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Arledrian · 06-24-2004, 11:47 AM

So I'm playing yesterday, and in moving from one map area to another, the game asked for CD 3. I put it in as requested, but the new area would simply not load.

I took out the CD and cleaned it thoroughly, then replaced it and tried again. No luck.

I then asked someone to send me the area file, thinking my own might be corrupt. It wasn't.

Finally I installed every patch and bugfix known to man, praying to whatever is above that one of them might solve my problem. No chance.

So I gaze at my computer tower, head in hands, wondering what the hell could be wrong. Suddenly, the CD-RW drive pops open and I notice CD 3 in there. Turns out I'd put it in there instead of the regular CD-ROM drive, causing me hours of grief and stubble-scratching perplexity... argh! [img]graemlins/doh.gif[/img]

Now there's a moral here somewhere, but I'm too embarrassed to point it out. Sorry, folks.

[ 06-24-2004, 11:48 AM: Message edited by: Arledrian ]

06-24-2004, 11:47 AM	#1
Arledrian Egyptian Goddess of the Dead Join Date: July 12, 2001 Location: South Carolina Age: 41 Posts: 3,771	So I'm playing yesterday, and in moving from one map area to another, the game asked for CD 3. I put it in as requested, but the new area would simply not load. I took out the CD and cleaned it thoroughly, then replaced it and tried again. No luck. I then asked someone to send me the area file, thinking my own might be corrupt. It wasn't. Finally I installed every patch and bugfix known to man, praying to whatever is above that one of them might solve my problem. No chance. So I gaze at my computer tower, head in hands, wondering what the hell could be wrong. Suddenly, the CD-RW drive pops open and I notice CD 3 in there. Turns out I'd put it in there instead of the regular CD-ROM drive, causing me hours of grief and stubble-scratching perplexity... argh! [img]graemlins/doh.gif[/img] Now there's a moral here somewhere, but I'm too embarrassed to point it out. Sorry, folks. [ 06-24-2004, 11:48 AM: Message edited by: Arledrian ]