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schwarherz · Sep 2, 2013

so...ever since patch 1.11 the validator spits out a bunch of garbage errors, especially in the character validation because traits are declared differently now. It's bad enough that I can barely use the validator for anything other than finding parse errors.

Jamie550 · Sep 4, 2013

I intend to release updates this weekend to address patch and other issues. If nothing has come out by Saturday evening, feel free to bug me until something happens.

futuregary · Sep 9, 2013

Welp, it's Monday.

Jamie550 · Sep 9, 2013

Denniss said:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?711348-1.11-custom_tooltip

Please have a look at this thread, an undocumented syntax change in the last patch.

Fixed

schwarherz said:
also the "add_trait=" in character lists is now "trait="

hm ok that's weird no I don't. Strange because I didn't get those particular conflicts before. Wonder if some file names changed? Ah well.

Fixed

Jamie550 · Sep 9, 2013

futuregary said:
Welp, it's Monday.

Yeah, I kinda failed that...

Working on it now, should be out soon.

Jamie550 · Sep 9, 2013

v1.5 RC1 has been released.
Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yveqh4e3dut1pyx/Audax.Validator v1.5 RC1 real.rar

It has better compatibility with the latest patch. More improvements will follows as you point out other new changes in the patch.

Please, if something is wrong with the Paradox files, file a bug report and hopefully it'll get fixed. I see lots of errors on the Validator, and some are clearly false positives that are hard to fix, but others might be either false positives or actual paradox file errors. And trying to make things compatible with the new patch is hard when there are whole bunches of errors that are either false positives or actual errors.

zeress · Sep 9, 2013

Still getting these as false positives using 1.5RC1

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\history\characters\alan.txt [183248\trait] (Line 1219, column 2):
Invalid node "trait" in scope Character (value is: bastard)

Code:

183248 = {
	name="Chelakhsartag"
	dynasty=1029060

	father=183245

	religion="tengri_pagan"
	culture="alan"
	trait="bastard"
	849.1.1={
		birth="849.1.1"
	}
	908.1.1={
		death="908.1.1"
	}
}

Validator also seems to dislike custom_tooltip, for example:

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\common\cb_types\special_cb_types.txt [liberation_revolt\on_success_title\custom_tooltip] (Line 223, column 3):
<a complex type> is not a valid LocalizationKey.

Code:

	on_success_title = {
		custom_tooltip = { #line 223
			text = tribal_invasion_succ_tip
			hidden_tooltip = {
				ROOT = {
					vassalize_or_take_under_title = {
						title = PREV
						enemy = FROM
					}
					if = {
						limit = {
							num_of_count_titles = 5
							PREV = {
								OR = {
									has_holder = no
									holder_scope = {
										character = FROM
									}
								}
							}
						}
						usurp_title = PREV
					}
				}
			}
		}

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\ao_ambition_decisions.txt [decisions\get_married_help\allow\NOT\dynasty] (Line 228, column 12):
"0" is not a valid ThisChar, OpinionClauseDefinedTypes, or DynastyId.

To the best of my knowledge this is acceptable

Code:

NOT = { dynasty = 0 }

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\decisions\change_succession_laws.txt [succession_laws\succ_institute_gavelkind\effect\hidden_tooltip\current_heir] (Line 803, column 5):
Invalid node "current_heir" in scope TitleCommand (value is: <a complex type>)

Should also be fine

Code:

			hidden_tooltip = {
				current_heir = { #line 803
					set_character_flag = old_heir
				}
			}

That's what I've seen so far anyways. Thanks for the hard work

Jamie550 · Sep 9, 2013

zeress said:

Still getting these as false positives using 1.5RC1

Code:

183248 = {
	name="Chelakhsartag"
	dynasty=1029060

	father=183245

	religion="tengri_pagan"
	culture="alan"
	trait="bastard"
	849.1.1={
		birth="849.1.1"
	}
	908.1.1={
		death="908.1.1"
	}
}

Validator also seems to dislike custom_tooltip, for example:

Code:

	on_success_title = {
		custom_tooltip = { #line 223
			text = tribal_invasion_succ_tip
			hidden_tooltip = {
				ROOT = {
					vassalize_or_take_under_title = {
						title = PREV
						enemy = FROM
					}
					if = {
						limit = {
							num_of_count_titles = 5
							PREV = {
								OR = {
									has_holder = no
									holder_scope = {
										character = FROM
									}
								}
							}
						}
						usurp_title = PREV
					}
				}
			}
		}

To the best of my knowledge this is acceptable

Code:

NOT = { dynasty = 0 }

Should also be fine

Code:

			hidden_tooltip = {
				current_heir = { #line 803
					set_character_flag = old_heir
				}
			}

That's what I've seen so far anyways. Thanks for the hard work

I stupidly uploaded the wrong version. The links should be fixed now. Though not for dynasty Id issue yet, but it will be

EDIT: For the last error, what is the error message you are getting?

Jamie550 · Sep 9, 2013

v1.5 RC2 is available, download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yj6ygcewdchorhq/Audax.Validator v1.5 RC2.rar

"dynasty = 0" now works in a trigger, in addition to previous fixes.

zeress · Sep 9, 2013

Jamie550 said:
I stupidly uploaded the wrong version. The links should be fixed now. Though not for dynasty Id issue yet, but it will be

EDIT: For the last error, what is the error message you are getting?

At <mod>\decisions\change_succession_laws.txt [succession_laws\succ_institute_gavelkind\effect\hi dden_tooltip\current_heir] (Line 803, column 5):
Invalid node "current_heir" in scope TitleCommand (value is: <a complex type>)

New ones!

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\common\traits\00_traits.txt [siege_leader\command_modifier\siege] (Line 1438, column 3):
Invalid node "siege" in scope <anon> (value is: 0.4)

Code:

siege_leader = { #112
	leader = yes

	command_modifier = {
		siege = 0.4
	}
}

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\common\landed_titles\special_titles.txt [e_roman_empire\allow\has_holder] (Line 497, column 3):
Invalid node "has_holder" in scope LandedCharTrigger (value is: yes)

Code:

e_roman_empire = {
	color={ 167 10 100 }
	color2={ 255 255 20 }

	capital = 333 # Rome

	short_name = yes

	title = "Emperor"
	title_female = "Empress"

	duchy_revokation = yes
	purple_born_heirs = yes

	culture = italian
	religion = orthodox

	allow = {
		has_holder = yes #line 497
	}
}

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\common\landed_titles\special_titles.txt [d_sunni\coat_of_arms] (Line 155, column 2):
Invalid node "coat_of_arms" in scope DukeTitleDef (value is: <a complex type>)

Code:

d_sunni = {
	color={ 40 160 40 }
	color2={ 220 220 0 }

	capital = 719 # Mecca

	creation_requires_capital = no

	dignity = 100 # Counted as having this many more counties than it does

	title = "SUNNI_CALIPH"
	title_female = "CALIPHA"
	foa = "CALIPH_FOA"
	short_name = yes

	religion=sunni

	# Controls a religion
	controls_religion = sunni

	allow = {
		war = no
		OR = {
			trait = mirza
			trait = sayyid
			piety = 1000
		}
		OR = {
			AND = {
				719 = { # Mecca
					OR = {
						is_liege_or_above = ROOT
						owner = { character = ROOT }
					}
				}
				718 = { # Medina
					OR = {
						is_liege_or_above = ROOT
						owner = { character = ROOT }
					}
				}
			}
			AND = {
				774 = { # Jerusalem
					OR = {
						is_liege_or_above = ROOT
						owner = { character = ROOT }
					}
				}
				728 = { # Damascus
					OR = {
						is_liege_or_above = ROOT
						owner = { character = ROOT }
					}
				}
				693 = { # Baghdad
					OR = {
						is_liege_or_above = ROOT
						owner = { character = ROOT }
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}

	caliphate = yes
	
	coat_of_arms=
	{
		data=
		{
			0 0 0 3 0 2 2
		}
		religion=sunni
	}
}

zeress · Sep 15, 2013

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
At <mod>\common\religions\00_religions.txt [pagan_group\norse_pagan_reformed\intermarry] (Line 458, column 3):
Invalid node "intermarry" in scope ReligionDef (value is: norse_pagan)

Another false positive

Jamie550 · Sep 15, 2013

zeress said:

At <mod>\decisions\change_succession_laws.txt [succession_laws\succ_institute_gavelkind\effect\hi dden_tooltip\current_heir] (Line 803, column 5):
Invalid node "current_heir" in scope TitleCommand (value is: <a complex type>)

New ones!

Code:

siege_leader = { #112
	leader = yes

	command_modifier = {
		siege = 0.4
	}
}

Code:

e_roman_empire = {
	color={ 167 10 100 }
	color2={ 255 255 20 }

	capital = 333 # Rome

	short_name = yes

	title = "Emperor"
	title_female = "Empress"

	duchy_revokation = yes
	purple_born_heirs = yes

	culture = italian
	religion = orthodox

	allow = {
		has_holder = yes #line 497
	}
}

Code:

d_sunni = {
	color={ 40 160 40 }
	color2={ 220 220 0 }

	capital = 719 # Mecca

	creation_requires_capital = no

	dignity = 100 # Counted as having this many more counties than it does

	title = "SUNNI_CALIPH"
	title_female = "CALIPHA"
	foa = "CALIPH_FOA"
	short_name = yes

	religion=sunni

	# Controls a religion
	controls_religion = sunni

	allow = {
		war = no
		OR = {
			trait = mirza
			trait = sayyid
			piety = 1000
		}
		OR = {
			AND = {
				719 = { # Mecca
					OR = {
						is_liege_or_above = ROOT
						owner = { character = ROOT }
					}
				}
				718 = { # Medina
					OR = {
						is_liege_or_above = ROOT
						owner = { character = ROOT }
					}
				}
			}
			AND = {
				774 = { # Jerusalem
					OR = {
						is_liege_or_above = ROOT
						owner = { character = ROOT }
					}
				}
				728 = { # Damascus
					OR = {
						is_liege_or_above = ROOT
						owner = { character = ROOT }
					}
				}
				693 = { # Baghdad
					OR = {
						is_liege_or_above = ROOT
						owner = { character = ROOT }
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}

	caliphate = yes
	
	coat_of_arms=
	{
		data=
		{
			0 0 0 3 0 2 2
		}
		religion=sunni
	}
}

zeress said:
Another false positive

All fixed, except for the has_holder one: That seems it might not work, since it seems like "allow" is in character scope, while has_holder would be a title scope trigger. As can be seen by other uses of has_holder in that file. But maybe it just works for this anyways?

Jamie550 · Sep 15, 2013

v1.5 RC3 has been released.
Download here

zeress · Sep 15, 2013

Ah yes, I I see the error now. Got a little carried away in my error reporting

schwarherz · Sep 16, 2013

The validator still doesn't recognize "trait=" as being the new trait flag (I'm running a validation right now and get a bunch of twin errors and bastard errors where the characters have been flagged with trait="twin" or trait="bastard"/trait="legit_bastard". Also it doesn't seem to recognize the add_weak_pressed_claim flag in the character validation.

AnaxXiphos · Sep 16, 2013

I can confirm that the most recent version does indeed recognize "trait=" as the new trait flag in character files. What you're seeing is a different kind of error related to characters who, due to timing of birth, should be twins or bastard/legit bastards but aren't flagged as such.

schwarherz · Sep 16, 2013

AnaxXiphos said:
I can confirm that the most recent version does indeed recognize "trait=" as the new trait flag in character files. What you're seeing is a different kind of error related to characters who, due to timing of birth, should be twins or bastard/legit bastards but aren't flagged as such.

except that I went into the file and looked and they were indeed flagged with trait="twin", trait="bastard", or trait="legit_bastard"

AnaxXiphos · Sep 16, 2013

Hrm, well, upon some further investigation, it appears that some of the bastard/twin errors are valid and some aren't.

For example, these two are correctly being reported as missing the twin trait:

Code:

73829 = {
	name="Fortun"
	dynasty=12293

	religion="sunni"
	culture="andalusian_arabic"

	father=73812
	mother=73776

	840.1.1 = {
		birth="840.1.1"
	}
	874.3.23 = {
		death="874.3.23"
	}
}

73837 = {
	name="Munya"
	female=yes
	dynasty=12293

	religion="sunni"
	culture="andalusian_arabic"

	father=73812
	mother=73776

	840.1.1 = {
		birth="840.1.1"
	}
	903.1.1 = {
		death="903.1.1"
	}
}

While these two have the twin trait, but are being reported as missing it:

Code:

41002 = {
	name="Harold"
	dynasty=756
	martial=6
	diplomacy=5
	intrigue=5
	stewardship=7
	religion="catholic"
	culture="saxon"
	trait="twin"
	father=122
	mother=123
	1066.11.8={
		birth="1066.11.8"
		employer=102532
	}
	1069.4.28={
		employer=102534
	}
	1093.1.1={
		employer=102577
	}
	1094.6.6={
		employer=202511
	}

	1112.4.16={
		death="1112.4.16"
	}
}

41003 = {
	name="Ulf"
	dynasty=756
	martial=4
	diplomacy=5
	intrigue=4
	stewardship=8
	religion="catholic"
	culture="saxon"
	trait="twin"
	father=122
	mother=123
	1066.11.8={
		birth="1066.11.8"
		employer=140
	}
	1087.9.9={
		employer=142
	}

	1103.6.3={
		death="1103.6.3"
	}
}

Jamie550 · Sep 17, 2013

AnaxXiphos said:

Hrm, well, upon some further investigation, it appears that some of the bastard/twin errors are valid and some aren't.

For example, these two are correctly being reported as missing the twin trait:

Code:

73829 = {
	name="Fortun"
	dynasty=12293

	religion="sunni"
	culture="andalusian_arabic"

	father=73812
	mother=73776

	840.1.1 = {
		birth="840.1.1"
	}
	874.3.23 = {
		death="874.3.23"
	}
}

73837 = {
	name="Munya"
	female=yes
	dynasty=12293

	religion="sunni"
	culture="andalusian_arabic"

	father=73812
	mother=73776

	840.1.1 = {
		birth="840.1.1"
	}
	903.1.1 = {
		death="903.1.1"
	}
}

While these two have the twin trait, but are being reported as missing it:

Code:

41002 = {
	name="Harold"
	dynasty=756
	martial=6
	diplomacy=5
	intrigue=5
	stewardship=7
	religion="catholic"
	culture="saxon"
	trait="twin"
	father=122
	mother=123
	1066.11.8={
		birth="1066.11.8"
		employer=102532
	}
	1069.4.28={
		employer=102534
	}
	1093.1.1={
		employer=102577
	}
	1094.6.6={
		employer=202511
	}

	1112.4.16={
		death="1112.4.16"
	}
}

41003 = {
	name="Ulf"
	dynasty=756
	martial=4
	diplomacy=5
	intrigue=4
	stewardship=8
	religion="catholic"
	culture="saxon"
	trait="twin"
	father=122
	mother=123
	1066.11.8={
		birth="1066.11.8"
		employer=140
	}
	1087.9.9={
		employer=142
	}

	1103.6.3={
		death="1103.6.3"
	}
}

Fixed

Jamie550 · Sep 17, 2013

v1.5 RC4 is available.

Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x25tudsfqwyq4l9/Audax.Validator v1.5 RC4.rar

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