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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: Mustang19 on December 07, 2006, 09:13:25 am

Title: Strange bug- "Please Insert Freespace 2 CD"
Post by: Mustang19 on December 07, 2006, 09:13:25 am
I tried loading a mission. It shows up in the single mission screen, but when I click to start the mission it tells me that I need the FS2 CD. No long error message, just "Please Insert FS2 CD". I tried again using the default mission- one Ulysess. I get the same error.

I'm using HOTU 1.2 retail. What's going on? How do I run my own user-created missions? Does it matter what driectory the game is installed in, because mine isn't installed in what I would assume to be the default place of C:\Games:\Freespace 2.
Title: Re: Strange bug- "Please Insert Freespace 2 CD"
Post by: karajorma on December 07, 2006, 09:59:33 am
Which version of HotU do you have? The ~600MB download or the ~200MB one?

If it's the later then you can solve the problem with the exe from my HotU crack pack (check my FAQ's download section). If it's the former try it anyway (although it should be the same exe as you actually already have).
Title: Re: Strange bug- "Please Insert Freespace 2 CD"
Post by: Mustang19 on December 07, 2006, 11:06:33 am
I replaced all the files and it still doesn't work. Strange. I'll spend a while tweaking my computer's options at random, that always helps.
Title: Re: Strange bug- "Please Insert Freespace 2 CD"
Post by: IPAndrews on December 07, 2006, 11:10:07 am
I like the idea that mention of the original FS2 CDs is now considered a "strange bug".
Title: Re: Strange bug- "Please Insert Freespace 2 CD"
Post by: Mustang19 on December 07, 2006, 07:54:50 pm
Huh- I put in the FS2 demo CD and the problem's solved!  :wtf: Might want to add this to your FAQ, Kajorama, just so next time someone says "don't read the FAQs" you can really reply "I told you so".
Title: Re: Strange bug- "Please Insert Freespace 2 CD"
Post by: karajorma on December 08, 2006, 08:42:05 am
Actually I usually advise them to upgrade to SCP and never see that message again :)
Title: Re: Strange bug- "Please Insert Freespace 2 CD"
Post by: [DW]-Hunter on December 08, 2006, 04:24:16 pm
or you could just get the crack lol
Title: Re: Strange bug- "Please Insert Freespace 2 CD"
Post by: karajorma on December 09, 2006, 12:28:41 pm
He did. It didn't work.

No idea why. It always worked for me.