Hello

[Jamski]

Offer him PHOTOGRAPHS of HongHu if he stays in the game.

-Jam

[Snowflake]

I thought you were going to take over university.

[Jamski]

It depends if there IS a university...

-Jam

[Micha]

Hello to the hello thread! I hate Christmas...
Nobody´s here... One could think in the most populated faction on chiron there would be ANYONE to talk to on a SATURDAY EVENING...

[Mead]

Hello All

Sorry I have not worked much with the Hive.

I am still having problems with downloading and opening the save. I did get the password via PM. I think the problem is either my inability to properly extract the Zip file or properly load the correct .sav.

Could you all explain how to do it.

I think it is:

1. Go to Turn Thread on Main Forum
2. Download "to Hive save"
3. In Windows "my computer" extract all
4. Start SMAX
5. Play PBEM Go play Hot Seat
6. Load that Save
7. Enter password


Then I think I should then be able to see the save.


Can you explain what I am doing wrong?

Can you guys give me a detailed, step by step, guide to loading and viewing the save.

It might help me if a copy of the save is posted in an internal Hive Forum in non Zip Format.

Hong Hu seems to doing a good job with a lot of the work on the game and it is starting to look real interesting.


Mead



PS

Hopefully my abilities of actually understanding and playing SMAX are better than my demonstated skill level of downloading and viewing the save.

[Micha]

Hm, the steps you describe are all correct. Besides the
<3. In Windows "my computer" extract all>
It is exactly what I do. You´re using Windows 9x, 2k or XP? If so, then there should be no problem...

What is the nature of your problem? Does it return an error message after typing the password or what?

[Mead]

Originally posted by Micha
Hm, the steps you describe are all correct. Besides the
<3. In Windows "my computer" extract all>
It is exactly what I do. You´re using Windows 9x, 2k or XP? If so, then there should be no problem...

What is the nature of your problem? Does it return an error message after typing the password or what?

I download acdg - hive, 2150 as a zip file. (I know I downloaded something because it is 88.7 kb big)

then, I right click on it and select Extract All

then, the Extract Wizard Box opens up and says select a folder to extract files to

And, that's as far as I can go.


When I hit the Next button nothing happens.

I tried putting putting the password in. I tried putting it in different folders and tried to extract it on different computers but I get no success.


If I doubleclick on the file it says "the path 2150.zip does not exist or is not a directory."


When I downloaded the Uni - 2149.sav I was able to try to load it into SMAX but the Password would not work. Are we only able to load the acdg - hive saves?


There must be something real simple that I am doing wrong. I remember reading somewhere that the real important things are always simple, but the real simple things are always hard.


I'm using Windows Millineum Edition

Mead

[Kody]

We can only load the hive saves.

From the sounds of it you're trying to load the unextracted zip file and you're extracting the actual save to a folder somewhere completely different.

[Snowflake]

Mead I know you don't have MSN right? Is there a way that we can chat while you do it so we can walk with you through it?

[Snowflake]

Here's an unzipped version of the save if you still need it Mead.

http://apolyton.net/upload/files/HongHu/ACDG-Hive2149a.SAV

[Jamski]

Merry Xmas Everyone!

Fröhliche Weihnachten Alle!

-Jam

[Mead]

Originally posted by HongHu
Here's an unzipped version of the save if you still need it Mead.

http://apolyton.net/upload/files/Hon...-Hive2149a.SAV

Thanks for trying but it still is not working. When I click on the Link I get a text file that starts TERRAN followed by several pages of symbols.


Can you post the save in a .SAV format on one of the Hive internal forums?


Mead

EDIT ADD: As I was looking through it it has a bunch of dialog involving Buster and Tassadr and others.

[Enigma_Nova]

This is most likely because Alien Crossfire starts with the Terranx.exe.

[Mead]

Originally posted by Enigma_Nova
This is most likely because Alien Crossfire starts with the Terranx.exe.

Do you mind trying to walk me through the download right now?

[Snowflake]

It was a save format. I'm not sure what was the problem. Hopefully Enigma would be able to help you.

Also just a note that we are not supposed read the conversations in the save from word.