Proportions Mod: Multiplayer anyone?

geoschmo · #1 April 5th, 2002, 08:29 PM

If you can't open the first turn it has nothing to do with your .emp file. It's probably the path.txt has not been changed to use the proportions mod. Normally this gives an error about not having the same data files, but in the case of proportions you get the genaric "Cannot open" error. Probably because of the changes tot the racial traits file is my guess. Any way, my guess is edit the path.txt file, or use the modpicker and you will have no problems.

Geoschmo

PvK · #2 April 5th, 2002, 08:36 PM

Yes, although the .emp file is needed to actually play a PBW game, just to start it up. I should have seen an error when I set up the game if the .emp were bad. It sounds like the "cannot load game" error that comes up when the current Path file points to a Version that is quite different from the mod the game turn was created with. He says he's been able to run Proportions though by himself.

I think the advice would be to back up or remove his current Proportions folder, and re-install Proportions. Perhaps, for instance, his zip extractor didn't create the right sub-folders, or didn't extract all of the files, or he was browsing the Prop data files and inadvertantly changed something, or something along those lines.

PvK

Cargus10 · #3 April 5th, 2002, 09:56 PM

OK - probablyu I messed up something when I tried to import the shipsets - every shipset people are using had different pathing information, and it's possible I moved soemthign to the wrong place. I'll just re-install Proportions 2.0 and try again - but it won't be until late tonigth before I can try, as I have tickets to the Braves-Mets game tonight

capnq · #4 April 5th, 2002, 10:07 PM

We've had a couple of reports where a problem like this turned out to be an outdated Version of WinZip screwing up the unpacked file.

capnq
PBW admin

PsychoTechFreak · #5 April 5th, 2002, 11:35 PM

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Originally posted by Cargus10:
OK - probablyu I messed up something when I tried to import the shipsets - every shipset people are using had different pathing information, and it's possible I moved soemthign to the wrong place.

Don't bother with the shipsets now, you can download them you need if you get first contact. Maybe you just need 2 or 3 of them at all (like me ?)

Cargus10 · #6 April 6th, 2002, 06:06 PM

Well, it turned out to be the Version of WinZip I was using. i'm up and running now, and have enven sent turn 2

PvK · #7 April 12th, 2002, 04:18 AM

Ok, Geoschmo has set up Gold 1.67 & Proportions 2.1 for the next game turn. If you've not already done the current turn, do that one in 1.60 & 2.0.

PvK