Help with campaign description.ext - error - No entry '.name'"

[Trenchfeet 0]

Hi All,

I need some help with my campaign description file, I am continually getting the errors;

Warning Message: No entry 'Campaigns\tf_5thgen\description.ext.Campaign'.
Warning Message: No entry '.name'.
Warning Message: '/' is not a value

I have checked my .ext file against many various campaigns such as FDF,BOTS,GambitRoyale etc... and I cannot find what I'm doing wrong.

Im using A2+OA+All DLC + latest Beta Patch

Below is my .ext file, I am using Eliteness to pack the pbo file.

class MissionDefault

{

lives = -1;

lost = ;

end1 = ;

end2 = ;

end3 = ;

end4 = ;

end5 = ;

end6 = ;

};

class Campaign

{

name = "Operation Pyatogo Pokoleniya";

firstBattle = Chapter1;

disableMP = true;

class Chapter1

{

name = "Chapter 1";

cutscene = 1_intro.Takistan;

firstMission = M01;

end1 = ;

end2 = ;

end3 = ;

end4 = ;

end5 = ;

end6 = ;

lost = ;

class M01: MissionDefault

{

end1 = 1_BM;

end2 = 1_BM;

end3 = M01;

end4 = M01;

end5 = M01;

end6 = M01;

lost = M01;

template = 1_Early_Strike.Takistan;

};

class 1_BM: MissionDefault

{

end1 = M02;

lost = 1_BM;

template = 1_BM.Takistan;

};

class M02: MissionDefault

{

end1 = 2_BM;

end2 = M02;

end3 = M02;

lost = M02;

template = 2_Retaliation.Takistan;

};

class 2_BM: MissionDefault

{

end1 = M03;

lost = 2_BM;

template = 2_BM.Takistan;

};

class M03: MissionDefault

{

end1 = 3_BM;

lost = 3_BM;

template = 3_Dawn_Of_War.Takistan;

};

class 3_BM: MissionDefault

{

end1 = M04;

lost = 3_BM;

template = 3_BM.Takistan;

};

class M04: MissionDefault

{

end1 = 4_BM;

lost = M04;

template = 4_Loy_Manara_Airfield.Takistan;

};

class 4_BM: MissionDefault

{

end1 = M05;

lost = 4_BM;

template = 4_BM.Takistan;

};

class M05: MissionDefault

{

end1 = nukeEND;

lost = M05;

template = 5_False_Hope.Takistan;

};

class nukeEND: MissionDefault

{

end1 = ;

end2 = ;

end3 = ;

end4 = ;

end5 = ;

end6 = ;

lost = nukeEND;

template = nuke.Takistan;

};

};

};

Iam not sure if the problem is the pbo packer because I've depbo'd some of those working campaigns changed the "name" line and repacked them. Now they give the same error when opening the campaigns menu in arma2

[Deadfast 43]

Try this:

class MissionDefault
{
lives = -1;

lost = "";
end1 = "";
end2 = "";
end3 = "";
end4 = "";
end5 = "";
end6 = "";
};

class Campaign
{
name = "Operation Pyatogo Pokoleniya";
firstBattle = "Chapter1";
disableMP = true;

class Chapter1
{
	name = "Chapter 1";
	cutscene = "1_intro.Takistan";
	firstMission = "M01";
	end1 = "";
	end2 = "";
	end3 = "";
	end4 = "";
	end5 = "";
	end6 = "";
	lost = "";

	class M01: MissionDefault
	{
		end1 = "1_BM";
		end2 = "1_BM";
		end3 = "M01";
		end4 = "M01";
		end5 = "M01";
		end6 = "M01";
		lost = "M01";
		template = "1_Early_Strike.Takistan";
	};
	class 1_BM: MissionDefault
	{
		end1 = "M02";
		lost = "1_BM";
		template = "1_BM.Takistan";
	};
	class M02: MissionDefault
	{
		end1 = "2_BM";
		end2 = "M02";
		end3 = "M02";
		lost = "M02";
		template = "2_Retaliation.Takistan";
	};
	class 2_BM: MissionDefault
	{
		end1 = "M03";
		lost = "2_BM";
		template = "2_BM.Takistan";
	};
	class M03: MissionDefault
	{
		end1 = "3_BM";
		lost = "3_BM";
		template = "3_Dawn_Of_War.Takistan";
	};
	class 3_BM: MissionDefault
	{
		end1 = "M04";
		lost = "3_BM";
		template = "3_BM.Takistan";
	};
	class M04: MissionDefault
	{
		end1 = "4_BM";
		lost = "M04";
		template = "4_Loy_Manara_Airfield.Takistan";
	};
	class 4_BM: MissionDefault
	{
		end1 = "M05";
		lost = "4_BM";
		template = "4_BM.Takistan";
	};
	class M05: MissionDefault
	{
		end1 = "nukeEND";
		lost = "M05";
		template = "5_False_Hope.Takistan";
	};
	class nukeEND: MissionDefault
	{
		lost = "nukeEND";
		template = "nuke.Takistan";
	};
};
};

[Trenchfeet 0]

It's no good im afraid, same errors appear. thanks for the help

[Deadfast 43]

For same reason it cannot load the "Campaign" class...

[AZCoder 921]

Could there be a folder named 'tf_5thgen' in your pbo? It's not in description.ext, so maybe it's wondering what to do with it. Your description looks fine structurally, so my guess is something to do with tf_5thgen.

:D

[Trenchfeet 0]

Hi AZcoder nice idea but I checked and there is no extra folder, I also put all the campain files inside a blank mission folder and used arma to create the pbo, however it returned the same error result :(

[ProfTournesol 956]

Hi,

if you read this post and the replies, you'll see that this has to do with the pbo file structure. Maybe you could use another tool to pack ?

BTW, no WW2 campaign ? ;)

Edited September 16, 2012 by ProfTournesol

[tom3kb 15]

If nothing helps you can leave campaign as a folder (do you have description error wenn you put your campaign folder in arma2\campaigns)

[Trenchfeet 0]

Hi All thanks for the help got it working at last, heres how,

* Change pbo packer from eliteness to A2cPBO_UI

* Created a Folder called campaigns in the same folder where A2cPBO_UI is located

* Put the campaign (TF_5GEN) folder in the campaigns folder.

* Pbo'ed the TF_5GEN folder.

any other combination failed