Hmm, not sure what the problem with loading savegames is.
Is it for the gold Version or not?
if not, send me the savegame and details on the mod requirements/passwords etc and I'll test it myself.
If it is, er... well... send me a gold Version and the savegame and I can test it
Could you e-mail me the details in specific for the game and empires and I'll create a game with the same setup and try to get the launcher to work.
In a few days I'll post a new Version of the launcher with the ability to handle no-password empires and numerical-spinner box for the player number instead.
Greg@Matryx.org.uk for all e-mails please.
One thing to note. If you see the hourglass and no response it means either the player number was incorrect or the password for that player number was incorrect.
If you are playing singleplayer your playernumber should most likely be 1.
If you have no password, several people (including myself) have reported that using a single space character for the password works.