Hi, I'll explain what's the matter: I usually play ToEE with Co8 6.1.0 NC in my desktop computer and sometimes in my netbook. I can play in both systems without any problems. I just transfer my saves from one comp to another and continue my game in case I'm going to be out. Problem comes when I transferred the save folder from my netbook to my desktop and try to load ANY save slot where there is a Co8 map textures are not shown. This is, I can play in a black map where I can see NPCs but the whole map is black! Game runs properly in my netbook, textures are ok. I tried a clean re-installation in my desktop pc but same problem happens: everything is black. I tried to backup saves in my netbook and backup them in my desktop computer but no luck: black textures everywhere. I'm playing under Win 7 but I never had this problem before and I made this "copy and paste save folder" before without any problems. Any fix to this? What else can I try? Thanks.
I cant help you solve the problem but I can tell you what I experienced when moving the game from my PC to Laptop and back. I found not all saved game info is in the "Saves" folder. Specifically, the Extraplanar Chest contents wouldnt transfer for me. And some of my Saves would load to a Black Screen with plenty of sound but nothing else. I tried copying a few more files but found that to insure my saves and all content transferred correctly I ended up copying nearly the whole game directory. This takes way too long to download and transfer from XP to USB to Vista so I found another solution: Get yourself a nice 4GB USB jump drive. I had a handy little key chain one I used for work. These can be found for $10 at Wally stores. Copy the ENTIRE Temple of Elemental Evil folder over to your USB drive AFTER you have installed, patched, and modded it then activated the Front End and begun the game. You may have to do it piece by piece (being copy all the files but not Folders under the main directory then copy over each folder separately). The main thing is to be sure you got it all. Right click the main folders and select "Properties" then compare the "Size on Disk" for both. Now when you want to play, insert your USB drive and navigate to the Temple folder and click on toee.exe and you are set. You can even set shortcuts for the USB drive files on your desktops. I recommend removing the original shortcuts and any Start menu items to avoid confusion. And be sure to regularly backup your USB to prevent total loss just in case you lose or damage the usb stick. The point is that the game doesnt need to be locally installed to work on any XP or newer computer. All you need is the files contained in the "Temple of Elemental Evil" directory and you can play using any rewritable memory stick. The game will play without issues right from your flash drive and when you move from one comp to the next its as simple as popping your memory stick out of one and into the other. No copy/paste and no game losing errors. Your saves and all game data move with you. Happy Gaming.
I fixed the problem copying the entire directory, and probably I will do as you said, playing from an USB disk. Thanks!
