"you don't have the Moon Flight researched,"
Interesting - my old save didn't have that as a research option (even though I had already been to the moon and done a mission there - saving a base from space nazis?) But as you say, it's now one of the options in the new save. So maybe it just turns out my old save was impossible to complete because that option never appeared?
Anyway, I did that research (which now says I can send Lightnings to the moon, even though I did that a few months ago!); then I did another new one about Alien Flight Maps that had appeared, and it now finally let me research a lunar launching facility, which is in the process of being built. I finally feel like I am making progress again!
In fact, it's kind of fun having new messages pop up that are from the start of the game, but obviously weren't created yet in the version I was playing before. Reminds me how far I have come. And the OXCE engine is so much better 0 at last, I can see if someone si encumbered from the loadout screens! I used ot have to guess based on strength, then drop items after the mission began if it was too heavy. Now I know in advance! Also the auto-sell items is now active, I used to have to manually do it after every mission. The other OXCE chaneg is ambient sound effects during battles. Fun, though the bird sounds keep confusing my cat.
So it looks like I'll finally be able to complete the game on this new save, with the latest versions of the mod. :-)
I am still getting STR_ADVENT craft buzzing around though.
"STR_ADVENT no longer exists; it must be a very old save. I recommend removing it from the save."
How do I do that? It's probably worth me doing, so they don't generate a base assault at the start of a month, and put me into an irretrievable crash situation.
Thanks!