Utility: RanDom v2.03 - Map gen & Semirandomizer... Updated

[jscott]

I am trying to use RanDOM and I get an error about my COMDLG32.OCX not being installed correctly or one of its dependencies not being installed correctly.

I have VB 6 installed and I re-downloaded it from Microsoft just to be sure.

[Ballbarian]

Sorry that you are having trouble jscott. I suspect that you have an older version of COMDLG32.OCX.

I have attached a version that should work for you. Just unzip and drop the control (file: COMDLG32.OCX) in your dominions3 folder with RanDom.exe. This should fix your problem without having to mess with the one in your system32 folder & without having to fiddle with your system registry.

Let me know if you are still having trouble.

[jscott]

That did not work. I receive the same error message.

Both RanDom and the comdlg32.ocx file are now in my dominions3 main directory.

[Ballbarian]

You should be able to find comdlg32.ocx in your windows\system32 directory. It may be that you just need to re-register it by typing "regsvr32 comdlg32.ocx" from the command line in the system32 directory.

In case you are not familiar with the command line I will include more detail below.
You can get a command line from:
Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt.

You should get a window with a black background and a blinking cursor. Type cd\ to take you back to root and then type cd windows\system32 to switch to the system directory.

Now type:
regsvr32 comdlg32.ocx

Then:
Exit

This will re-register the control and then exit command prompt.

Hope that helps.

[jscott]

That did not work because the comdlg32.ocx file is not in my systems32 directory.

I used the one you sent me that I placed in my dominions3 directory and got an error that I could not register it. Research on the error indicated an elaborate fix involving permissions and regedit.

I'm giving up. Probably on Dom3 as a whole in fact. I'm not going to play MP and if the AI can't pick its dominion/scales even remotely intelligently, then I don't know why I'm bothering to play SP.

[PvK]

OMG I hadn't studied this before and it is insanely cool!

Wow......

[Ballbarian]

Attached to this post are 14 new GAN province files in zip format submitted by Gandalf. Some of them are his own inventions and others include contributions from Jutetrea and quantum_mechani.

GandalfContributions1.zip

To apply:
Paste the 14 ".gan" files into your SemiRandom/GAN_BIN directory and add the following lines to GanList.txt (located in your SemiRandom/LIST_CRATE directory):


GAN10_VL_U_A_OR_PLN_WST_FST_FRM_S_N_
GAN4_PN_U_R_OR_S_N_
GAN5_TMP_LO_U_R_OR_PLN_FST_S_
GAN6_U_A_WST_S_
GAN7_VL_U_A_OR_PLN_EMT_WST_S_
GAN8_U_A_S_MST_
GAN9_VL_M_R_OR_PLN_WST_FST_FRM_N_
Jutetrea1_U_R_L_CO_FST_
Jutetrea3_CLD_U_A_N_EMT_FS_
Jutetrea3_CLD_U_A_N_MNT_FS_
Jutetrea6_TMP_VL_U_A_S_FS_AS_WS_ES_
quantum_mechani1_U_A_OR_EMT_MNT_S_N_L_
quantum_mechani2_U_A_PLN_
quantum_mechani3_CO_M_R_SWP_N_


These are new and were not included in RanDom version 203.

Great additions from Gandalf, Jutetrea and quantum_mechani for the library. Thanks!

[Ballbarian]

How did I miss your post?!?
Thanks PVK!

[Gandalf Parker]

Anyone whose post I typed into a file is invited to check it and make changes of course. Its still your province design. Feel free to update it as you see fit.

My one stuff will not tend to be hard-to-beat surprises. More along the line of interesting change-of-pace filler stuff.

[Endoperez]

How do the god files work? I've been thinking that someone (== no one will volunteer so I'll have to do it myself) should make AI god files that only give the AI few good scales that go well together. Order 3 Production 3, Luck 3 Magic 3, etc etc. It would ensure that even if the AI designed the actual pretender, it would have some good scales as well.