Error message for empire files

[Mike Burskey]

I keep getting an error message for some of the empires that I have downloaded.

I made sure that everything is in the correct files (\pictures\races and \empires).

When I try to load one of the downloaded races (say the Trekos empire), I get an error message saying "unable to load Trekos empire" and gives the path.

Other downloaded races, I have no problems with.

What can I do to fix this problem?

I have a lot of empires in the empires and races directories, could that have something to do with it?

Does the empire file name have to correspond to the file names in the races directory...example, trekos 2k.emp trekos_ai_research.txt?

Am I missing a file somewhere?

Thanks for any help.

Mike

[Roanon]

Originally posted by Mike Burskey:
Does the empire file name have to correspond to the file names in the races directory...example, trekos 2k.emp trekos_ai_research.txt?

Something similar might be your problem. Race name has to be identical to directory and filename. Files for [empire] have to be located within the pictures\races\[empire]\ directory. Do not put all downloaded race files just into the races\ directory, you need them in properly named subdirectories.
.emp file name is arbitrary, though.

[ April 12, 2004, 19:57: Message edited by: Roanon ]

[Suicide Junkie]

That sounds like you're trying to use an EMP that was generated under a different mod that what you're using now.

If the racialtraits.txt is different, the EMP won't work.

[Atrocities]

What race is giving you the problem? And welcome to the Forum.

[Mike Burskey]

Thanks for the welcome!

These are the modded empires I'm having trouble with:

aquilaeian, cryslonite, cuecappa, drakol, jraenar, norak, piundon, pyrochette, rage,
shadri, trekos, ukratal, vaxin, vikings, xiati empire, xichung.

I've updated SEIV. Using Version 1.91.

All the races are in their own subdirectories within the \pictures\races subdirectory.

Malfador emailed me back:

The usual reasons an empire file can't be loaded is because of either
incorrect Versions or modded files. The empire files need to have been
created in a Version either before or equal to the Version of SE4 that you
are running. Secondly, the empire files will fail to load if they were
created with modified data files, and then you attempt to load them into a
SE4 that does not have those data files.

Does the mod have to be newer than the 1.91 Version of SEIV?

I'm dying to play Kirk and kick Picard's ***...lol.

Thanks for any help!!!

This is a great game!

Mike

[Mike Burskey]

Using SEIV Gold.