Windows 7 does not like RA2

[Vertigo]

This doesn't seem crazy at all, you just need to be a bit technical to understand this WTF?!?! situation.

I think you are using the wrong (windows) tools to edit the files.

BMP images aren't just BMP images, you can have various bit depths and other settings. The programming of RA2 assumes these properties of the BMP image and crashes if these assumptions aren't true. Use the GIMP for editing the image. I think it saves the image with the same depth-properties as it opens the image.

The same goes for text files. Text files have to be saved in a certain encoding. An encoding is a convention for what values (since a computer only understands numbers, or bits) we use for what characters. Different encodings exist and I think RA2 assumes one encoding while your editor uses a different encoding. Try editing the image with Notepad++, it should save the file in the same encoding as it was opened.

I did use Notepad++ to edit the files

That's not the problem, if anything changes within the RA2 folder, if I save any file, regardless how I do it, crashes the game

[Vertigo]

Ermm, everythings OK now :P

Basically just extracted another copy of RA2, copied the files across, and it worked
T'was like the other copy was corrupt or something?

[Vertigo]

OK, actually, not all OK

Just unchecked edited the teams, changed names, pictures etc and all was OK
Then edited the bindings.py and put two new lines in saying this

        list.append( ("Brain Washer 6", "Omni", { 'topspeed': 12.0, 'throttle': 110, 'turn':60, 'turnspeed':1.5, 'weapons': (13,) }) )
   list.append( ("Final Flipper", "Flipper", { 'topspeed': 12.0, 'throttle': 110, 'turn':60, 'turnspeed':1.5, 'weapons': (13,) }) )

Aaaaand it crashes on startup

[Conraaa]

OK, actually, not all OK

Just unchecked edited the teams, changed names, pictures etc and all was OK
Then edited the bindings.py and put two new lines in saying this

        list.append( ("Brain Washer 6", "Omni", { 'topspeed': 12.0, 'throttle': 110, 'turn':60, 'turnspeed':1.5, 'weapons': (13,) }) )
list.append( ("Final Flipper", "Flipper", { 'topspeed': 12.0, 'throttle': 110, 'turn':60, 'turnspeed':1.5, 'weapons': (13,) }) )

Aaaaand it crashes on startup

One has spaces at the beginning the other has tabs at the beginning.
Bindings don't like tabs.

[Vertigo]

FFFFUUUUUUUUUUU, how didn't i notice that?

Anyway, what are the control names for FBSPlus.py

[Conraaa]

Forward, LeftRight and Spin isn't it?

[Vertigo]

I thought it used ahead?

[Vertigo]

      list.append(("SnStorm","FBSPlus",'radius':1.5,'spinspeed':10,'topspeed':100,'range':99,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':4,'weapons':(2,)}))

So it doesn't like these

Got an SNS to work on Bee.py, decided to try and use this one since everyone seems to use this now
Don't see what's wrong with Bee.py though :/

[G.K.]

I thought it used ahead?

Nope, that's FBS_1.

      list.append(("SnStorm","FBSPlus",{'radius':1.5,'spinspeed':10,'topspeed':100,'range':99,'throttle':130,'turn':60,'turnspeed':4,'weapons':(2,)}))

I entered and bolded a square bracket you missed.

[nightcracker]

G.K., that's a curly brace

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Curly brace:    }
Square bracket: ]

[G.K.]

Shut up. :P

[Vertigo]

So, I've AI'd an SNS with those bindings, and it still doesn't move towards its opponent or avoid immobility?

[G.K.]

Controls named?

[Vertigo]

Forward, LeftRight & Spin

[JoeBlo]

Is "Spin" wired to the drive ? if so thats why it isnt working..

the Spin control is there for HS / SnS hybrids the AI python will spin the robot using "LeftRight"

[Vertigo]

Ah, that would be the problem :D