Invalid item?

[Aeonic]

I'm trying to create a new ship drive and include the new drive on my custom ship at start, but I keep getting an error that the item ID doesn't exist.

Here's the item's XML file:

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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE TranscendenceExtension
[
<!ENTITY ExtensionID	        "0xEE241041">
<!ENTITY itFusionDrive		"0xEE241042">
]>
<TranscendenceExtension UNID="&ExtensionID;" version="0.99">

<ItemType UNID="&itFusionDrive;"
	name=		"fusion drive"
	level=		"1"
	value=		"400"
	mass=		"1800"
	frequency=	"uncommon"
	modifiers=	"MajorItem"

	description=	"Most small and medium sized ships use a fusion drive for propulsion."
	>

	<Image imageID="&rsItems1;" imageX="96" imageY="384" imageWidth="96" imageHeight="96"/>

	<DriveDevice
		maxSpeed=	"0"
		thrust=		"0"
		powerUsed=	"0"
		/>
</ItemType>

</TranscendenceExtension>

And here's the clip from the custom ship's XML:

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		<Devices>
			<Device deviceID="&itFusionDrive;"/>
		</Devices>

What's wrong with it?

[Bobby]

are they in separate xml files? if so you must declare the ENTITY in both(unless it a part of the game).

as always check for spelling of the unids.

also check for errors on the device itself.

[alterecco]

Also you should be aware that you can have entity name clashes. That is, if two entities with the same name are assigned different unid's, there will be problems. My own rule of thumb is to make a namespace, and prefix all entites with it. So you would have fd_itFusionDrive and fd_ExtensionID. That will at least lower the chance of clashing with other mods.

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