Title says it all :gonk: :'(
Many of my builds no longer can be read with the new updated mids
I tried also opening the build in note pad and copying out the data chunk but getting same issues.
How old are the builds you're trying to import to the new Mids?
I know the data chunk stuff has changed up a few times over the years, but it's been a while since anything changed in there.
If the builds are old enough, they just might not be compatible with the new version.
If you upload one of your builds, we can probably figure out what the problem is even more quickly. :P
The only builds I had this problem with were ones that had Dual Pistols, which I imagine is because of the change to how Mids is handling Swap Ammo. But since I'd only made a couple Dual Pistols builds a day or two before the update, I just remade them. Haven't had any more problems.
So this bug only effects older Dual Pistol builds?
I downloaded tried opening a Dual Pistol build created March 6 (using the I16 planner) and got an error, but not that one.
The error I got was this, instead:
ReadSaveData Failed
Unable to read data - Unable to read beyond the end of the stream.
Here's the data chunk from the build as it appears in the I17 planner:
| Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build |
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Decided to see what happens with the rest of my build files if I tried opening them.
92 build files (not counting the Dual Pistols build I already tried) dating back as far as May 10, 2007 (Issue 9), and the only three that failed to open were three Arachnos Soldier builds created using the Issue 12 Beta planner.
(The I12 Beta planner wasn't an official release and was incompatible with the eventual official I12 planner release.)
Those three builds that failed opened just fine in the I12 beta planner.
So my Dual Pistols/Mental Manipulation Blaster is the only file I have that doesn't open correctly in the I18 Mids release.
Same issue here. 125 build saves, and the only ones that don't load (and return the error you're getting) are my Dual Pistols builds.
Does anyone have a fix for this. I also cannot open any of my Dual Pistols builds.
This is the contents of the build file.
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.707
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Shadow Kitten: Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Dark Miasma
Secondary Power Set: Dual Pistols
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Fitness
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Leaping
Ancillary Pool: Psychic Mastery
Hero Profile:
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Level 1: Twilight Grasp Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx(A), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg(3), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg(3), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg(5), Dct'dW-Heal(5), Acc-I(7)
Level 1: Pistols Apoc-Dmg(A), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(7), Apoc-Acc/Rchg(9), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Apoc-Dam%(11), Achilles-ResDeb%(11)
Level 2: Dual Wield Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(13), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(13), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(15), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(15), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(17)
Level 4: Tar Patch RechRdx-I(A)
Level 6: Darkest Night DarkWD-ToHitDeb(A), DarkWD-ToHitdeb/Rchg/EndRdx(17), DarkWD-Rchg/EndRdx(19), DarkWD-ToHitDeb/EndRdx(19)
Level 8: Shadow Fall S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(21), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(21), LkGmblr-Def(23), LkGmblr-Rchg+(23)
Level 10: Swap Ammo
Level 12: Howling Twilight RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(25), RechRdx-I(25)
Level 14: Hover LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 16: Swift Flight-I(A)
Level 18: Health Mrcl-Rcvry+(A), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(27)
Level 20: Stamina P'Shift-EndMod(A), P'Shift-EndMod/Rchg(27), P'Shift-End%(29), P'Shift-EndMod/Acc(29)
Level 22: Fearsome Stare Cloud-ToHitDeb(A), Cloud-Acc/ToHitDeb(31), Cloud-Acc/Rchg(31), Cloud-ToHitDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(31), Cloud-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(33), Cloud-%Dam(33)
Level 24: Empty Clips Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(33), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(34), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(34), Posi-Dam%(34)
Level 26: Bullet Rain Posi-Acc/Dmg(A), Posi-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Posi-Dmg/Rchg(36), Posi-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(36), Posi-Dam%(37)
Level 28: Executioner's Shot Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(37), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(37), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(39), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(39)
Level 30: Maneuvers LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx(A), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx/Rchg(40), LkGmblr-Def(40), LkGmblr-Rchg+(40)
Level 32: Dark Servant BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(42), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(42), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(42), Heal-I(43)
Level 35: Piercing Rounds Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(43), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(43), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(45), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(45)
Level 38: Hail of Bullets C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg(A), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx(45), C'ngBlow-Acc/Rchg(46), Erad-Dmg/Rchg(46), Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
Level 41: Dominate BasGaze-Acc/Hold(A), BasGaze-Acc/Rchg(48), BasGaze-EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(48), BasGaze-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg/Hold(50)
Level 44: Mind Over Body HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(50)
Level 47: Tactics HO:Cyto(A), HO:Cyto(50)
Level 49: Combat Jumping LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
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Level 1: Brawl Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint Clrty-Stlth(A)
Level 2: Rest Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 10: Chemical Ammunition
Level 10: Cryo Ammunition
Level 10: Incendiary Ammunition
| Do not modify anything below this line! |
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The patch notes said
QuoteRemoved the powers obtained by Dual Pistols > Swap Ammo from displaying in the inherent powers section. These powers will no longer display anywhere in Mids' (see "Known Issues for reasoning behind removing these powers"
My money is that that change is the cause of the error and that there is no workaround for it since the place the powers used to display no longer exists.
At least you can re-enter your build. I never printed mine.
Quote from: Tog on August 29, 2010, 09:51:39 PM
At least you can re-enter your build. I never printed mine.
Open your save file in a simple text editor. It should be plaintext of the build.
A workaround for importing Dual Pistol builds saved with Mids' planners prior to Issue 18 has been identified.
More information is available here (http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/topic,3363.0.html).