Need help with ME

Armistead · 10-18-10, 05:50 PM

How do you validate a mission even if objects are too close, obvious it can be done. I guess the only reason to do this is to place items closer together?

tater · 10-18-10, 05:54 PM

Not sure what you're getting at, I haven't seen it. You can always edit the text file. Place 2 objects as close as the ME allows, then move them closer in the text file?

10-19-10, 06:35 PM

a mission will still work if it cant be validated due to errors but doing so will likely have issues when running them but sometimes it doesnt have issues that stop the mission from running properly. sometimes you might have to restart the mission if it starts with issues such as ships on land or instantly or them being destroyed from spawning on top of each other.

the minimum distance to seperate them isnt a lot (something like 300-400m) so if done creatively you can shuffle them a little at a time untill the errors are gone. there are just so many ships you can fit so if you are adding them to a port you may only have room to be able to add 3 or 4 ships due to the ones that are automaticly added to ports. avoid putting ships within 300-400m of land or docks as well.

Armistead · 10-19-10, 11:12 PM

No big deal, just wondered if a way to pack things closer together without generating errors, but thanks for the info. Not sure how you could save as if you don't correct errors you're not allowed to save, unless you know a work around

peabody · 10-20-10, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

No big deal, just wondered if a way to pack things closer together without generating errors, but thanks for the info. Not sure how you could save as if you don't correct errors you're not allowed to save, unless you know a work around

Placing things too close together should NOT generate an "Error", it should generate a "Warning" and you can still save a mission with a 'warning' in it. You can not save a mission with an 'error', the only 'error' I have seen is not having a player's sub either because you forgot to put it in or not selecting the box to make it 'Human Controlled".
You either correct the error or you go to the Mission/Parameters and select "Ignore Player Submarines" if you don't want one in there.

I have never seen any other "errors" so if that is not it, let us know what the error is. Like I stated a 'warning' will still allow you to save the mission. But is usually an indication that the mission may do something you don't expect it to. For example if the ships are too close together you may start the mission and have one of the ship suddenly go full reverse to avoid what the game thinks will be a collision.
But you will also get the same 'warning' if the ships are too close together because they are docked next to each other, and that will not cause any problems at all with the game, but it will still generate the 'warning'.

So, you are right that "Errors" must be fixed to save, "Warnings" do not have to be fixed.

Peabody

Armistead · 10-20-10, 07:41 AM

Forgot about this, yea it was the warning, not the error, well, one error stuck in the middle, thus it wouldn't save, so thought warnings didn't...thanks.

10-18-10, 05:50 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Need help with ME How do you validate a mission even if objects are too close, obvious it can be done. I guess the only reason to do this is to place items closer together? Last edited by Armistead; 10-18-10 at 07:36 PM.

10-18-10, 05:54 PM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Not sure what you're getting at, I haven't seen it. You can always edit the text file. Place 2 objects as close as the ME allows, then move them closer in the text file?

10-19-10, 06:35 PM	#3
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	a mission will still work if it cant be validated due to errors but doing so will likely have issues when running them but sometimes it doesnt have issues that stop the mission from running properly. sometimes you might have to restart the mission if it starts with issues such as ships on land or instantly or them being destroyed from spawning on top of each other. the minimum distance to seperate them isnt a lot (something like 300-400m) so if done creatively you can shuffle them a little at a time untill the errors are gone. there are just so many ships you can fit so if you are adding them to a port you may only have room to be able to add 3 or 4 ships due to the ones that are automaticly added to ports. avoid putting ships within 300-400m of land or docks as well.

10-19-10, 11:12 PM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	No big deal, just wondered if a way to pack things closer together without generating errors, but thanks for the info. Not sure how you could save as if you don't correct errors you're not allowed to save, unless you know a work around

10-20-10, 07:41 AM	#6
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Forgot about this, yea it was the warning, not the error, well, one error stuck in the middle, thus it wouldn't save, so thought warnings didn't...thanks.