Campaign troubles

[greg147]

This is to anyone who has made a campaign or knows how to make one.  

I've made quite afew decend single player missions that have been put on a web site, but I though i'd try making a campaign. I have managed to link the missions together using the 'descripton.ext' file, but when I get to the last step, testing it, this happens.

I click on campaigns, find my campaign, and this message comes up:

No entry 'campaigns\mycampaign.abel\description.ext.Campaign'.

Any suggestions of what i'm doing wrong?  

[Morglor9]

Try searching the editor's depot for tutes on campaigns.

[greg147]

I've done that, thats how I got where I was up to.  

I don't just say 'look, a problem, post it on the forums straight away!' you know. I do actually look for help elsewere before.

[macguba]

I don't know what's wrong, never having messed with campaigns.    But in moments like this I always look at some BIS stuff:  when you have a truly working example in front of you it's often easy to see what you are doing wrong.

The error message is clear:  the game cannot find the file mentioned.   Either you do not have a file of that name or it is in the wrong place.

[greg147]

Thats what I though at first, so I re-named the file, and the message just came up again. It says:

No entry 'campaigns\mycampaign.abel\description.ext.Campaign'.

I have located the folder, and its definatly in there, under the correct name.  :-\

[Planck]

I think it is trying to tell you that there is a fault in the description.ext file.

An incomplete or badly written Campaign line

No entry 'campaigns\mycampaign.abel\description.ext.Campaign'.

Try posting your description.ext



Planck

[greg147]

Here it is. I've checked it as much as I can, but I must be doing something wrong  :-\

[Planck]

Check this bit:

Code: [Select]

class thecampaign
    {
        name = "Whole Campaign";
        cutscene = ;
        Training = 1;
        end1 = ;
        end2 = ;
        end3 = ;
        end4 = ;
        end5 = ;
        end6 = ;
        lost = ;

The line:

Training = 1;

should maybe be:

firstMission = Training;


Comparing to the original 1985 Campaign description.ext here.


Planck

[Planck]

Whooooooops............You need one more '};' at the end of the description.ext


Planck

[greg147]

thanks m8. Is that all thats wrong with it?  :-\

[Planck]

All I could see so far, will look again tomorrow with fresh eyes.

Not being an expert on Campaigns, I am merely comparing structure with the official campaign description.ext file.


Planck

[Planck]

Hold on a min.......I have a sneaking suspicion that your file is called description.ext.Campaign.ext.

If this is true......rename it to description.ext


Planck

[greg147]

It was called 'description.ext' at first, but then at the end of the message it said:

description.ext.Campaign

So I tried changing the name. I must of forgot to change it back  

[greg147]

Whooooooops............You need one more '};' at the end of the description.ext

Where do I put the extra '};'? I can't find anywhere with description.ext in it except the title  :-\

I'll try that again though, but can you tell me where exactly?  

[dmakatra]

He said at the end, *hint hint*

:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat: