[Return of Rome] Custom key-value brokes the game

[PhotonRiders]

GAME INFORMATION

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• GAME BUILD AoE2 DE Return of Rome 101.103.54800.0 (#185872) 25464265
• GAME PLATFORM: Steam
• OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11

ISSUE EXPERIENCED

^{If a key-value-modded-strings-utf8.txt or key-value-pompeii-strings-utf8 or any .txt (except is empty) is added to resources\language/strings or resources\language/strings/key-value folder, the game return in error while starting a game (I’m ussing MX/Latam Spanish but fails with any language).}

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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• 100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Create a local mod

2. create a local language strings in mods\local\MyMod\modes\Pompeii\resources\mx\strings\ Even a comment cause the fail, other file formats or an empty .txt let the mod run.

3. Start a skirmish with the datamod loaded: the game says that couldn’t load the dataset (wich otherwise can)

EXPECTED RESULT

^{Custom texts ingame}

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GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

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[Ekarlath]

Did you try using the “modded” file version ?
Check in the vanilla EN language key-value volder, copy the file into your mod one and modify strings on this one instead of modifying the normal string file. However I’m not 100% sure it’s working for RoR, so you’ll have to try it.

[PhotonRiders]

Hello! yes, any .txt is reyected inside the folder; both -modded- and no modded, vanilla and Ror, English or Spanish, even a file named “A”. The only exception is if the file is empty, but even a // for comment cause the bug. Thank you for your answer!

[Ekarlath]

And without any custom txt string file it’s launching without errors ?

[PhotonRiders]

yes, the modded .dat file works as espected