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This is my manifest.plist file:

{
"identifier" = "oolite.oxp.idkman.wavefront";
"required_oolite_version" = "1.90";
"title" = "Wavefront MK1 advanced multirole fighter";
"version" = "1.0";
"author" = "idkman";
"category" = "Ships";
"description" = "Adds a powerful fighter and a laser";
}

The game says it's not a valid manifest file and wont load the oxz. I only make this for local use only so no download links are included.
Please help:D

Try adding a license - something like: license = "CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0"; (and I'm not sure you need the first pairs of quotation marks).

And welcome aboard!



Disclaimer: I am not an expert in such things.

Thanks alot Cody.
I saw those quotation marks on the wiki about manifest.plist so i added them

And no they somehow still dont work.

If you don't add any manifest, I believe the OXP should still work, so you can try that as a quick and dirty solution for now.

it said i didnt have a valid manifest and could not be loaded

Put all the files into a folder named Wavefront.oxp and drop it into your AddOns folder - it should work there.

And this is the manifest example I use:

I tried all of those already and it still returns the same message
Maybe I should try reinstalling Oolite and hope for the best

edit: btw this is the link to the oxp for the ease of debugging
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

With the OXP in my AddOns folder, it throws this error in the Latest.log:

idkman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:37 pm

I tried all of those already and it still returns the same message
Maybe I should try reinstalling Oolite and hope for the best

edit: btw this is the link to the oxp for the ease of debugging
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

Just PLUTILchecking the shipdata, I get the error "Unexpected character { at line 1"

I was under the impression that the manifest is only an issue when you make it an OXZ in the Managed AddOns, and not an OXP in the AddOns..

Cody wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:46 pm

With the OXP in my AddOns folder, it throws this error in the Latest.log:

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17:43:20.426 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse ../AddOns/wavefront.oxp/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Parse failed at line 82 (char 2340) - unexpected character (wanted ';' or '}')

idkman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:37 pm

I tried all of those already and it still returns the same message
Maybe I should try reinstalling Oolite and hope for the best

edit: btw this is the link to the oxp for the ease of debugging
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

Looks like a syntax error.
Although oolite will complain about a missing manifest list, it doesn't strictly require one.

Use notepad++ (or similar) to open up the file and look for a missing character at (or next to) line 82
(sorry - no time to check your file but welcome to the boards )

Old Murgh wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:50 pm

I was under the impression that the manifest is only an issue when you make it an OXZ in the Managed AddOns, and not an OXP in the AddOns..

Correct, amigo!

Redspear wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:55 pm

Looks like a syntax error.
Although oolite will complain about a missing manifest list, it doesn't strictly require one.

Yes, seems the shipdata is corrupted. –My pList editor refuses to open it.
Easiest fix for me (instead of going crazy to possibly find a tiny error) would be to duplicate a good working shipdata and copy/paste all relevant Wavefront stats onto that, then use it instead.

Maybe I'll try to remake that ship.
and thank you all.
you guys were so helpful. I'm surprised a small game like oolite could have such an active community

Changing line 82 to this: exhaust_emissive_color = "1 0 0"; clears the error message.

idkman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 2:25 pm

help:D

Welcome to the merry throng!

If you wish to put together a wiki page, you can bug either his Munifence, the Mighty, Magnanimous, Marvellous and Magnificent Murgh of the Murghs of that Ilk (- or, alternatively, your humble servant) for a log-in.

Or, if you can get me the specifications and a screen shot that works, I can put something together for you which you can then hack to quivering and cowering submission...