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Hi,

I get a wrong equipment file msg after replacing the 3.4 Beta sce file with 2.1. Can I ignore that or am I missing a file. Thanks.

Check that the equipment file ( *.eqp ) has exactly the same name as the scenario file ( except for the three-letter extention of course ).  If it's different the game engine won't associate the equipment file with the scenario and it will use the stock eqp file which will be the wrong one.  As I recall I renamed the scenario to have the date in it so I'm guessing that the scenario file doesn't exactly match the equipment file and will give the "error" message.  Just rename the scenario to match the equipment file and you should be good to go. Only the scenario file was changed and still uses the same equipment file as the "old" version.

There is a slight bugger with the Game Text File. The correct one and install instructions can be had here : http://www.dizium.net/TOAW

As far as we can tell, this only affects the new terrain descriptions that were created for D21.

We've added this download section to my business website. Thanks to Mr. Fulkerson for hosting D21 over the past two years, it is very much appreciated. [&o]

witp1951 - Scroll to the end of the Inventory and Replacements list and make sure you have these :

Baka wa shinanakya naoranai

Harsh. [;)]

BTW, the wrong equipment message always seems to pop up even if you're using the right one. Anyone ever find out why?

I thought it was fixed for 3.4. I don't get the message here, using 3.4.0.178.

I have .201 running.

The file name isn't the same as the eqp file name ??

I checked the file I uploaded recently and NO it didn't have the same file name ( it included the date in the name ) so I uploaded it again just now, making sure it had the same name as the equipment file and now the newest version of D21 can be found here:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/cugc9ynng ... 1-1945.sce

sorry about the mixup.

ORIGINAL: sPzAbt653

The file name isn't the same as the eqp file name ??

If you'll look at the screen shot you'll see the in the lower right directory window the file name. Everything is exactly the same. That's why I put the directory windows in the shot. So it would be obvious everything was exactly the same.

Now the question may be, why does the window simply display Directive 21 when the scenario file is named Directive 21 1941-1945?

Curioser and curioser. When I open in the editor and go to save it, the editor wants to save it as simply Directive 21. Why would it not try to save it as the same name as it was opened?

I'm going to try saving it in the editor as Directive 21 1941-1945.

Yes Larry, you are correct. When I downloaded the scenario it had a different name but I changed the scenario file name to match the eqp file name. The proper equipment file is being used, I checked. I still got the window saying it was the wrong file.

Here it is again. I opened the game in the editor and saved it as Directive 21 1941-1945. Still got the message. [&:]

I give up. I can't find why it's doing that. The proper equipment file is being used. I don't get the message on other scenarios. As long as it is using the proper file, I don't care what it says. [:'(]

I can't figure out what the problem is. I generally don't like making suggestions just for the heck of it, but you could delete everything D21 you've got there and reload the latest zip from here: http://www.dizium.net/TOAW

put the game text file in the scenario folder, not the graphics folder. Otherwise, as you said, as long as it uses the correct eqp file, no matter the error message.

Thanks, Steve. Followed your instructions and no longer get the wrong equipment file message. The Rail Repair and minor Axis Rifle Squads appear on my equipment list. I had tried changing file and folder names and still got the message.

I'm looking forward to this scenario. Thanks to everyone for their work on it and the help overcoming this glitch.

Panama,

Every scenario keeps an internal name. If you rename the file then the internal name stays as it was unless you save the file with the new name.

Best wishes,
Steve

ORIGINAL: shunwick

Panama,

unless you save the file with the new name.

Best wishes,
Steve

I opened it in the editor and saved it. That should have taken care of any naming problems.

Panama,

Sorry, I did not explain that well. The problem is the rather haphazard way D21 was released. First with 3.4 as Directive 21 with corresponding Directive 21 folder in the Graphics folder. Then Directive 21 1941-1945 with with corresponding Directive 1941-1945 folder in the Graphics folder.

Then the Directive 21 1941-19445 .sce that had the internal name Directive 21 and, critically, looked for the equipment file in the Directive 21 folder. The diffference between the internal name and the name of the file gave the difference on the display you uploaded. Loading the file into the editor and saving it as Directive 21 1941-45 sorted out that problem. But, the new file still had an internal database pointer to the Directive 21 folder. Believe it or not you need to load the file into the editor again and resave it. Hopefully, you will then have a Directive 21 1941-1945 .sce that looks for the correct equipment.eqp file in the Directive 21 1941-1945 folder.

I have just lost the will to live...

I only hope that it makes sense...

Best wishes,
Steve

ORIGINAL: shunwick

I have just lost the will to live...

Best wishes,
Steve

[:D][:D][:D][:D]

Computers will do that to you.

AArgh! I do not have the correct egp. file. It does not match the end of the "Inventory and replacements" as listed above. Where can I find thgis file?

Looks like it is located in the zip file several posts above this one. Sorry about that, cheif. AND THANKS!

So your fixed now, right?

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