Eden - Author problems?

[gadjr114 11]

So far I've noticed two problems with "Author" in two separate areas of the Eden editor:

 

1. In the Modules section, under Scenario Name, there is only room to put in the name of your Scenario but I don't see a box for "Author".  It used to be this way but not anymore?

 

2. In Attributes--> General there's a box for Author but it doesn't display the author on the mission loading screen, it just says "Unknown Community Author".

 

Does anyone have any input on these?  Am I missing something?  Any help is appreciated

[R3vo 2654]

Known issue, will hopfully be fixed soon.

[gadjr114 11]

Known issue, will hopfully be fixed soon.

Oh, cool.  Thanks!

[=242= CPT. Helios 18]

The solution for now is to use a description.EXT file with the following line entered.

Author = "gadjr114";

 

[moricky 211]

As already mentioned, author property is sadly not saved correctly, but the fix should be available soon.

[silentwisher 8]

As already mentioned, author property is sadly not saved correctly, but the fix should be available soon.

Thanks for the info :) I was wondering about this.

[Vasily.B 529]

Its still a problem. 1.62 RC.

[kylania 568]

Its still a problem. 1.62 RC.

 

With newly created missions?

 

 It will probably show up if you're using unfixed missions from when the editor bug was live or pre-1.60 mods where the config hasn't been updated yet.

[kylania 568]

From today's dev build:

 

 

Eden Editor

• Added: Support for addons with author defined as array in the missing addons screen

[clawhammer 10]

Sry for hijacking this. Is this still an issue? I have this problem with every mission i try to convert from 2d edtior to eden 3d editor. Any advise? Thanks!

[Vasily.B 529]

Sry for hijacking this. Is this still an issue? I have this problem with every mission i try to convert from 2d edtior to eden 3d editor. Any advise? Thanks!

They added support for addons, but not for missions, thats why you getting this error. I also have problem with my addon, how can i resolve this (missing author)?

Is this simple way :

 

The solution for now is to use a description.EXT file with the following line entered.

Author = "gadjr114";

 

working?

[clawhammer 10]

They added support for addons, but not for missions, thats why you getting this error. I also have problem with my addon, how can i resolve this (missing author)?

Is this simple way :

 

working?

Not at my missions

[Vasily.B 529]

So would any of developers light us how to fix it? Where we should add author, how, and when?

[kylania 568]

So would any of developers light us how to fix it? Where we should add author, how, and when?

 

Were you not able to edit the files to fix it from author[]=["bob"]; to author="bob"; ?

[Vasily.B 529]

Were you not able to edit the files to fix it from author[]=["bob"]; to author="bob"; ?

Read post above.:

 

Not at my missions

Besides that my mission is written by this  way and it is not working for me.

[kylania 568]

You should add author either in the Eden Editor Mission Attributes or in the description.ext as:

author="Author Name";

If you have existing missions giving this error, make sure they are not binarized (in Eden Editor Mission Attributes uncheck [ ] Binarize mission file) then edit the mission.sqm looking for author[]=["Author Name"]; line under the ScenarioData class and replace it with the above.  

 

You might need to open it in the 2D editor and save first in some cases?  I can't find any missions old enough on my new system to check though.  Could you maybe upload one of your missions with this problem so we can see?  Preferably one not needing 20GB of mods. :P 

[Vasily.B 529]

You should add author either in the Eden Editor Mission Attributes or in the description.ext as:

author="Author Name";

If you have existing missions giving this error, make sure they are not binarized (in Eden Editor Mission Attributes uncheck [ ] Binarize mission file) then edit the mission.sqm looking for author[]=["Author Name"]; line under the ScenarioData class and replace it with the above.  

 

You might need to open it in the 2D editor and save first in some cases?  I can't find any missions old enough on my new system to check though.  Could you maybe upload one of your missions with this problem so we can see?  Preferably one not needing 20GB of mods. :P

I have mission from 3d editor, and allways use not binarised save - i have already "author="Author Name";" and its not work. Actually i dont know about what is this error, it show up after ending preview in editor (when game back to editor).

[clawhammer 10]

I have mission from 3d editor, and allways use not binarised save - i have already "author="Author Name";" and its not work. Actually i dont know about what is this error, it show up after ending preview in editor (when game back to editor).

Me too

[kylania 568]

Can you guys post a mission this is happening on?  Does it still happen if you unbin the mission?

[Vasily.B 529]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=541863924

[kylania 568]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=541863924

 

That appears to be a mission that's been uploaded to Steam as if it were a mod, which it isn't.

 

I've converted it back into a mission, added in the Author details, packaged in the overview information and removed the CUP dependency that wasn't listed anywhere.  All CUP was doing was providing a few bag fences and two medical tents.  No sense having to have 20GB of mods just to have a few sandbags.

 

You can download the new version here.

 

One thing with this is that it's giving the problem where the mission name is the editor folder name instead of the scenario title.  I have no idea why this is happening since the mission and intel classes look identical to a mission I made as a test earlier which does display correctly.  But the mission plays, so there's that. :)

[Vasily.B 529]

Did you tried exiting from mission to editor? Is there this error message? Steam recognizing is sh*t, and there isnt scenario type when you are uploading through publisher, and in #d editor i can upload file, beacuse i got error about downloading steam file failed etc.

[kylania 568]

Did you tried exiting from mission to editor? Is there this error message? Steam recognizing is sh*t, and there isnt scenario type when you are uploading through publisher, and in #d editor i can upload file, beacuse i got error about downloading steam file failed etc.

 

The version downloaded from Steam thinks it's a mod and is installed as a mod so it's never in the editor.  I had to extract the mission.sqm from the mod folder, make my own editor folder for it, then import and convert from the old format to the new format for missions.  Never got an author error in the editor but I didn't try exiting first, I fixed all the problems first.

[Vasily.B 529]

The version downloaded from Steam thinks it's a mod and is installed as a mod so it's never in the editor.  I had to extract the mission.sqm from the mod folder, make my own editor folder for it, then import and convert from the old format to the new format for missions.  Never got an author error in the editor but I didn't try exiting first, I fixed all the problems first.

OK, but the problem appeared only when exiting from the mission back to editor.

[kylania 568]

OK, but the problem appeared only when exiting from the mission back to editor.

 

Check under Scenario then Show Required Mods and see if any of them have Author Unknown listed or a red mark next to them.