Hello!
Firstly I want to praise the mods/ops of this site and all the work you guys have done for cncnet.. <3
I've had a search and scan of the repair bay but can't seem to find a similar problem to my own so here goes..
The Problem:
RA1, custom map which I created in the terrain editor (EDWIN).
Map saved in game directory MAPNAME.MPR
Map appears at the bottom of the map list in game in the skirmish/new network game... stuff.
When I start, no error dialogue is shown, the match/skirmish loads as normal.... But it's the wrong map :\
I am not crazy.
What I've attempted:
Checked the map re-loads and re-saves with EDWIN
Fresh install of RA1 from http://redalert1.com/
Different custom maps (including some from this site) also fail to load (ie wrong map)
Installed RA1 in a different locaion from my first decade box.... it loads the right maps.. (but I don't want to use this version because it is poo......)
Praying to various deities
Crossing my fingers.
What I'm going to try next:
See if map PACKS will load (from .mix files)
Big thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this, any tips/tricks/solutions appreciated.
-Jason
(26 year old long-term fan of C&C genre on both PC and playstation platforms. I once owned a playstation mouse just to play Red Alert Retaliation hahaha.)
TLDR:
RA1 from http://redalert1.com/ all custom maps aren't loading correctly, wrong map loads in stead.
(EDIT: I just wanted to add that this problem persists on a second computer.)
(EDIT2: oh and one computer is W7 one is XP. thanks)