Design_Creations.txt Questions

[Deathstalker]

We all know that the program is now reporting all the errors in the .txt files in the various shipsets. My question is what does the program do once it has found that error? Does it ignore that ship design and move on to the next? I.E. if the Kamakazie ship design has 'kamakazie' instead of 'ram' in its specs does it just ignore the design and move onto the next item for building (say a facility) or does it default to the 'Standard' design_creation txt in the default files and build one of those?

And what has it been doing up till now when the errors were never reported? There are probally lots of shipsets out there that could have done great (AI wise) but didn't due to a few spelling/syntax errors..

Anybody?.........

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

[Daynarr]

What will happen when the file has errors depends greatly on the nature of error. If the error is in value, the game will use the default value (in your example with 'Kamikaze' the AI would use default strategy instead - Optimal Firing Range). If the error is located somewhere else, the game will either ignore the line or will stop completely- depending how critical the error is.

[This message has been edited by Daynarr (edited 30 April 2001).]