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Just downloaded and installed 1.50 with no problems.

I fired up a saved game of 42A and discovered that the map had hexes in some parts and no hexes on ther parts of the map. I exited and went back to make sure the preferences of NO Hex sides and NO hex details switches were set to OFF. I fired up the saved 42A again and still saw hexes in some places and no hexes in other places.

I exited and started a new game after making sure the switches were set to NO. Same situation as before. Going into via the preferences button inside the game showed hex details switch as off.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

RayM

Are the hexes showing over land and no hex (or maybe a dot) on water?

Are using a "mod" map, like Andrew's?

Michael

Perhaps you might like to remove your map mods.

The hex vs no hex maps are BMP files. They have not been touched since before the game was released. There are two complete sets of map slides, one with hexes, one without. It is impossible to have them mixed without you renaming files.

Hexes are showing up on land and sea. In one ocean area it is like an invisible line has cut through the hexes in nice vertical straight line.

I don't recall downloading Andrew's maps. I also have not renamed any files. I play pretty much stock.

I guess worse comes to worse, I could uninstall and then reload. In case I have to go down that path, do I only need to add patch 1.4 and then 1.5? Or should I go through the whole series?

RayM

ORIGINAL: RayM

In one ocean area it is like an invisible line has cut through the hexes in nice vertical straight line.

That's where two bitmaps join and you've got one bitmap with hexes and one without.

Sounds plausable. Possible corrective action - reload bitmaps? If so, so I need to uninstall and reinstall the game just to be sure? Or just the bitmaps?

Ray

Gremlins perhaps?

I decided to give it another try. And lo and behold, I fired it up from scratch, checked the switches, and loaded the tutorial. No hexes. Exited the scenario and loaded Coral Sea, no hexes. Loaded up 42A and no hexes. Maybe getting out of the game entirely, cleared some things out and allowed the switches to set properly?

Hmmmmmm.......

RayM