No text will show up!

**PowerPlay** · 12-02-2016, 06:28 PM

Hello!

I am trying to setup my extra_lang file but I am not sure if it's working. I am trying to walk through a script area and when I do I want a message to display on screen, much like how they can appear on locked doors. Now I looked at the engine scripts and how to set it up but I am not sure I've done it correctly because the message does not show.

EDIT: I just found out that no text show up for anything, keys, doors etc except for the Health, Sanity, Oil and already existing items. But when I create a key it will say "Picked up" and then nothing, and when I look at it in the inventory it does not have a name or description! But other items like the Lantern does!

Here are both my script and lang file (The script is short because it's the first thing you do when entering the level.)

Script!

Spoiler below!

Lang File!

Spoiler below!

I hope for any help! Angel

**CarnivorousJelly** · 12-02-2016, 07:13 PM

Try setting the category to "Hints" instead of "Message"

Edit: I can't promise this'll to anything because I'm on my phone, not in front of a computer that can read lang files. Otherwise, I'd check and compare.

Your keys and actions have no names because you must name them yourself in your .lang file, I'd recommend opening TDD's, along with the corresponding map and script file to see how they did it all

Also make sure to post your questions under Development Support: https://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/forum-39.html

**PowerPlay** · 12-02-2016, 07:17 PM

(12-02-2016, 07:13 PM)CarnivorousJelly Wrote: Try setting the category to "Hints" instead of "Message"

Edit: I can't promise this'll to anything because I'm on my phone, not in front of a computer that can read lang files. Otherwise, I'd check and compare

I edited my post, here is the edit

Spoiler below!

I also updated the Lang file.

**Mudbill** · 12-03-2016, 12:16 AM

Your </LANGUAGE> tag must be at the very end of the file. You're closing it too early.

**PowerPlay** · 12-03-2016, 12:06 PM

(12-03-2016, 12:16 AM)Mudbill Wrote: Your </LANGUAGE> tag must be at the very end of the file. You're closing it too early.

I just did that, but it still does not work. No text show up still Sad

Spoiler below!

**Romulator** · 12-03-2016, 01:00 PM

There are no errors, so there must be something else wrong. Since you have called it an extra_lang file in your OP, is it named that? It should be named extra_english.lang and should be placed alongside your custom_story_settings.cfg file.

Therefore, it should look something like this:
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Also, moving thread to the Development Support subforum. It'll remain here, but redirect to the appropriate thread for the next 24 hours. Don't worry about posting in the wrong section Smile

**PowerPlay** · 12-03-2016, 01:03 PM

(12-03-2016, 01:00 PM)Romulator Wrote: There are no errors, so there must be something else wrong. Since you have called it an extra_lang file in your OP, is it named that? It should be named extra_english.lang and should be placed alongside your custom_story_settings.cfg file.

Therefore, it should look something like this:

It is in that folder, and it is called extra_english.lang. Like I said, I looked up how to set it up.

I have no idea what is wrong...

**Romulator** · 12-03-2016, 01:08 PM

(12-03-2016, 01:03 PM)PowerPlay Wrote: It is in that folder, and it is called extra_english.lang. Like I said, I looked up how to set it up.

I have no idea what is wrong...

Could you run Amnesia, then your custom story, pickup your item, then exit the game and post your hpl.log file?

It can be found at one of the following directories, depending on your system:

Windows Vista, 7 & 8.x: Documents\Amnesia\Main\
Linux: .frictionalgames/Amnesia/Main/
Mac OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/Main
Mac OS X >= 10.7 (App Store): ~/Library/Containers/com.frictionalgames.AMFPLauncher/Data/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/Main

**PowerPlay** · 12-03-2016, 02:39 PM

(12-03-2016, 01:08 PM)Romulator Wrote:
(12-03-2016, 01:03 PM)PowerPlay Wrote: It is in that folder, and it is called extra_english.lang. Like I said, I looked up how to set it up.

I have no idea what is wrong...

Could you run Amnesia, then your custom story, pickup your item, then exit the game and post your hpl.log file?

It can be found at one of the following directories, depending on your system:

Windows Vista, 7 & 8.x: Documents\Amnesia\Main\
Linux: .frictionalgames/Amnesia/Main/
Mac OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/Main
Mac OS X >= 10.7 (App Store): ~/Library/Containers/com.frictionalgames.AMFPLauncher/Data/Library/Application Support/Frictional Games/Amnesia/Main

Here you go. Ignore the Rainyhall load because when I run the game, it starts there and I have to load my level through the debug menu.

Spoiler below!

My entire project is on hold because of this crap...

**PowerPlay** · 12-04-2016, 12:26 PM

Hello!

Recently I made a thread here wanting help with my extra_english.lang file telling that it didn't work. People there said there was nothing wrong with it but I kept believing there was.

So I reinstalled the game, and put my custom story back into the custom_stories folder.

I run the game, and now the extra_english.lang file works, hooray I said!

Then I went to the tutorial explaining how to setup a developer environment, and I run the game again.

Now, it stops working. No text on items like keys or doors etc. It worked before the Dev Mode and now it doesn't.

Note: When I start my game, it always starts me at 00rainy_hall.map because I could not figure out how to start on my own map so when I start the game, I just load my map through the debug menu. (Could this be the problem?)

So may I please have some help fixing this? Also could someone explain to me how to make me start in my custom story when I run the game? Thank you.