Topic: Custom building, path to images

I have a custom building in a scenario. Currently this is just a another building as headquarter. Now i have tried to modify the image(s) and put them into the tribes directory of the maps scenario folder:

├── scripting
│   ├── helper_functions.lua
│   ├── init.lua
│   ├── objectives.lua
│   ├── starting_conditions.lua
│   ├── story_script.lua
│   ├── texts.lua
│   └── tribes
│       ├── init.lua
│       └── poseidon_hq
│           ├── helptexts.lua
│           ├── idle_00.png
│           ├── init.lua
│           ├── menu.png
│           └── register.lua

Now i have the problem that the image isn't found: Animation without image files. I have tried several possibilities:

dirname = "map:scripting/tribes/poseidon_hq/"

I guess this do not work because the map: variable isn't set on initialization of the tribes.

dirname = path.dirname(__file__)

This should work, at least it gives me the path scripting/tribes/poseidon_hq/ but the error remains.

Any hints to get the correct path/folder/dirname?

For completeness, here is the init.lua for this building:

tribes = wl.Tribes()
--dirname = "map:scripting/tribes/poseidon_hq/"
--dirname = "tribes/buildings/trainingsites/atlanteans/labyrinth/"
dirname = path.dirname(__file__)
print("Dirname", dirname)

tribes:new_warehouse_type {
   msgctxt = "atlanteans_building",
   name = "hq_poseidon",
   -- TRANSLATORS: This is a building name used in lists of buildings
   descname = pgettext("atlanteans_building", "Headquarters"),
   helptext_script = dirname .. "helptexts.lua",
   icon = dirname .. "menu.png",
   size = "big",
   destructible = false,
   --animation_directory = ""
   animations = {
      idle = {
         pictures = path.list_files(dirname .. "idle_??.png"),
              hotspot = { 80, 88 },
      },
   },

   aihints = {},

   heal_per_second = 220,
   conquers = 2,
}

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in b21 it shoul work to specify the path relative to the data dir (e.g. we have helptext_script = "campaigns/emp04.wmf/scripting/tribes/vesta_helptexts.lua", in a scenario building of emp04)

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well this is weird. as it should work. need to dig deeper but this can take a couple of hours.

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Thanks

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