Changing Localization files.

2006-03-11 15:56:08

#1

Defiance: Member; +438|7122

I was playing around with the english localization files, and every time I start the game I get:

Debug assertion error!
VERSION NUMBER: Blah
File: [link to some .cpp file]

Current file: '[link to localization file]', bad unicode fingerprint!

<Cancel><Try Again><Continue>

I can't seem to figure out the problem. I've spent an hour googling to no avail.

Anybody have any advice?

2006-03-11 16:07:15

#2

NM156: The H4xor Mod; +161|7298|North Texas

It's a little hard to say what the problem is, because we don't know what you did.

If you can, please provide a link to the file somewhere so I can look at what was changed. Please don't post the contents here.. that's too much data.

2006-03-11 16:14:07

#3

Defiance: Member; +438|7122

I know, that's why I didn't.

The only things I touched were the weapon names. I know there's other things I can do but I guess I was in the right mind when I thought "Hmm...maybe I should try some basic stuff first."

Like changing "M16A2" to "M16A2 Rifle"

If you still want a link, I can upload it to my website and allow you to download it from there.

Last edited by Defiance (2006-03-11 16:15:06)

2006-03-11 16:28:49

#4

NM156: The H4xor Mod; +161|7298|North Texas

Defiance wrote:
If you still want a link, I can upload it to my website and allow you to download it from there.

Yeah if you could please. You can PM me the link if you'd rather not post it here, it's up to you.

2006-03-11 17:22:39

#5

Friluftshund: I cnat slpel!!!; +54|7164|Norway

We might hax your weapon names

(Yeah, I know - spam )

2006-03-11 20:22:56

#6

Defiance: Member; +438|7122

I'll post it here as to spread it to the most people, get as much help as possible

Here

2006-03-11 23:35:34

#7

TrollmeaT: Aspiring Objectivist; +492|7124|Colorado

just reinstall & stop playing with the files

2006-03-12 16:53:25

#8

Defiance: Member; +438|7122

That doesn't help.

I replace the file with the original backup, and everything works fine.

2006-03-12 18:02:59

#9

.:ronin:.|Patton: Respekct dad i love u always; +946|7260|Marathon, Florida Keys

backup the localization folder first before changing anything, so if you mess something up you just replace your edited one with the origional

https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/patton1337/stats.jpg

2006-03-12 20:54:26

#10

CC-Marley: Member; +407|7280

You are soooo banned...Sicko!

2006-03-13 08:09:18

#11

Troutfish.: Member; +0|7121

You'll have to go through all the changes you made and make sure you didn't make any mistakes. (Typo, wrong characters in wrong places, missing characters, whatever) Even the slightest mistake might ruin the whole thing. I noticed a "/" after "Z-10 Attack Chopper", for instance.

Don't know if this applies to the localization files, but having worked a little with PHP, I know how annoying those typos can be.

EDIT: Typo

Last edited by Troutfish. (2006-03-13 08:11:39)

2006-03-13 15:08:23

#12

Defiance: Member; +438|7122

Haha, speaking of typos I spent an hour trying to get my first (and incredibly simple) JS script to run.

I don't know why, but there was a variable in the very beginning that had no other reference to anything else but had to be there for it to work...

Silly computers....

I'll make one change and see if it works. I'll keep adding more until it stops working.

EDIT: YAY! No. I changed "L85A1" to "L85A1 Rifle" and it gave me this error. Same as always, just thought I'd provide a screenshot.

EDIT2: Toying with the registry, I was looking for a way to disable startup debug for BF2. I found an entry called "Language." So I think...what if I create my own language with the english files copied over?

So I changed the entry in Language from "English" to "FruitBat"

I then made a new folder in the localization folder called FruitBat, and copied the english files over.

I then renamed:

1) The file name so where it said english it said FruitBat.
2) The first line in all of the files has a reference to "English" so I replaced that with FruitBat as well.

I tried to launch BF2 and I got the same error, except with reference to the FruitBat files I made. w00t.

I tried reverting to file names back to fruitbat and the game crashed. I tried the same with the first line, then the first line and the filename, and both ways it crashed.

So I have no idea what else it could be, but my theory is that BF2 has some sort of reference file I need to find and edit...

Last edited by Defiance (2006-03-13 16:00:14)

2006-03-13 23:44:11

#13

Ali: Official Hell Bound Turbo Action Club Member; +17|7161|Gütersloh, Germany

You can try my edited localization files if you want PmBF2 1.21.1

BF2S Forums Changing Localization files.

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