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Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: Dixy on August 24, 2005, 09:17:37 am: Hey all - been thoroughly enjoying your works of art when Raiderwars conked out on the nightmare scenario.
Ok, no prob, I'll install the patch, except when i'm intsalling it i get the error (in a window labelled Vpatch):

Unable to open source file.

It does this right after extracting a file called patch.exe, and goes on to say install sucessful, except RW still crashes. doh. It does this wether i try to install it in the default location or point it at my TBP install. I'm running TBP 3.2. Any ideas?

(oddly enough, sometimes i have to click ok before the patch moves on, sometimes it'll move on by itself but i can still see the error message flash by)
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: Prophet on August 24, 2005, 09:33:07 am: Here's my default suggestion: Have you tried downloading the patch again?
Gremlings might have paid a visit....
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: IPAndrews on August 24, 2005, 09:33:26 am: Is your B5-C-sp-RW01-2_0.vp file write protected by any chance?
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: Col. Fishguts on August 24, 2005, 12:11:33 pm: I've encountered that once too.
IIRC it was because I selected a wrong folder as install target. Make sure you select the "The Babylon Project" folder as target.
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: Dixy on August 24, 2005, 12:59:25 pm: Ok, problem solved, sort of - I'd already patched it, judging by the fact the name of the file was 2.01.. oops..:doubt:

ah well - no more raider wars for me, then :(
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: Fury on August 24, 2005, 01:59:05 pm: What exactly is the problem? We really cannot be of any assistance if we don't know what's the prob.
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: Dixy on August 25, 2005, 12:31:34 pm: Sorry if I'm causing confusion - many apologies.

Problem: RW crashed on the nightmare scenario mission. Started patch install, had to answer phone, came back, patch said it had installed correctly.

RW still crashing.

Tried re-installing patch, got error message about patch being unable to open source file, thought i had found problem. Eventually realised the filename
B5-C-sp-RW01-2_0.vp was already ***1-2_01.vp, so i would guess that the patch installed the first time after all (extreme embarresment at this point :o). very sorry for wasting your time..

Tried re-installing everything, patch appeared to work fine. RW still crashes, so i guess it just doesn't like my PC. Hence, no more RW for me at the moment..:(
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: PSI-KILLER on August 25, 2005, 11:52:44 pm: I had a problem patching when I had a 5 year old computer. After I got a new one it worked fine. You need recent processors to run it smoothly. What are your specs on your rig?
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: aipz on August 26, 2005, 01:23:32 am: I also have a 5 year old computer and didn't have any problems installing the patch... In Nightmare Scenario using
Debug 3.6.5 (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,33859.msg706233.html#msg706233) I am able to procede to next mission (it fixes the crash at red alert screen)
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: Dixy on August 31, 2005, 01:55:13 am: Problem sorted! thanks for all your help, everyone - in the end i removed all campaigns, re-installed RW and the patch, created a new character which i've only used in RW, and voila!, Nightmare Scenario works fine.

Just one more question - when Eris is escaping from Altair, I keep getting the message Spod ranch shares brought. Um?
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: IPAndrews on August 31, 2005, 03:40:47 am: Yes and if you leave it long enough it'll eventually empty your bank account and say "No more money to buy spoo ranch shares".
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: Sigma957 on August 31, 2005, 04:05:32 am: LOL :lol:
It should be transfering the money into my bank acc.:thepimp:
Title: Problems *installing* the RW2.0->2.1 patch
Post by: Dixy on September 01, 2005, 02:17:35 pm: lol - suits me. you should be receiving my overdraft, loans and credit card balances any time now. mwahaha!!! freedom!!!