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[Rags17]

In the drop-down in the top right, change "Show all errors" to "Show mod errors"

I did that and yet on the bottom left I can see the Validator running through all the vanilla files.

Must be something I'm missing.

 

[Rydelfox]

It still has to run through the vanilla files to avoid false alarms if you call something from vanilla, like using a vanilla trait or calling a vanilla event. If just won't report errors in those files.

 

[Rags17]

It still has to run through the vanilla files to avoid false alarms if you call something from vanilla, like using a vanilla trait or calling a vanilla event. If just won't report errors in those files.

That makes sense !

 

[Abominus]

I have this error and can't tell, what to do:

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <unknown location>:
There were no setters for this event target other_author

 

[Jamie550]

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\jd_decisions.txt [decisions\write_a_book\ai_will_do\modifier\NOR\government] (Line 233, column 6):
"theocracy" is not a valid Government or MaybeEventTargetChar.
--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\jd_decisions.txt [decisions\write_a_book\ai_will_do\modifier\NOR\government] (Line 234, column 6):
"republic" is not a valid Government or MaybeEventTargetChar.

These are used in vanilla and appear to be valid

Are these hardcoded values of republic/theocracy or doe they stem from some file or other?

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\common\laws\demesne_laws.txt [laws\first_night_0\revoke_allowed] (Line 1282, column 3):
Invalid node "revoke_allowed" in scope DecisionDef (value is: <a complex type>)
--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\common\laws\demesne_laws.txt [laws\privilege_vassal_king\ai_will_revoke] (Line 1236, column 3):
Invalid node "ai_will_revoke" in scope DecisionDef (value is: <a complex type>)

These are present in vanilla laws/decisions

As they don't have any meaning or do anything they are warned about.

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\minor_decisions.txt [decisions\destroy_artifact\effect\FROM] (Line 1309, column 4):
Invalid use of 'FROM': This is not a valid place to use FROM.

In this particular hardcoded decision, FROM is an artifact

Do you mean that the decision with name "destroy_artifact" has special properties? And those special properties are that FROM is artifact scope for potential/allow/effect, and everything else is the same?

I have this error and can't tell, what to do:

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <unknown location>:
There were no setters for this event target other_author

NOTE: This could be a false positive.

What it means is that somewhere you do a get for the event target other_author. (something like event_targetther_author = {...}). But never saved the event target in the first place.

However if the place that is setting other_author wasn't validated (because its checkbox was unchecked) then this would be a false positive. You can check everything then run it and see if it still complains.

 

[Jamie550]

v1.24.2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ulegcp00hvj8al5/Audax.Validator v1.24.2.zip?dl=0

 

[knuckey]

Are these hardcoded values of republic/theocracy or doe they stem from some file or other?

I'm not 100% sure, but I think they would be hardcoded values.

Do you mean that the decision with name "destroy_artifact" has special properties? And those special properties are that FROM is artifact scope for potential/allow/effect, and everything else is the same?

That is correct, destroy_artifact is a special decision where the FROM scope is an artifact and ROOT is the character/owner.

 

[Abominus]

NOTE: This could be a false positive.

What it means is that somewhere you do a get for the event target other_author. (something like event_targetther_author = {...}). But never saved the event target in the first place.

However if the place that is setting other_author wasn't validated (because its checkbox was unchecked) then this would be a false positive. You can check everything then run it and see if it still complains.

Thank you, I have searched for this event target, but didn't found it. Wired...

 

[alderbane]

Any idea why the Validator would launch the Notepad++ executable (when given the proper path), but not open the relevant txt file inside it? Every time I click on a checkmark next to an error, Notepad++ opens to a blank tab.

 

[Rydelfox]

I keep getting messages that explicitly referenced titles aren't valid AnyTitles:
--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\conversion_decisions.txt [decisions\renounce_iconoclasm\potential\has_landed_title] (Line 3430, column 4):
"e_byzantium" is not a valid AnyTitle, MaybeEventTargetTitle, or No.

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\conversion_decisions.txt [decisions\renounce_iconoclasm\effect\activate_title\title] (Line 3501, column 23):
"k_orthodox" is not a valid AnyTitle or MaybeEventTargetTitle.

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\conversion_decisions.txt [decisions\renounce_iconoclasm\effect\k_papal_state] (Line 3482, column 4):
Invalid node "k_papal_state" in scope DecisionCommand (value is: <a complex type>)

The examples here are from vanilla decisions so they can be easily checked, but it also occurs in code I create as well, so it doesn't seem to be something weird Paradox is doing.

EDIT: Probably related, but the Validator also gives errors when directly scoping to titles:
--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\mythos_dragon_decisions.txt [decisions\make_sapphire_flame_sjaelland\effect\b_lejre] (Line 1120, column 4):
Invalid node "b_lejre" in scope DecisionCommand (value is: <a complex type>)

The actual code works as intended, and this error appears each time I scope directly to a title

EDIT 2: Also getting this error:
--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <appdir>\..\Extension\Data\Ck2\Localization.pdox [Validator\Validator\ValidBracketCommands\EnumImport] (Line 63, column 4):
Duplicate command in ValidBracketCommands: assassins_debt

 

[Jamie550]

Any idea why the Validator would launch the Notepad++ executable (when given the proper path), but not open the relevant txt file inside it? Every time I click on a checkmark next to an error, Notepad++ opens to a blank tab.

Do you have anything in File -> Options -> Text Editor?

What I use for command line is

{0} -n{1}

and path is of course the path to the notepad++ exe.

If that doesn't help we would need to look further

I keep getting messages that explicitly referenced titles aren't valid AnyTitles:
--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\conversion_decisions.txt [decisions\renounce_iconoclasm\potential\has_landed_title] (Line 3430, column 4):
"e_byzantium" is not a valid AnyTitle, MaybeEventTargetTitle, or No.

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\conversion_decisions.txt [decisions\renounce_iconoclasm\effect\activate_title\title] (Line 3501, column 23):
"k_orthodox" is not a valid AnyTitle or MaybeEventTargetTitle.

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\conversion_decisions.txt [decisions\renounce_iconoclasm\effect\k_papal_state] (Line 3482, column 4):
Invalid node "k_papal_state" in scope DecisionCommand (value is: <a complex type>)

The examples here are from vanilla decisions so they can be easily checked, but it also occurs in code I create as well, so it doesn't seem to be something weird Paradox is doing.

EDIT: Probably related, but the Validator also gives errors when directly scoping to titles:
--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\mythos_dragon_decisions.txt [decisions\make_sapphire_flame_sjaelland\effect\b_lejre] (Line 1120, column 4):
Invalid node "b_lejre" in scope DecisionCommand (value is: <a complex type>)

The actual code works as intended, and this error appears each time I scope directly to a title

Do you see any parse errors for any files in common/landed_titles? You can just copy all errors to a text file and search for "landed_titles". If there are parse errors those need fixing and then these errors should go away.

 

[Jamie550]

v1.24.3: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2n1fuxas8qjvjvj/Audax.Validator v1.24.3.zip?dl=0

NOTE: If you are on Windows 7 and experience a crash at startup. Please look in data/log.txt and search for "FileFormatException".

If you find it the problem is likely to be a recent Microsoft patch; please see https://github.com/Microsoft/dotnet/issues/599 for workarounds until the fix is released.

 

[Rydelfox]

Do you see any parse errors for any files in common/landed_titles? You can just copy all errors to a text file and search for "landed_titles". If there are parse errors those need fixing and then these errors should go away.

There's a parse error in in line 19417 of landed_titles.txt, but that's a vanilla file. I'll put in a bug report with Paradox.

EDIT: Looks like it's already been reported: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-insidious-typo-in-landed_titles-txt.1058246/

 

[alderbane]

Do you have anything in File -> Options -> Text Editor?

What I use for command line is

{0} -n{1}

and path is of course the path to the notepad++ exe.

If that doesn't help we would need to look further

I had the correct path, but was missing the command line entry. Thanks.

 

[ngppgn]

@Jamie550 miscellaneous auestion: given the current architecture of the validator: would it be possible to implement an option for the program to output an (informal) grammar of the selected game? Something like that would be really useful for documentation, and I guess also for spotting missing/incorrect rules in the validator itself.

 

[Jamie550]

@Jamie550 miscellaneous auestion: given the current architecture of the validator: would it be possible to implement an option for the program to output an (informal) grammar of the selected game? Something like that would be really useful for documentation, and I guess also for spotting missing/incorrect rules in the validator itself.

A bunch of it is in Extension/Data. Otherwise not really.

 

[vukica]

Religion/culture/group is a valid scope anywhere.

Now possible to scope to religions, cultures, and their groups. E.G., "norse = {". Note that for the groups, this simply scopes to the first culture/religion in the group, not the actual group itself

 

[Jamie550]

Religion/culture/group is a valid scope anywhere.

Please post an error just to make sure I understand things right.

 

[vukica]

Please post an error just to make sure I understand things right.

Right, sorry for late reply.

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\common\scripted_effects\00_scripted_effects.txt [event_target_old_religion_from_flag_effect\if\catholic] (Line 8921, column 3):
Invalid node "catholic" in scope CharIfClause (value is: <a complex type>)
* called from <mod>\events\mnm_secret_religious_societies_events.txt [character_event\immediate\event_target_old_religion_from_flag_effect] (Line 3878, column 3)

 

[Jamie550]

v1.24.4: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ffo3adclqbceek/Audax.Validator v1.24.4.zip?dl=0