[SOLVED] Fails to start - cannot load ruleset

[abacaps]

I'm having trouble getting it to start. It says 'Failed to load ruleset'. I tried both manual and automatic installs, and I tried both my own copy of x-com - and when that didn't work bought the steam copy, I get the same message. I'm using Windows 8, 64-bit. Thanks for any help, would love to try this classic again.

[moriarty]

Is there a folder called "data" in your openxcom folder? Does that folder contain a folder called "ruleset"? Does that folder contain a file called "xcom1ruleset.rul"?
 
Did you ever successfully run the game? Or did it crash the first time you tried to run it?

[abacaps]

It contains the folder data, sub-folder Ruleset and the file Xcom1Ruleset.rul. The folder structure is exactly as in the examples provided. It never ran for me (running the non-openxcom Steam version or my other copy works fine though). I also tried copying the folder from the default Program Files to another location but that didn't work either.

[abacaps]

I just tried to see what happens if I remove the 'data' folder altogether and I get the same message, suggesting that it is not necessarily related to the ruleset but perhaps finding the data folder. In fact I can remove all files and folders except the .dll files and OpenXcom.exe, and I still get the message 'failed to load ruleset'.

[ivandogovich]

Could it be possible that the folder where your data is located is protected and the system is restricting access to it?
Can you move it to your "Documents" folder and point the game at it?

Cheers, Ivan

[abacaps]

Yes, that worked, thank you! I had actually moved it from program files to another harddrive for exactly that reason where files should not be protected, but it didn't work (as mentioned above). No idea why the documents folder did work...but it works 

[ivandogovich]

Awesome!!  I'm glad you will get to experience this awesome game!  ~ Cheers! 

[abacaps]

Much thanks to you! Just lost a game on superhuman already, I'd forgotten how hard it is (maybe iron mode wasn't such a good idea...)

[ivandogovich]

Hehe! Superhuman is a whole different ballgame on OpenXcom.  The bug in the original that used to reset the game to easy is now gone.
I've lost a few Superhuman attempts, myself.

Cheers, Ivan

[abacaps]

I played the original x-com with the bugfix but superhuman does seem to be another level in openxcom, maybe I shouldn't have switched on sneaky AI 
Though I like the sneaky AI, maybe I'll try an easier level instead...I do love that it's a lot more challenging now