Red Front 1.5 Final Version here for Civ2

[conmcb25]

Originally posted by atlon
cant seem to be able to make this game work. I clicked on RedFront.bat and press 1 but it says "Error to open FR.sav for update". Hope some one can help me. Im feel like Im becoming a real ludite

I think I can help, sometime in the future

[Harry Tuttle]

Is your saved game called FR.sav? It has to be named the same or it won't work.

[atlon]

yes it is named FR.sav. Should I rename it

[Harry Tuttle]

No, the name is correct.

Hmmm, what kind of computer system do you have and what is open at the time you are running the bat file? Is the bat file in the correct directory?

[atlon]

I think Im missing file events.gif I dont think it came with my zip file.

[Harry Tuttle]

Well that might be a problem. Events.txt is definately needed.

[conmcb25]

Make sure you have all these batch files in your directory when you run the batch file.

The only one that needs to be "executed" is RedFront.

The other two:

"Delevant" and
"Choice"

Do something to make sure the RedFront batch file runs with numerous versions of windows up to and including XP.

[conmcb25]

I just downloaded the zip file with all the scenario files.

Al;l the events.txt's and the delevant and choice batch files are included

If you are still having problems I would redownload the zip file and try and set up your scenario folder again.

[Leonidas]

Win XP has a built-in download zip utility. However, it is notorious for NOT including all files within the downloaded zip.

My best advice would be to download WinZip v9.0 and use it instead.

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,4172,00.asp

That should solve your problems.

[conmcb25]

I concur

Use Winzip

I didn't even know XP had a built in utility

[atlon]

I have windows 98.

When I try to load RedFront.bat it says events header missing. So I reread the read me file that came w/ the download and it says Im supposed to have events.gif not .txt as u all think.

[conmcb25]

There is no "events.gif"

[conmcb25]

Try downloading with WinZip and make sure you have all the files

[Harry Tuttle]

Yeah, the gif extension is for a picture. What I think happened was that somehow Delevant didn't sweep out the events from your save. I think I've seen this before. Could you post your save and the text version of your bat file (right click, find edit, cut and paste)?

[conmcb25]

Harry

Have you loaded this scenario?

This version?

I seem to remem,ber something being screwy with the Title.gif for ver 1.4

I maybe wrong, it is either this one or Exodus, I cant remember.

Imm just wondering if a bad Title.gif might not be screwing something up???