editing difficulty_levels.xbtl causes game crash

JoeyBeanz

JoeyBeanz

I wanted to mess around with the difficulty level settings a bit, so I extracted misc_tables.vpp_pc and copied the difficulty_levels.xbtl file into the SR4 root folder. Unfortunately, if I make ANY change to this file, the game crashes just before loading up the main menu on starting the game. Is it not possible to edit the difficulty level settings in this manner? Or perhaps is there another step that must be taken?
 
What program did you use to edit it?
If you're using Notepad, it will cause issues.

Use something more robust like Notepad++
 
Yeah, just using notepad. It's worked fine for everything I've done, up until now. I'll give that a shot.

What exactly is the difference (or reason one would work and the other not work)... when all you're doing is editing text?

EDIT: It worked, thank you! :D
 
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If I had to guess, it's because the XTBL files are saved as UTF-8 and Notepad doesn't handle that type very well.
 
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