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=How to do if you installed Docking Station in the wrong location like in the 'Program Files'=
  
 
This guide is for Windows 10 but may work on MacOS or Linux. Warning: All or some items in your inventory may disappear.
 
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In the Program Files directory, delete the 'Docking Station' Folder.
 
In the Program Files directory, delete the 'Docking Station' Folder.
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=Running Creatures 3/Docking Station on a modern machine=
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==Windows 10==
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Navigate to the program you click on to launch the game.
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Right click on it, click Properties. This will open up 'Properties', click the 'Compatibility' tab.
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Tick 'Reduced color mode', and select the 16-bit color.
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For extra points and to ensure compatibility, tick 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:' and select 'Windows XP (Service Pack 2)'
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Press 'Ok'.
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Run the game.
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=Fixing errors in Agent making (C3/DS)=
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==Injection issues==
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===Can't find injected agent===
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This could be because while you injected the file, you didn't state where the agent should show up.
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Put this in your installation script to put the injected agent in your inventory.
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<pre>seta va00 targ
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enum 1 2 11
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spas targ va00
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doif ov00 = 0 and clac = 0
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mesg writ targ 0
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endi
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next</pre>
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Snippet of code by [[AquaShee]], not me.
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Be mindful of the placement of the script, put it before your <code>scrp</code> and after your variables for physics etc.
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==Agent art==
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===Weird black pixels===
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If there seems to be odd black pixels on your injected agent, this is because you have mistakenly not used pure black (<code>#000000</code>). Only pure black shows up as transparent in the game.
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==CAOS Errors==
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The ? is a stand in for numbers that can vary depending on what value you set.
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===Error: Start transaction failed===
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Solution: You need to go to Caos.exe, right-click into a dropdown list, from that list select Properties, click on the 'Compatibility' tab. Tick 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:' and select 'Windows XP (Service Pack 2)'
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===Error: Tried to set BHVR ? when the agent doesn't have one of the appropriate scripts===
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Inject remove script.
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Inject both install and event scripts simultaneously.
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===Error: Couldn't install script ? ? ? ? into  scriptorium (old script in use maybe?)===
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Remove injected script, and re-inject.

Revision as of 12:23, 2 October 2019

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How to do if you installed Docking Station in the wrong location like in the 'Program Files'

This guide is for Windows 10 but may work on MacOS or Linux. Warning: All or some items in your inventory may disappear.

Help I have Norns / Ettins / Grendals I love, installed dozens of agents and I already decorated my world with Garden Box, I don't want to lose everything and start over.

Calm down, I got your back.

Make a copy of the 'Docking Station' folder and rename it to something like 'Backup Docking Station'. This is the backup in case anything goes wrong. DO NOT delete the original 'Docking Station' folder in Program Files. Uninstall Docking Station properly using your operating system's in-built uninstaller, which will call the official Docking Station uninstaller. But it seems the official Docking Station uninstaller has screwed up and the Docking Station folder is still in Program Files. The official uninstaller will also generate a 'Docking Station' folder in your Documents, delete that.

Download another copy of Docking Station. Install it again, but this time in the Documents folder.

When it is installed, it will generate a 'Docking Station' folder in Documents. Copy the entire contents of 'Backup Docking Station' to 'Docking Station'. You can select all files in a folder using Ctrl + A on Windows.

Run the game. If an error pops on when loading a save, ignore it and press 'Continue'.

In the Program Files directory, delete the 'Docking Station' Folder.

Running Creatures 3/Docking Station on a modern machine

Windows 10

Navigate to the program you click on to launch the game.

Right click on it, click Properties. This will open up 'Properties', click the 'Compatibility' tab. Tick 'Reduced color mode', and select the 16-bit color.

For extra points and to ensure compatibility, tick 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:' and select 'Windows XP (Service Pack 2)'

Press 'Ok'.

Run the game.

Fixing errors in Agent making (C3/DS)

Injection issues

Can't find injected agent

This could be because while you injected the file, you didn't state where the agent should show up.

Put this in your installation script to put the injected agent in your inventory.

seta va00 targ
enum 1 2 11
spas targ va00
doif ov00 = 0 and clac = 0
mesg writ targ 0
endi
next

Snippet of code by AquaShee, not me.

Be mindful of the placement of the script, put it before your scrp and after your variables for physics etc.

Agent art

Weird black pixels

If there seems to be odd black pixels on your injected agent, this is because you have mistakenly not used pure black (#000000). Only pure black shows up as transparent in the game.

CAOS Errors

The ? is a stand in for numbers that can vary depending on what value you set.

Error: Start transaction failed

Solution: You need to go to Caos.exe, right-click into a dropdown list, from that list select Properties, click on the 'Compatibility' tab. Tick 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:' and select 'Windows XP (Service Pack 2)'

Error: Tried to set BHVR ? when the agent doesn't have one of the appropriate scripts

Inject remove script. Inject both install and event scripts simultaneously.

Error: Couldn't install script ? ? ? ? into scriptorium (old script in use maybe?)

Remove injected script, and re-inject.