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List of Files needed:

 

 

In game ss:

 

 

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Test for creating a new nation in cossacks      14/04/2009

 

Goal: creating a new playable nation Tunesia based on an already existing nation to speed up things.

 

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Step1: Copy BTW to work with and test
Step2: Make a folder to put all modified gsc files in
Step3: Extract all.gsc file in + extraction mode and copy all files from the extracted folder to a new folder within the GSC utility folder.
           This step is just a precaution in case you change smth erroneously to the files and need to see the original again.
Step4: Trying to define what files will need changes. Reading http://cossacksworld.ucoz.co.uk/index/0-34 about previous test.

 

Going to use Algeria as the bases to build a new nation
So definetely these files:

Algeria.nds
Nations.lst 
TEXT+Nations.txt
TEXT+AI.txt
AI+AI.dat
DATA+Start1-9.dat
DATA+Unitslist.dat
unitslist.dat
DATA+Upglist.dat
Filelist.lst
Algeria_bld.bmp

 

Other files that might be involved:

 

AI.dat
mdlist.Txt
nmlist.lst

Note : Use mods.gs1 or mods01.gs1 to create

 

Step 5: start modifying all nation related entries from Algeria(AL) to Tunesia(TN)

 

Start off with the nds file.Locate ALGIR.NDS

Copy it to your workfolder
Rename it to TUNESIA.NDS
Open it.
Use Replace function in notepad and replace all (AL) to (TN). Saves you typing 200 times (TN)
Now manually change all the akademy references from
AKAXXAL to AKAXXTN  ( where xx is the number) ( this will have to be done aswell in upglist.txt)

Finish up any remaining entries that influence the nations appearance
for example [COUNTRY] ( setting for editor)
but dont go and change the units or you will have a lot more work then needed, right now for speeding up we will use the same units to test
Save the file

 

next file to change:

text+nations.Txt
Copy, open it
add:

#TUNESIA Tunesia to the top of the list
Save it

 

Next file to change:

text+ai.txt
Copy,open it
add:

TUNESIA.0 AI\Tunesia.dll
Save

 

next file to change:

AI+AI.dat
Copy, open it
add:
21 21
TUNESIA    Tunesia       Krestian_Turki(TN)  9 1 1 - -
Save it

 

next file to change:

data+start1:
copy, open it
add:

Save it

 

Next file to open

data+ start 2:
copy it, open it
add:

#Krestian_Turki(TN)
0 20000 0 0 0 0
4
Mameluk(TN) P
Krestian_Turki(TN) X
BGAUZ(TN)  Q
BGAUZ2(TN) W
20 4
                              
       PPPPPPPPPP XXXXXX PPPPPPPPPP
       PPPPPPPPPP XXXXXX PPPPPPPPPP
 Q     PPPPPPPPPP XXXXXX PPPPPPPPPP    W
       PPPPPPPPPP XXXXXX PPPPPPPPPP    
       PPPPPPPPPP XXXXXX PPPPPPPPPP    
       PPPPPPPPPP XXXXXX PPPPPPPPPP     

 

next file
data+start 3
copy it, open it
add:
#Krestian_Turki(AL)
0 20000 0 1000 6000 9000
4
Strelec_Algir(AL) P
Krestian_Turki(AL) X
BGAUZ(AL)  Q
BGAUZ2(AL) W
20 4
      PPPPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPP
      PPPPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPP
      PPPPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPP
 Q    PPPPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPP   W
      PPPPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPP   
      PPPPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPP   
      PPPPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPP
      PPPPPPPPPPPXXXXXXXXPPPPPPPPPPP

 

next file
data+Start4
copi it, open it
add:
#Krestian_Turki(TN)
0 20000 0 1000 6000 9000
3
Krestian_Turki(TN) X
BGAUZ(TN)  Q
BGAUZ2(TN) W
20 4
      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Q    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX   W
      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX   
      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX   
      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
      XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

next file:
data+start5
open it
this is a difficult entry ( its the diff nations one)
First add tunesia as a whole:

 

 

 

                    W

Then second part, add for each(all) nation the line:

and type 12 times B in the figure , make sure you space out the M&M's right

 

Wow, long list. Time for a coffee

 

data+Start6
copy, open
add:
#Krestian_Turki(TN)
0 20000 0 1000 6000 9000
3
Krestian_Turki(TN) X
Bashnia_3(TN)  Q
Bashnia_3(TN) W
12 4
             
        XXXXXX
        XXXXXX
 Q      XXXXXX     W
        XXXXXX   
        XXXXXX   
        XXXXXX
save

 

data+start7
copy open
add:

#Krestian_Turki(TN)
0 20000 0 1000 6000 9000
4
Pushka(TN)  P
Krestian_Turki(TN) X
Bashnia_3(TN) Q
Bashnia_3(TN) W
12 4
 P P P P P P P P P P P             
        XXXXXX
        XXXXXX
 Q      XXXXXX       W
        XXXXXX   
        XXXXXX   
        XXXXXX
        

next file

data+Start8
copy, open
add:
#Krestian_Turki(TN)
0 20000 0 1000 6000 9000
5
Mortira(TN) M
Pushka(TN)  P
Krestian_Turki(TN) X
Bashnia_3(TN)  Q
Bashnia_3(TN) W
12 4
 P P P P P P P P P P P             
        XXXXXX
        XXXXXX
 Q      XXXXXX       W
        XXXXXX   
        XXXXXX   
        XXXXXX
 M M M M M M M M M M M

next file

data+start 9
copy open
add
#Krestian_Turki(TN)
2000 65000 2000 1000 6000 9000
2
Krestian_Turki(TN) X
Barack_Turki(TN) E
20 4
      X                          X
      X                          X
      X                          X
E     X       E        E         X     E
      X                          X   
      X                          X   
      X                          X
      X                          X

Well so far the start files ;-)

 

nations.lst

copy, open
add

Save

 

data+units list

copy open
add:

 

next file
data+upglist

copy, open

add:

Save

 

next file:
units list ( this is not the same file as data+units list) ( told you to exctract all gsc as + mode)(otherwise use file renamer to rename)
copy, open
add:
Tunesia 0

 

next file
Algir_bld.bmp
Copy, rename to Tunesia_bld.bmp

 

Algeria.dll
copy rename Tunesia.dll

next file:

filelist.lst
here we will add all the new files that are not in the game yet:

TUNESIA.NDS

 

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Time to see where we are

 

Put all files in to gsc utility and create mods.gs1

should have 19 files to process

 

Paste mods.gs1 in BTW test folder. Go to editor and check if the nation is present. Go to random map, check if the nation is present in the drop down list

 

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, kewl, loaded straight up, didnt show no errors, can select Tunesia in editor AND in Random Map
Didnt even look back to see if i made mistakes.  Don't know what i forgot to do last time that it didnt work.

 

(...2 minutes later...)
Ok i cheered to soon. When I start playing debugger says that i have an invalid name for shahta(AL), obviously an entry i forgot to change.
Back to the upglist and nds files to clean up the remaining errors.

 

But the fact that the nation is present besides all other nations is a great improvement.

Time for a break

 

Well clearly I forgot a bunch of entries that refer to the upgrades in the NDS file. I suggest you change them all to (AL) or AL but also in the upglist aswell then

example

//SHAHTA
shahta(TN)INSIDE SH1 #POSITION 2 2 #LEVEL 2 shahta(tn)INSIDE #COST 2 FOOD 1000 GOLD 1250 #TIME 500
 SINGLE_INSIDE shahta(TN) +5

(from nds)
(and in upglist)( see list above -still has plenty of AKAxxAL
Manually verify all [ENTRIES]

 

time to test again

mods.gs1

Still the same error appearing invalid upg shahta(AL) +5
If i ignore it runs trough the list up mine upgrades that cause errors

Ok so the shahta upg issue is solved ,i forgot another entry

but now when i hit start to play with tunesia vs bavaria(ai) it starts loading and crashed to desktop with out any warning.
Did something wrong
Gotta think again.

 

There must be other files involved or i must have made an error in one of the entries.

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Ok, some more information on this test:

 

When i go in to map editor, and place units for Tunesia and then go to Random Map/Designed, i can start playing. All buildings are accessible and all units work fine:

 

So the nation is present & playable .

Now why i get a ctd on starting up a random game(default) and not in designed, eludes me somewhat at the moment.

But it also means that the error cant be too big since the nation is present & playable

 

A wild shot in the dark but it might have to do something with placing the peasants on start up on the map.Though i have no clear idea of how to start tackling this problem.

If someone has an idea....

 

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Update 15/04:

 

After some tests i narrowed the problem down. What I did was instead of in random map-starting with default options, i started with an army. It loaded fine and is playable:

 

 

So this must mean there is a problem with the initial start file.

Will do some more tests but this should be in the data+Start options, but there is no data+Start0 which would be the default, because the data+Start1 is the second option in the menu ( army)

So where is this file located?

I guess a workaround is possible by deleting the default @@@RMID option in the txt file and rewrite all data+Starts but hey thats to much work for something that really should be there in the first place.

 

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Update:

 

So another test under debugger gives me following message: Unable to assign Peasant ID.

Which proves that it has something to do with the starting settings for peasants as describe above.

 

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Update:

 

Thanks to [BOB]Grandline we found a solution that was rather surprising. Copied the data+start4 and renamed it data+start0 . Works like a charm except as expected (!) to start with aop under default, it started with default.(lol)

I'll update soon the above text so that any remaining errors are deleted.

Finally a working new nation offline.

 

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Update:

 

After doing some more tests we finally were succesfull in making the new nation work online aswell :

 

 

First there was an issue with the nations not appearing properly. This was solved by using the same ai.dat file in main directory for both users. ( Dont think here to deep , its where i made a mistake, by thinkin that the ai.dat cant have consequences for showing the list of nations in random online, it shouldn't , but it does...)

Another problem was that the game first crashed when i chose the color purple. We have not been able to recreate this problem and it has not occured anymore since.

All colors are playable on both sides. We have not done tests with more then 2 players, since we havent distributed the mini mod and it was only for testing purposes.

 

Now about changing the nations particularities (units, upgrades, building order,...) i refer to the anatomy of the files and previous tests.

 

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