Originally posted by Muscarine:

Originally posted by St. Michaels:

I ran a couple of tests today and here are a couple of my notes and results.

- I tried using scorpiovaeden's Blackguard mod, which while it does appear to contain all it's core files for it to work (Heroes folder with images, anim, fx, ect; Raid, Upgrades, Localization), isn't working properly unfortunately. Running the mod can run the game, but causes all the Text to appear as coding, as seen in the screenshot below.

http://i.imgur.com/Skrv38K.jpg

Seems like you need to run localization.bat

That's the thing though, it runs its own localization before uploading, and it doesn't do it properly. So what happens is your workshop version ends up with broken localization that can't be fixed because the loc file is stored somewhere else.

Originally posted by St. Michaels:

Everything else appears to be running fine outside of the text. The Blackguard class does appear in the stagecoach just fine, and outside of him missing the universal camping skills (Which might be an unrelated error), all his skills and upgrades appear in check. Trying to start a mission with the Blackguard in the party, however, crashes the game with this error.

http://i.imgur.com/TQS39Qb.jpg

I get this exact same issue just trying to launch the Workshop version of PBD. The manual installation of PBD works perfectly fine, however.

Originally posted by redhookjohn:

We have it delete unchanged files on purpose to keep filesizes down. The uploader compares your entire working directory with the game files and then deletes any unchanged files.

What problems is this causing for you?

I use a lot of files for development purposes. If size is an issue due to duplicate items, users will make note of it. It doesn't need to be handled at the core level.

• Effects/Buffs are getting duplicated on hero abilities (at least)
  
  • Seems to be caused when returning to the main menu and resuming a modded save; picture here[i.imgur.com]
• Stun recovery buff can sometimes carry over between battles on enemies
  
  • An old bug that nobody can reliably replicate
• Quirk tooltip and string layout incorrect in Sanitarium
  
  • Image[i.imgur.com]
• Quest curio locations on custom maps aren't compiling correctly

• Uploader
  
• General Mod Support
  
  • Option for a mod to request a full restart of the game
    
    • Many (of my personal) changes may affect things the user sees or reads prior to getting to the Old Road. Many modders may request that their larger, more extensive mod be launched alone or with a locked place on the mod load order.

Pop into the group chat, might be easier

What error is it giving?

Originally posted by St. Michaels:

Hi everybody. I want to thank everyone for having me here and I am happy to help with as much as I can, both with the fellow modders here and with the project.

I am mostly known for my palette mod pack and other graphical mods on Nexus. While I have only released mods which are based around aesthetic changes, I do have knowledge and good understanding of the coding and the inner workings of the game. I have been working on a few projects, such as a trinket pack for example. A failed hard drive stopped that for me though, but I have restarted and working on the mod again to help with testing here.

Originally posted by Maester Silvio:

There is a limit of 2048 concurrently loaded files in the engine; these appearingly random crashes happened with PBD as well, and no debug error or assert is given.

I remember you saying a few months back on reddit that having too many skins installed can cause stability issues, at least on Pitch Black Dungeon. Is that also related to the limit?

Yes, the limit does apply to every additional file. Changed ones do not have any effect, and file size does not either.

There is a limit of 2048 concurrently loaded files in the engine; these appearingly random crashes happened with PBD as well, and no debug error or assert is given. It sounds like you're running into the issue as well, but be assured that RH was made aware of this many months ago and stated that it would be fixed with mod support. I imagine that the limit removal will appear in the first build of mod support.

Welcome modders, old and new, I'm the creator of Pitch Black Dungeon, Lighter Dungeon, Twisted Dungeon (discontinued), and a variety of other smaller mods for DD.

I've been working hard at pushing the limits of DD for almost two years now, all while trying to provide an experience on par with the vanilla game. I definitely look forward to being available to help other modders realize their project as mod support comes to fruition.