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N4 convertor problem

7 posts by 5 people · 30 Jan 2002 02:51 UTC - 31 Jan 2002 17:22 UTC

Gerald Moore 30 Jan 2002 02:51 UTC#139115
I tried using the convertor on NL. It says it can't find the game, even though it is installed. I noticed the notes say something about c:\sierra\NLegends, even though my game is installed at c:\papyrus\nlegends. Is this the problem? Also, will this convert any track from NL, or just those included in the download? All I really am interested in is the old Atlanta and North Wilkesboro, and Riverside. TIA, Gerald
I haven't messed with it yet, but from what I understand, the N4 convertor is not really a convertor, but a collection of fixes that allow ONLY those tracks included to be transformed to N4. So you can't take just ANY track and make it work thru the convertor. dave henrie "Gerald Moore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (11 lines)> I tried using the convertor on NL. It says it can't find the game, > even though it is installed. I noticed the notes say something about > c:\sierra\NLegends, even though my game is installed at > c:\papyrus\nlegends. Is this the problem? > > Also, will this convert any track from NL, or just those included in > the download? All I really am interested in is the old Atlanta and > North Wilkesboro, and Riverside. > > TIA, > Gerald
Gerald Moore wrote:
Quoted text (12 lines)> > I tried using the convertor on NL. It says it can't find the game, > even though it is installed. I noticed the notes say something about > c:\sierra\NLegends, even though my game is installed at > c:\papyrus\nlegends. Is this the problem? > > Also, will this convert any track from NL, or just those included in > the download? All I really am interested in is the old Atlanta and > North Wilkesboro, and Riverside. > > TIA, > Gerald
The only NL track it'll work with is Trenton. -- Fester "Is it that we need a nobrainer Linux desktop OS for people with no brains or should people do a little more reading and smarten up?" from alt.linux.mandrake NG
Well, darn. Be that as it may, it still does seem to be broken, or else I am just not comprehending the instructions. It never reports finding the NASCAR Legends source sim directory, and just shows a big red 'X'. I guess my next question is how do you go about "fixing" a track so that you can use it in N4? Gerald "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<ipJ58.2280$[email hidden]>...
Quoted text (18 lines)> I haven't messed with it yet, but from what I understand, the N4 convertor > is not really a convertor, but a collection of fixes that allow ONLY those > tracks included to be transformed to N4. So you can't take just ANY track > and make it work thru the convertor. > dave henrie > "Gerald Moore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I tried using the convertor on NL. It says it can't find the game, > > even though it is installed. I noticed the notes say something about > > c:\sierra\NLegends, even though my game is installed at > > c:\papyrus\nlegends. Is this the problem? > > > > Also, will this convert any track from NL, or just those included in > > the download? All I really am interested in is the old Atlanta and > > North Wilkesboro, and Riverside. > > > > TIA, > > Gerald
Hi Gerald, if you've pointed the converter to the right directory (using the browse button) and the nl-exe is in there, then the only reason I can think of is that you don't have the Trenton track installed? Achim "Gerald Moore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (12 lines)> Well, darn. Be that as it may, it still does seem to be broken, or > else I am just not comprehending the instructions. It never reports > finding the NASCAR Legends source sim directory, and just shows a big > red 'X'. > > I guess my next question is how do you go about "fixing" a track so > that you can use it in N4? > > Gerald > > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<ipJ58.2280$[email hidden]>... > > I haven't messed with it yet, but from what I understand, the N4convertor > > is not really a convertor, but a collection of fixes that allow ONLYthose > > tracks included to be transformed to N4. So you can't take just ANYtrack
Quoted text (15 lines)> > and make it work thru the convertor. > > dave henrie > > "Gerald Moore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > I tried using the convertor on NL. It says it can't find the game, > > > even though it is installed. I noticed the notes say something about > > > c:\sierra\NLegends, even though my game is installed at > > > c:\papyrus\nlegends. Is this the problem? > > > > > > Also, will this convert any track from NL, or just those included in > > > the download? All I really am interested in is the old Atlanta and > > > North Wilkesboro, and Riverside. > > > > > > TIA, > > > Gerald
I don't have Trenton installed (at least the NL version, I have the GPL version). But what Gerald experienced is (I assume) exactly what I did -- with each of the other three sims listed in the converter, as soon as you drill down to the folder that has the game's .exe file in it, the red X turns to a green check mark and gives you a message like "N2 directory found" or something like that. Whether or not you have the tracks only determines what shows up in the track list, not whether the games main folder has been found. I couldn't get the NL converter to give me a green check mark, even when I pointed it at the original CD. No worries, I simply downloaded Trenton off the web page, but it does seem to be a minor bug in the converter. "Joachim Trensz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a397en$1511be$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (36 lines)| Hi Gerald, | | if you've pointed the converter to the right directory (using the browse | button) and the nl-exe is in there, then the only reason I can think of is | that you don't have the Trenton track installed? | | Achim | | | "Gerald Moore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | news:[email hidden]... | > Well, darn. Be that as it may, it still does seem to be broken, or | > else I am just not comprehending the instructions. It never reports | > finding the NASCAR Legends source sim directory, and just shows a big | > red 'X'. | > | > I guess my next question is how do you go about "fixing" a track so | > that you can use it in N4? | > | > Gerald | > | > | > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | news:<ipJ58.2280$[email hidden]>... | > > I haven't messed with it yet, but from what I understand, the N4 | convertor | > > is not really a convertor, but a collection of fixes that allow ONLY | those | > > tracks included to be transformed to N4. So you can't take just ANY | track | > > and make it work thru the convertor. | > > dave henrie | > > "Gerald Moore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | > > news:[email hidden]... | > > > I tried using the convertor on NL. It says it can't find the game, | > > > even though it is installed. I noticed the notes say something
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Quoted text (11 lines)| > > > c:\sierra\NLegends, even though my game is installed at | > > > c:\papyrus\nlegends. Is this the problem? | > > > | > > > Also, will this convert any track from NL, or just those included in | > > > the download? All I really am interested in is the old Atlanta and | > > > North Wilkesboro, and Riverside. | > > > | > > > TIA, | > > > Gerald | |
Yes, that is the problem, precisely. "Don Jennings" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<lb_58.1539$[email hidden]>... > But what Gerald experienced is (I assume) exactly what I did -- > with each of the other three sims listed in the converter, as soon as you > drill down to the folder that has the game's .exe file in it, the red X > turns to a green check mark and gives you a message like "N2 directory > found" or something like that. ... it never finds NL.exe, always the red 'X'. Gerald

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