Bug Reports

[phungus420]

Which site did you download it from? I tested all the downloads just by making sure they passed the integrity check, I didn't fully install them (that always worked before, I thought the integrity check would always catch issues like this).

 

[SHS`]

Which site did you download it from? I tested all the downloads just by making sure they passed the integrity check, I didn't fully install them (that always worked before, I thought the integrity check would always catch issues like this).

I downloaded the full (with GEM) version from Strategy Informer:

http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/civilizationivbeyondthesword/mod/34366.html

I check GEM and uncheck desktop & quicklaunch(?) shortcuts... Just ran the installer again and tried to ignore and it fails on the \docs\ stuff (clicks ignore _many_ times!).

Checking the directory on disk, it's created but the NTFS permissions appear messed up... going to uninstall LoR, properly delete it and re-run the installer and see what it does then.

 

[SHS`]

Update: Ah! So it's the 0.9.8c _uninstaller_ that's whacked, not 0.9.8c+ installer. The \docs\ folder had their permissions b0rked so were not writable (even by admin), causing the installer to fail.

 

[phungus420]

There are multiple reasons why this could have occured, my thinking is that windows killed the uninstaller when it tried to delete your entire start menu shortcuts folder. Try running the 0.9.8c+ installer again and make sure it's uninstaller + installer works properly (it should unintsall the previous version, then reinstall like normal).

 

[Snofru1]

Uninstalling 0.9.8b (+Hotfix) and installing 0.9.8c+ just using the installer worked fine without any issues for me.

 

[Mesix]

I downloaded and installed 0.9.8c+ and it worked fine. I started up a game and the interface was present. I was able to found a city.

There are several messages that say "BUG options folder cannot be found."

 

[phungus420]

There are several messages that say "BUG options folder cannot be found."

Someone else reported this. I only know of one way this can happen. Did you install LoR on a different account then you are playing on? LoR installs the UserSettings folder into the My Documents/MyGames/ path, because otherwise there is an issue where users need to launch as an administrator. By doing this though, the UserSettings are installed in a User specific folder.

You can definatly fix this yourself pretty easily. Find where LoR installed the UserSettings folder, and move it (it should be ...My Documents/My Games/LoR/UserSettings) along with the LoR folder it's in, to whatever folder your CivilizationIV config file is in. You can find your civilizationIV config file by looking in your main BtS folder, there will be a shortcut to CivilizationIV.ini (or something like this), the shortcut should tell you where the file is.

The thing is though I want the installer to be able to do this automatically for all users, not just users that are willing to tinker with the files. So please let me know where your CivilizationIV ini is, and I'll try to set up an automatic check that would find it on people's computers that have a similar setup to yours.

 

[Mesix]

LoR folder with User Settings is in My Documents.

CivilizationIV.ini is in the also in My Documents with a shortcut in the root directory of the BTS install location C:/Games/...

BUFFY installed the User Settings folder into the Mod directory of the BTS install NOT My Documents.

I will try copying it to a similar location for LoR and see if this fixes it.

 

[Mesix]

When I copied the User Settings folder into the Mod directory the error associated with the User Settings goes away. Now I get an error saying that the .ini file cannot be found.

The mod is playable now though.

 

[Sidney Magal]

There are several messages that say "BUG options folder cannot be found."

Someone else reported this. I only know of one way this can happen.

I have the same problem. In my case, it's because the game is not allowed to write files in the Program Files subfolders (I run Vista). I don't remember if there is such an option during install, but if people could install the mod into the my documents/my games/ folder that problem would be avoided.

 

[phungus420]

@Sidney Magal

Just update to the latest version. You don't need to launch as an administrator with the new installer.


@Mesix

I do not understand how the UserSettings folder got put directly into My Documents, it should be in My Documents/My Games, perhaps this file doesn't exist on your computer, and that's the cause of the problem. For now, on your computer just cut the UserSettings folder itself and paste it inside LoR's main mod folder (the one in program files), then delete the LoR folder that held the UserSettings folder in My Documents. Since the UserSettings ini files will then be in your program files directory, you will need to launch Legends of Revolutions as an administrator.

 

[Mesix]

Sorry...let me clarify the full path names...

My Documents/My Games/BTS/LoR/User Settings

My Documents/My Games/BTS/Civ4.ini

Mod installed to...

C:/Games/Firaxis Games/Civ4/BTS/Mods/LoR

I copy/pasted the User Settings folder from the LoR directory in the My Documents path to the LoR directory in the Mod install path. The game works now, but there is an error at the beginning of a new game that says the Civ4.ini cannot be located.

 

[phungus420]

OK. That first one should have worked. Would be nice if you could post in that old thread with the issue so Emperor Fool could debug it, as it must be a problem with BUG locating the UserSettings folder on your computer, and he'd like to debug what's going on for that (as it must effect other users). The thing is though you should also be getting this error for BUFFY as well. Look at BUFFY and see where it's got it's UserSettings folder and replicate that for LoR, since BUFFY is working, there is no difference in how BUFFY and LoR find and locate the UserSettings folder (except one is looking for the UserSettings folder inside a folder named BUFFY, and LoR is looking for one inside a folder named LoR).

 

[JustOneMoreTurn]

I'm running the most current version of LoR and in the game I'm playing my forts have disappeared. I can see the MG I have in them and I can mouse over and the tile description will indicate it is there but no joy in seeing them. Anyone seen this before? Let me know if you need more info Phungus.

 

[phungus420]

That means the fort isn't defined for that artstyle in that era. I'll need to correct that in the PlotLSystem file. What civilization are you playing, and what era are you in?

 

[JustOneMoreTurn]

That means the fort isn't defined for that artstyle in that era. I'll need to correct that in the PlotLSystem file. What civilization are you playing, and what era are you in?

Playing Elizabeth and I believe I'm in the Industrial stage. I am not home right now but I will check later. Thanks for your quick reply.

 

[Kgorr]

This is a game with a bug..or perhaps just me ..as other new games bug out down the line too.

 

[caliban02]

Pretty hilarious but non-breaking bug:

Playing with revolutions, on a pretty big water map, so lots of colonies/rebellions/etc... Apparently the "get new leader" script ran out of leader options, so when Julius Caesar decided to make a colony of Japan, the leader was "Barbarian" with Sid Meier's head. He promptly demanded I give him some technology.

Now he's demanding I convert to Confucianism! What a mean dude.

Oh, another minor one:

Playing as Sioux, and the carrier unit graphics are messed up. It shows the "damaged" state (with holes in the deck) even when it just came off the shipyard. Haven't had a damaged one to see if the damaged state is using the undamaged one (i.e. they were just swapped).

 

[phungus420]

This is a game with a bug..or perhaps just me ..as other new games bug out down the line too.

I can't find anything wrong. No asserts using a debug dll either. I also can't see what could possibly be causing the crash you're reporting. My only conjecture is that your video card is crashing your game, try updating your video card driver. Anyway I'm confident after taking a look at the save and trying to replicate your reported crash that there is nothing in LoR that could be responsible.

 

[phungus420]

Pretty hilarious but non-breaking bug:

Playing with revolutions, on a pretty big water map, so lots of colonies/rebellions/etc... Apparently the "get new leader" script ran out of leader options, so when Julius Caesar decided to make a colony of Japan, the leader was "Barbarian" with Sid Meier's head. He promptly demanded I give him some technology.

Now he's demanding I convert to Confucianism! What a mean dude.

Oh, another minor one:

Playing as Sioux, and the carrier unit graphics are messed up. It shows the "damaged" state (with holes in the deck) even when it just came off the shipyard. Haven't had a damaged one to see if the damaged state is using the undamaged one (i.e. they were just swapped).

That's a strange one, I could have sworn the UP fixed this. Just to be clear you're sure all other available leaders have been used, so it's default to Sid? If so I'll need to forward this to jodg for debugging in the RevolutionDCM gamecore. It's a nice catch though, and a save would be nice, as that would give us something to work with to recreate this bug.

As far as the graphics goes with the carrier, thanks for the report, I'll take a look at it and fix it for the next release.