getValueDictByKey not returning strings for items in 'l10n/DEFAULT/mapResource'

[TEMPEST.114]

I don't know if it's because you moved 'mapResource' out from the root or you're not searching in that folder, but there is no apparent way to get hold of the blue/red/neutral briefing images - as you claim should be available from env.mission i.e.

 pictureFileNameN       : table  : Neutral coalition briefing images

 pictureFileNameB       : table  : Blue coalition briefing images

 pictureFileNameR       : table  : Red coalition briefing images

env.mission gives the DICTIONARY KEYS but there is no way to use them to get the corresponding 'item' from the mapResource file.

I don't even know why you're using a dictionary for filenames anyway as it's not like they are localised in any way.

This is either a crazy but broken design idea, or it's a bug. But file names shouldn't be localised or need a 'dictionary' key.
 

e.g. There is no way to resolve these keys...

Edited February 22, 2023 by Elphaba

[TEMPEST.114]

so, in 'me_mission.lua'

There is this function that's loading them and putting them into a table:
 

function fixBriefingPictures()
    mission.pictureFileNameR = mission.pictureFileNameR or {};
    if 'string' == base.type(mission.pictureFileNameR) then
        local name = mission.pictureFileNameR;
        mission.pictureFileNameR = {};
        if name ~= '' then
            table.insert(mission.pictureFileNameR, name);
        end;
    end;
    mission.pictureFileNameB = mission.pictureFileNameB or {};
    if 'string' == base.type(mission.pictureFileNameB) then
        local name = mission.pictureFileNameB;
        mission.pictureFileNameB = {};
        if name ~= '' then
            table.insert(mission.pictureFileNameB, name);
        end;
    end;
    
    if  mission.version < 8 then
        for i = 1, #mission.pictureFileNameR do
            local curId = mod_dictionary.getNewResourceId("ImageBriefing")     
            local filename = "l10n/DEFAULT/"..mission.pictureFileNameR[i]
            --base.print("-------curId, v, filename=",curId,mission.pictureFileNameR[i], filename)
            mod_dictionary.fixValueToResource(curId, mission.pictureFileNameR[i], filename)
            mission.pictureFileNameR[i] = curId
        end
        
        for i = 1, #mission.pictureFileNameB do
            local curId = mod_dictionary.getNewResourceId("ImageBriefing")     
            local filename = "l10n/DEFAULT/"..mission.pictureFileNameB[i]
            --base.print("----d---curId, v, filename=",curId,mission.pictureFileNameB[i], filename)
            mod_dictionary.fixValueToResource(curId, mission.pictureFileNameB[i], filename)
            mission.pictureFileNameB[i] = curId
        end
        
        
    end
end

 

I think the 'bug' is here. There's still NO NEED to obfuscate / localise the image file names like this.