black tiles in C2C

[dusckr87]

Make sure you have your PC/Computer turned completely OFF.
How can you do anything when your computer is switched off?

I'm pretty sure he means turn it off (ie, reboot) after doing so (that's the way I did it anyway).

EDIT---and don't have the game running while doing so either, as long as we are being nit-picky here.

 

[dusckr87]

Well, after trying for 3 hours and about 20-25 times trying to load this mod in various ways (with all 5 dozen of my other ones working fine) this morning, I gave up on SVN2682 and replaced it with SVN2755 from yesterday. All 20-25 times I got the black tiles, but after re-installing the "new" version, it started up fine. My save game from 2682 lost a few armed workers, but no big deal. This is really puzzling as to why sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.


EDIT---now I tried 3 times in a row, without doing anything special at all, and it loads no problem. If I were superstitious, I'd say the position of the sun in the sky was affecting it.

 

[Dionysis]

Just encountered the black terrain after recalling a saved game in version 23. I closed the game down, cleaned out all of the files from "My Documents/My Games/Beyond the Sword/CustomAssets/" and "My Documents/My Games/Beyond the Sword/Logs/" folders.
Restarted V23, recalled the saved file and presto, the black terrain was gone!

 

[dusckr87]

Well, after trying my best to "break" it by doing various combinations of loading, saving, running other mods, loading by rebooting, loading without rebooting, etc I'm going to assume something was changed in the FPK (or DLL) file between 2682 and 2755, and have zipped 2755 for future use in case the problem returns in future versions. I had one CTD with 2755, but I believe it was a fluke, and otherwise it seems stable enough as a "back-up".

 

[strategyonly]

Just encountered the black terrain after recalling a saved game in version 23. I closed the game down, cleaned out all of the files from "My Documents/My Games/Beyond the Sword/CustomAssets/" and "My Documents/My Games/Beyond the Sword/Logs/" folders.
Restarted V23, recalled the saved file and presto, the black terrain was gone!

Again YES it keeps your last information in the LOGS area, and it interferes with regular playing sometimes, when a graphics cards is starting up. So if you play certain mods, then C2C, you will get ALL the different games info in the logs area that was LAST played then to add on C2C try at more info, again best thing to do is delete your Custom Assets folders (inside) out completely each time you play C2C PLUS all the files INSIDE the Logs folder. that should do it, if ot write again, thx.

 

[Cormac1974]

Yep, the cleaned directories cure the black tiles problem, but just once for me....it was a fantastic two hours with the mod.

After that, the problem is back and i cannot cure anytime yet.
I tried all what was read here and i cannot cure once, i cannot play with normal tiles.

I try always clean that two dir, and i tried download the newest one packed v23 patch, but not cure more.

Ohh one thing what i not tried yet, the SVN replace.....not tried, becouse i dont know where can i download the newest files (SVN2755).
Hmmm what is SVN? I dont know what is that.

Edit: One more thing. I have the black tiles problem only the newest v23 version....in the olders version was good for me.

Edit2: Ok i find it. I download the SVN from: http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html
But why need that for me?

 

[strategyonly]

Yep, the cleaned directories cure the black tiles problem, but just once for me....it was a fantastic two hours with the mod.

After that, the problem is back and i cannot cure anytime yet.
I tried all what was read here and i cannot cure once, i cannot play with normal tiles.

I try always clean that two dir, and i tried download the newest one packed v23 patch, but not cure more.

Ohh one thing what i not tried yet, the SVN replace.....not tried, becouse i dont know where can i download the newest files (SVN2755).
Hmmm what is SVN? I dont know what is that.

Edit: One more thing. I have the black tiles problem only the newest v23 version....in the olders version was good for me.

Edit2: Ok i find it. I download the SVN from: http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html
But why need that for me?

Yeah i have been getting it alot lately also, it has to be an artdefines problem problem someplace. What i have been doing is deleting all the folders in the Custom Assets, and that usually works, but

try this:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=11540890&postcount=36

 

[dusckr87]

Interestingly enough, I haven't had the problem once since dumping 2682 and switching to SVN2755 (now running 2803), even without deleting the cache. Knock on wood.

 

[Cormac1974]

Thanks man, i tried these 6 steps, but doesn't work for me....anyway, thanks the help.

 

[strategyonly]

Thanks man, i tried these 6 steps, but doesn't work for me....anyway, thanks the help.

OK one last step , instead of using Play Now, go to Custom Scenario, and pick a map, any map there and see if that works

 

[Cormac1974]

OK one last step , instead of using Play Now, go to Custom Scenario, and pick a map, any map there and see if that works

I tried it.
I see in the custom maps menu 7 or 8 maps and was started one then black tiles again.
This can be help localize the probem?

 

[dusckr87]

If the "6 steps" solution doesn't work, try one of the other solutions in this thread (or get a more recent version; as I said above I haven't had any troubles at all recently and I have tried my best to see if I could "break" it again by various means---ironic as before all the "solutions" were inconsistent at best).

 

[Cormac1974]

If the "6 steps" solution doesn't work, try one of the other solutions in this thread (or get a more recent version; as I said above I haven't had any troubles at all recently and I have tried my best to see if I could "break" it again by various means---ironic as before all the "solutions" were inconsistent at best).

Ok, i understand it and THANKS A LOT.
I deleted the v21 version and not find where can i download again (i see only v23), but i search it.

So thanks again masters.

 

[dusckr87]

Ok, i understand it and THANKS A LOT.
I deleted the v21 version and not find where can i download again (i see only v23), but i search it.

So thanks again masters.

You can download the SVN version, but it may take some time depending on your connection as it isn't compressed (I usually got ~300KB/sec when doing it the first time and it was well over 1GB total). After doing it the first time the updates are smaller.

 

[strategyonly]

If the "6 steps" solution doesn't work, try one of the other solutions in this thread (or get a more recent version; as I said above I haven't had any troubles at all recently and I have tried my best to see if I could "break" it again by various means---ironic as before all the "solutions" were inconsistent at best).

Yeah its been better for me also lately, but every now and then i get it also, but like i said if you go thru the steps and then add in the scario step and it still doesnt work, i still have another workaround, i told you i took alot of time on this so called "crap." It all stems from artdefines/dll stuff.

 

[Sgtslick]

go into the WB and "Go to Desktop" option. What is WB?

 

[dusckr87]

He means the main menu/options/world builder button.

I'd add an image, but the server is too "hiccupy" today.

 

[Sgtslick]

go into the WB and "Go to Desktop" option. What is WB?

sorry for the vague post, the site cut me off before i could edit. I just wanted to double check instructions - world builder > then exit world builder > then quit to desktop, then repeat but quit to main menu > then from main menu (still in vanilla bts), load your saved game?
I've tried everything I can think of, including the graphics high-low thingy. I also have reinstalled, deleted cache folder contents, deleted custom assets & logs, but it still keeps coming up with black terrain. Its very frustrating and a real time suckage since it takes so long to load each time etc

 

[strategyonly]

sorry for the vague post, the site cut me off before i could edit. I just wanted to double check instructions - world builder > then exit world builder > then quit to desktop, then repeat but quit to main menu > then from main menu (still in vanilla bts), load your saved game?
I've tried everything I can think of, including the graphics high-low thingy. I also have reinstalled, deleted cache folder contents, deleted custom assets & logs, but it still keeps coming up with black terrain. Its very frustrating and a real time suckage since it takes so long to load each time etc

If it still persists then i suggest you go the scenario route then instead of the Play Now route, and see if each one had green grass and and ocean before trying the next one, ie BtS original (any scenario) then C2C (any scenario) just dont play them.
Then go to YOUR game and it should work.

Main thing is, to make sure you start with your PC off first. Then proceed to the steps, etc then scenarios. Thats how i got mine back, and back for good now, using the SVN.

 

[Sgtslick]

Can't get it to work.. spent like 4 hours over past few days trying to fix this ;( gotta give up it seems