Portable release - comments

[vonduus]

I downloaded your utility pack, unzipped it to my desktop, and did nothing else.

This is happening in my new experimental game (it is more than a year since last I played this game, so the learning cliff has come back .

When I open the galaxy view in the default game (the one named 'Federation', I get an error in LoadRaceData, error 53:

File not found: 'Flags\flag0385.JPG' (also flag 221, 235 and 254)

But I have other problems as well, so I will try a reinstall.

[vonduus]

I just did a reinstall, same error 53, same flag files missing (385, 221, 235 and 254)

[AcidWeb]

Missing flags in default game is not an error. This pack use different flag pack.

[vonduus]

Now I have generated a new universe, only thing i changed in the setup screen was initial population (from 500k to 1m).

The game is still throwing an error 76 at me: Path not found: 'Flags \'

[AcidWeb]

No idea. It is working correctly for me.

[vonduus]

I just downloaded the "official" installer and installed 554, then 621, then 630, and everything works as expected (at least so far). I can open the galaxy view in Steve's default game, as well as in the game I generated myself, without errors.

So whatever has broken the flags, it is not Steve's version of the game. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

[AcidWeb]

There is no "Steve's version of the game" both use this same game files. Only flag, planet and race directories contain other files.
No idea why it is looking for "Flags \" directory as it should be "Flags\".

EDIT:
Anyway. Modified file names so default scenario should not display any errors anymore.

EDIT2:
Found the cause. In new game default flag of the empire is not set. That cause flag error in galactic map.

[vonduus]

Sorry, this is me not being precise, the game isn't looking for  "Flags \", but, as you say, for "Flags\".

The difference between the two installs is

1) in your version there are two files in the Aurora folder that are not in Steve's install: (1) the AW_Aurora.exe program and (2) a "Logs" folder (empty), plus a series of database backup files (Stevefire.mdb.2 etc).

2) In Steve's install there is a file in the Aurora folder: Stevefire.ldb that is not in yours.

edit: And of course I always start the game as administrator.

[AcidWeb]

I already found the cause. v5 will be up soon.

[vonduus]

Great, thanks a lot. Your utility is much more convenient than having to remember to change the decimal separator every time.

[AcidWeb]

Version 5 for 6.30 Beta is uploaded.

Number of flags is probably hard-coded (Sigh...) and my pack had fewer of them than the official package. So race generation could try to use non-existent flag number - and that caused the error on galactic map.

[vonduus]

It works!!! Thanks again.

[Anataru]

I cannot download the packages, either beta or last version.   I get a server error when I try.   Any assistance would be appreciated, thanks!

[AcidWeb]

Both links work correctly.

[Anataru]

It may be something on my end, but I can't imagine what.   It gives me a 504 error and says the gateway timed out.   I get this for both links.   :/