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AI General II: Spectator Mode Advanced
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paperpancake  [developer] Jun 27, 2020 @ 8:51pm
Need help troubleshooting?
The basics

1. Check that you subscribed to this mod. That tells Steam you want to download it now and keep it up to date.

2. Check that you have it enabled in your mod manager. You can use the mod manager that comes with the game and is part of the game launcher, or you can use KMM, but either way you need to enable the mod.

The "gotchas"

3. Did you ever change your shortcuts? That's fine, but if you did, your shortcuts for this mod might not be Shift+F9, etc. Check what you have set for "Save Camera Bookmark 1" through 5 and use those keys instead. (This mod uses the those shortcuts. If you want to use both camera bookmarks and this mod, use the other camera bookmarks instead.)

4. Make sure that you have the current version of this mod. If you have ai_general_ii.pack in your data folder (because you use KMM or something), it might prevent you from getting the update. I would suggest you exit the game, unsubscribe from this mod, delete ai_general_ii.pack from your data folder, and then subscribe to this mod again to get the latest file.

5. If you play multiplayer with this or any other mod, both players need to start the game with the same mods enabled or the game won't let you play because it will say you are playing with different versions. (This can also happen if one of you has extra mods in your data folder.) Also, please note that I have not thoroughly tested AI General II in multiplayer, but it works in the few multiplayer situations I've tried it so far. If you try use it in multiplayer, let us know how it goes.

Other possibilities

6. This mod should be compatible with most other mods, but if you've gotten to this point and it's still not working for you, it's worth trying to disable all other mods except this one and then play a quick custom battle. If this mod works, then there was an incompatibility with another mod. If you're able to narrow down which mod was incompatible, we'd love to hear about it so that we can work with the other mod's author to try to fix the incompatibility.

Advanced

7. Cataph suggests additional troubleshooting steps for WH3[tw-modding.com] that might perhaps help even in WH2? In particular, I've discovered that some Launch Options, like -dx11, prevent this mod from working for some reason. Try running the game without any Launch Options.

8. If you are still having trouble after trying all of the above, please let us know here or consider filing a bug report with more information.
Last edited by paperpancake; Jun 13, 2022 @ 12:44am
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Axem Black Dec 8, 2021 @ 8:42am 
I can't get the mod to work using the list of steps above anymore. Mod was working for me back in June. Even with only this mod installed and after verifying integrity of game files, I can't assign units to AI.
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paperpancake  [developer] Dec 8, 2021 @ 7:53pm 
@Axem Black Are you by chance trying to use this mod during a tutorial battle? This mod is intentionally disabled during tutorials. You can also try exiting the game, unsubscribing, and then resubscribing and re-enabling this mod (supposedly workshop files sometimes don't download correctly the first time). I can't think of anything else off the top of my head that would prevent the mod from working if you've already tried everything all of the main troubleshooting steps above.
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Axem Black Dec 12, 2021 @ 8:39pm 
apologies for delay - not tutorial battle, i tried in regular campaign battles and custom battle. This weekend I unsubscribed, uninstalled game, reinstalled, verified integrity of files after reinstall, and re-subbed to only this mod but I still can't transfer any units to AI control, or get the advisor to pop up when I press to assign to AI. I know this sounds ridiculous, but I can't explain it. Is there a chance you can link me to the files I'll need, including modified game files I can stick in my game's folders? I had this mod working back in June, it's honestly the one I value the most. You guys did an amazing job.

edit for clarity: I'm trying to find an alternate way to install this if possible, and if there's a way to mod the game's installation itself without relying on the workshop\content folder, I'm eager to try that
Last edited by Axem Black; Dec 12, 2021 @ 8:43pm
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paperpancake  [developer] Dec 12, 2021 @ 10:55pm 
Do you have Discord? It might be easiest to continue discussing there. Feel free to dm me. paperpancake5#2391
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paperpancake  [developer] Jun 13, 2022 @ 12:45am 
I just added the following troubleshooting suggestion:

Advanced

7. Cataph suggests additional troubleshooting steps for WH3[tw-modding.com] that might perhaps help even in WH2? In particular, I've discovered that some Launch Options, like -dx11, prevent this mod from working for some reason. Try running the game without any Launch Options.
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LeMenaviRD Jul 12, 2022 @ 6:04pm 
Amazingly excellent mod:steamthumbsup:. But this morning I suddenly found my AI General mod disappeared in the game launcher. Actually last night it still worked good and I didn't do anything to change my mod packs, that is kinda strange. Anyway I tried unsubscribing and resubscribing several times in vain.Although I could find it in the explorer but it is still hidden in the game launcher.
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paperpancake  [developer] Jul 13, 2022 @ 12:20pm 
@Basiia Strange. Did you already try Cataph's troubleshooting steps[tw-modding.com], including deleting the launcher's moddata.dat (to force the game to remake it)?
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LeMenaviRD Jul 17, 2022 @ 6:09am 
quote=paperpancake;3467225783137595715]@Basiia Strange. Did you already try Cataph's troubleshooting steps[tw-modding.com], including deleting the launcher's moddata.dat (to force the game to remake it)? [/quote]
Thanks a lot. I found a reasonable answer in google that it might be the workshop's problem - sometimes steam workshop didn't update the file inside the C disc after subscribing the mod, which can trigger the launcher fail to found the right path to start the mod. And a useful resolution is deleting the launcher's moddata.net to remake it, as you said.
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