Akhetaten

[MarkDuffy]

Akhetaten

This is the original TM Sandbox #6 that was available as a bonus download from the old Myelin Media COTN website that no longer exists.

It is really good, with Raiders. Starts with 175 villagers.

For your enjoyment! :)

This scenario was designed by Matt Zimmitti of Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc. & announced somewhere around December 15, 2004. Included is the Scenario Info Screen.

[Yahya]

Cool, MD. Thanks!

I never knew he posted that one, but I know where it came from. :rolleyes:

[Serketa]

Hello

Any ideas why this scenario (Akhetaten) won't launch on my computer? Game will show the goals in the beginning but will cast me out from whole game (game closes) after that?

I will appreciate your help. :)

[tomnobles]

Akhetaten

This is the original TM Sandbox #6 that was available as a bonus download from the old Myelin Media COTN website that no longer exists.

It is really good, with Raiders. Starts with 175 villagers.

For your enjoyment! :)

This scenario was designed by Matt Zimmitti of Tilted Mill Entertainment, Inc. & announced somewhere around December 15, 2004. Included is the Scenario Info Screen.

Is it the same as this Akhetaten (http://www.tiltedmill.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4911)?

[Tinkerbell]

Is it the same as this Akhetaten (http://www.tiltedmill.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4911)?

Don't know, Tomnobles. It is back up on the Official COTN Site that has returned now.

[tomnobles]

Don't know, Tomnobles. It is back up on the Official COTN Site that has returned now.

I haven't been there since I got the patch. :rolleyes: But I think it is, cause it gives a reference to it in the scenarios download.

"If you are interested in seeing how this scenario was created, check out the Children of the Nile editing forum"

[Yahya]

Matt might have made small changes to the posted scenario (I can't recall), but it is the same one from the editing tutorial.

[Jimaaten]

Any ideas why this scenario (Akhetaten) won't launch on my computer? Game will show the goals in the beginning but will cast me out from whole game (game closes) after that?The only thing I can think of is to ask if your game is patched? There might be a compatability issue between your game version and the scenario.

The only other thought I've had is that I've heard this happening when the scenario used a special world map, but I don't think that's the case with Akhetaten. :confused:

[Yahya]

Yes, that is true. I thought of the case with the world map, but I recall that the Akhetaten world map is standard, as he taught us how to work with it.

I do have one thought: are the default world maps in your world map folder? By default, this is the folder C:\Program Files\Tilted Mill\Children of the Nile\data\Graphics\world level\map.

This folder should contain at least three files: wl_map_1_1.dds, wl_map_Lower_1_1.dds, and wl_map_Upper_1_1.dds.

Akhetaten uses one of those, and if it is missing or corrupted, you will crash to desktop each time you start the scenario. But, this assumes that you would also crash any time you ran another scenario with the same map, so that might not be the case.

[tomnobles]

Is it the same as this Akhetaten (http://www.tiltedmill.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4911)?

And to answer myself - no, they are different (same only different):cool:

Screenie #1 is the link above (Lesson #7) & #2 is from TM's link at top of page.

[CatMajik]

It is really great to have the actual CotN site back up and running.
:D:D Awesome Job TM :D:D

[Serketa]

Jimaaten & Yahya

I've checked the maps and it's all ok there.. so probably for some reason my game won't update.. well, guess I need to keep trying. :) Perhaps I'll manage to fix it somehow...

Thanks for the tips!

[Tinkerbell]

If it was the world map, Serketa, your game would still load & only crash when you clicked on the WM button in-game, so that is not it.

And yes, the scenario uses a standard game map, so that is definitely not it.

I take it you have tried redownloading? It is a large map, but no larger than the campaign maps, IIRC. You can play all of those, right?

Sorry, no other suggestions.

[Tinkerbell]

The file in Post #1 no longer works due to a forum problem in Nov-Dec 1998

Akhetaten is a TM additional download that I uploaded to the forum when the original Myelin Media site went down (long story). TM now owns COTN outright & the site also. You can get it here (http://www.immortalcities.com/cotn/downloads/scenarios.php).

Enjoy!

:)

[texasmine]

Tinkerbell, thank's for the info, but I can't get Ahkenaten to run. Have you tried it?

[Tinkerbell]

Howdy, texasmine!

I will need a lot more information to help you. What won't work? The TM download from the COTN site? What version are you playing, download or disk. What is your operating system? What have you done & where did you put the download .scn file?

Yes, it works fine for me on Alexandria & Vista.

[NobleSeth]

working well for me =)

[texasmine]

Howdy, texasmine!

I will need a lot more information to help you. What won't work? The TM download from the COTN site? What version are you playing, download or disk. What is your operating system? What have you done & where did you put the download .scn file?

Yes, it works fine for me on Alexandria & Vista.

It's the TM download; I'm playing the undated disk version; XP OS; put into C:\Program Files\Tilted Mill\Children of the Nile\data\Scenarios. It doesn't show up in the "scenarios" list on the menu and won't initiate from the C drive. Thanks for any help.

I haven't tried to put it into the Alexandria files; I'll give that a shot and let you know.

[Tinkerbell]

Ok texasmine, I will assume that you have updated your disk to v1.3.01. The TM download autoinstalls Akhetaten into your COTN game folders. You really need to copy it into your My Documents COTN Scenario folder on your Windows C Drive.

Try that & it should work with Alexandria also.

[texasmine]

Ok texasmine, I will assume that you have updated your disk to v1.3.01. The TM download autoinstalls Akhetaten into your COTN game folders. You really need to copy it into your My Documents COTN Scenario folder on your Windows C Drive.

Try that & it should work with Alexandria also.

Tried installing into Alexandria and My Documents both....no go still.

[Tinkerbell]

I'm running outta ideas & you might need Tech help. The only thing I will add is that there are several My Documents folders & you should be using the one that v1.3.01 created.

[texasmine]

Tinkerbell, thanks for your assistance....after some more "tinkering", I was able to get a Word document, and voila!, it works. Don't know why, but it works.

[Tinkerbell]

Excellent, texasmine! Glad you got it working! :)

[PantherX]

Is there a win screen with this sandbox?

I opened every site and have a few pyramids. Those waves of bandits - wow

[Tinkerbell]

Sandboxes don't have win screens. It's the only difference. They really are not sandboxes at all. Still full scenarios with complete World Maps.

Liked the raiders, eh? :D Play it on Hard. ;)

[PantherX]

Thanks
If I play it again I will be in hard mode and will have the army ready for those darn raiders. My problem was that my city was large and out of villagers when all of a sudden I needed all those extra troops. :eek:

was soo much fun!

[Tinkerbell]

Yes, in dee dee.

Scenariomakers are now using the spawned villagers Editor trick & that really changes the game from easy to pitiful.