missing usercamp.dat file

[Sabot Scott]

Hi to all and thank you for a great game. I was on a 12 step program to kick the SP series when you came out with this new version. I love it. I have one small problem. When I downloaded the "lite" version (18 hrs. @56K) I discovered that the original usercamp.dat file did not DL. I live for campaigns. Is there any way I can get this file without re-downloading? Thank you for any help and thanks again for years of enjoyment.

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Sabot "Old soldiers never die, your mom just gives them away"

[This message has been edited by Sabot Scott (edited 05-15-2000).]

[BAR]

Hi Scott - did any zip files come in your Campaigns folder? if so you can only play 1 campaign at a time - check deep in the manual - it tells you how to do this - as of now some of us are having trouble with the Screaming Eagles campaing crashing after 3 battles. Awaiting a reply from the guys now. Hope this helps - I'll check back in a couple of hours to see if you made out ok Joe

[Wild Bill]

You have it exactly right, BAR. Each campaign has to be loaded separately because of that stupid usercamp.dat file. Each campaign has its own.

Its a long story as to why it is this way, but it is the way SSI designed it.

Now I am strongly advocating a much better campaign system with a subsequent patch and I hope we'll get it.

Scott if you can't find those instructions, write me and I'll send them to you...Wild Bill

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Wild Bill Wilder
Coordinator, Scenario Design
Matrix Games

[Sabot Scott]

Originally posted by BAR:
Hi Scott - did any zip files come in your Campaigns folder? if so you can only play 1 campaign at a time - check deep in the manual - it tells you how to do this - as of now some of us are having trouble with the Screaming Eagles campaing crashing after 3 battles. Awaiting a reply from the guys now. Hope this helps - I'll check back in a couple of hours to see if you made out ok Joe

Thanks for the fast reponse. I had found the other campaigns and am playing Tunisia. Will the usercamp.dat files for these campaigns (Screaming Eagle, etc.) allow me to play a computer generated "random" campaign? Thanks again for the help. Scott

[Sabot Scott]

Originally posted by Wild Bill:
You have it exactly right, BAR. Each campaign has to be loaded separately because of that stupid usercamp.dat file. Each campaign has its own.

Its a long story as to why it is this way, but it is the way SSI designed it.

Now I am strongly advocating a much better campaign system with a subsequent patch and I hope we'll get it.

Scott if you can't find those instructions, write me and I'll send them to you...Wild Bill

Thanks Wild Bill for the quick response. What if I want to play a "random" computer generated campaign and not one found in the campaign folder. Is there a seperate usercamp.dat file for this purpose? Thanks again for all 14+ months of work that went into this great game.
Scott