Civ3c editor problem.

[thievingliar]

Whenever im using the c3c editor it will run into "problems" at random times and need to close. Can anyone help?

 

[JM000327]

Ok. Been messing about with this, and I can't figure out what's going on. I have installed Civ3: Complete 3 times, each time I get this error. Whenever I load the Conquests editor, I get the following:

Cannot open file Art\Units\Palettes\ntp00.pcx

Then it gives me a whole list of files it also cannot open:
Art\Terrain\xtgc.pcx
Art\Terrain\xpgc.pcx
Art\Terrain\xdgc.pcx
Art\Terrain\xdpc.pcx
Art\Terrain\xdgp.pcx
Art\Terrain\xggc.pcx
Art\Terrain\wCSO.pcx
Art\Terrain\wSSS.pcx
Art\Terrain\wOOO.pcx
Art\Terrain\polarICEcaps-final.pcx
Art\Terrain\xhills.pcx
Art\Terrain\hill forests.pcx
Art\Terrain\hill jungle.pcx
Art\Terrain\floodplains.pcx
Art\Terrain\deltaRivers.pcx
Art\Terrain\mtnRivers.pcx
Art\Terrain\waterfalls.pcx
Art\Terrain\irrigation DESETT.pcx
Art\Terrain\irrigation PLAINS.pcx
Art\Terrain\irrigation.pcx
Art\Terrain\irrigation TUNDRA.pcx
Art\Terrain\Mountain.pcx
Art\Terrain\mountain forests.pcx
Art\Terrain\mountain jungles.pcx
Art\Terrain\mountains-snow.pcx
Art\Terrain\roads.pcx
Art\Terrain\railroads.pcx
Art\Terrain\territory.pcx
Art\Terrain\grassland forests.pcx
Art\Terrain\plains forests.pcx
Art\Terrain\tundra forests.pcx
Art\Terrain\tnt.pcx
Art\Terrain\goodyhuts.pcx
Art\Terrain\pollution.pcx
Art\Terrain\startLoc.pcx
Art\Cities\rAMER.pcx
Art\Cities\rEURO.pcx
Art\Cities\rROMAN.pcx
Art\Cities\rMIDEAST.pcx
Art\Cities\rASIAN.pcx
Art\Cities\AMERWALL.pcx
Art\Cities\EUROWALL.pcx
Art\Cities\ROMANWALL.pcx
Art\Cities\MIDEASTWALL.pcx
Art\Cities\ASIANWALL.pcx

After this, the editor can actually be used, however, terrain cannot be edited, and the map is a black screen. BIQ files can be loaded and edited. However, this gives the following message:
Cannot open file Art\Units\Palettes\ntp00.pcx

After that however, you may edit the BIQ file ok.

What is going on here? Obviously the editor can't find that palette file or the terrain files for some reason. At first I thought my old install was causing probs with old registry keys, so I uninstalled and meticulously deleted all the old keys, from my old Civ3, PTW and C3C disc installs. However, this did not fix the problem. Uninstalled again, reinstalled, same thing! Does anybody know how to fix this? Is it some hardcoded path error in the EXE, or did the installer put some files in the wrong place, or what? There is no Palette folder in the C3C folder, just in the vanilla folder, this is correct, IIRC. I get the same thing with the PTW editor, however, Vanilla editor works fine, leading me to believe this is an install path problem. Actual game runs fine for all 3 versions, mods can be played without problems also. If anyone can shed some light on this I would really appreciate it.

 

[CommandoBob]

I would also download and run WinASO Registry Optimizer (freeware) and let it clean up the registry, too. You might have missed a key.

Other than that, just some general questions.

Can you find the files in question with Windows Explorer?

Is the Conquest editor in the same folder as the Conquest.exe?

What did you uninstall and what was reinstalled? Is it vanilla, PTW and then Conquests (each bought separetely) or just C3C?

I don't think that the patch version affects the Editor, but I'm just guessing on that fact.