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Starmade | BlockConfigImport.xml not importing new Recipes
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Alright, so this gave me quite a headache. I used the block editor to create new recipes for the factories, Personal Capsule Refinery, Micro Assembler, and the "Make Macro Factory Block." I then saved the output to a "BlockConfigImport.xml" file and put it into the "\StarMade\customBlockConfig" folder. On both single player and on our server for Light vs Dark, the recipes in the factories showed up with no problem. However, the capsule refinery, micro-assembler, and personal crafting recipes did not.

So, I tried instead to replace the "BlockConfig.xml" file in the "StarMade\StarMade\data\config\" folder. This worked to enable the rest of the recipes. However, this is not a good solution for our server because the "BlockConfig.xml" file will be wiped out every update and have to be replaced again.

Details

Task Type
Bug
Testing Results
Affected Gamemode(s)
Single and Multi
Reproducible
Yes
Last tested (version)
v0.199.353
Category
Blockconfig
Hardware/Software/System
OS-Specific
No
Hardware-Specific
No
Video Card Vendor
uncertain
Steps to reproduce

These instructions will work for either a server or single player. But if on a server, make sure to upload the file to the correct place on the server, and when "restarting" the game, restart both the client and the server.

  1. Open StarMade. Go to "Tools & Mods," and open the Block Editor.
  2. In the block editor, go to the "Recipes" tab, and add a recipe for the Micro Assembler.
  3. Click on "File", then "Save As..". Browse to the "customBlockConfig" folder and save the file as "BlockConfigImport.xml"
  4. Restart the game to ensure the new xml file is loaded. (I noticed that changes to the config file did not always hold when I did not restart the game)
  5. Start a single player world. Place down a micro-assembler, and look for the recipe. It won't be there. Also try to put the items in to perform the recipe, and it won't work.

Now, let's make it work, at least till the next update.

  1. Open up an explorer window and browse to your "StarMade/customBlockConfig/" folder. Rename the file "BlockConfigImport.xml" to "BlockConfig.xml". Cut this file, then browse to your "StarMade/data/config/" folder. Rename the original "BlockConfig.xml" to "BlockConfig.xml.orig". Then paste the cut file.
  2. Restart your game completely.
  3. Start the game and start a single player world. Place down a micro-assembler. Open up the "View Production Recipe" tab and you will now see the custom recipe. It should also work. However, the "BlockConfig.xml" file will be replaced upon the next update, requiring the file be updated every update. This defeats the purpose of custom config files.
Serverconfig (server.cfg)
<replace this line with the file content>
Clientconfig (settings.cfg)
<replace this line with the file content>

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Benevolent27 created this task.Dec 28 2016, 5:09 AM
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AndyP claimed this task.Dec 28 2016, 9:08 AM

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This is currently a not supported.
But will most likely be added.

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Benevolent27 added a comment.Jan 15 2017, 5:34 AM
In T2135#83732, @AndyP wrote:

-Duplicate-
This is currently a not supported.
But will most likely be added.

Thank you for the response. I hope this gets included soon. I'm going to have to manually update the recipes every update, and since we're on an automated update schedule, things are going to break every update on our server till I get around to doing the manual updates. :(

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AndyP moved this task from Unclassed to Archived on the Starmade board.Mar 29 2017, 1:24 PM