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Polkaman
05-30-2008, 4:59 PM
Mkay, so i finailly did everything! Now i run the mod, it's ok, until, gasp, when i try to start a game SC crashes and this appears:

Starcraft was unable to open a required file. If this problempersists, try uninstalling and reinstalling Starcraft using the program "SETUP.EXE" on the Starcraft CD-ROM.

The Problem occured while trying to load a file
arr/units.dat
The program issued a command but the command length is
incorrect.

Oh noes! Help!

Here's the mod ^^

I only screwed with the SCV, so lol

WAIT!

WHen i uploaded it it said Invalid File:
SCV Test.EXE

help!
ForTheSwarm
05-30-2008, 5:21 PM
You have to name the file you save to using DatEdit as units.dat. Also, that .dat file has to be in another file called arr. Anything other than that=failure of mod.
Polkaman
05-30-2008, 5:30 PM
it is.

wait is there a . at the end of units.dat
BlademasterSlsh
05-30-2008, 5:37 PM
arr\units.dat

(PS: I don't see your mod)
Polkaman
05-30-2008, 5:37 PM
Read the bottom message. I cant upload it.

And yes, theres a folder called arr, and in that is an exe called units.dat
BlademasterSlsh
05-30-2008, 5:41 PM
When you add it to WinMPQ does it still say it is arr\units.dat ? If you are forgetting to type in arr\ in the blank that comes up it will be messed up.
ForTheSwarm
05-30-2008, 5:44 PM
To upload it, put it in a .zip folder. Then upload that folder.
Polkaman
05-30-2008, 5:49 PM
Alriught, Heres The Mod.

As i said, only the SCV is modded.

Still dont know why its not working.
ForTheSwarm
05-30-2008, 5:51 PM
Exactly what parts of the SCV did you mod?
Polkaman
05-30-2008, 6:00 PM
just attack, sounds, well everything i could find :P
U-238
05-30-2008, 7:06 PM
Could it be the minor fact that you actually saved the weapons.dat file as units.dat? ;)

You do need to be in the same tab as the file you're saving. (eg: if you want to save units.dat you must be in the units tab.)

For anyone who may be interested: "Command Length" errors (the program issued a command but the command length was incorrect.) happen when starcraft tries to open a dat file that's larger/smaller than what the exe expects it to be. This is why adding entries to .dat files never works without editing the exe.
Polkaman
05-30-2008, 7:26 PM
So i just change the thing in arr to weapons.dat?

easy enough =]