Editor help!

[datacollectioncenter]

Hey guys:

Having a few different reports on the editor so I need your help!
Can you tell if it is working or not working for you and your O/S?

[kirk23_MatrixForum]

Not working for me and I'm using vista.The game it's self runs great with vista, never had any problems playing the game, but the editor just won't load after saved ?

[fw1206]

I'm using XP (fully updated with all patches from microsoft) and it doesn't work for me as well. After starting the editor, selecting the map and clicking on "new", i get an error message "invalid ret from get table results [get_political_status_zone]". After clicking "ok", the 3 buttons on top (marked red in the picture) disappear. But i think they are important for the editor.
I tested to create a new scenario by just create and save. It doesn't appear in the game after clicking "new game". I had to close the program and start it again, then my scenario was able to select. But the message "unable to load scenario" appears. After clicking "ok" i get back to the start of the program and a new message "Wargame System Engine did not find the requested scenario! Please contact technical support. War Games Engine version 1.6.00 [FULL] Copyright 2005 Outflank Strategy Wargames" appears and can only be comfirmed by clicking an "ok"-Button. After that click the program crashes down.

[kirk23_MatrixForum]

ORIGINAL: fw1206

I tested to create a new scenario by just create and save. It doesn't appear in the game after clicking "new game". I had to close the program and start it again, then my scenario was able to select. But the message "unable to load scenario" appears. After clicking "ok" i get back to the start of the program and a new message "Wargame System Engine did not find the requested scenario! Please contact technical support. War Games Engine version 1.6.00 [FULL] Copyright 2005 Outflank Strategy Wargames" appears and can only be comfirmed by clicking an "ok"-Button. After that click the program crashes down.

Yo Marshall, I'm getting the exact same messages as above, I even uninstalled the game, loaded version 1 from the cd and then updated to 1.06, I even disabled my anti - virus software, because sometimes they tend to interfere with new installs.

[datacollectioncenter]

What version did you guys upgrade from?
 

[fw1206]

I originally updated from official 1.05.05
But then I uninstalled the game, deleted all registry entries and files from disk.
I installed version 1.0 and updated it with 1.06 beta. Same error message and the new buttons at the top bar are also not available.

[datacollectioncenter]

What New buttons at the top bar???
 

[fw1206]

Take a look at the attachement in my first post. There is a screenshot of these buttons i've never seen before. But after the error message and clicking "ok" they disappear.

[datacollectioncenter]

OK, those are the PBEM game buttons.
???

[kirk23_MatrixForum]

ORIGINAL: Marshall Ellis

What version did you guys upgrade from?

Hi Marshall,
I initially upgraded from version 1.05.05. Then when the editor did not work right I uninstalled everything,and did a fresh install from the cd + 1.06 update.[:)]

[datacollectioncenter]

Can you guys give me a click by click of how you are doing this?
 
 

[kirk23_MatrixForum]

ORIGINAL: Marshall Ellis

Can you guys give me a click by click of how you are doing this?

Hi Marshall,
I run the game as normal by clicking on play game, wait till main screen comes up, then I select editor,when the editor screen appears I select the MAP THEN CLICK ON NEW, THE EDITOR FACTOR SCREEN THEN APPEARS, I THEN INPUT THE SCENARIO NAME AND CLICK SAVE.

As a footnote the load button on the editor screen does nothing but make a error sound when I click on it,I have never been able to load a saved scenario,to continue working within the editor on previous changes to my new scenario.

While using the editor, when you alter any factors both the text and background turns white, with the result that what you are inputing is invisible untill you press enter, can you please alter the foreground or background fonts so that we can see what we are editing.

[fw1206]

Hi Marshall.
Same like hellfirejet.
But now i got something new i recognized today:
As you know, I tried to create a scenario just to look what happens. I changed the moral from french corps and saved (my scenario, not original 1805).
After beginning a new "original" 1805 scenario the french moral was that what i gave them in my created scenario. (I was lucky that i played the french and not any other mayor power. Or would you fight a french army with moral of 5.7?)

[kirk23_MatrixForum]

Hi Marshall,
It doesn't appear in the game after clicking "new game". I had to close the program and start it again, then my scenario was able to select. But the message "unable to load scenario" appears. After clicking "ok" i get back to the start of the program and a new message "Wargame System Engine did not find the requested scenario! Please contact technical support. War Games Engine version 1.6.00 [FULL] Copyright 2005 Outflank Strategy Wargames" appears and can only be comfirmed by clicking an "ok"-Button. After that click the program crashes down.

Why can't the game find the new scenario?[:(]
load button on the editor screen does nothing but make a error sound when I click on it why ?[:@]

[datacollectioncenter]

I've got some testers playing around with this.
 

[obsidiandrag]

Are you guys selecting an open scenario slot?  On the editor screen there is a listing of scenarios already set up (1805, Russian) then a group of open ones below..  If you want to create a scenario, select an open spot before you give it a name and description, hit the map then hit NEW and it will create it for you, now all you have to do is set up troop levels and setups...
 
If you select the 1805 and hit new (its not) so it confuses it and possible messes up your 1805 scenario making it unplayable..  trust me, I've done it when the editor first came out for testing...
 
Anyway, after you have created a scenario and hit new, the game automatically has the same starting strength as the 1805 for all countries.. if you do not set them up, the countries will start with all troops in the capitols.
 
After saving and exiting the game you can start it up and it should work, mine is..
 
OD

[kirk23_MatrixForum]

ORIGINAL: obsidiandragon

Are you guys selecting an open scenario slot?  On the editor screen there is a listing of scenarios already set up (1805, Russian) then a group of open ones below..  If you want to create a scenario, select an open spot before you give it a name and description, hit the map then hit NEW and it will create it for you, now all you have to do is set up troop levels and setups...

If you select the 1805 and hit new (its not) so it confuses it and possible messes up your 1805 scenario making it unplayable..  trust me, I've done it when the editor first came out for testing...

Anyway, after you have created a scenario and hit new, the game automatically has the same starting strength as the 1805 for all countries.. if you do not set them up, the countries will start with all troops in the capitols.

After saving and exiting the game you can start it up and it should work, mine is..

OD

In the editor I can't see 1805 or Russian options just empty slots for new scenarios?

could there be an error with the download,is there files missing?

Plus I'm getting a new error message = Unable to locate table project file.

[kirk23_MatrixForum]

Here is a screen shot of editor.

[kirk23_MatrixForum]

The screen shot with new error message.

[obsidiandrag]

Yep, that is what I was talking about.. under the Scenarios, there are supposed to be the origional one and the russian one listed there, if you did not click on an empty slot before naming it Napoleionic Wars... Its gone and your Napoleonic wars is there... however, all of your other files (setups etc..) are still looking for the 1805 Grand Campaign game...

I am not sure if these files can be copied from elsewhere to fix it, I just reinstalled mine to correct it.

You should click on an empty one and give it a name etc.. before hitting Save...



OD