Matthew Richardson

I'm having a strange problem with my Galactic Civilizations 2 installation. If I run the launch apps for GC2, DA, or TA, they all immediately crash. However, if I run the game executables directly, I have no problems. This isn't a huge issue since I have a workaround, but I was curious whether there was a fix for this. I updated to the latest version using Impulse and continue to have the problem. Also, I notice that the debug.err file states that it cannot find a valid serial number

I'm having trouble modding FlavorText.xml in Dark Avatar. In Dread Lords it was easy - just find the speaker ID with the race number you are looking for and change the text. However, the FlavorText.xml file for DA is different. It adds a Name attribute to the Speaker and Listener tags. I have replaced all the standard game races with ones of my own design. If I am modifying the text, what should I put in for this name attribute? Do I use the ShortEmpireName from RaceConfig.xml, or is it

Ive noticed it as well. Is this post good enough for a bug report, or is there something else I need to do to report this? Thanks, Matt

I have noticed that under DA, the game will not use the trade portraits I have specified in my mod for minor races. The major races work fine. I switched back to the default mod, and it appears that the game isn't using the trade portraits for minor races there either. It just takes the normal 256 x 256 portrait and stretches it out to 430 x 280. Has anyone else noticed this problem? Thanks, Matt

I figured out what was missing. It was the CivType tag. I assume that CivType 4 is major race, and CivType 3 is minor race. Anyway, when I added those, it worked. Thanks, Matt

I'm trying to convert a mod from regular GC2 to DA. I can select a race okay, but when I go to choose opponents, the game won't display any opponents to select. It also limits me to one other player. What am I doing wrong? I assume that I must be missing some tag in RaceConfig.xml. Thanks, Matt

I thought so. Thanks!

Is it possible to set up custom planets for minor races? I've tried to do this, but the game doesn't seem to use them. It just calls the star and planets by the race name. If I move the minor race into one of the first 11 positions, so that it becomes a major race, it works fine. Is this expected behavior? Thanks, Matt

Yes, "Use Mods" was not checked. I knew it had to be something completely obvious! Thanks!

I just purchased Dark Avatar over the weekend. I've been looking forward to trying some mods that were developed for the DA beta, which I did not have. However, I can't get any mods to work under DA. When I start up DA, it points to the mod folder under the original GC2 directory. I don't know if this is right or now. I've tried picking the B5 mod, the Star Trek mod, even the Example mod, and none of them have any effect. When I restart DA, it still shows the standard races. I'm sure that I've p