Problem Loading Map from TOAW III

[76mm]

I bought the game this morning. First thing I did was fire up the scenario editor to work on a large map I'd spent a lot of time on in TOAW III, only to get a message saying: "This Map File is the Wrong Size". There is a button to "Continue", but when I press it, only a blank map loads.

I thought that all of the maps, etc. from TOAW III would be compatible with TOAW IV? Can anyone advise me on how to open this map?

[Oberst_Klink]

Import as in - a) .MAL b) .GAM c) .XML file, Kamerad?

Klink, Oberst

[76mm]

Sorry, it is a .mal file.

[76mm]

So no one can tell me why I'm getting this "map wrong size" message? I thought that maps were compatible?

[Oberst_Klink]

In TOAW IV, you got huge maps enabled, right? Dump your .mal or the .xml here. From what scenario is the map? I'll do some tests later on as well...

Klink, Oberst

[sPzAbt653]

ORIGINAL: 76mm
So no one can tell me why I'm getting this "map wrong size" message? I thought that maps were compatible?

Klink is helping you, until he solves it or gives up I am not involved [not that I am any better, Klink knows what he is doing]. If I do get involved, I am going to ask you to post the .mal file here or send it to me so that we can have a look.

[76mm]

Thanks guys...I’ve not tweaked any settings inTOAW4 yet, so huge maps is only on if it is the default.

It is not from an existing scenario, but is a “fictional” map. I can load it here but will look for the “huge maps” first—is that setting in the game, the editor, or a text file somewhere?

And no, I have not RTFM yet, just got the game and have pencilled in time for that this weekend!

[76mm]

So, I do have "huge map view" on. Also, I went to the trouble of re-installing TOAW III, opening the map (it opened fine), converting it to an XML map (.mml) and trying to open it in TOAW 4.

This time I got a new error: "XML parsing error inside file x.mml. Error: first tag not found. At line 0, column 0, First Tag should be 'GAME'."

Given all talk about TOAW 4 supporting all TOAW III maps, this is pretty frustrating. Surely this came up during testing? Could one of the devs explain what the problem is? The map opens just fine in TOAW III.

[Curtis Lemay]

ORIGINAL: 76mm

So, I do have "huge map view" on. Also, I went to the trouble of re-installing TOAW III, opening the map (it opened fine), converting it to an XML map (.mml) and trying to open it in TOAW 4.

This time I got a new error: "XML parsing error inside file x.mml. Error: first tag not found. At line 0, column 0, First Tag should be 'GAME'."

Given all talk about TOAW 4 supporting all TOAW III maps, this is pretty frustrating. Surely this came up during testing? Could one of the devs explain what the problem is? The map opens just fine in TOAW III.

Why do you need to do this? Just save it as a scenario under III, then open it as scenario under IV.

[76mm]

ORIGINAL: Curtis Lemay
Why do you need to do this? Just save it as a scenario under III, then open it as scenario under IV.

Doh, thanks, that worked. Never occurred to me that a map which would not open a a map would open as a scenario. Thanks again.