Struggle for a Vast Future version 1.0

[tc237]

Excellent Clovis!
It is rare that I read through a list of over 50 items and agree with every one.
And the Bibliography is an excellent resource, I saved it to pdf (9 pages :w00t

If you need any new graphics, let me know, I would be more than happy to help also.

[Clovis]

Excellent Clovis!
It is rare that I read through a list of over 50 items and agree with every one.
And the Bibliography is an excellent resource, I saved it to pdf (9 pages :w00t

If you need any new graphics, let me know, I would be more than happy to help also.

Thanks. Graphically I'm in want of the same leader portraits than the official version...

[Eugene Carr]

Not as good as some others can do but I noticed that you had Albert Pike in SVF yours to use if you wish.
[url=[URL=http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=armycsapike.png][/url]][/URL] [url=[URL=http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unitcsapike.png][/url]][/URL]



S! EC

[Clovis]

Not as good as some others can do but I noticed that you had Albert Pike in SVF yours to use if you wish.
http://%5BURL=http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=armycsapike.png%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8932/armycsapike.png%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D http://%5BURL=http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unitcsapike.png%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8522/unitcsapike.png%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D



S! EC

Thanks

[Nikel]

We are working on another version

But EC said he was too young. However this should not be a problem for a freemason who probably pacted with the devil


The Apocalypse is, to those who receive the nineteenth Degree, the Apothesis of that Sublime Faith which aspires to God alone, and despises all the pomps and works of Lucifer. Lucifer, the Light-bearer ! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darknesss ! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning ! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual or selfish Souls ? Doubt it not! for traditions are full of Divine Revelations and Inspirations; and Inspiration is not of one Age nor of one Creed. Plato and Philo, also, were inspired

Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the First Three Degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasonry

[Clovis]

As a side note, excepting I'm totally addicted to my current game against CSA AI, which surprised me in Kentucky , SVF is using about the same leader then the official version. So in any case, any work on the officila leader will be beneficial to SVF.

[GlobalExplorer]

Unfortunately I get a critical error at startup. This is Main.log:

8:09:36 PM (Reporting) User: STANDARD Computer: WOLFDALE
8:09:36 PM (Reporting) Loading general settings
8:09:36 PM (Reporting) USettings.LoadSettings 321 settings loaded, out of 10 settings files.
8:09:36 PM (Reporting) Loading Localized Strings
8:09:36 PM [Warning ] ULocalize.LoadLocalStrings: Alias too short at line 984 need at least 3 chars (ignored): 3 Cavalry in file: F:\GAMES\AGEod's American Civil War\Struggle for a vast future mod\Settings\LocalStrings_ACW.csv Can be a key parsed in alias itself! ($Cavalry = Cavalerie would be 3 = Cavalerie ...
8:09:36 PM [Warning ] ULocalize.LoadLocalStrings: Alias too short at line 1105 need at least 3 chars (ignored): 1 Rebels in file: F:\GAMES\AGEod's American Civil War\Struggle for a vast future mod\Settings\LocalStrings_ACW.csv Can be a key parsed in alias itself! ($Cavalry = Cavalerie would be 3 = Cavalerie ...
8:09:36 PM [Warning ] ULocalize.LoadLocalStrings: Alias too short at line 1175 need at least 3 chars (ignored): 3 Cavalry in file: F:\GAMES\AGEod's American Civil War\Struggle for a vast future mod\Settings\LocalStrings_ACW.csv Can be a key parsed in alias itself! ($Cavalry = Cavalerie would be 3 = Cavalerie ...
8:09:40 PM (Reporting) ULocalize.LoadLocalStrings: System local strings loaded from F:\GAMES\AGEod's American Civil War\Struggle for a vast future mod\Settings\LocalStrings__AGE.csv
8:09:40 PM (Reporting) Loading Display Options
8:09:40 PM (Reporting) Entering DirectX Initializations
8:09:40 PM LocalStrings & Settings 3938032.0 µs
8:09:40 PM Cursors 2597.0 µs
8:07:59 PM Direct X Initializations 2112.0 µs
8:07:59 PM Fonts 32689.0 µs
8:07:59 PM (Reporting) Loading Terrains Definitions
8:07:59 PM [Critical ] TTerrainDefs.Get Terrain UID 23 too high
8:07:59 PM [Critical ] TTerrainDefs.Create: You must define
8:07:59 PM [Critical ] TTerrainDefs.Create: You must define
8:07:59 PM [Critical ] TTerrainDefs.Create: You must define
8:07:59 PM (Reporting) TTerrainDefs.Create 0 Terrains definitions loaded, out of 0 terrains files.
8:07:59 PM Terrains Definitions 30293472.9 µs
8:07:59 PM [Error ] TAreas.Create Erroneous UID for record 53 found UID = SOUTHERN_MISSOURI data corrected to 53
8:07:59 PM [Error ] TAreas.Create Erroneous UID for record 87 found UID = 88 data corrected to 87
8:07:59 PM [Error ] TAreas.Create Erroneous UID for record 88 found UID = 89 data corrected to 88
8:07:59 PM [Error ] TAreas.Create Erroneous UID for record 89 found UID = 90 data corrected to 89

[GlobalExplorer]

3) If you installed AACW with a different path than the defaut one

I have ..

Beware: the default path for the self extracting files ( SVF0, SVF1 ,SVF2 and SVF3) is beginning by C:\Program Files\AGEod's American Civil War\Struggle for a vast future mod. If your AACW install is located with a different path, you have to enter these following paths manually to get a complete install:

For SVF1: your harddisk letter :\name of your Program Files folder\AGEod's American Civil War\Struggle

For SVF2: your harddisk letter :\name of your Program Files folder\AGEod's American Civil War\Struggle\GameData[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman, serif][size=100]For SVF3: your harddisk letter :\name of your Program Files folder\AGEod's American Civil War\Struggle\Graphics

I checked the .bat file and it looks like relative paths were used all the way:

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md "Struggle for a vast future mod"
md "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Logs
md "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Saves

xcopy ACW\Fonts\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Fonts\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\FrontEnd\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\FrontEnd\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\Graphics\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Graphics\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\Includes\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Includes\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\Scripts\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Scripts\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\Sounds\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Sounds\*.* /s

xcopy ACW\GameData\AI\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\AI\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\Merchandises\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\Merchandises\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\Doodads\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\Doodads\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\Factions\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\Factions\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\Particles\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\Particles\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\Weathers\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\Weathers\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\FacMods\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\FacMods\*.* /s
copy ACW\GameData\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\*.*


SVF1.exe
SVF2.exe
SVF3.exe

// The two lines copy the users setting over to the mod folder
copy ACW\Settings\General.opt "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Settings\General.opt
copy ACW\Settings\Display.opt "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Settings\Display.opt

pause

If that is the case I assume I dont have to specify the paths as you said.

The extractor said something in French and I just left it at: F:/GAMES/ .. /Struggle for a vast future mod

I checked and there are no installation residues in C:/Program Files .. /Struggle for a vast future mod ... so I assume that the path is not the problem ?

[Clovis]

I have ..



I checked the .bat file and it looks like relative paths were used all the way:

Code: Select all

md "Struggle for a vast future mod"
md "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Logs
md "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Saves

xcopy ACW\Fonts\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Fonts\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\FrontEnd\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\FrontEnd\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\Graphics\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Graphics\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\Includes\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Includes\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\Scripts\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Scripts\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\Sounds\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Sounds\*.* /s

xcopy ACW\GameData\AI\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\AI\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\Merchandises\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\Merchandises\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\Doodads\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\Doodads\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\Factions\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\Factions\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\Particles\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\Particles\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\Weathers\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\Weathers\*.* /s
xcopy ACW\GameData\FacMods\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\FacMods\*.* /s
copy ACW\GameData\*.* "Struggle for a vast future mod"\GameData\*.*


SVF1.exe
SVF2.exe
SVF3.exe

// The two lines copy the users setting over to the mod folder
copy ACW\Settings\General.opt "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Settings\General.opt
copy ACW\Settings\Display.opt "Struggle for a vast future mod"\Settings\Display.opt

pause

If that is the case I assume I dont have to specify the paths as you said.

The extractor said something in French and I just left it at: F:/GAMES/ .. /Struggle for a vast future mod

I checked and there are no installation residues in C:/Program Files .. /Struggle for a vast future mod ... so I assume that the path is not the problem ?

Version I currently using has been installed with this method on my 2 computers, one under Xp, another under Vista crap. So no chance to come from an installation trouble in the batch file.

Seen yet before and corresponding to an installation error. Looks like you haven't the modified files in the SVF folder.To be sure look in the Struggle for a Vast Future/Gamedata/Units folder if you have a 1375Usa Bridging Train unit. If not, SVF isn't installed properly.

SVF1,2 and 3 must have their paths changed. Whatever the batch content, this change is mandatory, as the batch file just open SVF1,2,3 without any path instruction.

Let's say you have your regular AACW folder located at F:/ Program Files/ AACW folder .You will have to change:

SVF1 to F:/ Program Files/ AACW/Struggle for a Vast future folder
SVF2 to F:/ Program Files/ AACW/Struggle for a Vast future folder/Gamedata
SVF3 to F:/ Program Files/ AACW/Struggle for a Vast future folder/ Graphics


Hope it helps

[Eugene Carr]

We are working on another version

But EC said he was too young. However this should not be a problem for a freemason who probably pacted with the devil


The Apocalypse is, to those who receive the nineteenth Degree, the Apothesis of that Sublime Faith which aspires to God alone, and despises all the pomps and works of Lucifer. Lucifer, the Light-bearer ! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darknesss ! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning ! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual or selfish Souls ? Doubt it not! for traditions are full of Divine Revelations and Inspirations; and Inspiration is not of one Age nor of one Creed. Plato and Philo, also, were inspired

Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the First Three Degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasonry

Nikel has done a superb version circa 1847 but I expect he has the aging process in hand.

S! EC

[Rafiki]

We are working on another version

But EC said he was too young. However this should not be a problem for a freemason who probably pacted with the devil


The Apocalypse is, to those who receive the nineteenth Degree, the Apothesis of that Sublime Faith which aspires to God alone, and despises all the pomps and works of Lucifer. Lucifer, the Light-bearer ! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darknesss ! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning ! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual or selfish Souls ? Doubt it not! for traditions are full of Divine Revelations and Inspirations; and Inspiration is not of one Age nor of one Creed. Plato and Philo, also, were inspired

Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the First Three Degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasonry

Who with the What at the Where now?

[Nikel]

Rafiki, are you a freemason? I do not understand your language. Are you answering to AP or to me?


OK here is the version I have done, sent it firstly to EC for him to check. He told me AP looked too young as he was known by his grey beard. So this is what I have tried, to add some grey color to the beard and the hair. Hope he is old enough now


[ATTACH]7318[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]7317[/ATTACH]

[Rafiki]

Rafiki, are you a freemason? I do not understand your language. Are you answering to AP or to me?

To do them in order:
- No
- That's exactly the same feeling I had reading your post
- You (after all, you're the one I quoted )

But I feel we are straying from the subject at hand

[Nikel]

To do them in order:
- No
- That's exactly the same feeling I had reading your post
- You (after all, you're the one I quoted )

But I feel we are straying from the subject at hand

It was my post, yes, but just quoting A. Pike I did not know who he was till EC posted the portrait. Searching for another one, found a link to the spanish wikipedia where there are several texts cited.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Pike


After sending the portrait EC told me A Pike looked too young for the ACW. So the quote was just a joke he could appear youger because he did a deal with the devil, reading the text it seems he liked the devil, so it is not so strange...

Well seemed funny to me

[Clovis]

It was my post, yes, but just quoting A. Pike I did not know who he was till EC posted the portrait. Searching for another one, found a link to the spanish wikipedia where there are several texts cited.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Pike


After sending the portrait EC told me A Pike looked too young for the ACW. So the quote was just a joke he could appear youger because he did a deal with the devil, reading the text it seems he liked the devil, so it is not so strange...

Well seemed funny to me

Dunno for Pike, but I feel AI to have done some deal with the devil in SVF..

[Rafiki]

Well seemed funny to me

Dunno for Pike, but I feel AI to have done some deal with the devil in SVF..

Hehe; might have to spin it up and see for myself

[Clovis]

Beware: the last 1.13 e Rc5 beta patch has some bugs for AI computation, preventing it to perform normally. That's the case in my current CSA AI AAR since late December 61. Either use precedent versions or wait for the next official update.

[tc237]

Thanks. Graphically I'm in want of the same leader portraits than the official version...

arghh...somehow I knew you would say that, don't know how to make those General's portraits
If Nikel could point me to a web tutorial I would give it a try but looks like it might take much more artistic talent and skill than I possess.

[Clovis]

arghh...somehow I knew you would say that, don't know how to make those General's portraits
If Nikel could point me to a web tutorial I would give it a try but looks like it might take much more artistic talent and skill than I possess.

I'm for my own using the new Armies and Corps badges you contributed. I don't plan to incllude them in SVF install files because of their weight, but I'm delighted to use them.

[tc237]

I'm for my own using the new Armies and Corps badges you contributed. I don't plan to incllude them in SVF install files bcause of their weight, but I'm delighted to use them.

Thanks Clovis,
Just to be sure, anything I make can be used by anyone, no problems, and I never expect nor really care if anything becomes "official".
I usually just make stuff I think is cool and share whenever I finally get it finished.
Hope you like, enjoy.

[Nikel]

arghh...somehow I knew you would say that, don't know how to make those General's portraits
If Nikel could point me to a web tutorial I would give it a try but looks like it might take much more artistic talent and skill than I possess.

No artistic talent needed because I have none of that but anyway some portraits were done

To me an artist is somebody that creates something from scratch and I cannot do that.

Just modify what real artists or photographers have done. Adding the color if the picture is in black and white or modifying it if it is colored so that it looks similar to the ones used in the game. Then extract the part of interest and reformat for the game (resize, add the background, position in tha canvas,...), using the originals included in the game as models. Of course the results are not identical to the artists', in this case Sandra. This is in fact the more difficult task, to get a similar result.

Some experience is needed, doing portraits I learnt some tips that did not use in the first ones, just because I did not know them. Trial and error are good if yo have patience


With A Pike you have a clear example, without the original portrait (from a real artist) I can do nothing

[ulysses]

First some praise: To a great game Your mod adds more greatness.

Second a question: Regarding transport ships there exist two kinds in SVF: "normal" and "merchand". Am I right, that only the "merchand" transports are usefull in the shipping box to get war supplies and/or money? I read Your instructions up and down but was not able to find some clarification...

[Big Muddy]

First some praise: To a great game Your mod adds more greatness.

Second a question: Regarding transport ships there exist two kinds in SVF: "normal" and "merchand". Am I right, that only the "merchand" transports are usefull in the shipping box to get war supplies and/or money? I read Your instructions up and down but was not able to find some clarification...

Yes , commerical for momey/WS, and transport for river movement, so you still need to send both types.

[Big Muddy]

Nikel, when you get the time could you make these: Jesse James [ATTACH]7339[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]7340[/ATTACH] Bloody Bill Anderson





I like Pike

[GlobalExplorer]

Let's say you have your regular AACW folder located at F:/ Program Files/ AACW folder .You will have to change:

SVF1 to F:/ Program Files/ AACW/Struggle for a Vast future folder
SVF2 to F:/ Program Files/ AACW/Struggle for a Vast future folder/Gamedata
SVF3 to F:/ Program Files/ AACW/Struggle for a Vast future folder/ Graphics


Hope it helps

Yes that helped.

I noticed the game now runs in Debug Mode. Is this normal?

By the way, I know how to make nsis installers. So if you want to put the installer into one nifty file then I could help. If someone can provide the registry key where Ageod stores the AACW installation path it might even be fully automatic.

[Nikel]

Nikel, when you get the time could you make these: Jesse James [ATTACH]7339[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]7340[/ATTACH] Bloody Bill Anderson





I like Pike

Big Muddy, do they appear in Clovis' mod as individuals?

According to the wikipedia both were part of Quantrill's guerrilla band

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Quantrill



Clovis which persons appear in your mod but not in the original game, do you have a list?

[Big Muddy]

Big Muddy, do they appear in Clovis' mod as individuals?

According to the wikipedia both were part of Quantrill's guerrilla band

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Quantrill



Clovis which persons appear in your mod but not in the original game, do you have a list?

No they don't appear in SVF, there are no others.

[Nikel]

No they don't appear in SVF, there are no others.

But then? What do you want the graphics for? Are you doing a mod where they appear?

[Big Muddy]

Had a CTD early January '62 [ATTACH]7349[/ATTACH].

[Clovis]

Had a CTD early January '62 [ATTACH]7349[/ATTACH].

That's a bug affecting the 1.13e rc5 version. Not provoked nor fixable by me. Waiting the next aacw offical patch. Encountered it, as some in the official version. So once again, I can't do anything for now.

Sidenote to Rafili:I posted this info in the main AACW forum. The post has been moved in the mod forum. As you knwo, I highly doubt Pocus has currently the time to check the forum. So this practice, instaured by Gray Lansman, to remove any possibility to psot info where there's a chance the developper will take the time to look is just killing in the end any possibility of modding. Period. I prefer to ask publicly if this is the real AGEOD position on the question. If so, once again , after the Soundoff affair, another unecessary harm to AGEOD community will have been made, and for nothing in this case, as the bug affects the vanilla version.

There's really since some times a new mood in the AACW forum. This space was for long the most friendly I ever seen. Some individual initiatives since some weeks are just destroying this.

Sorry to be upset, but if modding must become something totally official, I fear AGEOD will lost much here.