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[Deathsangel]

Okay so I wanted to try out my mod without the weapons (and specific quest, challenge and interjections) to see if I can release alpha version, but It isn't installing.

This is my .tp2

BACKUP ~Kido\backup~
AUTHOR ~Deathsangel - thedeathsangel@hotmail.com~
BEGIN ~Kido the Jester (Requires Throne of Bhaal)~

REQUIRE_FILE ~Data/25Dialog.bif~ ~You do not appear to have TOB installed.~

EXTEND_TOP ~ar0510.bcs~ ~Kido/scripts/ar0510.baf~

COPY ~Kido/cre/Kido.cre~ ~override\Kido.cre~
SAY MORALE ~If you don't mind, I'll think I'll start running~ [Kmor]
SAY HAPPY ~Ahh, what a wonderfull life we lead.~ [Khappy]
SAY UNHAPPY_ANNOYED ~I think it is time to take a different course of action.~ [Kannoy]
SAY UNHAPPY_SERIOUS ~Change our course of action now or I will leave!~ [Kser]
SAY UNHAPPY_BREAKING ~I've had it. I'm gone!~ [Kbreak]
SAY BATTLE_CRY1 ~Throwing daggers away...~ [Kidoa]
SAY LEADER ~Now we can cause some real mayhem in the name of Cyric. Oooh, this is really goning be fun!~ [Kidob]
SAY TIRED ~[Yawn] I've done enough jest's for today.~ [Kidoc]
SAY BORED ~In the name of Cyric let's move on!~ [Kidod]
SAY HURT ~A healing potion would be nice!~ [Kidoe]
SAY SELECT_COMMON1 ~Cyric be praised!~ [Kidof]
SAY SELECT_COMMON2 ~What is it that you wish?~ [Kidog]
SAY SELECT_COMMON3 ~Shall I play a tune?~ [Kidoh]
SAY SELECT_ACTION1 ~With uttermost pleasure.~ [Kidoi]
SAY SELECT_ACTION2 ~As you desire.~ [Kidoj]
SAY SELECT_ACTION3 ~Ah, yes. I am sure that Cyric would approve of that.~ [Kidok]
SAY DAMAGE ~Auw~ [Kidol]
SAY DYING ~Cyric here I come.~ [Kidom]
SAY AREA_FOREST ~Oh no, there is no-one here to toy with.~ [Kidon]
SAY AREA_CITY ~Ooh, so many people to toy with.~ [Kidoo]
SAY AREA_DUNGEON ~It's so damp in here and there is no-one to toy with.~ [Kidop]
SAY AREA_DAY ~Oh how lovely, another sunny day.~ [Kidoq]
SAY AREA_NIGHT ~We better watch out. At night all the madmen come out to play.~ [Kidor]
SAY SELECT_ACTION4 ~I am right on it.~ [Kidos]
SAY SELECT_ACTION5 ~AS that of Cyric, your will is my command.~ [Kidot]
SAY SELECT_ACTION6 ~Your average friendly wackoo will do as you tell him, guaranteed!~ [Kidou]
SAY SELECT_RARE2 ~Oh goodie good an assignment for me!~ [Kidov]
SAY SELECT_COMMON4 ~Oempa loempa dample dee dee, if you are wise you would not listen to me.~ [Kidox]
SAY SELECT_COMMON5 ~Oempa loempa dample dee da, with my own songs I've killed own ma.~ [Kidoy]
SAY CRITICAL_HIT ~Cyric is with me!~ [Kidoz]
SAY CRITICAL_MISS ~Whoops, my mistake!~ [Kido1]
SAY TARGET_IMMUNE ~Well this is pure madness!~ [Kido2]
SAY INVENTORY_FULL ~I really can't carry this!~ [Kido3]
SAY PICKED_POCKET ~This person has nothing more to loose.~ [Kido4]
SAY HIDDEN_IN_SHADOWS ~I've gone out of sight.~ [Kido5]
SAY SPELL_DISRUPTED ~Ooh, there goes my spell!~ [Kido6]
SAY SET_A_TRAP ~Now just to hope that someone steps into it.~ [Kido7]
SAY BATTLE_CRY2 ~It's time to play a tune.~ [Kido8]
SAY BATTLE_CRY3 ~Time to dance!~ [Kido9]
SAY SELECT_COMMON6 ~On which person shall I next play a prank?~ [Kido0]
SAY SELECT_RARE1 ~if that is what you wish. Very well I'll do it.~ [Kido_]
SAY REACT_TO_DIE_GENERAL ~Well I guess I'll say... goodbye!~ [Kidow]

COMPILE ~Kido/d/KidoJ.d~
USING ~Setup-Kido.exe~

COMPILE ~Kido/d/KidoP.d~
USING ~Setup-Kido.exe~

COMPILE ~Kido/d/BKido.d~
USING ~Setup-Kido.exe~

COMPILE ~Kido/scripts/Kido.baf~

COPY ~Kido\audio~ ~override~

APPEND ~pdialog.2da~
~KidoJ KidoP KidoJ BKido~
UNLESS ~KidoJ~
UNLESS ~25POST~

APPEND ~pdialog.2da~
~KidoJ KidoP KidoJ Bkido~
UNLESS ~KidoJ~
IF ~25POST~

[Deathsangel]

This is what I get when I try to install it:

Installing [Kido the Jester <Requires Throne of Bhaal>]
Checking for required files...
Extending game scripts...
Copying and patching 1 file...
Compiling 1 dialogue...

[Setup-Kido.exe] PARSE ERROR at line 1 column 0-1
Near Text: MZ
syntax Error

[Setup-Kido.exe] PARSE ERROR at line 1 column 0-1
Near Text: MZ
Parsing.Parse-error
ERROR: parsing [Setup-Kido.exe]: Parsing.Parse-error

And then some other stuff...

What does this mean?

[Idobek]

It means that WeiDU is having trouble parsing itself as a translation file. The file in the USING statements should be tra files contain the strings for your d files. If the d files contain your strings the tra files are not needed.

[Rastor]

Try this:

BACKUP ~Kido/backup~
AUTHOR ~You~
AUTO_TRA ~Kido/%s~

LANGUAGE ~English (or whatever~ ~English~ ~Kido/English/setup.tra~

BEGIN ~Kido~

Remove the COMPILE_USING operators and just use COMPILE. You'll need your .tra files to be in the English directory and have the same filename as their respective .d files.

You can't have COMPILE ~Whatever~ USING ~Anything that isn't a .tra~.

If you've got all the lines in your setup-kido.tra file, then you don't need USING at all.

[Deathsangel]

I have no .tra file to be honest. I used as guideline the Rudimentary NPC Addition written by Ghreyfain. I did not stated that I needed a tra file. What is it?

[Idobek]

http://www.weidu.org...html#@default49

[Deathsangel]

I've done it and I've got now tra en d files who have nothing in them. And I've got not setup.tra like Rastor states in the .tp2 changes

Edited by Deathsangel, 06 June 2004 - 01:41 AM.

[Deathsangel]

Nevermind it installed!!!!!!!! I've got it, thanks guys. Try to add weapons this afternoon and then I got my alpha version ready for people to download and test

[Rastor]

I've done it and I've got now tra en d files who have nothing in them. And I've got not setup.tra like Rastor states in the .tp2 changes

You'll need to use --traify setup-whatever.tp2 --dout setup-whatever-new.tp2 and then rename the .tra file to setup.tra to get that file.

[Deathsangel]

The strange thing is it already installed without me making that file. How is that possible then?

[Idobek]

You don't have to use tra files at all.

All you had to do was remove the USING statements:

BACKUP ~Kido\backup~
AUTHOR ~Deathsangel - thedeathsangel@hotmail.com~
BEGIN ~Kido the Jester (Requires Throne of Bhaal)~

REQUIRE_FILE ~Data/25Dialog.bif~ ~You do not appear to have TOB installed.~

EXTEND_TOP ~ar0510.bcs~ ~Kido/scripts/ar0510.baf~

COPY ~Kido/cre/Kido.cre~ ~override\Kido.cre~
SAY MORALE ~If you don't mind, I'll think I'll start running~ [Kmor]
SAY HAPPY ~Ahh, what a wonderfull life we lead.~ [Khappy]
SAY UNHAPPY_ANNOYED ~I think it is time to take a different course of action.~ [Kannoy]
SAY UNHAPPY_SERIOUS ~Change our course of action now or I will leave!~ [Kser]
SAY UNHAPPY_BREAKING ~I've had it. I'm gone!~ [Kbreak]
SAY BATTLE_CRY1 ~Throwing daggers away...~ [Kidoa]
SAY LEADER ~Now we can cause some real mayhem in the name of Cyric. Oooh, this is really goning be fun!~ [Kidob]
SAY TIRED ~[Yawn] I've done enough jest's for today.~ [Kidoc]
SAY BORED ~In the name of Cyric let's move on!~ [Kidod]
SAY HURT ~A healing potion would be nice!~ [Kidoe]
SAY SELECT_COMMON1 ~Cyric be praised!~ [Kidof]
SAY SELECT_COMMON2 ~What is it that you wish?~ [Kidog]
SAY SELECT_COMMON3 ~Shall I play a tune?~ [Kidoh]
SAY SELECT_ACTION1 ~With uttermost pleasure.~ [Kidoi]
SAY SELECT_ACTION2 ~As you desire.~ [Kidoj]
SAY SELECT_ACTION3 ~Ah, yes. I am sure that Cyric would approve of that.~ [Kidok]
SAY DAMAGE ~Auw~ [Kidol]
SAY DYING ~Cyric here I come.~ [Kidom]
SAY AREA_FOREST ~Oh no, there is no-one here to toy with.~ [Kidon]
SAY AREA_CITY ~Ooh, so many people to toy with.~ [Kidoo]
SAY AREA_DUNGEON ~It's so damp in here and there is no-one to toy with.~ [Kidop]
SAY AREA_DAY ~Oh how lovely, another sunny day.~ [Kidoq]
SAY AREA_NIGHT ~We better watch out. At night all the madmen come out to play.~ [Kidor]
SAY SELECT_ACTION4 ~I am right on it.~ [Kidos]
SAY SELECT_ACTION5 ~AS that of Cyric, your will is my command.~ [Kidot]
SAY SELECT_ACTION6 ~Your average friendly wackoo will do as you tell him, guaranteed!~ [Kidou]
SAY SELECT_RARE2 ~Oh goodie good an assignment for me!~ [Kidov]
SAY SELECT_COMMON4 ~Oempa loempa dample dee dee, if you are wise you would not listen to me.~ [Kidox]
SAY SELECT_COMMON5 ~Oempa loempa dample dee da, with my own songs I've killed own ma.~ [Kidoy]
SAY CRITICAL_HIT ~Cyric is with me!~ [Kidoz]
SAY CRITICAL_MISS ~Whoops, my mistake!~ [Kido1]
SAY TARGET_IMMUNE ~Well this is pure madness!~ [Kido2]
SAY INVENTORY_FULL ~I really can't carry this!~ [Kido3]
SAY PICKED_POCKET ~This person has nothing more to loose.~ [Kido4]
SAY HIDDEN_IN_SHADOWS ~I've gone out of sight.~ [Kido5]
SAY SPELL_DISRUPTED ~Ooh, there goes my spell!~ [Kido6]
SAY SET_A_TRAP ~Now just to hope that someone steps into it.~ [Kido7]
SAY BATTLE_CRY2 ~It's time to play a tune.~ [Kido8]
SAY BATTLE_CRY3 ~Time to dance!~ [Kido9]
SAY SELECT_COMMON6 ~On which person shall I next play a prank?~ [Kido0]
SAY SELECT_RARE1 ~if that is what you wish. Very well I'll do it.~ [Kido_]
SAY REACT_TO_DIE_GENERAL ~Well I guess I'll say... goodbye!~ [Kidow]

COMPILE ~Kido/d/KidoJ.d~

COMPILE ~Kido/d/KidoP.d~

COMPILE ~Kido/d/BKido.d~

COMPILE ~Kido/scripts/Kido.baf~

COPY ~Kido\audio~ ~override~

APPEND ~pdialog.2da~
~KidoJ KidoP KidoJ BKido~
UNLESS ~KidoJ~
UNLESS ~25POST~

APPEND ~pdialog.2da~
~KidoJ KidoP KidoJ Bkido~
UNLESS ~KidoJ~
IF ~25POST~

The tp2 wasn't working becasue you were referencing the WeiDU executable where a tra file would normally go if you were using one. As you were not you didn't need the USING statements--all the strings were contained in your d.

I am not going to cover the relationship between tra files and d files it is covered in the readme--read it.

TRA Files for TP2s

//TP2 File (AUTHOR & BACKUP)
BACKUP ~MyMod\backup~
AUTHOR ~me@mydomain.com~

//TP2 Flags (AUTO_TRA, ALLOW_MISSING, ASK_EVERY_COMPONENT & ALWAYS)
AUTO_TRA ~MyMod/%s~

//TP2 Language Options
LANGUAGE ~English~
          ~english~ //AUTO_TRA "%s" folder
          ~MyMod/English/Setup.tra~ //TP2 TRA files--there can be as many as you wish

BEGIN ~MyMod Component~

The above code represents the beginning of a tp2 file. AUTO_TRA works by always using the tra file with the same filename as the d when compiling--it negates the need for a USING statement.

AUTO_TRA will search for the "%s" folder matching the folder by language. If you had an english and a french translation you would specify this in the LANGUAGE section. Make sure the paths are correct, if you a translation folder to keep the separate language folders in the top of the tp2 should look like this:

//TP2 File (AUTHOR & BACKUP)
BACKUP ~MyMod\backup~
AUTHOR ~me@mydomain.com~

//TP2 Flags (AUTO_TRA, ALLOW_MISSING, ASK_EVERY_COMPONENT & ALWAYS)
AUTO_TRA ~MyMod/translations/%s~

//TP2 Language Options
LANGUAGE ~English~
          ~english~ //AUTO_TRA "%s" folder
          ~MyMod/translations/english/Setup.tra~ //TP2 TRA files--there can be as many as you wish

LANGUAGE ~Francais~
          ~french~ //AUTO_TRA "%s" folder
          ~MyMod/translations/french/Setup.tra~ //TP2 TRA files--there can be as many as you wish

BEGIN ~MyMod Component~

To have more than one tra file for your tp2 simply specify more:

LANGUAGE ~English~
          ~english~
          ~MyMod/English/Setup1.tra~
          ~MyMod/English/Setup2.tra~

Do not reference the same string number (@x) more than once across these files.

[Deathsangel]

Thanks Idobek. I've done it now with tra files. Got another question though.

COPY ~Kido\items\khood.itm~ ~override~
SAY NAME Kido's Hood
SAY NAME Kido's Hood
SAY DESC When you ask Kido about his hood he becomes unerringly silent. You have no idea what the hood would do, but Kido refuses to remove it. You wander if it even is removable at all...

COPY ~Kido\items\kdagg.itm~ ~override~
SAY NAME Kido's Dagger
SAY NAME Kido's Dagger
SAY DESC Kido laughs as you ask him where he got his dagger from. "I'm not telling youuu! Everyone has it's secrets and this is mine!"

This is the way I wanted to add my weapons in the .tp2. I copied this way from CAL-culator, but it doesn't work because I use ' as a sign. How can I make these sentences in to string. Something like:

COPY ~Kido\items\khood.itm~ ~override~
SAY NAME @1
SAY NAME @1
SAY DESC @2

COPY ~Kido\items\kdagg.itm~ ~override~
SAY NAME @3
SAY NAME @3
SAY DESC @4

Or is this impossbile? Do I need to change the description?

[Idobek]

The fact it isn't work has nothing to do with the use of an apostrophe is because of the lack of ~s wrapped around your strings. You managed this with your creature file it shouldn't be that hard to use the same method for items.

COPY ~Kido\items\khood.itm~ ~override~
SAY NAME1 ~Kido's Hood~
SAY NAME2 ~Kido's Hood~
SAY DESC ~When you ask Kido about his hood he becomes unerringly silent. You have no idea what the hood would do, but Kido refuses to remove it. You wander if it even is removable at all...~

COPY ~Kido\items\kdagg.itm~ ~override~
SAY NAME1 ~Kido's Dagger~
SAY NAME2 ~Kido's Dagger~
SAY DESC ~Kido laughs as you ask him where he got his dagger from. "I'm not telling youuu! Everyone has it's secrets and this is mine!"~

[Deathsangel]

That has to be the most stupid thing I ever asked. Sorry Idobek you're absolutely right offcourse. Will test it out and then I can put him on the internet as alpha version I hope.

[Deathsangel]

Still doesn't work I come with a game I already started, but haven't been in the area yet, into the area where he is supposed to be (playhouse at bridge district), but he doesn't show up. I can't understand what the heck is wrong...

My mod looks okay I don't know what is wrong. I did just type something in for the Death variant, cause with all mods, I can't find the file they state is the Death variant, so I thought it was just a variable you can use.

In someone in here who wants to take a look at the entire mod and find the mistake or do I just really need to start a new life and only then I see Kido.

[Deathsangel]

I'm beginning to sound stupid but what is an ARE file? I don't have one. All I have are .d, .tra, .cre, .bio, .ogg, .exe (off course), .baf, .itm, .tp2

Once again I use the Rudimentary guide of Seifer and it states nothing above him.
For example Ghareth hasn't got any .are file aswell

But if you give me the link (can't find the topic through search (having a bad day apparently)) I will try if I can spot the mistake using that thread.

Edited by Deathsangel, 09 June 2004 - 01:24 PM.

[Deathsangel]

Well if I look in NI it doesn't state that Kido is an actor in that area. So it looks there is a mistake there, what can I do?

Oh I use EXTEND_TOP by the way, but that doesn't make any difference right?

Edited by Deathsangel, 10 June 2004 - 06:54 AM.