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

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dont-try-using-the-color-template-included-in-the-games-own-git-repo-apparently/16900>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [October 6, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dont-try-using-the-color-template-included-in-the-games-own-git-repo-apparently/16900 "2018-10-06T05:28:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mummelpuffin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mummelpuffin/32/3324_2.png) [@Mummelpuffin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mummelpuffin)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dont-try-using-the-color-template-included-in-the-games-own-git-repo-apparently/16900/1 "2018-10-06T05:28:09Z")

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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?)

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**Author:** ![Eastwardrope91](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/eastwardrope91/32/3313_2.png) [@Eastwardrope91](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Eastwardrope91)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dont-try-using-the-color-template-included-in-the-games-own-git-repo-apparently/16900/2 "2018-10-06T22:22:57Z")

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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).

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**Author:** ![Mummelpuffin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mummelpuffin/32/3324_2.png) [@Mummelpuffin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mummelpuffin)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dont-try-using-the-color-template-included-in-the-games-own-git-repo-apparently/16900/3 "2018-10-06T23:24:02Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![Eastwardrope91](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/eastwardrope91/32/3313_2.png) [@Eastwardrope91](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Eastwardrope91)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dont-try-using-the-color-template-included-in-the-games-own-git-repo-apparently/16900/4 "2018-10-06T23:24:45Z")

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Good to know. Thanks mate.