Problem with Mod File - Any Ideas

[jimbo]

I have been working on a mod and everything was going along fine and suddenly the game is not reading the mod file past the Version Number. I am using simple notepad to edit the file and that was working just fine over a period of days and then something happened and now nothing that used to be read in appears to be read in. I have tried all sorts of combinations and I just cannot get the game to read the file past the Version number...has this happened to anyone else? Can anyone get the text below to read in? I know it reads the verson number because if I change that number I do see the Version change in the Preferences menu.

Looking for help...the commands below used to read in fine and you could log in as Marignon and see the reduced build menu...now nothing...the word wraps from the comment lines are from the editor here in the file they are all on the same line.

#modname "Solo Europe"
#description "Jim Kris"
#Version 0.20

-- Set the Trash Units so they don't get built...ever

#selectmonster "Archer"
#rcost 999
#end
#selectmonster "Light Infantry"
#rcost 999
#end
#selectmonster "Militia"
#rcost 999
#end
#selectmonster "Barbarian"
#rcost 999
#end
#selectmonster "Light Cavalry"
#rcost 999
#end
#selectmonster "Slinger"
#rcost 999
#end
#selectmonster 38
#rcost 999
#end
#selectmonster 483
#rcost 999
#end
#selectmonster 974
#rcost 999
#end

-- Narrow Down what Hispania (Marignon) will build

#selectnation 9
#clearrec
#addrecunit 218
#addrecunit 133
#addreccom 428
#addreccom 440
#addreccom 148
#addreccom 222
#addreccom 225
#addreccom 223
#startcom 222
#end

[ May 30, 2004, 14:00: Message edited by: jimbo ]

[jimbo]

Update on this - for some reason at some point in the past few days my Dominions isn't reading any mod files I put in the Mods Directory past their name, icon, and Version number - even "good" ones I have dragged off the net. I run the game and the mod is not applied...has this happened to others before?

[Teraswaerto]

Re-installing is always an option.

[jimbo]

Yeah I was in the middle of that when I saw your post...no luck! Sigh...

[Tenryu]

How are you selecting your MOD in "Preferences---> MOD Preferences" without an icon/banner thing,( as in #icon "mymod.tga")???

[jimbo]

Originally posted by Tenryu:
How are you selecting your MOD in "Preferences---> MOD Preferences" without an icon/banner thing,( as in #icon "mymod.tga")???

Thank you that was the key! The answer to your question is the mod name shows up with or without a icon - the icon is optional.

However, I haven't worked with mods much before and didn't realize you had to click on it to enable it - once I read your question I knew right away what the problem was. I guess when I worked on it originally I must have clicked on it to enable it and then forgot, and then somehow disabled it.

Pretty stupid I know! I spent hours fiddling with the damn file too...and right clicked the mod name a dozen times. Doh!

Anyway, thanks for getting me past this bout of idiocy I had!