black tiles in C2C
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i've reinstalled from scratch using different svn's 3 times, held down shift, deleted cache, deleted custom assets and logs. Done a heap of fiddling/restart/shutdown/load/quit to the point where I feel like putting my fist through monitor, no other mod i've used has caused black terrain and makes me wonder if something can be done to try and fix this once and for all. I would be eternally grateful ♥
I felt this way for a while as well, so I feel your pain. Nothing I did was consistent, and all 60+ of my other mods worked fine. Then all of a sudden, BOOOOOM, it works fine, and hasn't stopped working no matter how much I try to "break" it. I think you have to make a sacrifice to the gods or something...
well I reinstalled again with todays svn. I tried strategyonly's tip of deleting a file in working copy and then reupdating, and then Clean Up.. I again deleted all the cache, custom assets, logs folder contents. I held down shift while loading, tried multiple graphics switching, world builder thingy through play now. I even tried installing the alternative terrain modmod to try that, alas nothing helped and black terrain still remains. Unplayable for me 
well I reinstalled again with todays svn. I tried strategyonly's tip of deleting a file in working copy and then reupdating, and then Clean Up.. I again deleted all the cache, custom assets, logs folder contents. I held down shift while loading, tried multiple graphics switching, world builder thingy through play now. I even tried installing the alternative terrain modmod to try that, alas nothing helped and black terrain still remains. Unplayable for me
Do you gt it from game start or only in developed games? Is it consistent across different mapscripts? How about pre-made maps (GEM say)?
JUst seeing if we can narrow it down at all...
Yeah on everything. Loaded games, new games- tried maybe maybe half the different maps I think including GEM. Its weird that I still get it despite it being a fresh install of the mod from my svn. With my cache deleted, have caching disabled in .ini, deleted custom assets & logs, its strange that it still recognizes that I must suffer and to plague me again and again. Oh and i got 6970 gpu so i doubt thats the issue.
strategyonly
C2C Supreme Commander
I PM'ed you on the Black Terrain, i need you to do an experiment to see if it works for you on this issue.
When you deleted the cache, did you delete this as well (assuming you have Vista/Windows 7):
C:\users\yourname\AppData\Local\My Games\Beyond the Sword\cache
it may not make a difference (it didn't for me until I changed the SVN), but you can give it a try anyway.
C:\users\yourname\AppData\Local\My Games\Beyond the Sword\cache
it may not make a difference (it didn't for me until I changed the SVN), but you can give it a try anyway.
strategyonly
C2C Supreme Commander
Yeppers thats my NEW way of doing it, thru the SVN, but it has to be done correctly.
Well I reinstalled civ completely and black terrain went away! 
This might give us a clue as to why this was happening, not sure tho since im no expert
Conclusion:
reinstalling c2c from scratch a few times, never helped.
Searching for my civilization cd, and reinstalling civ 4 + bts did help!
*edit loaded my old save from few weeks ago and everything went smoothly, YES!!
Only thing is, i have a sh1tload of TXT_KEY errors, im pretty sure its coz i didn't patch original civ4 b4 installing bts, seems this is the cause having read some threads on the subject. Hopefully once i overcome this little bug it will be smooth sailing.. oh and if i get black terrain after reinstalling I think ill be forced to smash my civ4 cd's into little peices with a hammer.
This might give us a clue as to why this was happening, not sure tho since im no expert
Conclusion:
reinstalling c2c from scratch a few times, never helped.
Searching for my civilization cd, and reinstalling civ 4 + bts did help!
*edit loaded my old save from few weeks ago and everything went smoothly, YES!!
Only thing is, i have a sh1tload of TXT_KEY errors, im pretty sure its coz i didn't patch original civ4 b4 installing bts, seems this is the cause having read some threads on the subject. Hopefully once i overcome this little bug it will be smooth sailing.. oh and if i get black terrain after reinstalling I think ill be forced to smash my civ4 cd's into little peices with a hammer.
strategyonly
C2C Supreme Commander
Now that you did the "play now" workaround, now try opening C2C in any scenario and see if that works? If so go a load "directly" from that scenario.
Cormac1974
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Well I reinstalled civ completely and black terrain went away!
This might give us a clue as to why this was happening, not sure tho since im no expert
Conclusion:
reinstalling c2c from scratch a few times, never helped.
Searching for my civilization cd, and reinstalling civ 4 + bts did help!
*edit loaded my old save from few weeks ago and everything went smoothly, YES!!
Only thing is, i have a sh1tload of TXT_KEY errors, im pretty sure its coz i didn't patch original civ4 b4 installing bts, seems this is the cause having read some threads on the subject. Hopefully once i overcome this little bug it will be smooth sailing.. oh and if i get black terrain after reinstalling I think ill be forced to smash my civ4 cd's into little peices with a hammer.
Ok.
I tried it and......SUCCESS! GREAT!
Only the full uninstall and reinstall was good...and not need any early save file.
But the full uninstall was needed...completely.
All the files need to be deleted (yes, from the users dir and the game dir also), only the save file and the C2C mod dir moved out and after reinstall, back to the original dirs. Thats all.
MANY THANKS!
Cormac1974
Chieftain
I found something issue....
I tried to install the Custom Leaderheads modmod and then load the savegame.....and...the black tiles is back!
Now i'll uninstall this....maybe will back to good.
I tried to install the Custom Leaderheads modmod and then load the savegame.....and...the black tiles is back!
Now i'll uninstall this....maybe will back to good.
Cormac1974
Chieftain
YUPPIEEE!
The problem is CURED!
The cache dirs cannot need to be deleted...the Custom Leaderheads modmod was the problem! This is not compatible the newest C2C!
I throwed away (uninstalled) and now i've not the black tiles problem!
The black tiles is gone!
C2C IS THE BEST MOD FOREVER!
The problem is CURED!
The cache dirs cannot need to be deleted...the Custom Leaderheads modmod was the problem! This is not compatible the newest C2C!
I throwed away (uninstalled) and now i've not the black tiles problem!
The black tiles is gone!
C2C IS THE BEST MOD FOREVER!
From what I understand (and this is all hearsay, as I never used them myself), CLH causes other problems as well so you are better off not using them anyway.
EDIT---I'm assuming you meant the "extra" animated leaderheads, not the CLH module, as I have no problems with the latter.
Cormac1974
Chieftain
Ok. I think this problem is for me, not for all.....sorry that...but we found one of the possible problems and that is good (but not the best thing) i think.
"C2C extra - leaderheads.zip" (from the main forum at 2012. may early) was the mod wich is uninstalled and was good to cure for me.
You tried to reinstall the full civ4 and the c2c? Maybe that will be good for you.
Good luck.
I haven't had the problem for over a month*. But the bolded part above is what I meant. There is a "custom leaderheads" folder that works fine, and the "extra leaderheads" is the one that causes various problems.**
*loading SVN2682 (or later) cured it for me
**I humbly suggest either removing this link, or at least cautioning that it doesn't work very well
Cormac1974
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