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I have all EP's and recently got M&G. which is the only Stuff Pack I have. I just downloaded the newest version of AGS and started a new Game1 basegame, no maxis default content. I didn't play this game yet, and went to my main game to play a family. After the screen enabling or disabling hacks etc. I get a popup that says Apartments has been uninstalled and all apt lots will be converted to residential Continue or Quit. (of course I chose quit)
I currently have no hacks in my game. The only thing I have is CEP's newest version. All hacks were recently removed to install M&G.
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Where do I find the AppFiles? |
Read in post #3, FAQ C-2.
EDIT: problem solved, get new v. 2.0.1. Thanks for reporting!
After installing AGS with my current set-up (All EPs, all SPs but IKEA and M&G), if I then decide to get another SP, would I have to run the installer again, or would they be updated automatically? |
Good question The installer has bees designed to check and update all the existing games each time it is run: at the time when the welcome page appears on screen, the installer has already updated everything. But I couldn't actually test this feature throughly, because I already have all the EP and SP. However, when I installed M&G, I already had some mini-games installed, and all of them have been correctly updated.
I just downloaded the newest version of AGS and started a new Game1 basegame, no maxis default content. I didn't play this game yet, and went to my main game to play a family. After the screen enabling or disabling hacks etc. I get a popup that says Apartments has been uninstalled and all apt lots will be converted to residential Continue or Quit. (of course I chose quit) |
You mention that you didn't actually start the AnyGame1, and this is extremely interesting and helpful. I will check the code,
EDIT: get the updated version Thanks for your help.
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE LATEST VERSION
- Version 2.0.1 (26 Dec 2008)
- Bugfix: The full game "lost" the Apartment Life expansion if IKEA was not installed. Thanks to LauraLaima and PenChris for reporting and providing helpful info.
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You mention that you didn't actually start the AnyGame1, and this is extremely interesting and helpful. I will check the code, but in the meantime I'd need your AppFiles, too, please. |
All right, here's the AppFiles. If there's anything else, just let me know.
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EDIT: Okay. I'll get the new version.
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It deleted all of my sims. WHY!??? But you are good at what you do. |
The AGS surely did NOT delete your game. If you are missing an icon from the desktop, it is possible, but don't be afraid: your game is safe.
Please download the latest AGS v. 2.0.1 and run it (you can cancel as soon as the first screen comes out).
If this doesn't fix your game, run again the installer, create a game (it doesn't matter which one) and then zip the AppFiles folder, and post it here.
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Then I cleaned up the browser's cache, and I could finally download the new version.
Please try again now, after cleaning your cache.
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I downloaded the 2.01 today ( I believe). As suggested, I went to upgrade my old BGS environments to the new setup. The new program unpacked and intalled its icons as expected, but cannot seem to find a file needed.
I am able to choose the install options, but then get the error 'source file does not exist' for Sims2_Full.reg. I tried both the BGS and AGS modes.
There also seems to be no error log created, on the desktop or anywhere else. I searched for the .txt file you named in the troubleshooting post. I used the start menu as directed.
I have up to FT, only FFS of the stuffpacks.
I'm happy you have combined the two starters, I never found the AGS suited me, but it had some features I wanted. Hopefully now I can soon have the best of each! Thanks.
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Read in post #3, FAQ C-2. EDIT: problem solved, get new v. 2.0.1. Thanks for reporting! |
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE LATEST VERSION
- Version 2.0.2 (27 Dec 2008)
- Bugfix: The installer issued a "File not found" error while converting old BGS games, if no AnyGames were found. Thanks to Aelflaed for reporting.
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I love it, but I'm sad, because I really really wished it worked with games purchased from the ea store online, now I can't have my Seasons/Pets and make custom CAS screens as I purchased several games from the EA store.I guess I could re-buy all the pysical games, but that would be a total waste of money. |
The problem with the online EPs is easy to understand, but impossible (for me) to solve.
While the CD-versions, when run, only check if the original CD is in the drive, the online version check the location of the save-game (which is different for each AnyGame), and report to EA that the game was "installed in a different location". Since the users are allowed to reinstall the game, in different locations, a very limited number of times, soon the user runs out of reinstallations, and the game stops working. I can't do anything about this, because this check is embedded into the executable, which I can't modify.
However, in some cases, there's a workaround, that allows - at least - a limited usage of the AGS even with online EPs.
When you run an AnyGame, the executable actually run is the one from the latest EP included in the AnyGame. Therefore, if you have some online EPs and some CD-versions, you can create and run an Anygame that includes, as the latest EP, a CD version.
For example, if you have:
- CD versions for UNI, PETS and BV
- online versions for SSN, FT and AL
then you can create an AnyGame that includes BV as the latest EP (thus excluding FT and AL); you can even include SSN in this AnyGame: the fact that SSN is an online game is irrelevant, since the "latest EP" is BV, i.e. a CD game!
IMPORTANT: When I talk about "EPs" I mean games that act as an Expansion Packs (not Stuff Packs); for example, if you have IKEA on CD, you CAN'T use it as "Latest EP" in an AnyGame!
For your reference, here is a full list of games that act as Expansions, and therefore can be used as "Latest EP" in an AnyGame, if you own the CD:
Base, UNI, NL, OFB, FFS, GLS, PETS, SSN, BV, FT, AL, MG.
I hope that I was clear enough If not, ask me for details and I will gladly give them.
In any case, my warning is still valid: the AGS is to be considered incompatible with the online EPs, because I don't have online versions and I can't run any test in such environment. If you want to try yourself, do it at your own risk.
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The AGS surely did NOT delete your game. If you are missing an icon from the desktop, it is possible, but don't be afraid: your game is safe. Please download the latest AGS v. 2.0.1 and run it (you can cancel as soon as the first screen comes out). If this doesn't fix your game, run again the installer, create a game (it doesn't matter which one) and then zip the AppFiles folder, and post it here. |
I just found out that my stuff isn't deleted, but all of my sims are. Do you still think they are there?
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i went to install it and closed out after i selected what game because i didnt really want it anymore. and i went to play my game and it like deleted all my sims and neighborhoods i made. is there a way i can get them back? i moved the installers to the recycle bin because it wasnt in my programs to remove it
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I just found out that my stuff isn't deleted, but all of my sims are. Do you still think they are there? |
I don't understand: your "full" game starts correctly, and you can see all the custom objects, but your custom sims disappeared? Or you don't see in the full game the neighborhoods you used to play?
Have you tried what I suggested earlier, i.e. start the AGS installer without actually installing any game?
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ok so im way confused =[ i went to install it and closed out after i selected what game because i didnt really want it anymore. and i went to play my game and it like deleted all my sims and neighborhoods i made. is there a way i can get them back? i moved the installers to the recycle bin because it wasnt in my programs to remove it |
You too, should run again the AGS installer in "Standard Mode"; as soon as you see the first page, click Cancel to close it. This should fix your problem.
If not, I will give you instructions to help me understand what's wrong.
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I don't understand: your "full" game starts correctly, and you can see all the custom objects, but your custom sims disappeared? Or you don't see in the full game the neighborhoods you used to play? Have you tried what I suggested earlier, i.e. start the AGS installer without actually installing any game? --------------------------------------------------------------- You too, should run again the AGS installer in "Standard Mode"; as soon as you see the first page, click Cancel to close it. This should fix your problem. If not, I will give you instructions to help me understand what's wrong. |
it didnt fix it. =S but i guess its no big deal. i can just start everything over. but like the enable custom content screen don come up either.
but right after i canceled out of the installer the first time i went to play the game and it didnt load. so i shut down my computer while the game was still loading. could that have done it?
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I don't know what was messed up today because yesterday I had no problem at all. But today I had created a mini-game with the SPs and from there I started to have this problem with the actual game not running as it should with my neighbourhoods, etc.
Unfortunately I uninstalled all again and I read your previous threads about AppFiles you mgiht need.
Maybe I'm damn dumb or so but wouldn't it be safer for AGS to be run totally independently on an external hard drive ? I noticed that the installation of it generated a file called fullGame id... I'm a bit scared and like one posted above it would have been fine for me to have all EPs and SPs on CD and not bought online.
I'm very sad now because I find AGS very easy to use. I even wanted to write a blog about at MySpace to tell people how it works. But my priority today is my actual game and maybe I'd need to reinstall teh last EP (bought online), Apartment Life. Fortunately I always save an EA Games folder very regularly on an external hard drive in case...
Any suggestion, please would be fine. And by the way for me the Permagame never worked, I even never got the icon while choosing the settings for a mini-game.
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I'm sorry if the new AGS is causing problems to your games; it was deeply rewritten, compared to the previous version, and therefore some bugs are expected.
However, please keep in mind that I can't know what's wrong with your game if you don't provide me information.
If you manage to give me an AppFiles folder (see FAQ C-3), I will help you restoring your game and you will help me tracking down possible bugs.
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Dude_Potatoes - If you have shut down Windows while the mini-game was loading, then you might have messed up the path to your Documents, and therefore the Full game can't find any more you neighborhoods etc.
Please read the FAQ C-3 from the FAQ Page, follow the instructions (especially the part "If the Full Game still doesn't work...") and post here your AppFiles.
Liza495 - You too, please, read the FAQ C-3 from the FAQ Page and follow the instructions.
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