v3.0 causes all new games to retire after one turn

  Alpha Centauri Forums
  Support and Troubleshooting
  v3.0 causes all new games to retire after one turn

profile | register | prefs | faq | search

Author Topic:   v3.0 causes all new games to retire after one turn

Croxis posted 03-20-99 01:20 PM ET
Anyone else have this problem?? I installed from v1 to v3.
Dick Knisely posted 03-20-99 02:23 PM ET
Yep -- what worked for me was a fresh install from the CD then ran the 3.0 update ontop of that. I think the .ini file was really the problem, you might want to try renaming that, running the game and let it recreate it. I didn't try that so I don't know if it will work, I'm just suspicious based on what happened and the fact that the new .ini is different in content.
StickFigure posted 03-20-99 02:24 PM ET
No. I went from v2.0 to v3.0.
Brian Reynolds FIRAXIS posted 03-20-99 05:47 PM ET
The "retire after one turn" means that your ALPHA.TXT is not a 3.0 version (most likely you copied an edited version back in after installing patch?)
There are a few extra lines added to the "basic rules" section of ALPHA.TXT in version 3.0. If you have an edited file from a previous version, you'll have to find and insert the correct additional lines in order to use it with version 3.
BR
Croxis posted 03-20-99 06:24 PM ET
I didnt copyed an older version. Can some one give me the updated text?
Croxis posted 03-20-99 09:20 PM ET
Dick and Stick, I did what you said, didn't work.
Brian (I can't beleave I'm talking to you) I don't know if alpha.txt has been updated or not, an you give me the file or the lines needed? By-the-way, how can one implament units.pix?
Thank you for the help
ViVicdi posted 03-20-99 11:16 PM ET
Please send me a link to the Version 3 patch!
JaimeWolf posted 03-21-99 07:21 PM ET
I've been stuffing around with my alpha.txt so I reinstalled ... now v3 won't touch alpha.txt! I can upgrade it to v2, but not v3
Have to keep plugging. If I find a solution I'll post it here.
James
StickFigure posted 03-21-99 09:42 PM ET
I have not touched any of the .txt files and it worked. As per Jeff's response, you might need to reinstall.
stick
Ocarinus posted 03-22-99 07:39 PM ET
You need to make sure that all files in the SMAC folder were deleted when you uninstalled, the uninstall program will not remove any changed of modified files or any additions.
Uninstall, then save any files you want to another folder elsewhere then delete the SMAC folder, re-install, add the patch and you should be ok.
If you have done this please ignore the above but maybe some other forum reader needs to know this.
Regards,O.
To close this thread, click here (moderator or admin only).


Hop to:

Contact Us | Alpha Centauri Home

Powered by: Ultimate Bulletin Board, Version 5.18
© Madrona Park, Inc., 1998.

Author	Topic: v3.0 causes all new games to retire after one turn
Croxis	posted 03-20-99 01:20 PM ET Anyone else have this problem?? I installed from v1 to v3.
Dick Knisely	posted 03-20-99 02:23 PM ET Yep -- what worked for me was a fresh install from the CD then ran the 3.0 update ontop of that. I think the .ini file was really the problem, you might want to try renaming that, running the game and let it recreate it. I didn't try that so I don't know if it will work, I'm just suspicious based on what happened and the fact that the new .ini is different in content.
StickFigure	posted 03-20-99 02:24 PM ET No. I went from v2.0 to v3.0.
Brian Reynolds FIRAXIS	posted 03-20-99 05:47 PM ET The "retire after one turn" means that your ALPHA.TXT is not a 3.0 version (most likely you copied an edited version back in after installing patch?) There are a few extra lines added to the "basic rules" section of ALPHA.TXT in version 3.0. If you have an edited file from a previous version, you'll have to find and insert the correct additional lines in order to use it with version 3. BR
Croxis	posted 03-20-99 06:24 PM ET I didnt copyed an older version. Can some one give me the updated text?
Croxis	posted 03-20-99 09:20 PM ET Dick and Stick, I did what you said, didn't work. Brian (I can't beleave I'm talking to you) I don't know if alpha.txt has been updated or not, an you give me the file or the lines needed? By-the-way, how can one implament units.pix? Thank you for the help
ViVicdi	posted 03-20-99 11:16 PM ET Please send me a link to the Version 3 patch!
JaimeWolf	posted 03-21-99 07:21 PM ET I've been stuffing around with my alpha.txt so I reinstalled ... now v3 won't touch alpha.txt! I can upgrade it to v2, but not v3 Have to keep plugging. If I find a solution I'll post it here. James
StickFigure	posted 03-21-99 09:42 PM ET I have not touched any of the .txt files and it worked. As per Jeff's response, you might need to reinstall. stick
Ocarinus	posted 03-22-99 07:39 PM ET You need to make sure that all files in the SMAC folder were deleted when you uninstalled, the uninstall program will not remove any changed of modified files or any additions. Uninstall, then save any files you want to another folder elsewhere then delete the SMAC folder, re-install, add the patch and you should be ok. If you have done this please ignore the above but maybe some other forum reader needs to know this. Regards,O.