What happened to the player made scenarios?

[cymruwarrior]

They used to be in the Depot but that link no longer works
Has the link been changed?
Are they on another site somewhere?

Thanks in advance..

 

[Stonewall]

Sorry, but the scenario depot was closed a couple of months ago. There is a new scenario depot for EU2 scenarios in the EU2 forum, but as for EU1 scenarios, I don't know of any one place where you can get them all. If you tell us which scenario you're looking for, we can probably direct you to a good link. Hope this helps.

 

[cymruwarrior]

Hmmm, so its down to that.
OK here goes, first off, there is a fantasia Scenario generator for EU II, is there such a thing for EU I?

Otherwise, any recomendations for good scenarios?


Alternativly, part of the problem is that i've installed EU on another computer of mine, but the IGC won't work, the patch thing doesn't patch things up basicly, so i can't use it (i've tried playing around to get it to work, but have since given up).

Now, if i new exactly what file(s) the IGC config thingy affects, then i could set up games on one computer (where it works, but, the computer is in use by someone else most of the time so i can't really play it on that machine), and copy the relevant file(s) over to the other computer to play it. Would require tedius reinstalling, but if its nice and easy, then my boredom dillema (the need for intresting scenarios/game set-ups) would be solved.

 

[Morpheus506]

Originally posted by cymruwarrior
Now, if i new exactly what file(s) the IGC config thingy affects,

AFAIK, it affects the scenario file called "IGC," in the Scenarios folder.

 

[cymruwarrior]

Is that the only thing it affects?

Also, even if the patch thing doesn't work, but i otherwise have all the necessary files in place, will simply copying the IGC.scn file over work?

 

[cymruwarrior]

Hmmmm, well something isn't right.
If i play with the regular GC, Iraq is Uzbek, and Korea is in N. Africa

 

[Morpheus506]

That's what the tags are. IRA is Uzbek, and Korea has the tag TRI. IRA=Iraq, TRI=Tripolitania. If you want it back the other way, go into text.csv and change the names of the countries. Country names start around line 955.

 

[Stonewall]

The problem you are having is that the IGC overwrites many of the original Paradox files, an issue that doesn't appear in EU2 due to the moddir commands. In EU1, in order to play IGC and preserve the original GC, you have to make 2 separate installs and use only one of them for the IGC.

Also, when you install the IGC, you then have to run an application called "patch" or something like that to get the files to integrate properly. Then the IGC config will work just fine.


There is still a fantasy editor made by Moctezuma. His website is:

http://www.geocities.com/moctezumaiam/index.html

Good luck and have fun!!

 

[Morpheus506]

Oh yes, I remember that editor. I once played a game as Greece and it was located in Washington State and Oregon.

 

[cymruwarrior]

The problem you are having is that the IGC overwrites many of the original Paradox files, an issue that doesn't appear in EU2 due to the moddir commands. In EU1, in order to play IGC and preserve the original GC, you have to make 2 separate installs and use only one of them for the IGC.

Yeah, i figured as much, i've reinstalled (again) EU so at least i can play the original IG without odd complications.

Also, when you install the IGC, you then have to run an application called "patch" or something like that to get the files to integrate properly. Then the IGC config will work just fine.

Patch.exe, and therein lies the problem, on the computer i'm installing EU onto, that Patch file doesn't work (works fine on the other computer), so i can't get the IGC config to work and all that.

So, my question now is, is there away i can create the desired IGC scenario of my liking on the computer where the IGC config file works, and then just copy that specialy tailored IGC scenario onto the other computer?
And what extra files (normaly added with the IGC install) do i need to get the full IGC working?
And all this assuming i am starting from the unaltered original EU (plus 1.10 patch), minus the usual IGC install (seeing that it doesn't seem to work properly).
Is this possible? Or imensly complex?
Or simply a matter of replacing a few basic files, and then copying over the pre-set IGC scenario file every time i want to play a new different game?
Should i be asking this in the Mod forum?
So many questions

And super duper thanks for the Moctezuma link
That at least gives me something different to do in the mean time.

 

[Stonewall]

Theoretically, yes, you can create an IGC file on one computer and then play it on another. However, the problem is that the IGC is unplayable unless that Patch.exe program is run. You can't run an IGC game in the regular GC because of all the major changes to the game files the IGC makes.

I guess, you could run it, but the desird results would be very very wacky and you would probably crash the game within the first year or two.

I wonder why that patch program won't work on your computer. Which OS are you using? Maybe your dos settings aren't configured correctly. Unfortunately, I can't help you with those kinds of technical issues, but if you get stuck, try the EU2 forum and post a question in the Support section. Mr.T and AndrewT are very very good at technical questions and I'm sure they'd be willing to help you out a bit. They helped me with my EU2 install, which got pretty hairy due to my funky computer setup.

Hope this helps...good luck!!

 

[unmerged(7347)]

Originally posted by cymruwarrior

Are they on another site somewhere?

I got a few home made scenarios for EU 1 that I made back awhile ago. You´ll find them on my site, included in my sig

...but as being mentioned before. Make copies or backups before you install new EU 1 scenarios