Author Topic: Help Me... Please! (Read 2888 times)

HurricaneAndrew · « **on:** June 08, 2009, 02:44:42 AM »

Well, I downloaded about every mod and AI pack I could find today, installed them all, and chose my AI pack that I wanted to play against. But when i try to open RA2 there is an error message box, you know the annoying little "Send error report" dialogue box. So of course I have done something wrong. Anyone have any ideas what I've screwed up how to fix this?

Pwnator · « **Reply #1 on:** June 08, 2009, 02:54:08 AM »

Just overwrite the Teams folder and that's about it. If there's something wrong again, I just restart the computer until it works again. It occurs once in a while, don't worry.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2009, 02:57:44 AM »

first off what packs did you download? and second keep it to one pack per RA2

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:02:30 AM »

I downloaded every AI pack to be had, more or less just because I wanted to see some cool designs in action. And yeah, I figured out to just do one at a time.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #4 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:05:41 AM »

Oh and by the way, thanks for being patient with me and my inexperience.

Pwnator · « **Reply #5 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:11:18 AM »

No problem. We help people who deserve it (damn, I sound like a superhero. >.<). :D

JoeBlo · « **Reply #6 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:25:24 AM »

ITS A BIRD, NO ITS A PLANE.....no wait never mind its just pwnator jumping from a building again lol

which packs were giving you the issues ?

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #7 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:28:55 AM »

Well I dont think its in the AI packs, I just took all of the AI teams out completely and tried running it, but still won.t run...

So I'm guessing in not in the packs. Or would I be wrong to assume this?

Pwnator · « **Reply #8 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:32:08 AM »

Try restarting your computer. If it doesn't run, restart again. Repeat until it works. My RA2 usually crashes every 2 days and I have to restart it twice for it to work again. Not sure if this is the case for you.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:42:47 AM »

I restarted about 4 times now, and still nothing. Could it be a corrupted file?

God, I hope I won't have to reinstall it. It's not that I have anything saved that isn't backed up, I just don't want to have to put all the mods in their respective places again.

Pwnator · « **Reply #10 on:** June 08, 2009, 03:58:15 AM »

Hmmm... this is quite weird. You were able to build bots, so the problem's probably a corrupt file. Did all the other mods crash too?

JoeBlo · « **Reply #11 on:** June 08, 2009, 04:00:04 AM »

get a clean version of RA2 (so nothing done to them) usually by install and make multiple copies of it after its installed rename them to things like Robot Arena 2, Robot Arena 2 DSL, Robot Arena 2 Starcore, etc

and copy and paste the whole pack to it (some packs require custom components so copying just the teams alone wouldn't allow it to work) and if prompted overwrite everything

and see how you go

also in my signature there is instructions with pictures that I wrote for DSL 2.1 :)

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #12 on:** June 08, 2009, 04:03:15 AM »

Well, I wasn't able to build anything since the last reinstall, but I had one ready to put in once i got it all up and running.

I'm not sure, the game opens up to the "Infogrames" screen, but then goes back to the desktop with the error message. So the game itself isn't wanting to open.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2009, 04:06:43 AM »

Quote from: JoeBlo;43012

get a clean version of RA2 (so nothing done to them) usually by install and make multiple copies of it after its installed rename them to things like Robot Arena 2, Robot Arena 2 DSL, Robot Arena 2 Starcore, etc

and copy and paste the whole pack to it (some packs require custom components so copying just the teams alone wouldn't allow it to work) and if prompted overwrite everything

and see how you go

also in my signature there is instructions with pictures that I wrote for DSL 2.1 :)

I have the game disc, if that makes any difference as far as being a clean version.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2009, 04:19:03 AM »

just try with DSL 2 first (using the link in my signature) and see how you go from there :-D

Edit: also if R1885s AI pack is giving you grief don't worry their is an actual problem that everyone is getting

Naryar · « **Reply #15 on:** June 08, 2009, 05:08:24 AM »

Installing multiple AI packs or AI-changing mods on a single copy of RA2 is pointless as some of them overwrite each other.

And i hope you're not using mods with custom parts...

philetbabe · « **Reply #16 on:** June 08, 2009, 05:24:28 AM »

copying AI/ is not enough, some AI defines music under the UI folder, other needs special components, etc.

JoeBloe and Nar are right : Start slow.

just install DSL. test it.

Once it's done and OK, create an new RA2 folder (from CD) and install Starcore or Rage2.

Here, you will have enough fun for a long, long time. Moreover the bots you will build may enter tourney.

If, after that, you still want to download ALL the AI. come back here, tell us which AI (once at a time) you tried to install (supposed it was OK before install), and you may have some help. But a sentence like <> is too general to get some help back.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #17 on:** June 08, 2009, 04:27:09 PM »

Alright. Thanks for all the help, guys!

roboman2444 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 08, 2009, 07:19:02 PM »

try downloading ra2 from page 26 of infs summer magic. If that works then copy it and put the mods on it instead.

LiNcK · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2009, 07:28:56 PM »

Quote from: philetbabe;43022

copying AI/ is not enough, some AI defines music under the UI folder, other needs special components, etc.

JoeBloe and Nar are right : Start slow.

just install DSL. test it.

Once it's done and OK, create an new RA2 folder (from CD) and install Starcore or Rage2.

Here, you will have enough fun for a long, long time. Moreover the bots you will build may enter tourney.

If, after that, you still want to download ALL the AI. come back here, tell us which AI (once at a time) you tried to install (supposed it was OK before install), and you may have some help. But a sentence like <> is too general to get some help back.

Sooo.. That means that YOU CAN have all AI packs on the same RA2?