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| ID | Project | Category | Date Submitted | Last Update | |
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| 0021269 | AI War 2 | Bug - Other | Jun 4, 2019 4:25 pm | Jun 4, 2019 6:06 pm | |
| Reporter | TechSY730 | Assigned To | BadgerBadger | ||
| Status | resolved | Resolution | fixed | ||
| Product Version | BETA 0.865 The Return Of Deepstriking | ||||
| Fixed in Version | BETA 0.866 Hotfix | ||||
| Summary | 0021269: Provide a way to override vanilla definitions from XMLMods | ||||
| Description | Right now, there doesn't seem to be any way to override entries from the vanilla XML files from XMLMods Approaches tried: Copying the whole file from GameData into XMLMods, making your changes, and adding your mod to the load order. Doesn't work. It doesn't matter if you put it above or below the "_Vanilla" entry. The changes just aren't picked up. Redefining vanilla entries with the same name in a new XML file. Doesn't work. The engine complains about duplicate definitions. At least one of the approaches working would be nice. Without it, you are forced to modify the real GameData/Configuration folder, which would get cumbersome quickly when maintaining multiple mods. | ||||
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Hey Chris, so part of this is that the docs from Keith ( https://wiki.arcengames.com/index.php?title=AI_War_2:_Basic_Stat_Modding) don't match the code. The docs say that XMLMods should be in the GameData directory, but the code actually looks in string directoryPath = Engine_Universal.CurrentBaseDirectory + "XMLMods/" + ModNameOrNull + "/" + Table.SourceName + "/"; <==== Here it looks ine BaseDirectory instead of Engine_Universal.CurrentGameDataDirectory Either we need to update the docs or change the code, and questions of taste like this I leave to your discretion. Edit: I updated the docs In the meantime, as a workaround you can put the XMLMods directory in ~/AIWar2 not ~/AIWar2/GameData |
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But my XMLMods folder is already in ./AIWar2, not AIWar2/GameData |
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<entity name="MLRSGuardPost" is_partial_record="true" built_by="BasicGuardPostDrawBag" ship_or_structure_explosion_sfx="Turret_Explosion" ship_or_structure_explosion_if_on_other_planet_sfx="ShipLostOnOtherPlanet_Explosion" > <system name="FusionRockets" display_name="Fusion Rockets" category="Weapon" firing_timing="OnlyInRange" damage_per_shot="200" range="High1" shot_speed="Normal" rate_of_fire="Low" shots_per_salvo="16" fires_salvos_sequentially="true" shot_type_data="FusionRocket" target_sorter="Standard" > </system> </entity> An ancient example of mine, from one of the mini-mods. The line I think you need is: is_partial_record="true" That I think makes it an override. I noted in the forum post ( https://forums.arcengames.com/ai-war-ii-modding/mlrs-spam-filter-(heavily-nerfs-mlrs-corvette-post-turret)/ ) that this seems to duplicate the weapon though. This is really old, and I haven't used this since then (no need), so no idea if it'll still work. |
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It works. I just tried it. You need to put your mod after _Vanilla, put XMLMods in the right place, then also include the is_partial_record="true" line. I copied over the full humanhomecommandstation, added is_partial_record then changed the description and I see my new version. |
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I've updated the wiki with correct instructions. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| Jun 4, 2019 4:25 pm | TechSY730 | New Issue | |
| Jun 4, 2019 5:35 pm | BadgerBadger | Note Added: 0051835 | |
| Jun 4, 2019 5:40 pm | TechSY730 | Note Added: 0051836 | |
| Jun 4, 2019 5:41 pm | BadgerBadger | Note Edited: 0051835 | |
| Jun 4, 2019 5:41 pm | RocketAssistedPuffin | Note Added: 0051837 | |
| Jun 4, 2019 5:51 pm | BadgerBadger | Note Added: 0051838 | |
| Jun 4, 2019 6:06 pm | BadgerBadger | Assigned To | => BadgerBadger |
| Jun 4, 2019 6:06 pm | BadgerBadger | Status | new => resolved |
| Jun 4, 2019 6:06 pm | BadgerBadger | Resolution | open => fixed |
| Jun 4, 2019 6:06 pm | BadgerBadger | Fixed in Version | => BETA 0.866 Hotfix |
| Jun 4, 2019 6:06 pm | BadgerBadger | Note Added: 0051839 | |
| Jun 4, 2019 6:06 pm | BadgerBadger | Note Edited: 0051835 |
