Burgeoning Battle Gamma Lucidus Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Sorry to need so much help, especially this many years after peak activity. I don't know the program well enough to figure these things out on my own. I am playing Backwater Calls, and have run into a problem. When I enter the Iron Mines, I get the message ERROR: Failed to load t05Ironmines. I believe I have searched the mines thoroughly, but I cannot find the Iron Key needed to open the final door. Also, for whatever it's worth, nothing happens when I attempt to read the book in the hidden area near the end of the dungeon. I don't know whether these issues are separate or related. Am I doing something wrong? Should I be looking elsewhere for the key? Any assistance greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 That's most likely an error because it can't find a script file. Pop open the scenario folder and see if you can't find t05Ironmines.txt If you're on a non-windows system, capitalization counts so you might need to rename it to match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Celtic Minstrel Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Mac is also case-insensitive by default, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Yeah, you can format an HFS+ volume as case sensitive, but that's really not a good idea, as you are likely to encounter applications that do not expect it to be case sensitive. IIRC, this has been a problem with SW games in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Lucidus Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Thanks for those suggestions. There is a file named t05Ironminesdlg.txt, but none named just t05Ironmines.txt. I downloaded two other versions of the scenario, from different websites, and neither of them contained that specific file, either. Should I try contacting the creator directly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 If you haven't already, try taking a peek into the Mac (or windows (basically the format you aren't on)) and see if its in that version. Most likely you can drop it in and it'll work fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I checked the files on my site, and the Mac version was missing that file. It was present in the Windows version. I have now fixed the Mac version. It can be downloaded here. In my defense, the file I originally uploaded to my site came directly from Smoo's website to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgeoning Battle Gamma Lucidus Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Thank you, Tyranicus. Adding that file eliminated the error message, and I was able to find the key and the necklace that I needed. Once again, the Spiderweb community has provided outstanding assistance. I do have a Mac, and I should have specified that in my initial question. Of the three versions of the Mac scenario I had downloaded, one of them also came directly from Smoo's website. I will try to message him so that he is aware of this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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