new carrier ship mod

[Chase]

hey, im working on my first mod and i need some help. i have 'finished' the mod but need some advice,

1. my current line of code is this.

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UNID=&;"AquilaCrusierMod" version="1.4"

2. whenever i start the game it comes up with this message:

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Error parsing Extensions\Aquila: Aquila.xml: Line(31): attribute value expected

can anyone advise what i should do?

[alterecco]

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UNID="&AquilaCrusierMod;" version="1.4"

That should fix exactly that problem. I can not imagine where you got the other line from.

[Amariithynar]

Minor typo there: it's spelt "Cruiser".

[Chase]

Alright its fixed, but now it says that the name is invalid.

[shanejfilomena]

example from Phrophet's mod for starting lines:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE TranscendenceExtension
[
	<!ENTITY unidExtension		"0xD4277777">
]>
<TranscendenceExtension UNID="0xD4277777" version="1.0" credit="LittleModder" name="Clavis Dock Services">
	<StationType UNID="&stInsuranceCompany;"

YOUR line reads like a ship class : and if it references a Known ship class youll confuse the engine.

Try replacing the Unid="& etc etc etc" with UNID=" your working ext. number " as shown in the example above.

[Chase]

Error parsing Extensions\Aquila: Aquila.xml: Line(31): Invalid entity: 0xD001A230

[Chase]

been able to fix most of the problems but this one Invalid UNID: dad52102 [does not match extension UNID or override base type]

it is exactly the same as <!ENTITY rsCarrierShields "0xDAD52101"

[RPC]

dad52102
0xDAD52101

I think you forgot to put a 0x in the dad52102.

[shanejfilomena]

wait a sec:::::::are there different Unids in there?
Dad + D00??

Noo: ALL UNIDS MUST MATCH UP unless you are overwriting a game programmed one

0xD001A230 is 0xD001 TheLastBrunnenG

not Styro.

match up the numbers to the Unid core or Styro's, 0xDAD5 if that is the Mod you are fixing.

[Chase]

what the hell is an override base type?

[Chase]

alright alot of problems have been fixed except one:

Aquila-class carrier ship class: Unknown design type: d2560058

suggestions?

[RPC]

d2560058
change it to something that follows 0xDAD5
Example:
0xDAD59999
0xDAD51234
0xDAD53456
Good luck!

[shanejfilomena]

Most times the " design type" is usually an error in the spacing of a " or ; or a mis-spelling
( drives me nuts but most of my errors are " expected " now )
errors called " expected " usually relate to " or > and rarely = because you almost always catch those.

Notepad++ is your best friend because it can count anything you highlight or tell it to so you will know if it's not paired up. It is supposed to Spell check: but considering the words you use in this game: no way is it able to ( frustrating since I spell like a Martian ).

IF you get to being Frustrated trying to find an error:
put it away and go back later so you see it with new eyes;

[Chase]

Error parsing Extensions\new carriership mod\Aquila: Aquila.xml: Line(40): root element expected

what the hell is a root element?!

[Curudan]

Error parsing Extensions\new carriership mod\Aquila: Aquila.xml: Line(40): root element expected

what the hell is a root element?!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_element

It would help with debugging if you posted your modified code to the pastebin whenever you hit a new snag.