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--- modtools:componentseditor [2017/07/12 18:35] – [Files and How it Works] admin
+++ modtools:componentseditor [2017/07/12 21:43] – [Trouble Shooting] admin
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 Upon creating a new save game, the game will read the components.xml and save all the data into the save game database. After which, the components.xml file will not be used for the rest of the save game's life. Thus any changes made to the components.xml file requires a new save game.
-The game then reads the ComponentsStartingPop.xml files and saves that information to the database. However, unlike the components.xml file, the game will read the ComponentsStartingPop.xml at the end of every game year in order to interpolate and save new popularity values.
+The game then reads the ComponentsStartingPop.xml files and saves that information to the database. However, unlike the components.xml file, the game will read the ComponentsStartingPop.xml at the end of every game year in order to interpolate and save new popularity values. However changes to the ComponentsStartingPop.xml file will only take effect when the year values in the entries are hit.
 ===== Variables =====
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 ===== Examples =====
-===== Trouble Shooting =====
+===== Troubleshooting =====
+==== My Changes Are Not In Game! ====
+Changes require you to start a new save game. As the Components.xml data is stored in the save game. Also if creating a mod, be sure that you have the mod selected.
+==== Game Crashes! ====
+If the game crashes when opening a component designer, when selecting a car body, when viewing an accessory type, or when trying to use an accessory, then you are most likely missing artwork, or did not properly zip and package your artwork correctly. Check the [[modtools:reading_log_file|log files]] for the missing artwork, and [[modtools:file_locations|file locations]] for the proper location to put these files.