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Hello modders!

TL;DR


I've been banging my head on this one for a few hours now... I can't seem to figure out a solution to my problem.

I'm trying to add a Trait to my character using the story
CharacterAddTrait() function.

I'm calling it from the dialog by sending a SetCharacterFlag() function ( Which is how the MAIN campaign does it ).

I'm catching it from a simple storyevent and I receive it correctly. If I try to launch CharacterAddTrait() function, I get this error :
"Trying to show empty speakertext, is this intended? I prohibit this. Talk to Thomas."
followed by infinite loop of Trying to access protected memory which of course, causes my game to freeze.

Then I thought, I'll make sure NO DIALOGS are running before adding a trait, which seems to be the error message I'm getting. Below is my code.



This successfully removes the Thomas error but does not successfully break the infinite loop, which is still happening.

I took this further, I even added a 2 second timer afterwards, and the infinite loop is still there. Everything seems to point to the function CharacterAddTrait() having issues with my standalone mod...

Any insight on this could really help!

Try adding a "NOT DB_TraitsModification..." line just prior to the DialogClearCharacterEvent line. The only thing I see that might be causing an infinite loop would be if the ClearEvent line is calling the event itself (or you can't clear it while the event is running?). You could try moving the ClearEvent line to the second block of code instead.

Thanks for the tip but it unfortunately did not solve my issue.

I really want to point out that the only line of code in here that needs to be removed for the script to not loop is : CharacterAddTrait()

I tried using the event that the MAIN campaign uses in the GLO_StatIncreases but the result is the same, an infinite loop...

Here's the main campaign code, which looks fairly similar to the code I put before.



Unfortunately I can't dig deeper under the hood of CharacterAddTrait... Unless someone knows how to access the source code of the functions offered by their engine???

Can you provide the full message about the protected memory issue? Are you sure it simply isn't a case of the game trying to access something it expects to be unpacked in the data folder?

Yes I came to the same theory, that I'm missing data files. I've been trying to find out which files to no avail...

Error message : "Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt."

I also have a DebugBreak and it keeps getting executed, so I have X number of the "Adding Trait" followed by the error message.

Eureka!

If you want to change traits of a character, you absolutely need to load the DualDialogue template ( You can find it under ...Mods/Story/Keywords) and from there you can safely launch :

ACTION SetCharacterFlag("GLO_IncreaseTrait",1)
***Replace the word Trait with the trait name***

I will include an example in my project template that is coming soon (Check project template thread I have created)

Long explanation below