Can't load missions [solved]

[Melan]

This is weird. I have not had any problems with running missions in TDM, but now that I installed Awaiting the Storm, I am experiencing problems not just with this mission, but others as well. Here is what happens:

1) The mission installs properly

2) When it is started, everything seems to be OK up to selecting objectives

3) When the mission is loading, the progress bar goes about 1/8 of the way, and then returns me to either the objective selection screen or (on one occasion) the title screen

4) After this, trying to reload the mission produces this error message: "Joint 'Hips' not found for attachment position 'hip_sheath_l' on entity 'barkeep'" (or another AI depending on the mission).

I don't know if the problem is mission-specific or not, but now the same happens no matter which mission are try. What should I do? Restarting my PC didn't work, and tdmupdater says my install is up to date.

Edited May 22, 2010 by Melan

[_Atti_]

I checked and mission install works here finely, sorry cant help more:/

 

Ps: I still encourage the 'technical issues' forum-section

[Fidcal]

Sounds like some kind of update conflict. What version number shows at bottom left of the main menu? And have you been testing 1.02 or still got the current 1.01? Have you updated since 1.01? I'm just wondering if some files got crossed over somehow.

[Melan]

This is version 1.01, haven't been testing 1.02. I have run the updater to see if a file might have been altered, but nope, it checks all as "ok".

 

Plus until now, the mod worked just fine.

Edited May 22, 2010 by Melan

[Springheel]

That error usually indicates a problem with the tdm_ai_guard_proguard_devel.def file. Not sure how that would happen given what you've described, however.

[Fidcal]

In that case, Melan, can you check you have tdm_ai_humanoid_guards01.pk4 in your darkmod folder. If so, can you open it with a zip program and in its def folder should be tdm_ai_guard_proguard_devel.def. If so, does it open in a plain text editor? What date and time is it?

[SiyahParsomen]

running updater will find out if there's any differences I believe. But before that, be sure that to back up your files if you have modified files.

 

 

edit: d'oh! I didn't saw that you mentioned it already.

Edited May 22, 2010 by SiyahParsomen

[Melan]

In that case, Melan, can you check you have tdm_ai_humanoid_guards01.pk4 in your darkmod folder. If so, can you open it with a zip program and in its def folder should be tdm_ai_guard_proguard_devel.def. If so, does it open in a plain text editor? What date and time is it?

There is a file like that, and it opens all right. The date stamp is 2010. 02. 28, 13:22.

 

[edit]Although note, the error message indicated an AI named "barkeep" (and in a different mission, a normal guard), not a proguard[/edit]

Edited May 22, 2010 by Melan

[Springheel]

edit]Although note, the error message indicated an AI named "barkeep" (and in a different mission, a normal guard), not a proguard[/edit]

 

All humanoids use the same animations, which are stored in that file. But I see no way it would be compromised by installing a mission.

 

I don't have any good ideas on this atm.

[Serpentine]

Hmmm, there is an entity named "barkeep" in Storm.

 

Try removing the storm folder from both doom3/ and doom3/darkmod/fms

Then edit currentfm.txt to the name of a different mission that you have installed.

[Melan]

I finally solved the problem. Since the pk4s were all originals with no sign of a change, I decided only DoomConfig.cfg or gamex86.dll could have been to blame. After deleting those files and running the updater to get new ones, missions load correctly. So it is something to do with one of these two, although what exactly is anybody's guess. In any case, thank you for your suggestions!