How do you run planetfall
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Teodosio
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- Launch Beyond to Sword
- Click on "Advanced"
- Click on "Load a mod"
- You should see the mod list, Planetfall should be among them if you put it in the right directory.
Maniac
Apolyton Sage
Have you double-clicked the executable to let it install?
Besides what Teododio says, you can also click the 'Launch Planetfall' icon in the Planetfall folder.
Maniac
Apolyton Sage
To what folder is Planetfall installed?
Is it something different than
C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Beyond the Sword\Mods\Planetfall v8
?
Tssha
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Here's the troubleshooting checklist. Please answer as many questions as you can, and feel free to elaborate on any of them. The more information we can get here the faster we can help you.
1. Did you install the mod?
2. Did you install the mod to the correct directory? (it should know where to install it, even if you've got a funny directory setup...assuming your answer to 1. was "Yes")
3. Do you use Vista?
4. Do you have Beyond the Sword patched to 3.17?
5. Can you run Beyond the Sword?
6. Can you load the mod by going to Advanced -> Load a Mod in the Main Menu?
I'm sorry to be so thorough, but you haven't provided a lot of information here. Please don't be offended, I don't know what level of mod experience you have with Civ, so I'm trying to cover as many bases as I can think of.
1. Did you install the mod?
2. Did you install the mod to the correct directory? (it should know where to install it, even if you've got a funny directory setup...assuming your answer to 1. was "Yes")
3. Do you use Vista?
4. Do you have Beyond the Sword patched to 3.17?
5. Can you run Beyond the Sword?
6. Can you load the mod by going to Advanced -> Load a Mod in the Main Menu?
I'm sorry to be so thorough, but you haven't provided a lot of information here. Please don't be offended, I don't know what level of mod experience you have with Civ, so I'm trying to cover as many bases as I can think of.
Maniac
Apolyton Sage
Thanks for that checklist! Will be useful for me in the future too.
This though
This though
is not true for my installer. If the Civ4 directory is different than the default one I mentioned above, the user should browse for the correct folder themselves.
Maniac
Apolyton Sage
Double click on Planetfall_v8.exe
Maniac
Apolyton Sage
I'm afraid I don't know how that is possible. 
Err, do you use a Mac or something?
Err, do you use a Mac or something?
Deon
Lt. of Mordor
Maniac
Kansa:
Install it the same way you've installed Beyond The Sword. Do you remember how you installed Beyond The Sword?
If your windows thinks that .exe is a quicktime application, make it think that it's a program executable. If you don't know how to do it, you can ask it directly in Microsoft Help&Support section: http://support.microsoft.com/
Anyway, here's the "algorythm for dummies":
1) Download planetfall mod .exe file.
2) Run the executable.
3) When it asks for a program location, browse the location of your Civilization 4 folder if you have it installed not in the default location (I think it's not your case).
4) Let the install program make everything it needs.
5) Make sure your BTS version is 3.17. If so, run Beyond The Sword.
6) In the main menu, select "Advanced", then "Load a Mod".
7) In the opened window click a checkbox near Planetfall Mod and press "next" (or "load"/or "OK", I don't remember; that button in the lower right corner of your screen).
It's possible. You can even try to open JPG files with notepad, it just makes no sense. Looks like that guy installed Quicktime wrong.
Kansa:
Install it the same way you've installed Beyond The Sword. Do you remember how you installed Beyond The Sword?
If your windows thinks that .exe is a quicktime application, make it think that it's a program executable. If you don't know how to do it, you can ask it directly in Microsoft Help&Support section: http://support.microsoft.com/
Anyway, here's the "algorythm for dummies":
1) Download planetfall mod .exe file.
2) Run the executable.
3) When it asks for a program location, browse the location of your Civilization 4 folder if you have it installed not in the default location (I think it's not your case).
4) Let the install program make everything it needs.
5) Make sure your BTS version is 3.17. If so, run Beyond The Sword.
6) In the main menu, select "Advanced", then "Load a Mod".
7) In the opened window click a checkbox near Planetfall Mod and press "next" (or "load"/or "OK", I don't remember; that button in the lower right corner of your screen).
Maniac
Apolyton Sage
Dude, if you just say "it's just not working", we can't help you, and I'm just gonna ignore you. You need to be more clear, provide more information. I'm always willing to help, but you have to make an effort too you know. I have better things to do than playing guessing games.
So I assume you managed to get the executable working?
At what point of Deon's algorithm for dummies did you get stuck?
So I assume you managed to get the executable working?
At what point of Deon's algorithm for dummies did you get stuck?
Deon
Lt. of Mordor
Right, I gave you an algorythm with 7 points. At which point does it stop working?
P.S. Just in case: by "point" I mean "number", not "dot".
P.P.S. Man, it works. You just do somethign wrong.
Couldn't stand...
No big deal for me, but you might want to know that your installer didn't even create the planetfall v8 folder for me.
-I downloaded the main file and the patch from the links at the top of
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=253775
-I accidentally ran the patch installer first, but realized this as it was finishing
-I then ran the main installer, followed by running the patch installer. The directory they suggested (and I accepted) was in both cases
C:\Program Files\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Gold\Beyond the Sword\Mods
-I started up the game, and was surprised when I could not launch the mod; on investigating I realized that even searching my entire civ4 folder for "planetfall" returned no results, much less finding a folder "C:\Program Files\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Gold\Beyond the Sword\Mods\Planetfall v8\"
-I went ahead and created that folder myself, then tried the installer again; no dice.
-I used 7zip to extract the files myself into the path above, then extract the patch files (overwriting when it prompted). I then was able to load the mod and it seems to work fine.
-FfH2 also uses the NullSoft Install System v2.38, and FfH2 correctly installed for me.
As I said, it isn't really a problem for me but I thought I'd let you know. For your information, I'm running Civ4 BtS 3.17 on XP.
Amazing work by the way; I'm certainly impressed.
-I downloaded the main file and the patch from the links at the top of
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=253775
-I accidentally ran the patch installer first, but realized this as it was finishing
-I then ran the main installer, followed by running the patch installer. The directory they suggested (and I accepted) was in both cases
C:\Program Files\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Gold\Beyond the Sword\Mods
-I started up the game, and was surprised when I could not launch the mod; on investigating I realized that even searching my entire civ4 folder for "planetfall" returned no results, much less finding a folder "C:\Program Files\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Gold\Beyond the Sword\Mods\Planetfall v8\"
-I went ahead and created that folder myself, then tried the installer again; no dice.
-I used 7zip to extract the files myself into the path above, then extract the patch files (overwriting when it prompted). I then was able to load the mod and it seems to work fine.
-FfH2 also uses the NullSoft Install System v2.38, and FfH2 correctly installed for me.
As I said, it isn't really a problem for me but I thought I'd let you know. For your information, I'm running Civ4 BtS 3.17 on XP.
Amazing work by the way; I'm certainly impressed.
