TRAPPED IN THEATER SELECTION SCREEN. PLEASE HELP!!!
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Some time ago I had a problem not being able to switch to Balkans theater.
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?9510-BALKANS-THEATER-NOT-LOADINGIt lookesd like I had solved the problem, but after installing the Israel theater, the problem is back and now even worse.
The problem now is that I am stuck at ITO and I can not switch to any of the original korean theaters or the balkcn theater.
Since I had fixed it once (apparently by pure luck) I thought I could solve it with a vanilla installation.
This time I even moved it from my G: drive to the most common drive to avoid any folder path issues.
THIS IS WHAT I DID:
1-unsinstall BMS 4.32
2- Apply registry cleanup tool by boxer as stated here
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?10640-Reinstalling-Issue-quot-The-registry-entry-quot
3- Vanilla install of BMS 4.32+UPD1+UPD2 to unmodified path C:\Falcon BMS 4.32
4- Install ITO
5- Install Balkans + various fixes and updates according to RAM22 instructions
6- Run everything as an admin
7- Switch my AV off (just in case)THIS IS WHAT I GET:
When I launch BMS the selected theater by default is ITO. Whenever I try to switch to any other theater BMS freezes. I can still hear the BG music playing, but it does not repond anymore to any click (back, exit, whaterver).
FYI before installing any addon theater I CAN switch between the different BMS stock theaters
I tried the whole process twice and I canĀ“t get downloaded theaters to work. Actually ITO works now, but I can not go back to any other one.:(
I run out of ideas and my knowledge of registry/BMS internals is limited, so I really have no clue what can be going on.
Anyone who comes up with a solution will have my eternal gratitude (and so will anyone else trying to help ;))
Thanks in advance
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Unistall ITO and Balkans. Stop at step 3 in your list. If BMS runs smoothly without ITO or Balkans installed, you have installed ITO or Balkans incorrectly. It can abe tricky getting the add-on folders installed in the correct folder locations.
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Unistall ITO and Balkans. Stop at step 3 in your list. If BMS runs smoothly without ITO or Balkans installed, you have installed ITO or Balkans incorrectly. It can abe tricky getting the add-on folders installed in the correct folder locations.
Iām no expert and this is only a suggestionThaks for your blitz-reply!!
I donĀ“t think installation of the theaters is the problem. In fact ITO does work and it wouldnāt work if it had not been properly installed, but the problem is that I can not change to any othe theater. I am sure that if I could change to balkans it would work too, but the problem is that BMS freezes everytime I tried to change theaters.
Here is my theater.lst file
Add-On Israel/theaterdefinition/it-bms.tdf # list of all known theaters terrdata/theaterdefinition/kto.tdf terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea.tdf terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea2.tdf terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea3.tdf terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea4.tdf Add-On Balkans\Terrdata\theaterdefinition\balkans.tdf
On a previous attemp I tried to change it, I even include the whole path for the addon theaters but it made no difference.
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If you canāt get BMS to load in a Korea theatre then I suggest you re-install Vanilla BMS and see if it runs. If yes, then UPD1 and UPD2 are installed incorrectly. Take it one step at a time. Vanilla BMS runs?.. then install UPD1ā¦ UPD1 runs?.. then install UPD2ā¦ UDP2 runs?.. then install Israel and so on
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You need to make a change to the Theater list file
It looks like this now:
Add-On Israel/theaterdefinition/it-bms.tdf
list of all known theaters
terrdata/theaterdefinition/kto.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea2.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea3.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea4.tdfAdd-On Balkans\Terrdata\theaterdefinition\balkans.tdf
It should look like this:
list of all known theaters
terrdata/theaterdefinition/kto.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea2.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea3.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea4.tdfAdd-On Balkans\Terrdata\theaterdefinition\balkans.tdf
Add-On Israel/theaterdefinition/it-bms.tdfIām willing to bet itās because āAdd-On Israel/theaterdefinition/it-bms.tdfā is above the comment line
Give it a shot.
RAM22
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If you canāt get BMS to load in a Korea theatre then I suggest you re-install Vanilla BMS and see if it runs. If yes, then UPD1 and UPD2 are installed incorrectly. Take it one step at a time. Vanilla BMS runs?.. then install UPD1ā¦ UPD1 runs?.. then install UPD2ā¦ UDP2 runs?.. then install Israel and so on
Thanks again.
in fact that is what I did at the very beginning. I had a working install of UP2 and then added the ITO. That was when I got the problem for the first time and I tried the vanilla+theater installations.
Vanilla+UPD2 works fine, and I can change in between stock theaters without problems. it is when I add a non-stock theater that I canĀ“t change the theater anymore.
@RAM22:
You need to make a change to the Theater list file
It looks like this now:
Add-On Israel/theaterdefinition/it-bms.tdf
list of all known theaters
terrdata/theaterdefinition/kto.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea2.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea3.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea4.tdfAdd-On Balkans\Terrdata\theaterdefinition\balkans.tdf
It should look like this:
list of all known theaters
terrdata/theaterdefinition/kto.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea2.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea3.tdf
terrdata/theaterdefinition/korea4.tdfAdd-On Balkans\Terrdata\theaterdefinition\balkans.tdf
Add-On Israel/theaterdefinition/it-bms.tdfIām willing to bet itās because āAdd-On Israel/theaterdefinition/it-bms.tdfā is above the comment line
Give it a shot.
RAM22
Thanks Ram22. I tried it but no joy.:(
Any other idea??
S!
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Hmm, interesting.
Right now Iād advise that you delete the Add-On Israel folder, or move it to your desktop. Edit the Theater.lst and get rid of itās entry āAdd-On Israel/theaterdefinition/it-bms.tdfā
Then see what happens.
RAM22
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@RAM22:
Hmm, interesting.
Right now Iād advise that you delete the Add-On Israel folder, or move it to your desktop. Edit the Theater.lst and get rid of itās entry āAdd-On Israel/theaterdefinition/it-bms.tdfā
Then see what happens.
RAM22
BMS launchs ok.
I can switch no problem to any of the stock theaters but I can not switch to Balkans. BMS still freezes.
It looks to me like a problem with the addon theaters. No clue where the problem could be.
Thanks again Ram
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Does Balkans show up in the Theater select box??
RAM22
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@RAM22:
Does Balkans show up in the Theater select box??
RAM22
Yes it does with the picture and the description. But when I click OK to change to it, it does nothing, BMS locks and I have to kill the process with process explorer.
I go to watch the EURO2012 final so IĀ“ll be away until tomorrow.
tx RAM
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I go to watch the EURO2012 final so IĀ“ll be away until tomorrow.
tx RAM
Okay. I have a couple ideas of why your having issues. We can talk tomorrow.
RAM22
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Disable UAC if itās active on your accountā¦.
Run BMS and itās installer as admin.
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:shock::shock:I could have SWORN I just saw Khronik!!!:shock::shock:
RAM22
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jcenzano: delete BMS and EVERYTHING related to it. Then Run a reg-cleaner like AML-regcleaner. It helped me, so i thought it could help you to.
By the way, your avatar. Is it F16 combatpilot for c64?
Best of luck, and congrats on the EM:drink:
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Disable UAC if itās active on your accountā¦.
Run BMS and itās installer as admin.
jcenzano: delete BMS and EVERYTHING related to it. Then Run a reg-cleaner like AML-regcleaner. It helped me, so i thought it could help you to.
By the way, your avatar. Is it F16 combatpilot for c64?
Best of luck, and congrats on the EM:drink:
Iāll be away from BMS computer a couple of days, so I will try when Im back and I will report.
Problem is that I am not very confident on regcleaners. last time i used one it severely damaged my OS install and I ended up having to reinstall windows (and I hate it!)
Avatar is indeed F-16 combat pilot, but the amiga version which is the one I owned (actually I still have it with the orinial box and everything) I spent so much time and had so much fun with that game dreaming I was flying (I was 16 back then).
I presume your congrats are about footballā¦ thank you. IMHO your team deserved better
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Disable UAC if itās active on your accountā¦.
Run BMS and itās installer as admin.
jcenzano: delete BMS and EVERYTHING related to it. Then Run a reg-cleaner like AML-regcleaner. It helped me, so i thought it could help you to.
Tried those two things. No luck. Still unable to switch to any ānon-stockā theater.
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Tried those two things. No luck. Still unable to switch to any ānon-stockā theater.
Not sure whatās up.
Try comparing your add-on folder structure and theater.lst to mine.
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Ramsay, I believe youāre on the right trackā¦ it may be folder structure and where the add-ons are directed toā¦
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Not sure whatās up.
Try comparing your add-on folder structure and theater.lst to mine.
This is mine.
I think it is identical to yours.
I am beginning to lose hopeā¦
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jcenzano,
First, create a folder on your desktop and name it, uhhhh, jcenzano, yeah thatās good, haha.
Then go o into your x:\Falcon BMS 4.32\Data\Terrdata\theaterdefinition folder and copy your theater.lst file and place it in that folder you created on the desktop.
Next, go into your x:\Falcon BMS 4.32\Data\Add-On Israel\theaterdefinition folder and copy the it-bms.TDF and paste it also into the folder on the desktop.
Now, zip the file and send it to my email. I will PM you my email address.
RAM22