Custom Icons have Stopped Working

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Custom Icons have Stopped Working

Post by :FI:Murph » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:43 am

I had been happily using the FI custom icons for offline play, using the keystroke "ir-enter". I tried shortening the command to "i-enter" in the game's rcu file and it stopped accepting ANY custom icon command! I tried changing it back and installing a backup rcu and modifying it, but nothing's working. Here's what's in the file;
@set fast off
@set echo on
@set alias on
@set history 20

@alias a alias
@a t fps START SHOW
@a a fps STOP
@a h history
@a s show
@f gc.cmd

@a defaulticons mp_dotrange DEFAULT
@a ir mp_dotrange COLOR 0.005 DOT 25 RANGE 0.005 TYPE 2.0 ID 0.005 NAME 2.0
@a if mp_dotrange FRIENDLY TYPE 2 ID .5 RANGE 6 COLOR 3 DOT 10
@a ie mp_dotrange FOE TYPE 1.5 ID .3 RANGE 6 COLOR .005 DOT 10


Any bright ideas? I'd like to get this working again. :idea: :idea: :idea:
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I think...

Post by :FI:Heloego » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:48 am

...it sounds like "FORMAT C:" time. ;)

Sorry ,m8. I don't have a solution for you. :(


But here is my rcu file as reference:

@set fast off
@set echo on
@set alias on
@set history 20

@alias a alias
@a h history
@a s show


Not much help, I know. :(
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Post by :FI:Murph » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:49 am

I keep getting "command not found" when I try to use it.
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Post by :FI:TacticalS! » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:59 am

@set fast off
@set echo on
@set alias on
@set history 20
@alias a alias
@a h history
@a s show
@a on fps START SHOW
@a off fps STOP SHOW
@a default mp_dotrange DEFAULT
@a none mp_dotrange COLOR 0.005 DOT 15 RANGE 0.005 TYPE 0.005 ID 0.005 NAME 0.005
@a fi mp_dotrange FRIENDLY COLOR 0.005 DOT 15 RANGE 0.50 TYPE 2.0 ID 0.005 NAME 1.0
@a ei mp_dotrange FOE COLOR 0.005 DOT 15 RANGE 0.005 TYPE 2.0 ID 0.005 NAME 0.005
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Post by :FI:Murph » Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:28 am

Thanks Tact! I'll give it a try.
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Post by :FI:Murph » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:32 am

It works as long as I don't try to change it in any way. Strange.
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Post by :FI:Cider » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:28 am

ha!

NEVER change a running system.


it's true!

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Post by :FI:TacticalS! » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:58 pm

:FI:Murph wrote:It works as long as I don't try to change it in any way. Strange.
That's because it is wise not to change perfection. ;)

That's odd mate. You should be able to change your mp_dotrange setup. I do often with no problems. :-k

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Post by :FI:Murph » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:54 pm

I think I ran down the problem- I was trying to assign "a" as a command to turn off the FPS counter.Apparently this disables other commands. I changed it back to "off" and it now seems to work.
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