your addme. We'll be happy to explain further.

Tears2Roses · Post by **Tears2Roses** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:57 pm

You know how in HvB 2, you play on stock utapau as zombies. You need to click HvB 2 - utapau in order to play it. Stock utapau is fine, without the sides. Now, in the dark times 2, you can play as the dark times sides and there isnt a second death star map. I want my sides to be like DT2 and not like HvB2. Hopefully this helps.

Post by **AQT** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:32 pm

Please do what WULF suggested, then. Don't just read it; actively read it.

And also:

[b][color=#FF8000]The FAQ / Everything You Need Thread Version 2.0[/color][/b] wrote:...
Miscellaneous
...
Era/Mode Side Mod Tutorial
...

That's for your DT2/HvB2 comparison.

Post by **[RDH]Zerted** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:32 pm

Put in the change table just as if you weren't using AddNewGameModes():
AddNewGameModes( sp_missionselect_listbox_contents, "myg1%s_%s", {era_a = 1, mode_con_a = 1, change = {...},} )
or easier to read:

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AddNewGameModes(
    sp_missionselect_listbox_contents,
    "myg1%s_%s",
    {
        era_a = 1,
        mode_con_a = 1,
        change = {
            --TODO make your era and icon changes here as the v1.3 docs say
        },
    }
)

You and everyone else also needs to create MergeTables() replace AddNewGameModes() using the code here (click here). If you don't, you will wipe out any other changes done to that map from other maps. Also, if other maps didn't make that change, they will wipe out your changes (so you might have had it working, but some other map screwed you). I'm trying to fix this with v1.4, which is one reason I need to rewrite the map selection screens.

Tears2Roses · Post by **Tears2Roses** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:58 am

Thanks everyone, I will try everything suggested, hopefully something works

EDIT: Thanks, I got it working. Know, how to add it to more than one map properly....

EDIT2: Solved. I coppied over the change table and replaced mygeeto with death star, works like a charm.

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