Campaign Issues

[Garodar]

I usually have problem with launching my campaign.

So, I was building my very old campaign very long time ago, gave it couple of tests, I uploaded it on internet...

I came to play it again in couple of months (3-4, not sure) and when I click which chapter I wanna start, its trying to get in and it doesn't open, instead it gets me back to campaign screen to choose the chapter. None of them work.

Whenever I attempt to open a map in campaign ingame (works in editor) it doesn't launch. It just gets me back to loading screen and lets me choose again and whenever I choose chapter again, doesn't work.

If anyone knows how to solve this, please say. It's of a high importance that I get this solved as soon as possibile.

 

[Daffa]

One guess.
Is your Campaign made before 1.24 patch?

 

[Garodar]

It was made in 1.24 and I don't update my game. I downloaded it as 1.24. I guess that's not the reason. All other campaigns I made at that time work.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Try running it past the editor and seeing if it still compiles. It could be that some patch has made it throw a syntax error somewhere.

It is also possible the file name is too long. Try a shorted file name.

 

[Garodar]

What do you mean "try running it past editor"? I don't understand. Elaborate a bit.

 

[Dr Super Good]

What do you mean "try running it past editor"? I don't understand. Elaborate a bit.

It is an English phrase...

Basically open the campaign in the map editor and check if it can still save. If it throws an error when saving (syntax error) then there is an incompatibility with your triggers and the current version of WC3.

 

[Garodar]

I dont use jass at all in any of my campaigns.

I tried to save it and it saves without any problems. Still doesn't run the map.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Have you tried shortening the campaign file name (the file path) and the individual map names? WC3 will not load maps that have a path above a certain length which is a big problem with 64 bit Windows as it defaults to install WC3 in "Program Files (x86)" which is 6 characters longer than the path 32 bit Windows installs it. I am not sure if this affects campaigns but a good proportion of maps failing to start or be loaded is correlated to this.

 

[Garodar]

How is that gonna affect the map that worked 3 months and it doesn't want to launch anymore?

 

[Dr Super Good]

If the map/campaign was made using JNGP or any other form of modified World Edit it may be that the map did not save properly resulting in the trigger script file not being generated. This is especially common with JNGP and easily solved by saving the map again.

How is that gonna affect the map that worked 3 months and it doesn't want to launch anymore?

You may have changed computers in the time between the period the campaign worked for 3 months and now.

 

[Garodar]

I didn't change my PC. I nearly reinstalled my system then, started working on it and it worked.

Please, use simple english. I dont understand what you're saying. I've saved milions of times and it doesn't work. I dont know what's JNPG

 

[Dr Super Good]

Have you tried shortening the map and campaign name? Being booted back when trying to query a map sounds like the sort of behaviour long map/file names cause.

 

[Garodar]

Can the file size affect it 'cuz i got milions of models implemented in it? If you wanna know, the campaign i'm working on is Icecrown Citadel. That's a long name?

 

[aple]

File size does not effect Campaigns, no. The only file-size limit that I know of is the 8MB limit for multiplayer. It's only used for Battle.net and LAN, though. Not for Singleplayer missions, such as Campaigns.

EDIT: This should probably be moved to World Editor Help Zone. This guy'll get a lot more help there for this, I'd assume.

 

[Garodar]

The current size is 78.1 MB.

Well, some moderators will hopefully move this.