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For
it to work in the future, you will first need to do these three steps.
This is a one time thing only.
- Make a directory named "MAP" in
your main Panzer General II directory. This is the directory were there is also sub-directories
named "SCENARIO", "SFX", "USERSCEN"
and "SAVE".
- Copy ALL *.SHP files from
the "MAP" directory
on the CD-ROM to this new MAP directory. It about 60Mb.
- De-select "read-only" on
ALL *.SHP files
in the new MAP directory. This is the files you just copied from the CD-ROM.
It WILL NOT work if you don't do this! You
do this by selecting ALL *.SHP
files, right click on them, choose "properties",
and remove the cross in "read-only".
You can now play without
the Panzer General II CD-ROM, cause your Maps are now on the hard drive.
If you want to hear music (not sound) and see the smack videos you will
still need the CD-ROM.
Do a test to see if it works, before you do anything else. Start a scenario in
the game and see if the map is displayed.
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Q: All
the original maps is there, but this new map is not available in the game/editor
?
A: Remember
to put the *.MAP file in the "SCENARIO" directory.
Q: The
map is selectable in the game/editor, but when I try to use the new map,
the screen is black ?
A: Copy
all *.SHP files from the new map, to the "MAP" directory. Remember to de-select
"read-only" on all the *.SHP files. Usually you don't have to do this on
usermade maps.
Q: All
maps is selectable, but all becomes black screen, even the original, when
I try to use them ?
A: ALL *.SHP files will now be taken from the new "MAP" directory, and for it
to work, you HAVE to DE-SELECT "read-only" on ALL *.SHP files, including
the original ones.
Q: I
HAVE de-selected "read-only" on ALL *.SHP file in the new MAP directory
in my PGII directory - but it still don't work ?
A: You
have to copy ALL the original *.SHP from the CD-ROM to the new MAP directory
- its about 60MB. It will NOT work, regardless of you having the CD in
the drive or not. Ones you make a new MAP directory, the ONLY directory
from which the game will read *.SHP file, it this new MAP directory. It
will NO MORE read the MAP directory on the CD-ROM.
Q: All "videos"(SMK) and "intro
sound"(MUS) are gone ?
A: You
will still need your PGII CD if you want too hear MUS and see SMK files,
but all maps (*.SHP files) will now be taken from the new "MAP" directory
in your PGII directory.
Q: The
PGII editor keeps telling me, that "no map selected", even though I have
selected one ?
A: Again
- all *.SHP files have to be in the "MAP" directory. INCLUDING the
ORIGINAL! And again, remember to DE-SELECT "read-only" on all the
*.SHP files.
If
you have follower the instruction to the step, IT WILL WORK!
IT
WORKS IN ALL VERSION AND ALL COUNTRY VERSIONS. That means UK, US, German,
French - v1.00, v1.01 and v1.02.
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