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[jc173]

Seems to be an error with the link to the map file. I'm getting some kind of internal server error, anyone else having this problem?

The txt file comes out ok so I changed the name to map3.txt and will try that. It worked but now the computer thinks this is a text document rather than a MAP File so SE IV will not recognize it. See post above for fix.

[This message has been edited by LCC (edited 16 May 2001).]

[Suicide Junkie]

Its definitely only YOUR file that is not working.

Try using the "View/Delete files" link... you may have gone over your max MB limit, or # of files limit.

If the map is really as big as it sounds, it may be too big to upload.

[jc173]

LCC you can probably just delete the Posts, just click on edit option below each post then check the delete checkbox when the new screen loads.

[Suicide Junkie]

If you edit, you can blank out the attachment box and your broken file links will dissapear.

I spoke too soon. When I renamed the file .txt it changed the file type from MAP File to Text Document or some such. So the game will not recognize it. I then used win explorer help File Types adding to add the new file type MAP File with a function of save game to the list attached to application Space Empires IV. It now recognizes MAP File and this attachment is the new hack. On your own computer define the new type THEN try the download, which I will do as soon as this Posts.

Download of map3.map will not work, but if you have defined file type MAP File as instructed in the Last post and download map3.txt to file map3.map then it becomes file type MAP File. So that should fix the problem. I find it hard to believe that nobody has run into this problem trying to share maps before. Maybe it is just us internet ignorant types who get confused. Seems to me the *internet* software is defective here, it should not CARE what file type is used standard or not....