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import historical units - 2/25/2013 2:21:19 PM   
laska2k4


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Status: offline 		is there a way to import historical units from a flat/txt file ?
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RE: import historical units - 2/25/2013 4:16:17 PM   
Vic


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Status: offline 		Nope, you can only import them from another dc2 file. (editor->stng->import)

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RE: import historical units - 2/26/2013 8:35:12 AM   
laska2k4


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surely only "DB Case Blue" or "DB Warsaw" scenarios are compatible, not ATG ?

For my curiosity only, why didn't used XML or CSV separate files for data ?
There're a lot of parser and editor to make life easier for a modder.


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"export txt names" from the string list lead to a CTD (System.IndexOutOfRangeException)

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RE: import historical units - 2/27/2013 9:20:50 AM   
Vic


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Status: offline 		Hi Laska,

I have started some early exploratory work on DC3 and am planning a complete overhaul of the editor as a main feature. I want to make it much easier to create your own scenarios.

The reason i did not use CSV files is that everything is connected.

The historical unit data structure has links to regimes, peoples and most importantly predefined units (that have links to the sftypes).

Export Text works fine with me with all the stringlists in current scenarios. With you as well? If so could you show me a screeny of your stringlist that gives problems?

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RE: import historical units - 2/28/2013 10:30:22 AM   
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RE: import historical units - 2/28/2013 11:20:43 AM   
Vic


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Status: offline 		Ah i see. Yes the editor is really tough on the user in this instance. The button should not have been active while no stringlist is selected.

Try selecting an actual stringlist in the list to the left first and then pressing the export txt button.

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RE: import historical units - 5/31/2013 12:16:40 PM   
freeboy

 

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Status: offline 		easier editor huge plus, you should expect lots of mods ala at... user made scenariors and what ifs... thanks again for a great and fun game..
Im still re fighting june trying to stay on the timelime! lol

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RE: import historical units - 6/1/2013 7:22:10 PM   
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Yes its a big priority for me.

The hardcore full editor will still be there in DC3. It will enable designers to make new "rulesets".
These rulesets can be loaded by the medium-complexity editors below.

There will be medium-complexity editors for:
*Making maps
*Making historical unit libraries
*Making officer libraries
*Making equipment&troops libraries
*Making scripted event libraries

And then to top of it off a
*A Simple Editor that can easily import a map of choice and a number of the above libraries (as long as they belong to the same ruleset) and will even allow a low-complexity level designer to put together a running scenario. A step by step scenario design checklist and some testing-modes will be included to ensure functioning scenarios.

Thats the plan. And it should make it much easier for designers with different strengths to work together by each working on specific libraries. Also it will be much easier to re-use work.

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Vic

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RE: import historical units - 6/1/2013 9:13:02 PM   
Hugolin

 

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RE: import historical units - 6/2/2013 2:36:02 AM   
freeboy

 

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HITLER DIES IN 42, sanity comes to the old gaurd mod... for a western fron and then an eastern front.
Can I model through event chains, in the new editor which you are still creating, abstracted "card based" things like, "more subs, means less resources for you and MAYBE less for the enemy?"
putting in variable ratios with unknown till end results... ie to the card player, in two player game Allied would get, " increase in sub inflicted losses.. do you want to allocate to anti sub patrols? resulting in either A.. less losses to convoys and B less available resources for armor/ air in a theater.

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Im hoping this is clear.. but we dont want to make this jewel of a simple game complex adding sea lanes etc.. I hope, but a simple either or card based system might be a way to handle the strategic side of the war.. ie production research and the attacks on these from the enemy...

THANKS VIC!!!!

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