Waspworld (NEWBIE GAME), running

[Fantomen]

Originally Posted by Ragnars Wolves

I have received my turn and loaded it with no problem. However, when I try and play it I get a german sounding name (nagot nik Fel...sorry too lazy to go back and write down the correct error), and says a need the map Shawriver_som.tga.

Now I have D/L the map on the fist page here and EVERY Shawriver map I could find. If someone would be kind enough to post the right map I will have my turn in quickly.

Thanks

"Något gick fel" is swedish and means "something went wrong", and it's the general error alert of dom3.

Regarding the map. There is nothing wrong with your .tga file except that it has the wrong name. You need to rename it exactly: Shahrivar_Som.tga

[GrudgeBringer]

OK, remembering that I am not the most astute person when it comes to computers, I THINK I know what a TGA file is (or at least have seen it when D/L maps), but I have never (in my short career on here) had to CHANGE anything.

So I ask this, Do I go in and change the TGA on the map I got from the link on the first page (remember, I have D/L like 4 maps called Shawriver so this is important to tell me exactly which map to change)?

If so, is this the 'balanced map with preset starting positions?

Sorry if I seem a little afraid to touch anything, but it has been my expieriance that I tend to change things for the worse.

Ok I am on my way home and will try that and will respond from my Comp.

Thanks for trying to help me and be patiant as I will try anything you ask.

Rags

[Allium]

In your \dominions3\maps\ folder should be a file called Shahrivar Som.tga (and also one or more files called Shahrivar Som.map or something like that, but you don't need to touch them.) Make a copy of that file, and change the name of the copy to Shahrivar_Som.tga

[Ragnars Wolves]

OK, I am home and went in and changed the tga file (ONLY) on the map file called Sharivar Som.tga TO Shariver_Som.tga and it did not work.

Now, remember I have 4 different Shahrivar maps (2 from sombre and another one called balanced along with the one I just changed).

It did not work, but I also did not change any other file except the tga file.

Any suggestions?

(Sorry guys about the GrudgeBringer thing agian, I was making sure my folks didn't have toooo much food in the fridge and just jumped on his comp. Will try and watch it in the future

[Allium]

Last time I had this error I hadn't updated Dominions to the right version (3.24). You've got the CBM mod installed and active, right? Beyond that I don't know.

[Ragnars Wolves]

CBM 1.6 is installed and activated.

However, where do I look to see if I have 3.24 installed?

[puntocom]

Hello!

I had the same problem that Ragnar, and the solution was renaming the map. Try that.

[Ragnars Wolves]

Rename the Map to what? I did rename the tga part so what other part do I need to rename and what name should I use?

With your guys help I am getting somewhere!!

[Fantomen]

Originally Posted by Ragnars Wolves

OK, I am home and went in and changed the tga file (ONLY) on the map file called Sharivar Som.tga TO Shariver_Som.tga and it did not work.

Now, remember I have 4 different Shahrivar maps (2 from sombre and another one called balanced along with the one I just changed).

It did not work, but I also did not change any other file except the tga file.

ALL those Shahrivar tga:s are EXACTLY the same file. All you need to do is change the file name of any one of them to EXACTLY: Shahrivar_Som.tga

My guess is you simply spelled it wrong, just like you did in the post above.

Any .map files are completely irrelevant, you don't even need to have one when playing MP, just the tga.

[Ragnars Wolves]

I also saw I misspelled Shahrivar in one of my posts so that isn't an issue (but thanks for pointing that out, it sure could have been).

Here is what I have done and the results.

1. I used the map on the front page as the prototype. I cut and pasted it into the map section, extrated and then took all the files out and left them free standing in the map file (as I do all the others).

2. I changed that one file and added the underscore EXACTLY as indicated but no luck. In fact just to check something after I changed it I went back in and tried to start a new game using all of the the Sharivar maps and it would not come up with the message "can't find Shahrivar Som.tga". So changing it messed up the rest of the maps.

SO, it seems somewhere along the line I have a choice as my computer is NOT accepting the change (and I had my wife looking over my shoulder to make sure I didn't make an error). I can either keep screwing around doing the same thing and expecting different results (which according to Einstein would mean I am insane).


OR, I can delete ALL my Shahrivar maps that I have played SP on and start over with one map (which I don't know that I trust the map on the first page to be that map).

OR, I can withdraw as I honestly don't want to delete all the maps I have. It seems that everyone else is ok except me and I am doing (I promise you) EXACTLY what Fantoman said to do. Problem is, I KNOW he knows what to do and somewhere along the line I am just screwing it up but for the life of me (and my wife who read his directions also) I can't get it to work.

I need to get away from this for 1/2 hour before I throw it out a window.

I will check back for a concensus in a few minutes.

Sorry guys for the holdup