Any word on the RCE's in the ME

Atrocities · #1 April 23rd, 2001, 07:09 AM

I can't build anything with the ME.

Everytime I try to do something I get a RCE.

I will send the file to MM if any one thinks it will help.

All I did was GENERATE a map.
When I tried to edit a planet, I got a RCE.
I shut it down and tried it again. Same thing.

After trying differant things for an hour, I gave up. Sorry to say this, but me thinks the ME is still broken.

Trachmyr · #2 April 23rd, 2001, 11:21 AM

Are you sure you didn't delete a system... even before generating the map... I've gotten RCE's that way.

OHHHH, wait a minute, I seem to recall someone posting that if you use anything but Ancient and mid-life (I think), with over 150 systems set in systems.txt it generates a RCE... could that be the reason?

pathfinder · #3 April 23rd, 2001, 12:38 PM

Atrocities: Did ya change the planet name? If ya do, you'll get RCE/Access errors unless you keep the Roman numeral after whatever you change the planet name to. I found that out the hard way myself.

As an example I changed the name of a system to Sol then added the actual planet names. When I named Sol I to Mercury, I would get RCE until I changed name to Mercury I.

Hope this helps.

[This message has been edited by pathfinder (edited 23 April 2001).]

Atrocities · #4 April 23rd, 2001, 03:01 PM

I deleted warp points and a few planets. I did not attempt to rename them as I recalled reading about RCE's being cuased by that. You know what, I have been up over 24 hours now. I am beat. I'm going to bed now. Thanks for the help guys.

You all have a great day.

Fuerte · #5 April 23rd, 2001, 05:32 PM

What is RCE? Some kind of Run Time Error?

What is ME? Map Editor?

Suicide Junkie · #6 April 23rd, 2001, 05:58 PM

RCE = Range Check Error

BlueMage · #7 April 23rd, 2001, 07:22 PM

I noticed RCE errors occured any time I attempted to add planets/asteriod belts when any warp points existed in the system.

Basically I didn't have problems as long as:
1) didn't go over 254 systems (hadn't checked this one)
2) create all suns first
3) create all planets/belts/Sphereworlds second
4) storms third
5) In system warp points Last.
^-- did notice that warp points in another system pointing towards the system being edited had no effect on RCE (in other words; delete insystem warp points and put them back after you are finished with the system).