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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: SF-Junky on August 11, 2009, 08:28:06 am

Title: Game ignores *.tbm
Post by: SF-Junky on August 11, 2009, 08:28:06 am

In my mod folder are to *.tbms called 01_effects_StormFront12-wep.tbm (http://sebastian.ramrod-network.de/Freespace/01_effects_StormFront12-wep.tbm) and 01_adveffects_StormFront12-wep.tbm (http://sebastian.ramrod-network.de/Freespace/01_adveffects_StormFront12-wep.tbm). The second one is completely being ignored by the game. Why?

Title: Re: Game ignores *.tbm
Post by: Macfie on August 11, 2009, 09:22:49 am

Make sure you are using notepad and not word pad or MS word to create your table.  Anything that adds formatting to the TBM will cause it not to work.  If you open the TBM using tableview you can see the formatting which will prevent the TBM from working.

Edit Nevermind I looked at the tables and that is not the problem.  Could it be because they are both wep.tbm?

Title: Re: Game ignores *.tbm
Post by: General Battuta on August 11, 2009, 09:33:08 am

Perhaps the filename is too long.

Title: Re: Game ignores *.tbm
Post by: SF-Junky on August 11, 2009, 10:09:34 am

Shortening the file name seems to have solved the problem. Once more I have to thank the community.  :) :yes:

Title: Re: Game ignores *.tbm
Post by: chief1983 on August 11, 2009, 10:29:23 am

The latter was definitely too long of a filename.  Limit is 31 characters.