Error!

[floodbud]

I wrote some real quick WML, just another faction with one character, and on startup I got a message that said:
"Game configuration files could not be loaded. Multiplayer tag has no ending tag in factions/drakes-default.cfg:2" + included from etc. etc. etc.
So I went to drakes-default.cfg, and the multiplayer tag is closed. What is my problem?
I copied-pasted other character's WML to make mine, so it is all standard and should work fine.
Please help!

[zookeeper]

So I went to drakes-default.cfg, and the multiplayer tag is closed. What is my problem?

An error that says some tag is unclosed (while it is closed) in 99% of cases means that you either 1) gave a macro the wrong number of arguments or 2) forgot the closing quote from a quoted string. That causes the preprocessor to eat some of the following tags as being part of the string or part of the macro arguments and makes it much confused, which then produces confusing error messages.

[Iris]

I wrote some real quick WML, just another faction with one character, and on startup I got a message that said:
"Game configuration files could not be loaded. Multiplayer tag has no ending tag in factions/drakes-default.cfg:2" + included from etc. etc. etc.
So I went to drakes-default.cfg, and the multiplayer tag is closed. What is my problem?
I copied-pasted other character's WML to make mine, so it is all standard and should work fine.
Please help!

If you posted the culprit WML (yours), we could be more helpful too, this and future help requests.

[floodbud]

So I went to drakes-default.cfg, and the multiplayer tag is closed. What is my problem?

An error that says some tag is unclosed (while it is closed) in 99% of cases means that you either 1) gave a macro the wrong number of arguments or 2) forgot the closing quote from a quoted string. That causes the preprocessor to eat some of the following tags as being part of the string or part of the macro arguments and makes it much confused, which then produces confusing error messages.

I'll check on it, thanks. Any other suggestions?
Uh, call me stupid, but what is a macro?

[Iris]

If you wrote this kind of code:

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{UNIT (Elvish Fighter) (Elon) ( _ "Elon") 3 3}

... the single fact of you using code enclosed in { } curly braces, indicates you were using a macro being unaware of that.

Reference here: http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/PreprocessorRef

[floodbud]

Okay, so I went and got myself learned in the art of macros, and I didn't use any in my factions file or my unit file. I think I may post the problematic code shortly.

[gabe]

for future reference the posting of code with problems is the preferred method for the forums

as zookeeper said if isn't a macro then probably a quote
but could be anything
we are just guessing

thats why you should post the code

[floodbud]

thanks...I'll post it soon. Thanks for correcting me.