Problem with the Level Editor

lizwiz · Post by **lizwiz** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:20 pm

Hi can anyone help me? I have a problem with my level editor on my portable.

It works fine on the main PC but on my portable when I try to load a level it gives me an MAV.

I competely reformatted my HD and re-installed windows (XP) but it has made no difference whatsoever. I am using exactly the same version on both PC and laptop so what is going on? It used to work ok but it now refuses.

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!!!!

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:22 pm

WA, or RTW?

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:24 pm

Most-likely RTW. I'm like the only one who uses the Wonderland Adventures Editor.

lizwiz · Post by **lizwiz** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:42 pm

Sorry yes it's RTW (platinum) I can use the deluxe strangely enough with the .LV5 files but not the platinum.

Wierd innit?

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:47 pm

Yes, I think you can use the deluxe version with the Lev and Lv5 and not Lev6. And I think with Platinum, you can use Lv6 and Lv5 and not Lev.

Of course I may be wrong. Little help here Pat?

I've never really messed with the deluxe version.

mqdar · Post by **mqdar** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:15 am

jdl wrote:Yes, I think you can use the deluxe version with the Lev and Lv5 and not Lev6. And I think with Platinum, you can use Lv6 and Lv5 and not Lev.

Of course I may be wrong. Little help here Pat?

I've never really messed with the deluxe version.

The Deluxe version can open .Lv5 and .Lev. The Platinum can open .Lv6, .Lv5 and .Lev.

.Lev = Classic RTW Level File
.Lv5 = Deluxe RTW Level File
.Lv6 = Platinum RTW Level File

lizwiz · Post by **lizwiz** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:38 am

The Deluxe version can open .Lv5 and .Lev. The Platinum can open .Lv6, .Lv5 and .Lev.

Well yes that's true, but it still doesn't address the question - which is why does my platinum editor come up with an MAV.

I have 2 Gb of memory on this machine, so that's not the problem.

janetgalle · Post by **janetgalle** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:42 pm

Is it only affecting the editor and not the game itself? If so, that's odd.
Patrick usually first recommends making sure your DirectX is up to date, and also checking for driver updates for your video and sound cards.
Also try starting it in windowed mode instead of full screen.
If any of the above don't work, you'll need advice from someone "techier" than I. Sorry.
jg

lizwiz · Post by **lizwiz** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:18 pm

janetgalle wrote:Is it only affecting the editor and not the game itself? If so, that's odd.
Patrick usually first recommends making sure your DirectX is up to date, and also checking for driver updates for your video and sound cards.
Also try starting it in windowed mode instead of full screen.
If any of the above don't work, you'll need advice from someone "techier" than I. Sorry.
jg

It's seriously odd. I thought it might be the saved installer that I used but I used the same one for my PC and it works just fine. It WAS working but then it messed up - so I did a complete clean re-format re-install everything and it made not the slightest difference.

The only thing different about the portable is that it has XP Home on it instead of XP Pro on the other one, but it was working before so I'm completely fogged.

lizwiz · Post by **lizwiz** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:20 pm

janetgalle wrote:Is it only affecting the editor and not the game itself? If so, that's odd.
Patrick usually first recommends making sure your DirectX is up to date, and also checking for driver updates for your video and sound cards.
Also try starting it in windowed mode instead of full screen.
If any of the above don't work, you'll need advice from someone "techier" than I. Sorry.
jg

It's seriously odd. I thought it might be the saved installer that I used but I used the same one for my PC and it works just fine. It WAS working but then it messed up - so I did a complete clean re-format re-install everything and it made not the slightest difference.

The only thing different about the portable is that it has XP Home on it instead of XP Pro on the other one, but it was working before so I'm completely fogged.

I think I'm going to try installing Pro on the laptop see if that works.

Salin · Post by **Salin** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:35 pm

I'm not a techie at all, sorry, I cannot help you. I wish I could though.

janetgalle · Post by **janetgalle** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:40 pm

If you bought the game from the Midnight Synergy website you could write to the infos@ address and ask for a new download.
jg

uneekrose · Post by **uneekrose** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:21 pm

Lizwiz did you ever install the update. It sounds to me like it's your graphic card. But try the update and see what happens.

http://www.midnightsynergy.com/returnto ... update.htm

lizwiz · Post by **lizwiz** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:16 am

uneekrose wrote:Lizwiz did you ever install the update. It sounds to me like it's your graphic card. But try the update and see what happens.

http://www.midnightsynergy.com/returnto ... update.htm

Yes I tried that too, but it didn't make any difference. I don't know what caused the problem but when I managed to reinstall the system software (and everything else on the computer) it went away. It might have had something to do with the computer itself but whatever it was it works now, and I'm not about to try and repeat the problem to see what caused it

:):):)

Thanks everyone for your help. YAY I've got my editor back - now what did I do with that level plan?

uneekrose · Post by **uneekrose** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:01 pm

Glad to hear you got it straightened out.