One other issue: No description for custom story.

[arcadiae]

My .lang file won't show the description.

What's in extra_english.lang;

Spoiler below!

<LANGUAGE>
<CATEGORY Name = "CustomStoryMain">
<Entry Name = "Description">
Text here.
</Entry>
</CATEGORY>
</LANGUAGE>

(Apparently the esc / exit thing fixed itself? Or I did.)

This below has been solved;

Spoiler below!

Hi all, so I've decided to sit down and make my own custom story and map... problem is, even though I've followed the Frictional Games tutorial (and a video tutorial) to the letter, I don't have the name listed under my custom stories in the menu itself.

I have the Steam version of the game.
My file set-up is as follows;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Amnesia The Dark Descent\custom_stories\ashdownmanor

In the Ashdown Manor folder is;
folder: maps with the following file inside; roomthing.map
file: custom_story_settings.cfg
file: extra_english.lang

What's in custom_story_settings.cfg (tried with and without the MapsFolder = "/maps" code);
[spoiler]<Main
Name = "Ashdown Manor"
Author = "Arcadiae"
ImgFile = ""

StartMap = "roomthing.map"
StartPos = "PlayerStartArea_1"
/>

[Mudbill]

Why does your StartMap say "roomthing.map" if you say the folder only includes ashdownmanor.map? The map name needs to match.

Oh, and although I don't think it's explicitly necessary, you should probably have the MapsFolder in there anyway.

[arcadiae]

Mudbill;
Oh, that's an error on my part where I'm changing everything because I just figured out a name for the custom story itself today. The .map file and the directory in the .cfg both say "roomthing", though.
I'll fix that in my OP so it won't be as confusing.

[Mudbill]

Have you tried just restarting the game a few times? I'm guessing you have, but sometimes when I edit a custom story, occasionally it won't show up and I just have to restart the game before it will. Unsure why.

[arcadiae]

Mudbill;
Yeah, I have. Over, and over, and over, and over...
It's rather frustrating, heh.

[Mudbill]

Do you think you could upload it so I could take a closer look? Perhaps I'm overlooking something.

Maybe the config file has the wrong format or something.

[arcadiae]

Mudbill;
I've attached the .cfg file to my OP, it won't allow me to upload the .lang file.

[Mudbill]

Ah yes, the format is incorrect. Inspecting the file, this is what it actually reads:



Try using the attached file instead.

[arcadiae]

Mudbill;
Thank you! I had no idea of that because I'm not using a formal coding program. (I see now that I should be, heh.)
Aaaand it works! Thank you so much!

[Daemian]

Mud, when I can't see my cs in the list I just change the profile. It may work for you too.
I doesn't even need to be another profile, you can select yours again.
No idea why it happens either.