Don't try using the color template included in the game's own git repo, apparently

Game Talk The Garage
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…so in my quest to push all the buttons, I checked out the colors menu, and out of curiosity I tried loading up the template included with the game, no_bright_background.json. That was a mistake, because since, attempting to start the game sends this error message:

 DEBUG    : Error: data/mods//dda/../../json/monsters.json: line 15:13: invalid color name


    "material": [ "flesh" ],
    "symbol": "X",
    "color":
            ^
             "white",
    "aggression": 100,
    "morale": 100,

 
 FUNCTION : bool main_menu::opening_screen()
 FILE     : src/main_menu.cpp
 LINE     : 534

From what I’ve found on this forum apparently some colors have been renamed, causing this error with certain mods, but it’s unfortunate that it’s a bug with a file in the official repo. Beyond that I have no idea how to just go back to the defaults (I get the impression I’ll just have to manually replace the template with the default colors?)

2

Does it do anything to gameplay or is it just giving errors? I get errors in my game as well about zombies trying to spawn over each other and ammo not fitting magazines when blockades form(does nothing tho).

3

No, I actually can’t start / load a game. The error occurs the moment I try and sends me back to the menu. I fixed it for now by just re-naming custom_colors.json, thankfully. I opened an issue on github to let them know.

4

Good to know. Thanks mate.