[Need Help] getting mini dumps from mod

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I have 2 specific modded abilities that are causes this issue. I have added their names to the manifest and I am using current reference files. As far as I can tell from https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/306405/page/2/#replies I have used the correct terms for the abilities. I have gone over every line several times to make sure that they are correct, with the limited knowledge of modding this game that I have.

 

Now the main question, is there someone who would like to help me pinpoint the issue?

 

Or perhaps is there a modders group setup on XFire?

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Go into your user folder (located basically in the same folder as mods just one or two jumps before) and go down to bottom and change SHOWERRORS FALSE into ShowErrors TRUE

Then load game and your mod! You will see that the game will suddenly come to a halt..so press the windows tab to go back to desktop (DONT CLOSE GAME), now reclick on the SoaSE icon on your open programs bar (to return to it) and this time itll show you all the errors he found! Simply correct them as you go and eventually your mod will be back up and running!

 

Another way is same place than the user folder is the Debug folder...look for the log of your mod enabling and itll also show you the errors!!!

 

VOILA! Happy hunting! 

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Thank you, this helped me solved the first problem. Though it has made me aware to some new ones that I have no clue how to fix yet,

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

LOL! Trial and error my friend...trial and error :)

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

ok managed to fix some more, but the main ones that I can't seem to figure out are:

 

"Failed to convert 'example' to an enum value."

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Dont worry bout those!!!! Theu pop up once in a while and cause NO HARM AT ALL!!!

So if you think thats the last one...disable the SHOW ERRORS and see if the mod loads correctly +_+

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

hmm nope, still having minidumps.

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Added the other ability and am now getting errors along the lines of:

Text FileArchive missing Label.

File: C:\Documents and Settings\Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.01\Mod\GameInfo\Name.entity
Label: isAutoCastAvailable
Line Number:40
Line Contents:onlyAutoCastWhenTargetAntiMatterShortageExceedsAmount

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

Thats a simple error means that line 40 DOES NOT HAVE THE LINE IT SHOULD HAVE...in this case you erased the isAutocastAvailable line...and since hte game cant find it! It stumbles on it and crashes to the floor!

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

the isAutocastavailable is just a couple lines down from that one.

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

when I put that line, in line 40 I get:

Line Number:40
Line Contents:onlyAutoCastWhenTargetAntiMatterShortageExceedsAmount

 

tried it again, but this time it said it needed to be in line 39

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

Take another file ANY FILE (as long as its same type (ie..ability with ability,etc...)) and go line by line, checking where it differs and where it does (unless its something as obvious as (target to self or target to enemy in which you need filters and all) thatll be your error!

Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

Ok so I started over on the abilities, and so far it loads corrently I can get in game. When I build the ship that has the ability, and then look in the ability section, it does not show. I cant even click on the spot its supposed to be in.

Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top

Just another way of showing you that that ability has AN ERROR IN IT and thus to avoid meltdown, the game simply disables it (so you gotta open that ability up and check line by line what is not in place!).