Discussion Modding CoAS into PotC style

[Grey Roger]

RESOURCE>MODELS>SHIPS

What is the whole path - everything before "RESOURCE"?

 

[Mikafu]

In the zip folder, should be Ship.init, ships.H, battleinterface and shiputilites

 

[Mikafu]

c:/programfiles(x86)/steam/steamapps/common/sea dogs coas/resource...

 

[Mikafu]

In the zip.

I tried it but still did not work. Everytime, fails to pass the loading screen after checking Norrington's stats

Maybe something went wrong there.
Can you please upload the files you edited to add the "Santisima1"?


I would back up the original file if were you.
And then try replacing.
Though if it says that it will replace it then a similar file is already there.

Maybe put it in the "Santisima1" folder?

 

[Grey Roger]

c:/programfiles(x86)/steam/steamapps/common/sea dogs coas/resource...

Putting the game into "Program Files(x86)" is not advisable as Windows can do silly things there.

In theory the log files should be in "C:\Program Files(x86)\steam\steamapps\common\sea dogs coas". However, because Windows does silly things, it may have hidden them somewhere else. If the log files are not there, see if you can find "C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\sea dogs coas". (The file under "Users" won't literally be "<YourUsername>"! There should be a folder for you somewhere in there.)

 

[Mikafu]

Putting the game into "Program Files(x86)" is not advisable as Windows can do silly things there.

In theory the log files should be in "C:\Program Files(x86)\steam\steamapps\common\sea dogs coas". However, because Windows does silly things, it may have hidden them somewhere else. If the log files are not there, see if you can find "C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\sea dogs coas". (The file under "Users" won't literally be "<YourUsername>"! There should be a folder for you somewhere in there.)

Alright. I have tried downloading CoAS not in PF86, but it would never start.

 

[Mikafu]

there is no steam under programfiles86

 

[Mikafu]

Only the PROGRAM, SAVE, RESOURCES, MODULES

 

[Mikafu]

Found steam logs, I'll check which one is the error one

 

[Mikafu]

How do I know which one?

 

[Grey Roger]

There should be "compile.log" and "system.log". Those are the game's log files. Take no chances, if you find them then upload both. If you find those two then there's probably "error.log" as well, in which case upload that too.

 

[Mikafu]

None of those...shall I send you the log files as of today? They take place at different timings but around the same hour

 

[Mikafu]

Maybe a CoAS modder who dealt with porting ships can help, @Luke159 , have you experienced anything similar before?

 

[Mikafu]

I'm off to bed now, will check out the thread tomorrow. Thanks for the help so far! Atleast now we don't have a runtime error

 

[The Nameless Pirate]

there is no steam under programfiles86

If that doesn't work I would uninstall Steam and reinstall it outside "Problem Files".
Just make sure to back up your saves.

I tried it but still did not work. Everytime, fails to pass the loading screen after checking Norrington's stats

Then my supposition was unfortunately correct it wasn't the texture.

Maybe try and replace the ship model with some else ship temporarily?
If you only replace the GM files and it works then something is wrong with the model.
If it doesn't work then something is wrong with the code.

Also before that, maybe try to use a different sailorpoints file.
It just came to me that for some reason when I was porting the Akella Black Pearl the sailorpoints file I got by converting the walkfile from PotC didn't work.
But the saulorpoints file from GOF 1 did work.

The game crashed only when I went to sea, which is where the sailorpoints file is used.
When on land the model did appear in the port.

 

[Mikafu]

If that doesn't work I would uninstall Steam and reinstall it outside "Problem Files".
Just make sure to back up your saves.


Then my supposition was unfortunately correct it wasn't the texture.

Maybe try and replace the ship model with some else ship temporarily?
If you only replace the GM files and it works then something is wrong with the model.
If it doesn't work then something is wrong with the code.

Also before that, maybe try to use a different sailorpoints file.
It just came to me that for some reason when I was porting the Akella Black Pearl the sailorpoints file I got by converting the walkfile from PotC didn't work.
But the saulorpoints file from GOF 1 did work.

The game crashed only when I went to sea, which is where the sailorpoints file is used.
When on land the model did appear in the port.

Santisima does not replace any ship. Yes sailorpoints must be the problem. Where can I find the specific sailorpoints for ship?

 

[Mikafu]

Hmm what ship walkfiles can I use. Note, the santisima is a reused model of the manowar from potc

 

[The Nameless Pirate]

Do you have access to at least the stock game files even if you can't run the game?

Then you can try getting the one from PotC and using this tool to convert it to sailorpoints.

http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/Cloud/Tools/ShipWalkFiles/PotC-AoP Walk Files Conversion Tool.rar

Before that though I would just replace it with a random one that works on CoAS.
It may not fit, but you can be sure if that is the problem.

Once you are sure, then you can try to get a new file for it.

 

[Mikafu]

Hmm I need a sailorpoints file for the Man o War from PotC

 

[Grey Roger]

Try these, though you'll want to rename whichever one you're using. "BattleManowar1.ini" is the Sailorspoints file for "BattleManoWar1", which I found in GoF and which seems to be the PoTC Man o War imported into CoAS. "MANOWAR_gub1.ini" is the result of using the conversion tool on the walk file for a PoTC ship.