I am developing a custom trait that will handle gunnery in a naval game.
After importing the trait and inserting the trait into the prototype, it looks like this:
No problems - but when I close and reopen the prototype the trait is transformed into a marker:
If, instead of creating a prototype, I insert the same trait directly onto the counter and then closing and reopening the trait window, there is no problem. Works like a charm…
This behaviour is in 3.7.14 and also 3.7.13.
Either there is something wrong within my Java code - or there is an error in Vassal.
Can you help me out?
/henrik
It’s hard to speculate without seeing the code.
I have reviewed my code and can find nothing obviously wrong…
And then it dawned upon me: I have received a new copy of the module I am modifying. It had so many modifications that I decided to reimplement my custom modifications. And In the process, I completely forgot to insert my derived BasicCommandEncoder in buildFile.xml. DOH!
I didn’t use prototypes in the first version and when I tried that in the new version, I mistakenly believed the prototype was the cause of the error. It turned out not to work in counters either - I just assumed it from previous experience with the old module.
The morale: Drink less beer and more coffee when coding 
Thanks for your time
Henrik
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