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Walt I need help upgrading a mod

    Walt It is hard to descibe my problem

      Walt I am trying to upgrade the brood mod.

        Walt That directory does not appear to be the Cosmoteer installation directory

          The_Supreme_One Can you please copy & paste or post a screenshot of the upgrader's output?

            7 days later

            Walt here it is

              The_Supreme_One file:///C:/Users/logan/OneDrive/Pictures/Screenshots/2018-10-07.png

                The_Supreme_One just copy and paste it to a tab in crome or something

                  The_Supreme_One this is for the first mod upgrader

                    The_Supreme_One you need to select the image and paste it into the forum post. There should be a little image icon next to the blue button marked "Post Reply". Click that and select the image.

                      Ultranova i was having trouble with that

                        The_Supreme_One well, the File path doesn't work. It just throws an error at me.

                          8 days later

                          @Walt I upgraded MicroTech using both upgraders using both the upgraders. Would you tell me what is wrong with the code?
                          Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Deserialization from source "<C:\Program Files\Cosmoteer\Data\rules.txt>" failed. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Deserialization from source "<C:\Program Files\Cosmoteer\Data\ships\terran\terran.txt>/Terran" failed. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: Duplicate part ID: ammo_supply

                          at Cosmoteer.Ships.ShipRules..ctor(GenericSerialReader reader, ProgressTracker pt) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Source\Ships\ShipRules.cs:line 150

                          --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

                          at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)

                          at System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo.Invoke(BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.GenericConstructorDeserializationMethod.TryDeserialize(TSerializer s, TSource source, Type type, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker progressTracker, Object& obj) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 2256

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.Read(TSource source, Type type, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker pt, Single weight, String sliceName, TIBaseDeserializer overrideSpecificDeserializer, IGenericDeserializer overrideGenericDeserializer, TIBaseContentDeserializer overrideSpecificContentDeserializer, IGenericContentDeserializer overrideGenericContentDeserializer) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 555

                          --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.Read(TSource source, Type type, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker pt, Single weight, String sliceName, TIBaseDeserializer overrideSpecificDeserializer, IGenericDeserializer overrideGenericDeserializer, TIBaseContentDeserializer overrideSpecificContentDeserializer, IGenericContentDeserializer overrideGenericContentDeserializer) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 617

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.Read(TSource source, Type type, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker progressTracker) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 183

                          at Halfling.Serialization.DefaultSerializers.ArraySerializer.FillArrayRanks(Array a, Type elementType, ObjectTextSerializer serializer, IOTNode curNode, List`1 curIndices, Int32 numRanks, ProgressTracker pt) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\DefaultSerializers\ArraySerializer.cs:line 332

                          at Halfling.Serialization.DefaultSerializers.ArraySerializer.FillArrayRanks(Array a, Type elementType, ObjectTextSerializer serializer, IOTNode curNode, List`1 curIndices, Int32 numRanks, ProgressTracker pt) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\DefaultSerializers\ArraySerializer.cs:line 352

                          at Halfling.Serialization.DefaultSerializers.ArraySerializer.Read(ObjectTextSerializer s, IOTNode node, Type type, ProgressTracker progressTracker) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\DefaultSerializers\ArraySerializer.cs:line 107

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.SpecificDeserializerDeserializationMethod.TryDeserialize(TSerializer s, TSource source, Type type, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker progressTracker, Object& obj) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 1986

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.Read(TSource source, Type type, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker pt, Single weight, String sliceName, TIBaseDeserializer overrideSpecificDeserializer, IGenericDeserializer overrideGenericDeserializer, TIBaseContentDeserializer overrideSpecificContentDeserializer, IGenericContentDeserializer overrideGenericContentDeserializer) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 555

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.ReflectiveRead(TSource source, Object target, DeserializationReflectionInfo dri, Boolean forceNoOption, ProgressTracker pt) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 691

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.GenericSerialReaderImpl.ReflectiveRead(Object target, Type type, Boolean forceNoOption, ProgressTracker progressTracker) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 2662

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Generic.GenericSerialReader.ReflectiveRead(Object target, Boolean forceNoOption, ProgressTracker progressTracker) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Generic\GenericSerialReader.cs:line 134

                          at Cosmoteer.Rules..ctor(GenericSerialReader reader, ProgressTracker pt) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Source\Rules.cs:line 113

                          --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

                          at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)

                          at System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo.Invoke(BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.GenericConstructorDeserializationMethod.TryDeserialize(TSerializer s, TSource source, Type type, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker progressTracker, Object& obj) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 2256

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.Read(TSource source, Type type, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker pt, Single weight, String sliceName, TIBaseDeserializer overrideSpecificDeserializer, IGenericDeserializer overrideGenericDeserializer, TIBaseContentDeserializer overrideSpecificContentDeserializer, IGenericContentDeserializer overrideGenericContentDeserializer) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 555

                          --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.Read(TSource source, Type type, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker pt, Single weight, String sliceName, TIBaseDeserializer overrideSpecificDeserializer, IGenericDeserializer overrideGenericDeserializer, TIBaseContentDeserializer overrideSpecificContentDeserializer, IGenericContentDeserializer overrideGenericContentDeserializer) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 617

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.Read(TSource source, Type type, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker progressTracker) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 183

                          at Halfling.Serialization.Base.BaseSerializer`10.Read[T](TSource source, ReadFlags flags, ProgressTracker progressTracker) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\Serialization\Base\BaseSerializer.cs:line 195

                          at Cosmoteer.Assets.LoaderThread() in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Source\Assets.cs:line 297

                          at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)

                          at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)

                          at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)

                          at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

                            Quarantine Duplicate part ID: ammo_supply

                            Multiple parts are specifying ammo_supply as an ID.

                              Walt so how should I go about fixing this problem? I'm not the best at all at modding.

                                Quarantine Find a text editor that allows you to do a text search in a whole folder (such as Notepad++ or Sublime) and search for ammo_supply to see which parts are using that ID. Then change the ID of one of them.

                                  Walt okay thanks walt!

                                  edit: how do i do a whole file search using notepad++?

                                  edit 2: I did a manual search using ctrl+f but only one part had ammo_supply as an ID. What should I do?

                                    Walt Okay i did that but it says 0 hits in 0 files