why cant i change the starting mech for campaign?

[unclecid]

ok so previously.....i have changed campaign starting mechs including the players mech.
i have successfully replaced them with mechs from vanilla AND from mods.

now with 1.8 i wanted to change things so i started with a PHX, VLT and ASN.
did what i always did but all i get is infinite loading loop after setting difficulty and hitting start.

i dont get it......what changed?

 

[Mordray]

did you check to make sure you didn't leave out a " or , ? also did you confirm that what you used are the correct file names? I won't be able to get the update downloaded till some time later tonight so I can't offer up more specific advice.

 

[stjobe]

It should stil be as easy as editing lines 733-739 of SimGameConstants.json.

However I had to help another MechWarrior that had mixed up the spelling of the Phoenix Hawk, writing PHX instead of PXH...

The Phoenix Hawk is

mechdef_phoenixhawk_PXH-1
mechdef_phoenixhawk_PXH-1K​

The Assassin is

mechdef_assassin_ASN-21
mechdef_assassin_ASN-101​

The Vulcan is

mechdef_vulcan_VL-2T
mechdef_vulcan_VL-5T​

 

[unclecid]

It should stil be as easy as editing lines 733-739 of SimGameConstants.json.

However I had to help another MechWarrior that had mixed up the spelling of the Phoenix Hawk, writing PHX instead of PXH...

The Phoenix Hawk is

mechdef_phoenixhawk_PXH-1
mechdef_phoenixhawk_PXH-1K​

The Assassin is

mechdef_assassin_ASN-21
mechdef_assassin_ASN-101​

The Vulcan is

mechdef_vulcan_VL-2T
mechdef_vulcan_VL-5T​

well there was one mistake...PHX instead of PXH.....fixed that but still does same thing.

where did they move the output log to now?
cant find it

 

[unclecid]

did you check to make sure you didn't leave out a " or , ? also did you confirm that what you used are the correct file names? I won't be able to get the update downloaded till some time later tonight so I can't offer up more specific advice.

i use notepad++ it helps you avoid stuff like that
and yes i looked at mechdef list

 

[ronhatch]

One thing to keep in mind is that now with official mod support, if you design your change as a full mod instead of just editing a few lines then your change will persist when the game is updated.

I want to make a guide for this, since changing the starting lance is one of the most common requests. Not exactly a lot of spare time right now, though.

 

[Mordray]

Yep... Notepad++ certainly helps... yet I've totally not done the suggested prior myself while using it...

 

[Timaeus]

well there was one mistake...PHX instead of PXH.....fixed that but still does same thing.

where did they move the output log to now?
cant find it

[drive]:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BATTLETECH

 

[Zolotaya]

One thing to keep in mind is that now with official mod support, if you design your change as a full mod instead of just editing a few lines then your change will persist when the game is updated.

I want to make a guide for this, since changing the starting lance is one of the most common requests. Not exactly a lot of spare time right now, though.

I had this same issue yesterday (I even have an open thread here) ... I could not find anything wrong in the modified JSON file but it kept me on the infinite loading screen.

Finally, I copied my backup and made a new primary file; copied the changes over and Battletech has worked great ever since.

Hopefully this will work for you too.

One thing to keep in mind is that now with official mod support, if you design your change as a full mod instead of just editing a few lines then your change will persist when the game is updated.

I want to make a guide for this, since changing the starting lance is one of the most common requests. Not exactly a lot of spare time right now, though.

I will appreciate such a guide; thank you in advance for taking the time to help the rest of us.

 

[unclecid]

[drive]:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\LocalLow\Harebrained Schemes\BATTLETECH

thanx man...cant believe they moved it to such an obscure location.

as to my issue...i reset everything then made changes again....this time it works.
nott sure what issue was but output log is showing all kindsa untiy errors

thanx all.

 

[Timaeus]

thanx man...cant believe they moved it to such an obscure location.

as to my issue...i reset everything then made changes again....this time it works.
nott sure what issue was but output log is showing all kindsa untiy errors

thanx all.

IT was moved back in the 1.6 update when the core unity engine update happened. I don't believe it was a conscious choice by HBS.

 

[EmptyPepsiCan]

Any way to get another copy of the SimGameConstants.json? I'm having the same issue and I forgot to make a backup.

 

[Mordray]

No way to verify files on your install?

 

[EmptyPepsiCan]

Ahh. It's on Stam, so yeah, that ought to work. Last night I gave up and started a campaign with random mechs. That worked fine - 2 Centurions, 2 Commandos, and a Firestarter.

Apparently the issue is solely with the 3 lines I changed to pick my starting lance. No idea why though. I just copy/pasted in the exact changes, leaving no possibility of erasing a comma or whatever. Go figure.

 

[unclecid]

@EmptyPepsiCan
had a similar issue
verified and then pasted in the same thing a second time and it was fine

computers....go figure....sometimes as fickle as wives