HELP! File not found

Captain Kwok · #1 November 23rd, 2002, 07:14 AM

Hmm...

I'm not sure what the problem could be. I was going to suggest perhaps one of the files is missing or not copied. As you describe it, it should work fine.

Fyron · #2 November 23rd, 2002, 08:40 AM

Are you calling to "Mods" in Path.txt, or "C:\Space Empires IV\Mods" (assuming SE4 is the install folder)? It should be "Mods". It is a relative path, not an absolute path.

kevlord · #3 November 25th, 2002, 07:27 PM

I am calling "MODS" in path.txt

What I did today....

I removed anything remotely related to SEIV from my computer (after burning my mods to CD)
I uninstalled SEIV.

I installed SEIV GOLD from the CD. Version 1.60

I applied the SE4 Patch and nnow have the game at 1.78

I created a mod folder called MODS.

I copied all of the unmodded data into the MODS folder.

I changed my path.txt in the root SEIV folder.

I launched a game.

When I hit the end turn button after my first turn I get an error message "File Not Found" and the game hangs.

I would appreciate any help whatsoever.

Suicide Junkie · #4 November 25th, 2002, 07:43 PM

Quote:

When I hit the end turn button after my first turn I get an error message "File Not Found" and the game hangs.

If it were a datafile error, I would expect the error to appear earlier... Is it possible that this issue is related to missing AI files?

oleg · #5 November 25th, 2002, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kevlord:
I am calling "MODS" in path.txt

What I did today....

I removed anything remotely related to SEIV from my computer (after burning my mods to CD)
I uninstalled SEIV.

I installed SEIV GOLD from the CD. Version 1.60

I applied the SE4 Patch and nnow have the game at 1.78

I created a mod folder called MODS.

I copied all of the unmodded data into the MODS folder.

I changed my path.txt in the root SEIV folder.

I launched a game.

When I hit the end turn button after my first turn I get an error message "File Not Found" and the game hangs.

I would appreciate any help whatsoever.

So basically you have a complete copy of SEIV files in MODS folder, right ? And still SE hangs on. Strange.

geoschmo · #6 November 25th, 2002, 08:37 PM

kevlord,

We are all kind of just guessing here. Can you be more precise about the error message you are getting? "File not found" is not an error I have ever seen associated with SEIV. Is it "Unable to load blah blah blah..." or something else like that? The precise wording of the error is important.

Does the error show up as a black and blue SEIV window, or does it show up as a grey "windows" type error window. Does it perhaps say which file is not being found?

If it's a black and blue SIEV window the error could be so long that you cannot see the actual file name if your pc display is set to 800x600. If that is the case, set your display to 1024x768 and run up till you get the error again. Hopefully that will allow you to read the entire error message including the file that is missing.

Geoschmo

Mephisto · #7 November 26th, 2002, 01:22 AM

Try to install the TDM-ModPack and see, if the error still occurs. If not, something is fishy within your MOD-folder. Have a look at the TDM-ModPack and put the folders of your orders exactly where they are in the TDM. I once had a similar problem and I couldn't find the problem for hours: In the end, I didn't put the "races" folder to the right spot and everything went belly up until I moved it were it belonged.