wallach79
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject: Working with TXT files... |
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Hi everyone ! Here is my latest trouble. It was easy to modify older versions such as CC 4 or 5 but the new Wacht am Rhein is more difficult to change as the TXT files can not be modified with QClone. Thus it is more difficult to trace information on page and errors may occur more easily. Another problem: W.a.R. Data Workbook has not Teams.txt and Vehicles.txt files. I miss the old adb files from CC 5 ! Do you have ideas how it could be easier ? |
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papa_whisky
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:51 pm Post subject: Re: Working with TXT files... |
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WAR is a whole lot more easy. The txt files can be directly imported into excel, you do not need qclone to decode them. |
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squadleader_id
Rep: 53.2 votes: 7
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:53 am Post subject: Re: Working with TXT files... |
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Too bad the txt files do not contain column header files for minor modding.
You don't need the workbook for minor modding. |
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platoon_michael
Rep: 56.2 votes: 25
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schrecken
Rep: 195 votes: 15
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:40 am Post subject: Re: Working with TXT files... |
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All the information is in the workbook
Headers, error checking everything and more than the venerable quibble and qclone offered.
just take your time and look carefully |
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squadleader_id
Rep: 53.2 votes: 7
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:38 am Post subject: Re: Working with TXT files... |
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Like I said before...you don't need the workbook for minor editing like say teams.txt "style", "icon", "morale", "experience" etc...
The workbook doesn't provide any error checking or formulas for a lot of the data anyway.
QClone is way more innovative and user friendly for minor editing of the stock games or customizing finished mods.
The Workbook is a great tool...but more suited for bigger mods or full-blown total conversion mods.
With the current txt files...you need to paste them into the workbook just to do some minor editing (then paste them back to txt to test out the modding results)...or at least you'll have to consult the workbook for reference on the column headers
How about more user-friendy txt files with column headers for the next patch? |
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schrecken
Rep: 195 votes: 15
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:13 am Post subject: Re: Working with TXT files... |
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The game was never built with header files... it won't work with headers without a fair amount of re-coding. |
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squadleader_id
Rep: 53.2 votes: 7
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:24 am Post subject: Re: Working with TXT files... |
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Okay...for the next build then?
Maybe something like 'notes/comment lines' in Uniforms.txt or Campaign.txt? |
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Senior_Drill
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: Working with TXT files... |
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Column comments will not work as headers. However, you can add them as footers at the bottom of each file after a line break. The games only load the number of lines specified by the line count number at the start of the file, everything after that is ignored. |
C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre. |
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squadleader_id
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Working with TXT files... |
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Very nice tip, Drill!
I'm gonna give it a try...thanks a lot! |
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wallach79
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:30 am Post subject: Re: Working with TXT files... |
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Thanks to all who responded to me. When so many people answered the same thing I think must have understood something. I never used txt files with excel but it is very simple indeed. I did not click to the left on the bottom so I missed some pages from the Workbook but I've found them finally. I downloaded platoon_michael's workbook and it's very good. Platoon_michael, you have my respect for that. I wish you all a good day (or night...) ! |
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platoon_michael
Rep: 56.2 votes: 25
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:01 am Post subject: Re: Working with TXT files... |
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It was the onle way I could understand how the workbook well........works.
Just way too many #'s for me otherwise.
But like I said becarefull about the Allied Teams page.I changed the Icons so the the Vet Tanks and Half-Tracks use new Icons,you can however just copy/paste Column 10 (Icon) from the original Allied Teams page from the original workbook.Thats the only thing I changed.
I couldnt do the Uniform Style page as I just dont understand it.
Edit:
On the broken down pages for the Battle groups I also added 5 extra rows,WAR currently uses only 20 slots.It's rumored this will be expanded to 25 just like tLD once the next patch is released.
so if your gonna change that you need to use only 20 slots. |
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