I think I ****ed up. Again.

xXHunterKillerXx · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 03 Jun 2010

My TS freezes during a skirmish loading screen. The last time this happened was when i was modding the TIBSUN.mix. This time, I inserted new custom voxels into the local.mix, and then slipped that back into the TIBSUN.mix.

And now it won't load. Last time I fixed this by clearing everything I've modded and cleaning the slate. I'm not doing it this time, lol.

Am I doing something wrong by placing new files in the TIBSUN.mix? And should I be able to fix this by clearing the new files?

Note that it's not an IE, it freezes halfway through loading.

EDIT: I gotta stop posting threads so often. lol. Sorry about that. I removed the new files and everythings working fine. I suppose I'll try making an expand02.mix? Not sure how that's gonna work.

Dubzac · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:43 am Post subject:

i knew this whould happen :S

look your suppose to only add new units to expand##.mix (where ## is a number form 02 to 99) only don't you read any tutorials?.
and if your game fails to load its because some code is missing in your [infantry], [vehicle] or [building] lists or is mis-spelled in rules.ini, it also happens to misspelled warheads and weapons too.

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Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

Why are you editing the original mix files? You should never do that unless you know exactly what you're doing (which you clearly don't). I highly suggest you give this a read before you do any more modding at all. I also recommend reinstalling your Tiberian Sun, sounds like you've made quite a mess. Start again from scratch after you've read the newbie guide and plenty more information about modding.

xXHunterKillerXx · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 03 Jun 2010

Thanks for the Info. And I've done no permanent damage, I actually fixed it. When putting new files in an expand##.mix file, do I put everything ive edited in there too? like the .ini's?

I also think I messed up with not having any .HVA files for the voxels. Very Happy

lol making entirely new units are a whole new ballgame. o.O

SuperJoe · Commander **Joined**: 03 Sep 2009

You should be using ecache02 or expand02 MIX files instead of inserting things into the original MIX files. Also XCC Mix Editor has a nasty habit of screwing up MIX files sometimes (feels like half the time) when you put in new stuff. If this happens just remove a few of the new things you put in there (don't need to remove everything), try starting a match and if it works, insert the new stuff back. Might have to keep doing this a few times before it works. Very, very, very annoying #Mad

xXHunterKillerXx · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 03 Jun 2010

Thanks for all the help, although I made myself look like a bumbling fool. Very Happy

I got the new unit to work, all I needed were the HVA files and I put them in the expand02.mix for good measure.

Thanks again guys! Very Happy

Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

SuperJoe wrote:

You should be using ecache02 or expand02 MIX files instead of inserting things into the original MIX files. Also XCC Mix Editor has a nasty habit of screwing up MIX files sometimes (feels like half the time) when you put in new stuff. If this happens just remove a few of the new things you put in there (don't need to remove everything), try starting a match and if it works, insert the new stuff back. Might have to keep doing this a few times before it works. Very, very, very annoying #Mad

When adding things to a mix file you should avoid pressing the 'Compact' button, that has a tendency to corrupt Mix files.

Morpher · General **Joined**: 28 Jan 2005

Seems with me mix files corrupt all the time, compacted or not :S.

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Joshy · Schwing! **Joined**: 13 Aug 2006

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When adding things to a mix file you should avoid pressing the 'Compact' button, that has a tendency to corrupt Mix files.

Strange, I only use compact. Never had a corrupted mix file, ever.

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Allen · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:42 am Post subject:

I'm glad I'm not the only one that has XCC corrupted mix file... Mad

An every time it dose I see this.↓

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xXHunterKillerXx · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 03 Jun 2010

I've never had a crash before in vanilla TS. Even if I've corrupted mix files. And, I've even edited some original mix files and it works fine still. Lucky maybe?

[TiberianFuture] · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject:

Aro wrote:

When adding things to a mix file you should avoid pressing the 'Compact' button, that has a tendency to corrupt Mix files.

What? I have done that for over a year (means hundreds of times) and my mix file is corrupted just once... Neutral

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Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

It's a common problem, believe me. If you have a large Mix file and you compact it, it has a chance of corruption. Both Lin Kuei Ominae and I have experienced it with TI and personal mods a lot in the past.

Morpher · General **Joined**: 28 Jan 2005

Usually when the mix has a lot of stuff in it.

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