Can't add new monsters...

[Anthoric]

So I am working with TFS 0.3B2, and I made a few new monsters. Well after revising them and trying everything, I cannot get them to work. I even used the file from another monster that worked as template. didn't work. My monsters.xml file is up to date with the monsters added.

I later added some missing 8.4 monsters form the thread Manx made, just copied and pasted, added in the right folders and edited monster.xml to add them. These do not work either. I can't summon them just like the monsters I made.

The last thing is, when I upgraded and ported my custom monsters from the last server, they all worked fine, they still work fine. It seems I cannot add new monsters if I make the files from scratch.

Anyone know what is going on?

 

[Cykotitan]

Really weird, never had any problem like this on any server. You tried making a duplicate of an already-working monster? Because, you might've screwed the syntax somewhere.

 

[Anthoric]

Nah, That's how I made all the other monsters and there was no problem then...

 

[Elox]

Most one of your monsters that doesn't work.
Also do you get any error in the console when trying to summon the monster?

 

[Anthoric]

No console errors, and in past versions of TFS, if the monster file had a typo error, the monster would still summon, but as a void square with 100hps and no attacks and the name of the monster.

I'm also more than sure Manx's monsters, the two I added, work.

 

[Cykotitan]

Make sure you have all "XML Ends", like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<monster name="Nightmare Scion" nameDescription="a nightmare scion" race="blood" experience="1350" speed="340" manacost="0">
	<health now="1400" max="1400"/>
	<look type="321" corpse="9919"/>
	<targetchange interval="5000" chance="10"/>
	<strategy attack="100" defense="0"/>
	<flags>
		<flag summonable="0"/>
		<flag attackable="1"/>
		<flag hostile="1"/>
		<flag illusionable="0"/>
		<flag convinceable="0"/>
		<flag pushable="0"/>
		<flag canpushitems="1"/>
		<flag canpushcreatures="1"/>
		<flag targetdistance="1"/>
		<flag staticattack="90"/>
		<flag runonhealth="300"/>
	[B]</flags>[/B]
	<attacks>
		<attack name="melee" interval="2000" skill="65" attack="65"/>
		<attack name="earth" interval="1000" chance="12" range="7" target="1" radius="4" min="-0" max="-180">
			<attribute key="shootEffect" value="poison"/>
			<attribute key="areaEffect" value="poison"/>
		[B]</attack>[/B]
		<attack name="death" interval="2000" chance="20" range="2" target="1" min="-0" max="-125">
			<attribute key="areaEffect" value="mortarea"/>
			<attribute key="shootEffect" value="suddendeath"/>
		[B]</attack>[/B]		
	[B]</attacks>[/B]
	<defenses armor="20" defense="20">
		<defense name="speed" interval="1000" chance="19" speedchange="460" duration="8000">
			<attribute key="areaEffect" value="redshimmer"/>
		[B]</defense>[/B]
		<defense name="healing" interval="1000" chance="14" min="150" max="230">
			<attribute key="areaEffect" value="blueshimmer"/>
		[B]</defense>[/B]
	[B]</defenses>[/B]
	<elements>
		<element holyPercent="-25"/>
		<element firePercent="45"/>
		<element energyPercent="20"/>
		<element icePercent="15"/>
	[B]</elements>[/B]
	<immunities>
		<immunity earth="1"/>
		<immunity death="1"/>
		<immunity invisible="1"/>
	[B]</immunities>[/B]
	<voices interval="7500" chance="20">
		<voice sentence="Weeeheeheee!"/>	
	[B]</voices>[/B]
	<loot>
		<item id="2148" countmax="70" chance1="100000"/> -- gold coin
		<item id="2148" countmax="70" chance1="100000"/> --Gold Coin
		<item id="2152" chance1="25000" countmax="3" /> -- platinum coin
		<item id="2666" chance1="20000" countmax="4" /> -- meat
		<item id="6300" chance="7300" /> -- death ring	
		<item id="2671" chance1="40000" countmax="2" /> -- ham
		<item id="2230" chance="37500" /> -- bone
		<item id="6574" chance="1300" /> -- bar of chocolate
		<item id="6500" chance1="6500" countmax="1" /> -- demonic essence
		<item id="1987" chance="100000" > -- bag
			<inside>
				<item id="2387" chance="8800" /> -- double axe
				<item id="2491" chance="3000" /> -- Crown Helmet
				<item id="8871" chance="3400" /> -- focus cape
				<item id="7451" chance="1100" /> -- Shadow Sceptre
			[B]</inside>[/B]
		[B]</item>[/B]
	[B]</loot>[/B]
[B]</monster>[/B]

 

[Anthoric]

I'm almost certain that I do, but I'll check again...

 

[Don Daniello]

Try adding your extra monsters separately. Add one and check if it works.

 

[R3ignlasting]

Well read my old tutorial it should work...

http://otland.net/f139/make-monster-put-server-15605/

 

[Anthoric]

I just made a test monster from a beholder, renamed the file, cahnged some stuff, and added it in, when I tried to summon it, it worked.

 

[R3ignlasting]

Wait... Did you copy over the beholder file? Or did you copy the file and paste it?

 

[Cykotitan]

Wait... Did you copy over the beholder file? Or did you copy the file and paste it?

That has nothing to do with errors, except if you didn't Select All

/TheGig @ 0TFANS.net

 

[Manx]

check if

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

its at the very first space of the file otherwise it won't work, well , happened to me when i was making the monsters

 

[Anthoric]

I've checked all I can check, I managed to get one to work, one of my own.