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OpenXcom => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Red Floater on October 03, 2019, 07:54:00 pm

Title: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 03, 2019, 07:54:00 pm

I recently got TFTD after enjoying playing UFO on OpenXCom and wanting a new experience. I checked the tutorials and switched to TFTD from the mod screen, and that made the game crash. Now every time I launch OpenXCom, it tells me it can't load the game, says there's something wrong with "geodata/world.dat", says something about a "log file" and then just closes itself. I can't even play UFO now because it doesn't even let me get to the main screen.

I've checked the files and "geodata/world.dat" seems to be in the right place. Can anyone help me? I have no programming skills, I can't seem to make it work.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on October 03, 2019, 08:27:23 pm

1/ please find a file called openxcom.log and attach it here so that we can have a look at the problem

2/ if you want to switch back to UFO, you can find and delete a file called options.cfg ... that deletes and resets all settings and should start UFO next time you start the game

If you're on Windows, both files are most likely located in your "Documents" folder in the "OpenXcom" subfolder

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 03, 2019, 09:50:55 pm

Hi Meridian,
After looking through my Openxcom folder, I've been unable to find any files with those names.
Can you help me with this?

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on October 03, 2019, 10:07:04 pm

Have you tried the "Documents" folder as suggested above?

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 04, 2019, 05:17:47 pm

I've been searching through my OpenXCom folders, but I cannot find a "Documents" folder.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on October 04, 2019, 06:15:29 pm

attached

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 04, 2019, 07:47:41 pm

Thanks for the screenshot, it's very helpful. But I don't have any LOG files in that folder.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on October 04, 2019, 08:58:20 pm

What do you have there then?

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 04, 2019, 09:55:37 pm

I have this txt. document.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on October 04, 2019, 10:02:51 pm

That is the log file.

There should be one more file on the same place called "options.cfg" or maybe just "options"... if you delete that, the game should reset itself to UFO.

If not, then just uninstall and delete everything and try from the beginning.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 05, 2019, 12:34:08 pm

Okay, I'll try it. Thanks for the help.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 09, 2019, 06:02:37 pm

Well, I can play UFO OpenXCom again, but I'm uncertain of whether or not TFTD will work.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 10, 2019, 09:42:38 pm

Alright, I've just tried it. It appears that TFTD continues to crash my copy. I have included log file.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: wcho035 on October 11, 2019, 01:15:15 am

Try a different copy of TFTD.  Sometimes it helps, especially if your version has files missing.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 12, 2019, 02:20:26 pm

I've installed TFTD from Steam, and upon checking the files I found it had everything needed, yet it still won't work. I don't understand what you mean by "a different copy", this is the only one I purchased.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on October 12, 2019, 02:38:34 pm

Don't worry, Steam version works just fine.

Can you give us a screenshot of where did you copy those files?

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: wcho035 on October 12, 2019, 06:40:26 pm

There is the DOS version, the Window version.. different version of TFTD from the past. Might be your TFTD have a file corruption in its globe.dat

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 13, 2019, 03:24:46 pm

I'm not sure how to make a screenshot.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: wcho035 on October 16, 2019, 03:28:13 am

You tried a different copy? Just in case?

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Warboy1982 on October 16, 2019, 01:07:09 pm

use the snipping tool, it's part of windows

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 19, 2019, 11:30:52 pm

Okay, I'll try and get a screenshot.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 23, 2019, 11:32:33 pm

Okay, I hope this will at least be of some use.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on October 24, 2019, 12:41:22 am

Yes, it is useful.

You should not put the entire steam directory into openxcom/TFTD.

Only selected sub-directories should be used, as written in the README file.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on October 24, 2019, 10:59:53 am

Here. This is what it should look like.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on October 25, 2019, 11:56:19 pm

Thanks. I'll try rewriting the folder like in the image and see if it works.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on December 01, 2019, 11:04:03 pm

Hey, sorry to resurrect this old thread, but I have recently tried the program again with the edits you suggested. Still no progress.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on December 01, 2019, 11:12:40 pm

saying it doesn't work doesn't help.

what's the error message?

share a screenshot of the folder structure...

give us something to work with...

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on December 23, 2019, 11:13:33 pm

Would like to apologise yet again for a late reply. I have attached a screenshot of the error message.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on December 23, 2019, 11:14:14 pm

I'd just like to say that I'm very grateful for you guys helping me. Thanks. :)

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on December 23, 2019, 11:40:28 pm

The TFTD files were not found.

Most likely you have copied them in a wrong location.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on December 24, 2019, 05:47:51 pm

I only copied into the TFD folder that came with my OpenXCom download.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on December 24, 2019, 05:48:58 pm

can you show the content of that folder?

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on December 26, 2019, 11:39:20 pm

Here you go.

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Meridian on December 26, 2019, 11:49:36 pm

Yes, this is wrong... as the first screenshot shows.

There is an extra "TFD" folder, which does not belong there.
Move the stuff from "TFD" folder one folder above (to "TFTD" folder).

Title: Re: Require Help Getting TFTD to work
Post by: Red Floater on December 27, 2019, 12:00:12 am

Thanks for the help. Terror from the Deep works for me now. :)