I recently downloaded Geneforge 2, and it was running fine until recently, but then six of my saved games spontaneously disappeared - the slots just showed up blank - and I am now getting some odd error messages from it.
When I enter the Secret Tunnel, it says:
groupnpc.txt Error: Creature file bad header
groupnpc.txt: No body declared
And the exploding roamers in that area do not attack, though they do show up as red, meaning unfriendly. They just stand there and do nothing, and even when they explode on death there's no message.
In Saltmarsh, the message is:
z11servile.txt Error: tried to run an invalid creature script
z11servile.txt script failure: Invalid identifier aû in line 1 (the second character is a u with a circumflex accent, in case it doesn't show up properly here)
z11servile.txt Error: tried to run an invalid creature script
And the serviles in the northwest don't do anything. Like the roamers, they just stand there.
In Freegate:
callmons.txt Error: tried to run an invalid creature script
callmons.txt script failure: Invalid identifier a in line 1 (with a horizontal line over the a)
callmons.txt Error: tried to run an invalid creature script
And in both the Drypeak Warrens and Sharon's Grove:
door.txt Error: tried to run an invalid creature script
door.txt script failure: Invalid identifier Å in line 1 (capital A with a circle on top)
door.txt Error: tried to run an invalid creature script
The door to Sharon's house doesn't open, so I can't talk to her again. Both this area and the Drypeak Warrens I had previously entered with no error messages, but now they have these errors.
I tried qutting and restarting, and even downloading and reinstalling the game, but no luck.
Interestingly, I was a beta tester on Geneforge 1 and some of the Avernum games but wasn't on this one. And now I find myself submitting bug reports anyway. Clearly, it's my calling in life. :-)
Anyway, if anyone has any idea what all this might mean or what I can do about it, I would appreciate hearing from them. I'm running it on Mac OS X 10.3, and the game is version 1.02.
Thanks,
Lynna