HELP! Editing files in war3patch.mpq

10-17-2002, 07:48 PM

Does anyone else have this problem? Whenever I edit a file in the war3patch.mpq (this is v1.03 BTW) and try to open Warcraft, it doesn't open and it puts a file in my Warcraft III\Errors folder... this contents of the file are thus:

Code:

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Warcraft III (build 4653)

Exe:      C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\WAR3.EXE
Time:     Oct 17, 2002 12:37:54.570 PM
User:     <unknown>
Computer: ELEMENT_5
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This application has encountered a critical error:

The file data is corrupt.

Program:	C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\WAR3.EXE
File:	UI\FrameDef\GlobalStrings.fdf



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    Stack Trace (Manual)
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Address  Frame    Logical addr  Module

1501BD00 006DF550 0001:0001AD00 C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\STORM.DLL
1501BBEE 006DF578 0001:0001ABEE C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\STORM.DLL
6F08A24B 006DF7E4 0001:0008924B C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\GAME.DLL
6F08A435 006DF800 0001:00089435 C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\GAME.DLL
6F08A6C3 006DF884 0001:000896C3 C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\GAME.DLL
6F0AF835 006DF8A4 0001:000AE835 C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\GAME.DLL
6F00453A 006DFBDC 0001:0000353A C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\GAME.DLL
0044118B 006DFC10 0001:0004018B C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\WAR3.EXE
0043DDC2 006DFC74 0001:0003CDC2 C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\WAR3.EXE
0043DB61 006DFD88 0001:0003CB61 C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\WAR3.EXE
00401148 006DFE38 0001:00000148 C:\GAMES\WARCRAFT III\WAR3.EXE
BFF8B560 006DFF78 0002:00012560 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
BFF8B412 006DFFF4 0002:00012412 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL

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    Stack Trace (Using DBGHELP.DLL)
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****  Couldn't load DBGHELP.DLL, error: 1157

This is when I try to edit the UI\FrameDef\GlobalStrings.fdf
All I am doing is changing the following fields:

Code:

    RESOURCE_UBERTIP_UPKEEP         "Percentage is the actual number of gold per peon that is collected.",

and

Code:

    UPKEEP_NONE                     " ",
    UPKEEP_LOW                      " ",
    UPKEEP_HIGH                     " ",

This worked pre-1.03

EDIT: It also gives me the same BS when I try to change some of the values in Units\AbilityData.slk

10-18-2002, 05:05 AM	#2
element_5	I've found that it doesn't screw up for all files... of the ones that I've tested so far, only GlobalStrings.fdf and the .slk files screwed up. This sucks because I NEED to edit GlobalStrings.fdf and AbilityData.slk for my map to look and play right... Anyone with insights/workarounds, please feel free to post