Bug: APR base causing a CTD

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  • Version found: 1.0.1008.0
  • Status: Open

Description

Some attempts to add new content or modify existing content are causing a CTD in the game. Everything is working fine in the Toolset. This has nothing to do with the line ID limitations.

  • Convert APR_base.xls to APR_base.GDA and place it into ../Dragon Age/packages/code/override/toolsetexport/ and you got a CTD while loading any module. (even the main campaign).
  • Create APR_xxx.GDA that is containing a new line to be merged with the core APR_base. Place it into ../Dragon Age/AddIns/YourModule/module/override/toosetexport/ You got a CTD while the game is trying to use the new appearance. Even if your appearance is just a copy from the "Human" appearance.

Workarounds

This problem doesn't seem to occur when making simple changes to APR_base in the AddIns folder (e.g. just altering the codex references without adding appearances).

Keep things simple enough so that you don't need to amend this file too much.

Discussion

Are you using OpenOffice? I had the exact same issue with APR_ (worked in the toolset, crashed in the game) until I opened up the GDA it was creating and noticed that the FLOAT32 values were truncated. Using Google Docs instead allowed me to compile a GDA that worked fine. I updated the 2DA page with this info, but I have no idea why OpenOffice causes these problems. --FollowTheGourd 14:27, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I was using OpenOffice. This seems to be OpenOffice related problem then. After editing the APR_base with GDApp it started to work as it should. Thanks.
Yet still, it would be good idea to identify the reason for the CTD. That could improve stability of the DA:O

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