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Problem with editing the game
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:20 pm
by kaleidoscope1822
Err, this might sound like a bit dumb, but whenever I try to edit .CSV file in data folder and try to launch game, this error pop up.
https://imgur.com/a/kW3nXcl
In this example, I tried to edit a single value of any unit in the units.csv and this error always pop. any idea how to fix this ?
Re: Problem with editing the game
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:13 pm
by AndrewGardner
The CSVs in Empires use semicolon as the separator, rather than comma as your spreadsheet application may expect. You should have the option to select the separator when loading and/or saving the file.
Re: Problem with editing the game
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:23 pm
by loki100
I've learnt this the hard way, you need to amend (using windows) how your csv files are generated, then they will read easily into a new scenario
Re: Problem with editing the game
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 7:33 am
by kaleidoscope1822
Uhm, how do i do it exactly ?
I tried import data from .CSV file in excel
https://imgur.com/kLYU88k
Got something like this.
https://imgur.com/FmtQ1F9
Then try to overwrite the old file
When I load the game, this pop up
https://imgur.com/DPz0u4E
So in short, the game wont launch and pop up error if i do anything to the .CSV files, even in the old form
https://imgur.com/FlmCe6e
Re: Problem with editing the game
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 1:10 pm
by loki100
You need to change your windows set up, you can't control this direct from excel. The bit you need is via the region tabs on settings, but run a google search and there are plenty of step by step guides.
Once I realised what I needed to do, it was easy to find instructions
Re: Problem with editing the game
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 4:02 pm
by kaleidoscope1822
loki100 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 1:10 pm
You need to change your windows set up, you can't control this direct from excel. The bit you need is via the region tabs on settings, but run a google search and there are plenty of step by step guides.
Once I realised what I needed to do, it was easy to find instructions
Thanks! finally got it
Re: Problem with editing the game
Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 5:38 pm
by loki100
good .. and to sympathise, I found working this out a wee bit frustrating too