Custom Ship Shield Error

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ShaunWilkinson
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Basically I am trying to learn how to create mods for Transcendence, and thought I would start basic by creating my own ship using the player ships in the Transcendence file as a template, and put a enemy ship in it's place.

I have got everything to work pretty well except the shield image at the bottom right when playing.

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<?xml version="1.0" ?> 
<!DOCTYPE TranscendenceExtension 
[ 
	<!ENTITY unidExtension	 			"0xD1024060">
	<!ENTITY scAresDestroyer		 	"0xD1024061">
	<!ENTITY itHeavyTharsisPlate		"0x001B400C">
	<!ENTITY rsZubrinShields			"0x0000F004">
	<!ENTITY rsWolfenShields			"0x0000F00D">
	
]> 

<TranscendenceExtension UNID="0xD1024060" version="0.99c"> 

<ShipClass UNID="&scAresDestroyer;" 
	manufacturer=	 "Ares Sect" 
	class=	 "Deimos" 
	type=	 "Destroyer" 
	score=	 "320"

	mass=				"800"
	reactorPower= 		"5000"
	fuelCapacity=		"60000"
	cargoSpace=			"125"
	thrust=				"650"
	rotationCount=		"20"
	maneuver=			"10"
	maxSpeed=			"30"

	maxArmor=			"20000"	
	maxCargoSpace=		"225"
	maxDevices=			"12"
	maxWeapons=			"4"

	leavesWreck=	 	"35" 
	
	attributes=			""
> 

		<Armor>
			<ArmorSection start="315" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTharsisPlate;" />
			<ArmorSection start="225" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTharsisPlate;" />
			<ArmorSection start="135" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTharsisPlate;" />
			<ArmorSection start="45" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTharsisPlate;" />
		</Armor>
		
		<Devices>
			<Device deviceID="&itHecatesCannon;" posAngle="0" posRadius="50" minFireArc="345" maxFireArc="15" />
			<Device deviceID="&itLightningTurret;"/>
			<Device deviceID="&itCydonianHeavyShields;"/>
			<Device deviceID="&it250MWReactor;"/>
		</Devices>

		<Items>
			<Item count="2d12"	item="&itPteracniumFuelRod;"/>
			<Item count="1" item="&itTargetingComputerROM;"/> 
			<Item count="1" item="&itWeaponSpeedROM;"/> 
			<Item count="1" item="&itEnhanceSRSROM;"/> 
			<Item count="10" item="&itDeconGel;"/>
		</Items>

		<Image imageID="&rsMediumShips4;" imageX="1024" imageY="0" imageWidth="128" imageHeight="128" imageFrameCount="0" imageTicksPerFrame="0"/>


		<AISettings
			fireRateAdj=		"10"
			fireAccuracy=		"90"
			ignoreShieldsDown=	"true"
			
			perception=			"6"
			/>

		<PlayerSettings 
			desc=	"The Ares Destroyer!" 
			startingCredits=	"3000000"
			initialClass=	"true"> 

		<ArmorDisplay>
				<ArmorSection name="forward"
						imageID="&rsZubrinShields;" 
						imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="52" imageHeight="15"
						destX="42" destY="19" hpX="55" hpY="18"
						nameY="8" nameBreakWidth="200" nameDestX="0" nameDestY="10" />

				<ArmorSection name="starboard"
						imageID="&rsZubrinShields;" 
						imageX="75" imageY="0" imageWidth="23" imageHeight="69"
						destX="94" destY="34" hpX="97" hpY="60"
						nameY="30" nameBreakWidth="360" nameDestX="12" nameDestY="0" />

				<ArmorSection name="port"
						imageID="&rsZubrinShields;" 
						imageX="52" imageY="0" imageWidth="23" imageHeight="69"
						destX="19" destY="34" hpX="13" hpY="60"
						nameY="52" nameBreakWidth="200" nameDestX="0" nameDestY="8" />

				<ArmorSection name="aft"
						imageID="&rsZubrinShields;" 
						imageX="0" imageY="75" imageWidth="52" imageHeight="16"
						destX="42" destY="103" hpX="55" hpY="107"
						nameY="74" nameBreakWidth="360" nameDestX="12" nameDestY="0" />
		</ArmorDisplay> 

		<ShieldDisplay> 
			<Image imageID="&rsZubrinShields;" imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="136" imageHeight="136"/>
		</ShieldDisplay> 

			<ReactorDisplay>
				<Image imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;" 
						imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="256" imageHeight="60"/>

				<PowerLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;"
						imageX="0" imageY="60" imageWidth="202" imageHeight="14"
						destX="54" destY="9"/>

				<FuelLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;"
						imageX="0" imageY="74" imageWidth="194" imageHeight="14"
						destX="54" destY="37"/>

				<FuelLowLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;"
						imageX="0" imageY="88" imageWidth="194" imageHeight="14"/>

				<ReactorText x="62" y="22" width="154" height="14"/>
				<PowerLevelText x="62" y="0" width="154" height="9"/>
				<FuelLevelText x="62" y="51" width="154" height="9"/>
			</ReactorDisplay>

</PlayerSettings> 

</ShipClass> 

</TranscendenceExtension>
If anyone could quickly check it and tell me what I've done wrong I would appreciate it, as I've been trying to fix the shield for quite a while


EDIT:
Sorry about all the posts everywhere, been looking at the forums for quite a while now and had a few things to say
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Amilir
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Righty. First, you redefined the UNIDs of heavy tharsis, wolfen shields, and zubrin shields. While that shouldn't cause any errors AFAIK, it's redundant.

Second, you're using a shield image for armor.
imageID="&rsZubrinShields;"
should be
imageID="&rsZubrinArmor;"
for all four armor segments.

Thirdly, you don't want to use zubrin armor/shield images. Your image positions are copied from the wolfen. Use &rsWolfenShields and &rsWolfenArmor instead. If you do want to use the sapphire shield/armor images for whatever reason, copy/paste that segment from the sapphire. You can't use a different set of images without different image positions, or it'll look like crap.

Last, no amount of xml work will make the shields image show a Deimos. You'll need to make a new image for that. Look at "ShieldsHUD" in the resources of the source.

Oh, you do have the tbd source? If you don't, look up transdata.
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Amilir
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Aahh, almost forgot: The modified code:

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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE TranscendenceExtension
[
   <!ENTITY unidExtension             "0xD1024060">
   <!ENTITY scAresDestroyer          "0xD1024061">
   
]> 

    <TranscendenceExtension UNID="0xD1024060" version="0.99c">

    <ShipClass UNID="&scAresDestroyer;"
       manufacturer=    "Ares Sect"
       class=    "Deimos"
       type=    "Destroyer"
       score=    "320"

       mass=            "800"
       reactorPower=       "5000"
       fuelCapacity=      "60000"
       cargoSpace=         "125"
       thrust=            "650"
       rotationCount=      "20"
       maneuver=         "10"
       maxSpeed=         "30"

       maxArmor=         "20000"   
       maxCargoSpace=      "225"
       maxDevices=         "12"
       maxWeapons=         "4"

       leavesWreck=       "35"
       
       attributes=         ""
    >

          <Armor>
             <ArmorSection start="315" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTharsisPlate;" />
             <ArmorSection start="225" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTharsisPlate;" />
             <ArmorSection start="135" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTharsisPlate;" />
             <ArmorSection start="45" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTharsisPlate;" />
          </Armor>
          
          <Devices>
             <Device deviceID="&itHecatesCannon;" posAngle="0" posRadius="50" minFireArc="345" maxFireArc="15" />
             <Device deviceID="&itLightningTurret;"/>
             <Device deviceID="&itCydonianHeavyShields;"/>
             <Device deviceID="&it250MWReactor;"/>
          </Devices>

          <Items>
             <Item count="2d12"   item="&itPteracniumFuelRod;"/>
             <Item count="1" item="&itTargetingComputerROM;"/>
             <Item count="1" item="&itWeaponSpeedROM;"/>
             <Item count="1" item="&itEnhanceSRSROM;"/>
             <Item count="10" item="&itDeconGel;"/>
          </Items>

          <Image imageID="&rsMediumShips4;" imageX="1024" imageY="0" imageWidth="128" imageHeight="128" imageFrameCount="0" imageTicksPerFrame="0"/>


          <AISettings
             fireRateAdj=      "10"
             fireAccuracy=      "90"
             ignoreShieldsDown=   "true"
             
             perception=         "6"
             />

          <PlayerSettings
             desc=   "The Ares Destroyer!"
             startingCredits=   "3000000"
             initialClass=   "true">

          <ArmorDisplay>
                <ArmorSection name="forward"
                      imageID="&rsWolfenArmor;"
                      imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="52" imageHeight="15"
                      destX="42" destY="19" hpX="55" hpY="18"
                      nameY="8" nameBreakWidth="200" nameDestX="0" nameDestY="10" />

                <ArmorSection name="starboard"
                      imageID="&rsWolfenArmor;"
                      imageX="75" imageY="0" imageWidth="23" imageHeight="69"
                      destX="94" destY="34" hpX="97" hpY="60"
                      nameY="30" nameBreakWidth="360" nameDestX="12" nameDestY="0" />

                <ArmorSection name="port"
                      imageID="&rsWolfenArmor;"
                      imageX="52" imageY="0" imageWidth="23" imageHeight="69"
                      destX="19" destY="34" hpX="13" hpY="60"
                      nameY="52" nameBreakWidth="200" nameDestX="0" nameDestY="8" />

                <ArmorSection name="aft"
                      imageID="&rsWolfenArmor;"
                      imageX="0" imageY="75" imageWidth="52" imageHeight="16"
                      destX="42" destY="103" hpX="55" hpY="107"
                      nameY="74" nameBreakWidth="360" nameDestX="12" nameDestY="0" />
          </ArmorDisplay>

          <ShieldDisplay>
             <Image imageID="&rsWolfenShields;" imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="136" imageHeight="136"/>
          </ShieldDisplay>

             <ReactorDisplay>
                <Image imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;"
                      imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="256" imageHeight="60"/>

                <PowerLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;"
                      imageX="0" imageY="60" imageWidth="202" imageHeight="14"
                      destX="54" destY="9"/>

                <FuelLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;"
                      imageX="0" imageY="74" imageWidth="194" imageHeight="14"
                      destX="54" destY="37"/>

                <FuelLowLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;"
                      imageX="0" imageY="88" imageWidth="194" imageHeight="14"/>

                <ReactorText x="62" y="22" width="154" height="14"/>
                <PowerLevelText x="62" y="0" width="154" height="9"/>
                <FuelLevelText x="62" y="51" width="154" height="9"/>
             </ReactorDisplay>

    </PlayerSettings>

    </ShipClass>

    </TranscendenceExtension>
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ShaunWilkinson
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Thank you Amilir I'll remember that in future, and that's the next plan. I hope to make a fully playable Deimos ship, preferably with it's own HUDs
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