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There are 7 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Re: Unit Size to Weapon Limit
From: "Brian Adamson" <brian.a@pacific.net.au>
2. Re: Stat/Unit Size
From: "Brian Adamson" <brian.a@pacific.net.au>
3. Re: Problems
From: Colen McAlister <colen@wolflair.com>
4. Re: AB Stats
From: Colen McAlister <colen@wolflair.com>
5. Re: Unit Size to Weapon Limit
From: Colen McAlister <colen@wolflair.com>
6. Re: Problems
From: Richard Steer <rdsteer@yahoo.com>
7. Re: Problems
From: Colen McAlister <colen@wolflair.com>


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:01:40 -0000
From: "Brian Adamson" <brian.a@pacific.net.au>
Subject: Re: Unit Size to Weapon Limit

--- In armybuilder@yahoogroups.com, "kamero82" <kamero82@y...> wrote:
> Lol....sorry, one more question. In ABCreate, how do you get a
> weapon to have a range of 0-5 BUT also have a max of the number of
> models in the unit? So a 3 man unit can't get 5 guns....but a unit
> of 5 can.

One way is a make a hidden stat (eg, 'alpha') then in the option's
special attributes put 'stat:alpha+1. In the unit's external
attributes put 'lcmp:alpha<#+1'



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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:59:02 -0000
From: "Brian Adamson" <brian.a@pacific.net.au>
Subject: Re: Stat/Unit Size

--- In armybuilder@yahoogroups.com, "kamero82" <kamero82@y...> wrote:
> Hello. One last question.....
> In ABCreate, how do you make a stat go up based on how many models
> in a unit? So strength may go up +1 for every additional model
added
> to the unit...
>
> Thanks

In the unit's local attributes box put 'calc:stat=#' # being the
number of models in the unit. The part after the equals can be an
expression involving basic arithmatic symbols, and up to 4 terms.



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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:37:43 -0700
From: Colen McAlister <colen@wolflair.com>
Subject: Re: Problems

At 07:55 PM 9/12/2003, you wrote:
>Hi guys
>
>I've started running into a number of problems using ABCreate, and
>I'm wondering if anyone can explain what's going on.
>
>1. Text in the comments and notes fields that can't fit on a single
>line no longer wraps onto a new line, instead it just keeps on
>ploughing off the edge of the field where I can't see it or get at
>it. Similarly for the "valid syntax" field when you go to create/edit
>an attribute, the text is on one line only and disappears off the
>side. Any ideas why this is happening?

OK, that's kinda odd. I've never heard of this happening before... what
operating system are you running?

>2. I'm occasionally getting an error message when I'm testing my
>files in Army Builder: "0.0pts allocated to units which don't belong
>to valid composition groups." I think I've identified the unit
>causing the fault, but I can't see why it's breaking it when others
>don't.

Does it include any types that are longer than 10 characters? I've seen
that cause similar errors in the past.

>3. Still testing files, when I make the roster larger than the
>maximum allowed size, the validation message either says that the
>maximum size is 0, or that it's 10042331149858132000000000000000000.
>And it doesn't just affect the files I'm working on, even the
>Tutorial files do the same thing occasionally, but files I created
>months ago work perfectly.
>
>I've tried reinstalling everything from the CD, I even put it on a
>different computer to see if it was just something with my machine,
>but it didn't help. What have I done that has broken things so badly?

That's really weird. Are you experiencing similar malfunctions in other
applications?


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Colen McAlister (colen@wolflair.com)
Lone Wolf Development www.wolflair.com




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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:42:59 -0700
From: Colen McAlister <colen@wolflair.com>
Subject: Re: AB Stats

At 11:25 AM 9/15/2003, you wrote:
>I was wondering if someone could help me out. If some stats of a
>game use letters instead of numbers (A-E), how do you set it up in
>the definition file so it will recognize and allow it?

For this purpose, you don't use the definition file at all, it's all in the
data files. Here are 3 ways of doing it:

1) If a unit has a stat 'Blah' with a value of 'D', give it the unit local
attribute 'attr:Blah="D"'.

2) If the stats can be selected by the user based on options, have an
option use the 'stxt:Blah="B"' attribute to change the stat value
appropriately.

3) If you need to be able to increment / decrement stats, for example if
you can take a 'Skrill Weapon' that increases your Blah stat by 2 letters
(e.g. from B to D or from A to C), you can use the a attribute like
'smap:Blah-map:1=A,2=B,3=C,4=D,5=E'. Then have the 'Skrill Weapon' option
just increase the value of Blah by 2 (using stat or base). Then, for a unit
with a Blah of C, give them the value '3' for the stat and Army Builder
will do all the work in turning it into numbers for you.

Hope this helps,


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Colen McAlister (colen@wolflair.com)
Lone Wolf Development www.wolflair.com




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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:44:57 -0700
From: Colen McAlister <colen@wolflair.com>
Subject: Re: Unit Size to Weapon Limit

At 12:04 AM 9/16/2003, you wrote:
>Lol....sorry, one more question. In ABCreate, how do you get a
>weapon to have a range of 0-5 BUT also have a max of the number of
>models in the unit? So a 3 man unit can't get 5 guns....but a unit
>of 5 can.

You can use a unit external attribute, 'mustption=Whatever@max=#', to
ensure that no user can ever take more Whatevers than there are models in
the unit.


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Colen McAlister (colen@wolflair.com)
Lone Wolf Development www.wolflair.com




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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 23:32:02 +0100 (BST)
From: Richard Steer <rdsteer@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Problems

Hi Colen

> >1. Text in the comments and notes fields that can't fit on a single
> >line no longer wraps onto a new line, instead it just keeps on
> >ploughing off the edge of the field where I can't see it or get at
> >it. Similarly for the "valid syntax" field when you go to create/edit
> >an attribute, the text is on one line only and disappears off the
> >side. Any ideas why this is happening?
>
> OK, that's kinda odd. I've never heard of this happening before... what
> operating system are you running?

I've recently upgraded to Windows XP.

> >2. I'm occasionally getting an error message when I'm testing my
> >files in Army Builder: "0.0pts allocated to units which don't belong
> >to valid composition groups." I think I've identified the unit
> >causing the fault, but I can't see why it's breaking it when others
> >don't.
>
> Does it include any types that are longer than 10 characters? I've seen
> that cause similar errors in the past.

None longer than 10, but there was one that was nine characters long. I've
shortened it and the problem has disappeared.

> >3. Still testing files, when I make the roster larger than the
> >maximum allowed size, the validation message either says that the
> >maximum size is 0, or that it's 10042331149858132000000000000000000.
> >And it doesn't just affect the files I'm working on, even the
> >Tutorial files do the same thing occasionally, but files I created
> >months ago work perfectly.
>
> That's really weird. Are you experiencing similar malfunctions in other
> applications?

No other applications are having problems that I've noticed. Here's something
even weirder: I've discovered that the problem goes away as long as there's at
least one unit in the roster with either of the umin or umax attributes...

Thanks for your help.
Richard

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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 01:17:33 -0700
From: Colen McAlister <colen@wolflair.com>
Subject: Re: Problems

At 03:32 PM 9/16/2003, you wrote:
>Hi Colen
>
> > >1. Text in the comments and notes fields that can't fit on a single
> > >line no longer wraps onto a new line, instead it just keeps on
> > >ploughing off the edge of the field where I can't see it or get at
> > >it. Similarly for the "valid syntax" field when you go to create/edit
> > >an attribute, the text is on one line only and disappears off the
> > >side. Any ideas why this is happening?
> >
> > OK, that's kinda odd. I've never heard of this happening before... what
> > operating system are you running?
>
>I've recently upgraded to Windows XP.

Did the problems start immediately after you upgraded, or did it work for a
while before not working?

> > >2. I'm occasionally getting an error message when I'm testing my
> > >files in Army Builder: "0.0pts allocated to units which don't belong
> > >to valid composition groups." I think I've identified the unit
> > >causing the fault, but I can't see why it's breaking it when others
> > >don't.
> >
> > Does it include any types that are longer than 10 characters? I've seen
> > that cause similar errors in the past.
>
>None longer than 10, but there was one that was nine characters long. I've
>shortened it and the problem has disappeared.

Does that include the problem with the validation message below, as well?

> > >3. Still testing files, when I make the roster larger than the
> > >maximum allowed size, the validation message either says that the
> > >maximum size is 0, or that it's 10042331149858132000000000000000000.
> > >And it doesn't just affect the files I'm working on, even the
> > >Tutorial files do the same thing occasionally, but files I created
> > >months ago work perfectly.
> >
> > That's really weird. Are you experiencing similar malfunctions in other
> > applications?
>
>No other applications are having problems that I've noticed. Here's something
>even weirder: I've discovered that the problem goes away as long as there's at
>least one unit in the roster with either of the umin or umax attributes...

That's really odd. And you said this occurred with every game system, not
just the one you were writing?


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Colen McAlister (colen@wolflair.com)
Lone Wolf Development www.wolflair.com




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