Game Version: v.100.17.31993.0 (490745R)
- Build Number: 15815388
- Platform: Steam
- Operating System: Windows 10
Issue: Opening the Editor is now giving the following application error:
Trigger Event:
Issue first started when I created a scenario and saved it titled “Buildings & Units”. That was when the application error first appeared after a freeze for a couple of seconds. As you can see in the error message box in the screenshot, the issue lies with "XML error – ‘Illegal name character.’
Repro Steps:
- Every single attempt to open the Editor reproduces the application error since the first issue.
- The game client freezes for around the same couple of seconds’ time as the first application error produced.
- There is no opening of the Editor past the Main Menu before the application error appears.
Some more information:
I’m assuming the “illegal name character” that has caused the error is the “&” symbol in the scenario title I saved.
Fixes I have since attempted, to no success:
- Retraced my steps in the file directory to the “//scenario” folder, and deleted the “Buildings & Units.mythscn” file.
- Deleted ALL files in the “//scenario” folder. (Note: the end result is the same after steps 1 and 2: I can delete the files all I want, but when I reopen the game client, the files just repopulate in the folder.)
- Verified integrity of game files. No success.
- Complete uninstall and reinstall of the game. No success.
UPDATE: I fixed the issue on my own, with some help from some friends of mine on Discord.
I opened the “~recent.xml” file from my scenario folder and deleted the line that had “Buildings & Units” in it (after all, the ampersand was the ‘illegal character’) and now the Editor is opening as normal.
