Mod naming advice...

JScones · 08-06-10, 03:24 AM

I was sent a mod today (not SH5) that made me remember a very important learning from my GWX days: DO NOT use extended characters such as ü in mod folder or file names (and thus within calling config files) as your mod WILL 100%-guaranteed cause CTDs on some international character sets (like Windows-1253). We learnt this the hard way with GWX, thus why you'll see ship folder/file names of Blucher and Lutzow rather than Blücher and Lützow (fortunately, one of the team members was Greek thus how we identified the problem before users did). This extends to config file contents as well (ie ShipName=Blucher is good, ShipName=Blücher is bad, so fix the file/folder names and you fix this too). For 100% system compatibility, stick with standard characters.

Just some friendly advice to save you guys (both modders and users) some pain in the future...

08-06-10, 03:24 AM	#1
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Mod naming advice... I was sent a mod today (not SH5) that made me remember a very important learning from my GWX days: DO NOT use extended characters such as ü in mod folder or file names (and thus within calling config files) as your mod WILL 100%-guaranteed cause CTDs on some international character sets (like Windows-1253). We learnt this the hard way with GWX, thus why you'll see ship folder/file names of Blucher and Lutzow rather than Blücher and Lützow (fortunately, one of the team members was Greek thus how we identified the problem before users did). This extends to config file contents as well (ie ShipName=Blucher is good, ShipName=Blücher is bad, so fix the file/folder names and you fix this too). For 100% system compatibility, stick with standard characters. Just some friendly advice to save you guys (both modders and users) some pain in the future...