Solved: Energy Screen Project

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Re: Solved: Energy Screen Project

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first the mss32.dll has nothing to do with energy screen patch. the mss32.dll is a sound dll and part of the normal install.

As for using the energy screen patch;

before you start you need to extract all 5 energy screen wdf and place them in an empty folder, (csenergy.wdf. fsenergy.wdf. hsenergy.wdf. ksenergy.wdf. rsenergy.wdf)
next create a new empty folder for edited wdf files.
then open the energy_patch.exe
locate the trek.exe to edit
locate the folder with vanilla wdf's (ECM in your case)
locate the empty folder for new wdf's
set how many special and defense objects
run tool by selecting "patch exe" and then select "patch wdf"
close energy_patch.exe
copy trek.exe to your install (if moved)
use UE to add the new/edited wdf's to stbof.res

next is the tricky part you need to adjust spacing of all the objects and text boxes in all 5 wdf screens. this can be done with UE or QD's wdfeditor.
EDIT; here are some *senergy.wdf files with objects already re-positioned, just add extracted files to stbof.res with UE
edited_14 ecm.zip
(3.93 KiB) Downloaded 196 times
after all this you should have the results you want.

good luck
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Re: Solved: Energy Screen Project

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Hello thunderchero,

special thanks for your help. I did exactly as you described it before I posted here in this forum, but this answers from you are interest for me:


You say: "first the mss32.dll has nothing to do with energy screen patch. the mss32.dll is a sound dll and part of the normal install."

I make a only German mod for me ;). And ECM, UE, Energy_Patch.exe are english. I think that is my problem that Trek.exe chrashed.


I have copy your files in my Mod and when i make a new game, are crashed. :( hmmpf.

PS: Thanks to you that you writen in easy english for me. My english is not so good :(.
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Re: Solved: Energy Screen Project

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Quintaine wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:02 am I have copy your files in my Mod and when i make a new game, are crashed. :( hmmpf.
with the attached files you would still need to edit the trek.exe with the energy_patch.exe.

if you are getting CTD, any crash logs?
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Re: Solved: Energy Screen Project

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thunderchero wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:29 am
Quintaine wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:02 am I have copy your files in my Mod and when i make a new game, are crashed. :( hmmpf.
with the attached files you would still need to edit the trek.exe with the energy_patch.exe.

if you are getting CTD, any crash logs?
This is the crash log file when i make a new files with energy path exe without patch trek.exe

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ST:BOF Fri Dec 1 16:51:30 2017

Version Under Test: 72
File: wdfread.c, Line: 193, Cannot retrieve Object typeId = 2, instanceId = 2460 not found in Csenergy.wdf

Initialize State: 31
Player Empire: 0 Starting Seed: 1512143490
Galaxy shape: 2 Galaxy Size: 1

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ST:BOF Fri Dec 1 17:26:47 2017

Version Under Test: 72
File: wdfread.c, Line: 193, Cannot retrieve Object typeId = 2, instanceId = 2460 not found in Hsenergy.wdf

Initialize State: 31
Player Empire: 1 Starting Seed: 1512145606
Galaxy shape: 2 Galaxy Size: 1

when i patch trek exe to with energy_Patch will game not startet and error window from windows is: "Mss32 is not installed. Please reinstall the file."
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Re: Solved: Energy Screen Project

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Quintaine wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:30 pm when i patch trek exe to with energy_Patch will game not startet and error window from windows is: "Mss32 is not installed. Please reinstall the file."
this is starting to sound like a duplicate install? are you editing the trek.exe in place (in install folder)?

The only reason you should get "mss32 is missing" is if it is not in same folder as trek.exe you are executing.

I just tested on german install of ECM and attached files and worked without issues.
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Re: Solved: Energy Screen Project

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Thank you for your help. I have a suspicion why it is. Can you please tell me what UE and Java version you use?

For German Speaker:
Vielen dank für deine hilfe. Ich habe ein verdacht woran es liegt. Kannst du mir bitte mal schreiben welche UE und Java Version du benutzt?
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Re: Solved: Energy Screen Project

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java is latest version
UE I use is UE 0.7.2dev5c
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Re: Solved: Energy Screen Project

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Very Special Thanks,

its working now. My Problem was an older Version from Java Runtime.

For all Modders with the same Problem:

UE 0.7.2dev5c/Run perfekt with Java 64 Bit and Version 8 Update 151

PS: I am so happy. :grin:
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