Modding Help platform on custom ship

Hey everyone,

I have a problem. I am making some custom ships and everything works so far. I am currently working on the T4 version of my ship and it should come with "platforms". If I spawn the ship without any platform, it works well. So somewhere is something wrong.

Here is my Folderstructure:
mods/Shipmod/ships/human -> picturefile
-> blockfile
-> structure file

mods/Shipmod/tiles/platforms ->apexschipplatform.material
-> apexshipplatform.png

I added the platformfolder recently attempting to resolve the following error:
[140:53.458] [Error] UniverseServer: exception caught: (MapException) Key 'steelplatform' not found in Map::get()

At first, I used this format:

Code:

{
        "value" : [128, 128, 128, 255],
        "foregroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipdetails",
        "foregroundMat" : "apexshipplatform"
    },

While investigating the error, I found this thread, with the same error, but with a different setting (thats why I decided to open up a singel thread)
http://community.playstarbound.com/threads/new-ship-crashing-game-client.109363/#post-2816958

The solution there is changing "apexshipplatform" to "steelplatform", but this doesn't work for me.

That is my actual code for the platform, as used in the above thread:

Code:

{
        "value" : [128, 128, 128, 255],
        "comment" : "all platforms",
        "foregroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipdetails",
        "foregroundMat" : "steelplatform"
    },

metadata:

Code:

{
"author" : "Silenceko",
"description" : "Shipmod",
"friendlyName" : "Shipmod",
"name" : "file name",
"version" : "1"
}

structurefile:

Code:

{
  "config" : {
    "shipUpgrades" : {
      "capabilities" : ["teleport", "planetTravel", "systemTravel"],
      "maxFuel" : 2000,
      "crewSize" : 4
    }
  },

  "backgroundOverlays" : [
    {
      "image" : "Ship.png",
      "position" : [-19.375, -22],
      "fullbright" : true
    }
   
  ],

  "blockKey" :
  [
      {
          "value" : [255, 255, 255, 255],
          "foregroundBlock" : false,
          "backgroundBlock" : false
      },

      {
          "value" : [0, 0, 0, 255],
        "anchor" : true,
        "foregroundBlock" : false,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipsupport",
        "object" : "humanteleporter",
        "flags" : [ "playerSpawn" ],
        "objectParameters" : {
            "unbreakable" : true
            }
    },

    {
        "value" : [255, 0, 0, 255],
        "foregroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundBlock" : true
    },
   
    {
      "value" : [255, 102, 0, 255],
      "foregroundBlock" : false,
      "backgroundBlock" : false,
      "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall",
      "object" : "outpostslidingdoor",
      "objectParameters" : {
            "unbreakable" : true,
            "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall"
            },
      "objectResidual" : true
     
    },
   
    {
      "value" : [255, 200, 220],
      "foregroundBlock" : true,
      "backgroundBlock" : true,
      "foregroundMat" : "hazard",
      "foregroundResidual" : true,
      "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall"
    },
   
    {
        "value" : [255, 117, 144, 255],
        "foregroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipsupport",
        "objectParameters" : {
            "unbreakable" : true
            }
    },

    {
        "value" : [255, 255, 0, 255],
        "foregroundBlock" : false,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall",
        "object" : "humancaptainschair",
        "objectDirection" : "right",
        "objectParameters" : {
            "unbreakable" : true
            }
    },

    {
        "value" : [0, 255, 255, 255],
        "foregroundBlock" : false,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "object" : "humanfuelhatch",
        "objectParameters" : {
            "unbreakable" : true
            }
    },

    {
        "value" : [0, 255, 0, 255],
        "foregroundBlock" : false,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall",
        "object" : "humantechstation",
        "objectParameters" : {
            "unbreakable" : true
            },
        "objectResidual" : true
    },

    {
        "value" : [0, 255, 144, 255],
        "foregroundBlock" : false,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall",
        "flags" : [ "shipLockerPosition" ],
        "object" : "humanshiplocker",
        "objectParameters" : {
            "treasurePools" : [ "humanStarterTreasure" ],
            "level" : 0.5,
            "unbreakable" : true
            },
        "objectResidual" : true
    },

    {
        "value" : [243, 243, 243, 255],
        "foregroundBlock" : false,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall",
        "objectParameters" : {
            "unbreakable" : true
            },
        "objectResidual" : true
    },
   
    {
        "value" : [255, 144, 0, 255],
        "foregroundBlock" : false,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall",
        "object" : "apexshiplight",
        "objectResidual" : true
    },
   
    {
        "value" : [128, 128, 128, 255],
        "comment" : "all platforms",
        "foregroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipdetails",
        "foregroundMat" : "steelplatform"
    },
   
    {
        "value" : [255, 255, 220],
        "foregroundBlock" : true,
        "backgroundBlock" : false,
        "foregroundMat" : "hazard",
        "backgroundMat" : "apexshipwall",
        "foregroundResidual" : true
    }
       
  ],
 
  "blockImage" : "ShipBlocks.png"
}

Can anyone help me?

 

Easy. "steelplatform" does not exist, unless you made a custom platform material called that.

 

Ok, thank you for that!
So, but why isn't the default platform working? -apexshipplatform- I guess. And is there a way to use a platform without modding it?

 

You are also missing an opening bracket at the beginning of your ship config.

 

the first, bold one? 3 opening, 2 closing brackets. It should be fine and it works

It just crashes with the "apexshipplatform" and I can't figure out why.. replacing that wth e.g. "hazard" works..

Code:

{
  "config" : {
    "shipUpgrades" : {
      "capabilities" : ["teleport", "planetTravel", "systemTravel"],
      "maxFuel" : 2000,
      "crewSize" : 4
    }
  },

 

Try changing the "steelplatform" to "tungstenplatform", it worked for me when I manually updated an old ship mod.

After the Starbound update steel was replaced with tungsten and it messed up a lot of items.

 

Thank you, that works!