[Deritsuku]

Hello,

I am new here, and I need some MAJOR help...

I recently installed FreeSpace 2 Open from one of my friends installation files.

As you can assume, I was pretty exited.

Then came the error notes....

A list of the errors was pasted below:





Error:
Web cursor bitmap not found.  This is most likely due to one of three reasons:
   1) You're running FreeSpace Open from somewhere other than your FreeSpace 2 folder;
   2) You've somehow corrupted your FreeSpace 2 installation, e.g. by modifying or removing the retail VP files;
   3) You haven't installed FreeSpace 2 at all.  (Note that installing FreeSpace Open does NOT remove the need for a FreeSpace 2 installation.)
Number 1 can be fixed by simply moving the FreeSpace Open executable file to the FreeSpace 2 folder.  Numbers 2 and 3 can be fixed by installing or reinstalling FreeSpace 2.

File: 2d.cpp
Line: 1457


Call stack:
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Error: Could not load animation cursor for the mouse pointer

File: FreeSpace.cpp
Line: 9574


Call stack:
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Error: Too many fonts!
See John, or change MAX_FONTS in Graphics\Font.h

File: Font.cpp
Line: 853


Call stack:
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Error: Could not load in ChoosePilot-m!
File: WINDOW.cpp
Line: 237


Call stack:
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Error: Could not load in Pop2!
File: WINDOW.cpp
Line: 287


Call stack:
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As you can tell, things got really frustrating..... 

Can anyone please help me out here?

Thanks

[The E]

Read the error report. It is the most self-explanatory one there is. It even gives you a list of probable causes and solutions.

1) You're running FreeSpace Open from somewhere other than your FreeSpace 2 folder;
2) You've somehow corrupted your FreeSpace 2 installation, e.g. by modifying or removing the retail VP files;
3) You haven't installed FreeSpace 2 at all.  (Note that installing FreeSpace Open does NOT remove the need for a FreeSpace 2 installation.)
Number 1 can be fixed by simply moving the FreeSpace Open executable file to the FreeSpace 2 folder.  Numbers 2 and 3 can be fixed by installing or reinstalling FreeSpace 2.

All the other errors spring from that one.

[Deritsuku]

Now that you mentioned it...

There was one file that the Installer couldn't install. It was called Homesick, which brings up another question: will a missing level cause all those error messages?

Thanks

[The E]

........

You are missing the files from retail FS2.
Do you have these:

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root_fs2.vp
smarty_fs2.vp
sparky_fs2.vp
sparky_hi_fs2.vp
stu_fs2.vp
tango1_fs2.vp
tango2_fs2.vp
tango3_fs2.vp
warble_fs2.vpin your FreeSpace 2 folder? If not, you will have to install FreeSpace 2 first. To do that, you need either the original CDs, or you need to buy it at Good Old Games.

The FSOInstaller will NOT download these files.

[Deritsuku]

Will it work if I copy the files from a demo CD of FreeSpace 2?

[Deritsuku]

I take that back....
I'll be missing files tango_1 and tango_2

[The E]

The demo cd is most likely missing several other files as well. Like the entire single-player campaign, for example. No, you need the full version of FS2. Install that, then run the FSOInstaller on that directory.

[Deritsuku]

Oh well.

Thanks for the help.