Out of Sync with Custom Maps - Not the now 'fixed' issue

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#1

Hello there!

Unfortunately, my friend and I are still experiencing out of sync errors when trying to use a custom map.

I modified the random map script of an existing map and it loads up as expected/ tested via multiplayer with AI and all works fine. However, when my friend joins (with a copy of the .xs and .xml) we both load in without issues. Unfortunately, as soon as our vills start moving/ being ordered, we get the out of sync error.

If we use standard RMS - we have no issues at all.

Am I to believe this is because custom maps just simply not supported online or is it likely to be caused by another issue? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

#2

Sounds like you have the map in both your Randmaps folders. Remove it from the folder with all the regular maps.

#3

Resons why 3CC had a little warning window ^^

  • Did 3DE stop using the resources.xml ?
#4

Warning of what? I donā€™t followā€¦

#5

The old aoe3 had a warning " Your official map pack has been changed "
If you added a map to the installation folder

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#6

Ah, I see what you mean now. I assumed the file was renamed and the proper map files remained the same.

#7

He changed the map, so the hashnumber of the map got changed too ;D

#8

Thank you, both for your input.

Just to clarify a couple of things.
I copied the original/ normal random script, created a new XML. Put them both in this folder:

C:\Users<user>\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE<Random Number>\RandMaps

So the original/ regular map is unchanged in its default install folder.

However, because I took the random script from a regular map and modified it slightly to how we wanted it to generate a map, is that possibly why the sync issue is happening?

In my mind, it shouldnā€™t. However, Iā€™ve not even successfully run mods online (from the tools menu) as they also cause the out of sync issue for me. :frowning:

#9

Did your friend receive a message saying ā€œfile transfer failedā€? Thatā€™s what keeps happening to me when I try to share custom maps in this way. Then that player usually drops but if that person rehosts then theyā€™re able to play. Doesnā€™t sound like the same issue as what youā€™re experiencing though. Maybe you can screen record whatā€™s happening and upload it to YouTube so we have a better idea?

#10

Thank you @vividlyplain. Based on the advice above I decided Iā€™d delete the whole ā€˜Defaultā€™ RandMap folder in my Steam folder. Iā€™m verifying the file integrity so hopefully it reverts everything back to stock.

When @Shinjux3 mentioned the hash change, wondered if I edited something by mistake. Thanks for pointing that out!

Iā€™ll let you guys know if verifying my files works. If it doesnā€™t Iā€™ll make a recording and detail more information.

Thank you, again.

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#11

Make sure you also name the files differently from the original, otherwise it may OOS.

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#12

Update!
It is fixed. Thank you all. It looks like I must have edited something in the default directory. Verifying my files has worked a charm.

I really appreciate the help. :slight_smile:

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