Charistoph

I'm trying to set up a new type of Armor in a mod I'm creating. The base guide does absolutely nothing to help in this manner, as all it does is tell you how to create a new version of an old piece of equipment, and there seems to only be Standard Armor available in the Mercenaries 5, because I can't find any other Armor in the system. That must mean that I must create the idea for Armor in the system, but the guide really doesn't help much in that regard. I tried loading the YAML mod in to it to borrow off of, but it's asking how to load it, and I have no idea how to define it. So, any suggestions on how to set up new Armors in the editor, or where to look for a guide on it? Edit: Hooked up with the YAML people, and they were helpful in setting it up.

Thank you, again. The Wiki didn't seem to be explicit in this being a major crash issue, so I thought it was one of those "if you have problems, do this" or "do this or your mod won't work", not "it will be screwed if you don't do this".

Okay, these can't be in technical issue here, since everything is running fine without using PatcherGUI's adjustments. It is only after making these adjustments that the game freezes occur. So, I don't think it is a driver problem, unless changing prices and Armor HP changes where it looks for drivers. So, I think it is more to do with.. All this stuff. It will be irritating to move Steam around, as making the adjustments will take some time. Still if it gets it to work, YAY! I'm pretty sure that if I can't get this little stuff to work, even expert Mods like Long War will just end up with the same results. Of this I was aware. I have been VERY careful as to what I adjust and where I am trying to adjust it. So, I think I will have to address points 3 & 4 before looking for other causes. Thank you for your time and help. Update: Okay, moved Steam out of Program Files and put it in Offline Mode and I am running! Cleared an Abduction, an Ship Downing and a VIP "escort" (I assume for the Progeny mission type, as it wasn't the Slingshot mission). Thank you for the clarifications and the confirmations of the errors of my assumptions.

Okay, I'm trying to do this with all the Wiki instructions and I think I'm good in 90% of it, but still running in to some issues. I am running Windows 10 with the latest Steam update (don't know the number off hand) with EW, Slingshot, and Elite Soldier Pack installed. Base Steam software is installed in Program Files, but my games are installed elsewhere on D:. I have PatcherGUI do its job on Hash, Ini Loading, and Phone Home in the directory. Enemy Unknown runs fine at this point. Problem #1: Enemy Within locks up consistently loading the user files, not a crash, but it seems to be looping or not finding something and keeps looking till Windows butts in or I Sign Out/Reboot. Alt+F4 does not work, and Xcom blocks any visual or input access to Task Manager. I checked the logs and either it runs in to a cache issue or it is spending its time looking for something. Problem #2: If I do any medium to large number of changes to EU DGC.ini, then it will do the same after leaving a mission. Most of the changes I headed the warnings in the Wiki, it's mostly just changing the cost of things and adding HP to Armors. I can do a mission, maybe two, but when it goes to the video of the Sky Ranger flying through the night and just stays looping that video, with the same results for EW. Now, it could be because I haven't set Steam to "off-line mode", but that seemed to be more for mod integrity than crash/freeze prevention (I could be wrong, hence pointing it out). And the modding instructions were only concerned with having XCOM itself outside of Program Files, not the Steam engine. I am reinstalling XCOM on to my C: drive to see if that helps clear it up, but any insights would help if it doesn't.