Ok so I tried to create a custom side following the tutorial by Caleb1117 in the FAQ. My sides ID is 501. I did everything the tutorial told me to and munged. I then ran the BF2_modtools_NoDVD to test the side out and the map crashed. I opened up the BF2 error log and had severity: 3 errors.
Heres my error log. Units req. and Odf. If needed heres his capes Odf too.

Well first off, add a memory pool line for SoldierAnimation, and post your LUA, please. Also, could you post your unit's ODF and tell us its name?

ODF LUA Units name is rep_inf_ep3trooper_captain

hmm, your lua and unit req seems right. can you please post the sides reqfile?

EDIT: i just saw: you got a space in front of the units name in the req. thats very likely the reason why the odf cant be found.

No that didnt work...
BFront2 error log after space is removed: Sides req.

Try taking out that empty line in between your unit name and the ending brackets, that might help.

You still haven't added a memory pool line for SoldierAnimation.

Yes, please do that, changing the pool really helps us when we're trying to help you. It streamlines the error log and makes everything neater.

Sorry about that.

Thank you. Have you tried my change yet, I think that might be the problem.

Just tried it and it still crashes...

Do you have the file 501st in you data***/Build/Sides Folder? I know I forgot that in making my first side, also do you have the common folder in your data***/Sides?

EDIT: Yay, new rank.

ARCTroopaNate wrote:Try taking out that empty line in between your unit name and the ending brackets, that might help.

ARCTroopaNate wrote:Have you tried my change yet, I think that might be the problem.

SpartanA259 wrote:Just tried it and it still crashes...

For future reference, an empty line will not cause a CTD. You could have a dozen empty lines,











and it should still work. The error must be elsewhere. Have you been doing any manual cleans?

Thank you for the clarification... :themoreyouknow:

Yes I have done manual cleans.

BFront2.log wrote:

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Message Severity: 2
C:\Battlefront2\main\Battlefront2\Source\Team.cpp(625)
Team missing class "rep_inf_ep3trooper_captain" (check the side's .req file)
uf_updateClassIndex(): Added class: cis_inf_rifleman
uf_updateClassIndex(): Added class: cis_inf_rocketeer
uf_updateClassIndex(): Added class: cis_inf_sniper
uf_updateClassIndex(): Added class: cis_inf_engineer
uf_updateClassIndex(): Added class: cis_inf_officer
uf_updateClassIndex(): Added class: cis_inf_droideka
uf_updateClassIndex(): Added class: cis_hero_darthmaul
utility_functions2: ReadDataFile(): This map's code, mode: umb umb_conquest

So you are either missing a line for the unit in your side's REQ file, you are missing the unit's REQ file, or the unit's REQ file is incorrectly referencing the unit's ODF.


OOOOORRRRR, did you create a 501 folder in \_BUILD\Sides\ as well as copy and paste munge.bat and clean.bat from another side's folder into your new 501 folder?

Yep I did make a folder for 501 and did paste munge and clean.bats in the folder.
Should I post the .req files again?

Post all of the REQs, your LUA, and both ODFs for your unit.

Sides req. Units req. LUA rep_inf_ep3trooper_captain odf. rep_inf_captainman_cape odf.

Try doing this with a normal side, e.g., put the unit with his files and all into the normal REP side and see what happens.