Brand new Install Errors

[lancew]

I am having the same issue that SirPinhead is having, mentioned in another thread.

I am installing on Vista, with a full license of FG2. I downloaded the installer today. It installs, then runs an update. I click 'done' then start up the program.

When I try to start the included 'A Tale of Dinor' or when I try to create a new foundation campaign and click 'start' I get the following error:

Error Loading Data

A XML pause error occurred processing file base.xml
Error on line 0: Error Document Empty
Do you want to try reloading the data?

Yes or No

In the application folder I see the foundation.pak, but there is nothing in the AppData directory under rulesets. Also, the foundation.pak is only 65k (this doesn't seem right). Under the AppData modules directory I see four 3.5E-xxx.mod files, but they are all 21 byte files (again, this doesn't seem right).

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[masteraries]

I have this exact problem....

and checked the same things

Edit: Actually I am missing the foundation ruleset from my AppData....what do i do reinstall (for the third time :'()

[cpbs]

What I did to fix this problem is that when you uninstall FG II you will need to delete the old folders that it created in your programfiles and also save/move your old app folder of FGII to a back up location. What will happen is that when you install FGII again it will connect with the FG server and install the Foundation rule_set for you again, in full, or at least it did for me. Then I just imported my old campaigns back into the app folder and it all worked out. But again if you are using d20_ruleset you will need to download that separately as FGII will not install it again.

Hope that helps.

[lancew]

There was no 'old' version to uninstall. This was a brand new install. I have never used the program. And it looks like the installer/updater did install the foundation files, they just don't seem like they could be correct since their file size is so small.

Thanks though.

[Blue Haven]

Do you have the program control or some crap like that, active...? thats very strange...i have FG on Vista and on XP and i don´t have that problem...the only thing that i think that could cause you troubles, is the annoying user account control (i can´t remember the right name ;)) check it out, maybe he is not letting you install FG right...

[Griogre]

The Vista ACS will have no effect on FG2. Its Vista compatable. Installing FG2 as admin in Vista is bad, though.

To the OP, it sounds like you have a problem downloading. My foundation.pak is 7 megs and the modules are 100k +. If the rest of the installation seems good you might try the test 2.4.0 version. There is something about a fix to the updater in the release notes:


This version also features an updated version of the updater, that should remedy issues with some DNS servers, causing the update process to get interrupted prematurely.

[Foen]

Hmm, there is no foundation.pak in AppData, it is installed in the Program Files folder for FGII.

Also, I think Tale of Dinor might be a d20 adventure, in which case you would need the extra d20 download from the FG downloads page.

Foen

[lancew]

I updated to the beta and everything works now. The foundation.pak file is 7 MB now rather than 65 K.

[Griogre]

If you run with a group that is not using the beta you should try flipping back to the release version. Since you already have the foundation files hopefully there won't be a problem. At least the beta looks like it will go live next week or so in the worst case.