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cbbl · 07-31-2008, 05:37 PM

Sorry, still junk.

Please -- someone walk me through step by step how to change the first_names.txt file and get it to work.

I even tried starting over -- erased everything OOTP-related from my Mac, redownloaded and reinstalled. Changed nations.txt based on the prior post.
Overwrote first_names.txt, 39 only.

Started a game. Junk, junk, junk.

What the @#$%!!??

I took the back-up version of first_names.txt and overwrote the modified version. Entered OOTP9. Reloaded the names database.

In Commissioner mode, entered player edit mode and regenerated a name.

Everything fine.

So--the problem is clearly with the overwrite of the first_names.txt data. Perhaps because I'm cutting and pasting from Excel? Perhaps because I don't have the names in alphabetical order? Perhaps because there are 1,000 names? The frequency numbers too high? I have no idea.

Grrr...

I'll keep messing around with that file and see what happens, but I'd love if some OOTP development guys could too. I don't understand why Tony could load it no problem, but me ... junk, junk, junk.

<sigh>

Continued help appreciated!!

07-31-2008, 05:37 PM	#9
cbbl All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,179	Sorry, still junk. Please -- someone walk me through step by step how to change the first_names.txt file and get it to work. I even tried starting over -- erased everything OOTP-related from my Mac, redownloaded and reinstalled. Changed nations.txt based on the prior post. Overwrote first_names.txt, 39 only. Started a game. Junk, junk, junk. What the @#$%!!?? I took the back-up version of first_names.txt and overwrote the modified version. Entered OOTP9. Reloaded the names database. In Commissioner mode, entered player edit mode and regenerated a name. Everything fine. So--the problem is clearly with the overwrite of the first_names.txt data. Perhaps because I'm cutting and pasting from Excel? Perhaps because I don't have the names in alphabetical order? Perhaps because there are 1,000 names? The frequency numbers too high? I have no idea. Grrr... I'll keep messing around with that file and see what happens, but I'd love if some OOTP development guys could too. I don't understand why Tony could load it no problem, but me ... junk, junk, junk. <sigh> Continued help appreciated!! Last edited by cbbl; 07-31-2008 at 06:37 PM.