SHPedit Help Needed

[manteuffel]

Okay guys ran into another error. I used the tutorial on how to edit icons
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showt...highlight=icon
but I got stuck at step 7. I think this is the problem.

When I search for the new shp file named BIGNEW it is not there however I can see the regular program shp files just fine.

I researched the "locked icon" and it probably has something to do with access permission because every time I mess with a shp file it needs my administrator permission. As soon as an icon's data is changed the lock appears. This doesn't happen if I simply rename an icon file (ex: Icon0095.shp to XIcon0095). Any advise?

If I can't figure out how to get the locks off would someone be willing to simply change some bitmaps into shp files for me?

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by manteuffel

Okay guys ran into another error. I used the tutorial on how to edit icons
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showt...highlight=icon
but I got stuck at step 7. I think this is the problem.

When I search for the new shp file named BIGNEW it is not there however I can see the regular program shp files just fine.

I researched the "locked icon" and it probably has something to do with access permission because every time I mess with a shp file it needs my administrator permission. As soon as an icon's data is changed the lock appears. This doesn't happen if I simply rename an icon file (ex: Icon0095.shp to XIcon0095). Any advise?

If I can't figure out how to get the locks off would someone be willing to simply change some bitmaps into shp files for me?

Since you are talking about the O/S moaning at you for permissions, then you have either Windows Vista or Seven?.

If so - have you got the programmes installed in the /program files/ managed hierarchy?. if so, those Operating Systems will try to "nanny" your files. Some that it thinks are data files will be squirrelled away under your user profile instead of being put into the correct game working folders etc.

The cure is to reinstall to a folder entirely outside of /program files/, when the nanny functions will not get in the way.

That works for any programmes written before Windows Vista arrived - not just this game.

Cheers
Andy

[manteuffel]

Thanks for that. Cross was talking to me earlier about that and I can't believe that windows 7 could mess my stuff up that bad! I was going crazy because the manual on SHPedit didn't mention "hidden files."

Now I have another question. After moving everything I was able to save my shp file edits and they are actually changed. So I load my new Icon0095 and expect to see a new flag there...nope! Its the old flag still with no Icon0095 supporting that flag. Nuts! I feel so close and so far.

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by manteuffel

Thanks for that. Cross was talking to me earlier about that and I can't believe that windows 7 could mess my stuff up that bad! I was going crazy because the manual on SHPedit didn't mention "hidden files."

Now I have another question. After moving everything I was able to save my shp file edits and they are actually changed. So I load my new Icon0095 and expect to see a new flag there...nope! Its the old flag still with no Icon0095 supporting that flag. Nuts! I feel so close and so far.

Don't move your files to a new folder - since Windows vista/seven has squirrelled some files in weird places then they will be lost (or the links to them) if you do so.

Copy any working files to a safe place, then reinstall from scratch to a folder outside of /program files/. Then copy over any saved working files.

All that is covered in the sticky re windows seven and vista installation at the top of the forum, already.


Andy

[manteuffel]

Weird. I relocated all shrapnel files outside of "program files" and it solved the lock errors but I'm still having a bit of a weird problem.

-The shp file I changed was edited using the palette for spww2.
-The original shp name was changed to OLDIcon0095.shp.
-The new shp is named Icon0095.
-When I was done editing I restarted the computer (Just because).

-I launched the program annnnnnd...no changes

What is weird is the program is using the old icon file when the old icon file isn't even there.

[Cross]

Originally Posted by manteuffel

-The original shp name was changed to OLDIcon0095.shp.
-The new shp is named Icon0095.
-When I was done editing I restarted the computer (Just because).

-I launched the program annnnnnd...no changes

What is weird is the program is using the old icon file when the old icon file isn't even there.

Are you sure you edited the icon/icons that you think you edited?

Icon0095 is flags. Are you editing menu flags, or battle ID Tag flags?

Cross

[manteuffel]

Yes I know all my info and I'll post the results as shape files in case you have the time to check.

The following have been edited (as a control to make sure I can make edits. In this case I simply changed one flag.)

-Icon0095 (the swastika flag red to brown)
-Icon0097 (the swastika mini flag red to black)

Both will appear in shpedit as changed but will not change the flag in the game.

I swapped the cross and swastika flag just to see if the icons would change and they did. At least the computer is letting me do that.

I REALLY appreciate your help guys! This is one weird problem.

[manteuffel]

Thanks to Cross I really got this thing figured out now. For some reason Icon0095 only wants to show alternate flags in a battle and not in the battle set up screen. At least now I can start working on my other projects!

[manteuffel]

Ok so I finally got everything to work. Thanks a million for your help!