Europe at War v6.1.7 Announced new front!

[denigrah]

Hi Dartborne

I tried all the above and only a very small percentage of sga maps appear. Is this to do with scar files?. I have have around 300 sga maps and most of them work perfect in the other mods, is there some way you could incorporate this feature in your mod?

Great mod, but limited if it can't play custom maps.

Any help would be appreciated.

[M26Pershing]

@vitas22
You need to convert the map files into sgb file.
I use Mod studio (google it)

If you have completed convert the map files, You will have several files.

example: Your map name is "Battle"

Battle.info (The map information)
Battle.sgb (Map file, can edit with world builder)
Battle.tga (Loading screen, I use photoshop to create it)
Battle_map_base.tga (Map preview for random hq)
Battle_map_slots.tga (Map preview for fixed location)
...
...
...


Don't forget to convert back it into sga file.

DOne...


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Hope it help

[denigrah]

Hi M26Pershing, Thanks for the respond but have done all that and still no further forward. This is such a good mod and i would really like to play some more custom maps. There are some great maps out there. I have just downloaded the latest patch for the Eastern Front mod and with this mod you can put either sga or sgb maps in the EF directory and the majority will work great. I just wondered if this could be added to EAW.

[vitas22]

M26Pershing !! Hi

Thank you for your help !! ! cool man

I have a question M26Pershing , Maps format.sga And to them, how to install the map image

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np. map Scraping the Barrel FIX.sga


http://www.4shared.com/rar/r6NOfJGG/map.html

[Stygio]

with 6.1.4 i got more fatal ki errors. will check it out a bit more and give you a respond.
really strange with e.a.w, if i play with us/brits: the wm-ki uses most time the schrecken-doctrine. doesnt matters, if there are only 1 or 4 ki-player. most time all of them choose it. only 1 in 10 games 1 or 2 will choose the def-doctrine
with pe the ki choose allways the luftwaffe-doctrine.
so it´s a bit boring after some matches with us, cause i know, i have to place enough at + a bit vs inf and my def is save.

to vitas22:
take a screenshot from worldbuilder of your map (example), edit it a bit and convert this jpeg to tga (i use irfanview).
copy this tga to your sgb-folder and rename it exactly to your sgb-files.
after that u have to convert the whole files into sga and after gamestart u will see a loadingscreen. -> see M26`s post.

[M26Pershing]

@denigrah
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I think EaW mod only support SGA map files.

For the SGA map files
Paste here C:\user\[Your name]\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\europe_at_war\Scenarios

For SGB map files
You need to package it into single SGA file
Paste here C:\user\[Your name]\Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\europe_at_war\Scenarios

Run the game without "-dev"
leave your Shortcut at desktop with "-mod Europe_At_War"


@vitas22
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I created a simple tutorial to explains how to add preview for SGA map file.
You can download at attachment

If you need the complete map with preview and loading screen,
Please download here



@Dartborne
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Thanks for amazing mod.
You can use my tutorial for EaW FAQ and you are free to edit or add the tutorial.

I use TOV 2.602 and EaW v6.1.4
I get AI Error when playing the game.

This is my warning.log

07:59:10.46 An ability failed to cast because target validation failed: abilities\ally_air_strike_ability_strafe
07:59:11.60 An ability failed to cast because target validation failed: abilities\ally_air_strike_ability_strafe
08:14:44.40 Activating screen: Command_Branch
08:14:45.31 An ability failed to cast because target validation failed: abilities\commonwealth_air_strike_ability_strafe
08:14:46.69 An ability failed to cast because target validation failed: abilities\commonwealth_air_strike_ability_strafe
08:14:47.95 An ability failed to cast because target validation failed: abilities\commonwealth_air_strike_ability_strafe
08:14:49.16 An ability failed to cast because target validation failed: abilities\commonwealth_air_strike_ability_strafe


11:09:52.10 An ability failed to cast because target validation failed: abilities\custom\drache_bomb_strafe
11:09:52.78 An ability failed to cast because target validation failed: abilities\axis_terror_bombardment
11:09:53.05 An ability failed to cast because target validation failed: abilities\custom\drache_bomb_strafe
11:09:54.10 An ability failed to cast because target validation failed: abilities\commonwealth_air_strike_ability_strafe


Hope it help to make the EaW the best Mod for COH.

[denigrah]

@M26Pershing, Hi there again thanks for the reply, but as i have already said I understand how and where to put sga files and shortcuts without -dev. I have done all this and still only a small amount show up. I Mentioned the Eastern Front mod as an example to show that most of the custom maps can be played in mods if the ability is incorporated into the mod. My thought was whether or not Dartborne could add this feature in EAW. I have no problem converting sgb maps to sga maps, but what's the point if most of them won't work in EAW. Again as i have already said i think it has something to do with sga maps that include scar files.

This is a good mod and i would like to keep playing it.

[Stygio]

denigraph, u could try another way to play custom maps. it´s only an idea (i play those, cause i dont need to copy the sga-maps to the eaw-folder).
i bet, u have some sga-maps in c:\.........\ww2\scenarios.

open the europe_at_war.module with an editor.
edit the entry
ScenarioPackFolder = Europe_at_War\Scenarios
to
ScenarioPackFolder = ww2\Scenarios

now u will use only the sga-folder from ww2. maybe it works and u dont need to have a lot of copies of the sga-files.

[denigrah]

Stygio, Not tried this, sounds good will try it out. I will let you know if it works.

Appreciated

[denigrah]

Stygio, Sorry mate no joy, however thanks again for the tip. I know where the EAW maps are in the data.sgs file, you can access them through Mod Studio. But how do you add maps to this file. The maps are sgb btw. I will just have to play around with it and see what happens.

[Stygio]

well, if they are sgb.. why u dont convert them to sga (needs some sec each map) and test them via ww2\scenarios etc?
nothing is easier.
...data\scenarios\.... is only for sgb.
i dont understand, why u make it difficult?
an idea: u want to make your own mod and put your maps into this mod, like some ("standard") maps of eaw- or bk-mod.
than/then (whatever is right) better ask one of the mod-originator.

[Halftrack]

hey Dart, your inbox is full.

[denigrah]

Stygio, Not sure you understand what i am tying to do. Difficult? it could not be more straight forward. I like this mod and wanted to play some of the SGA maps i have collected (some 300). When you copy the SGA maps to "My Documents......Europe_at_War\Scenarios very few maps appear in the game. I have now managed to find a way to play all or any of the 300 SGA maps i have in EAW MOD.

[Stygio]

#560 (...)The maps are sgb btw (...) ???
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well, actually i don´t have any idea, cause i`ve ~540 maps (sga) and i can play them all!
if nobody else has an idea, u could try to reinstall the game. maybe something is wrong.

[Jagdpanther]

@Dartborne: Could you please clear your pm box. I would send you some bug fix infos.

[Dartborne]

clear

[saukopf]

Hi Dartborne.

When I use British and call "Red Devil", usually I can got two squads, but sometimes only one squad dropped, don't know it's a bug or designed intended.

But anyway, I love this. If it's really a bug, then please do not fix it. This gives more interest.

[Dartborne]

can be for 2 reasons: because the C-47 is shot down before drop the second squad, or it might follow a flight path too short and not have time to drop the second squad

[Dartborne]

EaW needs you!!!
For our next project we intend to add:

-New doctrines
-Soviet army (currently only prepare the army base, pending official approval)
-New maps on the african desert
-features salvaged from my old "CoH: Afrika Korps" mod

--British--

New commader tree: Desert Rats
Units with desert skins
Vehicles with desert skins

--Werhmacht--

New commander tree: Afrika Korps
Units with desert skins
Vehicles with desert skins

-the new doctrines will be activated by scar on the desert maps

...but in order to successfully develop these plans, we need new experienced members.

EaW needs:

-mappers and scar coders for new coop missions and maps
-Translators: Italian, Korean, Russian, Czech, Polish and Slovak
-Animators and modelers for few ideas
-AI/SCAR coders (I have great difficulty with this, especially for the Soviet army)

PM, thank to everybody

[NL123]

hi drat you have an afrika korps mod?

[Dartborne]

yes, but this project is dead

[NL123]

oh this mod... i see this. he looks nice. its good if you gonna combie him or something.you gonna add new uints?

[Squab66]

when/if you combine with Eastern Front will the royal marine commandos be inter grated?

[NL123]

i can get the full list of units in this game and where i can bulid/call them?

[Wilde]

Hi Dart!

I have a problem while I try to update the game to 6.1.4
I will link a pic of it but it says:

Error
Could not open input file
D:\EaW.ico

I have tried reinstall the whole patch and redownloading it as well.. No luck..
Hope you can help.

[Wilde]

Never mind, problem solved..

[LUi11]

I have exactly the same problem then Wilde, but with 6.1 and 6.14, could you explain how to fix it , please

Thank you

[DrCh]

D:\EaW.ico !!! The label has disappeared

Good Mod, many thanks!

[LUi11]

Sorry, but do that mean to help me? If yes, can you explain more, thanks.

[LUi11]

I ignored the icon problem, lauched it with 6.1, the 6.14 ..now...i can't do any skirmish or "fatal error" and the campaing ...few units real , tons of boxes "missing rgm"...It's sad, this Mod seem so good, but thanks anyway

[JayDilla!]

if u need an italian translator call me

[DrCh]

Dartborne, correct a few balance, the artillery is quickly recharged.
CPU - poorly attacks, easy. CPU Werhmacht - badly attacks artillery. Blitzkrig mod cpu plays more strongly.
For the rest fashions it turned out good.

[Dartborne]

for an improved AI, we need a good AI coder...

[NL123]

dart i dint see im but ou have jagdtiger in the game?

[XAMOT]

Just a thought, but both Nurbsico and Azooma are active on these forums, Why not ask them to help create a "new AI" for EAW. Or maybe whip up a generic AI for all or any mods. One that will be better than the existing AI.

[gliz2]

I really like this mod. It is the Vanilla as it should be I have an issue with the Brits. I cannot build the Tank HQ as I cannot build a captain [at least it says so in the tooltip that I have to build a captain]. So how can you get the Tank HQ for Brits :/

[DrCh]

for an improved AI, we need a good AI coder...

so ask it for Xalibur

[foxtrot08]

How come there is no blue circle under my units to let me know who i selected? is it like that or is there something wrong?

[Dartborne]

the selection circles have been removed to give more realism

[foxtrot08]

Thanks for the explanation for that.

Got another question, um, if i wanted to play custom maps with this mod, how do i go about doing this? I've noticed that the custom maps that i currently have works without the mod, but is not there when i do load the mod.

[Dartborne]

-"My Documents\My games\Company Of Heroes\Europe_At_War\Scenarios\"

[foxtrot08]

Oh. Looks like i missed that one. Thanks!

Edit:

Weird, i place the maps in there but it still wont show?

[NL123]

you placed sga. files there? if not so thats the problem (maybe)

[foxtrot08]

Yes, i tried placing both sgb and sga files. but no dice.

Edit:

I got it to work. Instead of placing into "My Documents\My games\Company Of Heroes\Europe_At_War\Scenarios\", i placed it into the game's main directory "Company of Heroes\Europe_At_War\Data\Scenarios\".

Although i had to manually make those folders because it was not initially there.

[[]inveigle[]]

Some kind person here, has made this proccess all the easier.

But with those maps... Hmmmm... What does the mod only accept the maps within the folder you mentioned. Other mods show all my maps as described above. Wghat makes the difference?

Thx in advance,
Ingo

Edit: Found it out by myself. Just in case there are others who ask themselves the same question...

Look into the *modname*.module file and search for the line

ScenarioPackFolder = *modulename*\Scenarios

Alter it to:

ScenarioPackFolder = ww2\Scenarios

That's all. This mod will now use the map collection within c:\users\admin\documents\my games\company of heroes\ww2\scenarios

This way you only need to have one collection without map duplicates.

[Rakazul]

Hi
I have a problem when i start a map there is a unit that say its missing and shoud see warnin log how can i fix it. I can buy it but it come out as a pink square with text. how can i fix it

[Rifle87654]

warnings.log
I have the same problem as his.
Fatal AI execution error, purple boxes...

[hakib]

Hey guys, i do what you guys say but when i start the shortcut it appears coh TOV. I don't understand why. This is my shortcut path:"D:\Company of heroes\RelicCOH.exe" -mod Europe_At_War (win7) my patch 2602.I appriciate your helps.

[blackbishop]

@hakib
Most likely you didn't install this mod in the correct path.

@Rifle87654/@Rakazul
Are you sure you already tried to do a fresh install of this mod? Delete the old files and install it once more, also maybe the installer could be corrupt.

When you see a "missing unit cube" error, you usually post which unit is missing at your end or an screenshot to depict it or what map where you playing if was a map object, I don't think @Darthborne can guess what unit are you referring at all at first glance, you need to be more specific if you want to get help .

@Rifle87654
In either case, the warnings.log is not going to tell @Darthborne anything about your current issue. You need to upload the ailog.txt, it is on LogFiles folder, located at the same place where you got the warnings.log, just look at the file that has the correct datetime.

About the missing unit, you should know what unit is by clicking on it and reading it's ui stuff, could you post it here? (unless it is a map object, then a screenshot would be better ^^)

[hakib]

yeah, you guy blackbishop i have install an other and now i can play it i like this mod because it didn't make me dizzy with the amount of infantry. tks dartborne THQ should pay him alot. But one more thing i install the update 6.14 how can i fix the problem
Error
Could not open input file
D:\EaW.ico