If I recall correctly, The gemstone launcher wants to install in the windows Program Files (x86) folder by default. The problem being that the program won't have the rights it needs when you go to launch the game. You can get around this by installing the launcher someplace where the program can have full rights when it runs, such as underneath your Users\<username> folder. For my current install on the computer I am on at the moment, I have everything installed under D:\Games\SIMU\

-- Robert

Wex winks before saying, "Cravin' some winterberry ale? Head on over to White Haven!"

Welcome back!

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Oh, and smack Jim around to sell me that other poison ambushing dagger.... :)

I would reinstall from the beginning vs. trying to move the files to a new folder unless you know everywhere that the path might be referenced (I don't).

Fortunately the full install process still goes pretty quick.

-- Robert

Wex winks before saying, "Cravin' some winterberry ale? Head on over to White Haven!"

Script / Macro files and things like that you can just copy over to the new folder. :-)

-- Robert

Wex winks before saying, "Cravin' some winterberry ale? Head on over to White Haven!"

Welcome back!

Which OS? Or if you know how - you can associate the SAL files with the launcher in Control Panel.

And remember in Wizard you can save / auto switch profiles to the logged in character (under options, where you turn the music on and off. ;) )

Doug

Welcome back!

Which OS? Or if you know how - you can associate the SAL files with the launcher in Control Panel.

And remember in Wizard you can save / auto switch profiles to the logged in character (under options, where you turn the music on and off. ;) )

Doug

>>>>>

Thanks Doug. Windows 10 Pro, latest version/update. I was going through and setting up the auto save etc under options. I'm just finding the .Sal
file a PITA currently. Heathyr is running into the same .Sal problem with Stormfront as I am with the Wizard. Walk me through what you're talking about
with the control panel if you can. I don't want to be a bother for any of you, but I do appreciate the feedback. I'm just wanting to get this thing
set up and working without the following...

1. The constant adding of "new" sal files.
2. Preventing the overwriting the existing one if that's important.
3. The repeated need to give it authorization to actually work.

Also I'm still not sure where the launcher wants to "save" the Sal file to. Which directory/folder that it wants to be in. Anyhow help is appreciated.
Really regretting getting rid of all of my files, paperwork, notes etc on GS ten years ago. I should have just tossed them into a box along with a
jump drive of the various files.

J

We're always happy to help, especially such stalwarts of history. It'll be good to see you striding the lands, again!

First - SAL files. You get a new one every time you connect. There's not a 'permanent' SAL file. They're intended to be temporary. So we need to tackle things in a couple of ways. But - don't worry about where they are going - they have a lifespan of that connection and that's all.

You can quickly check to be sure SAL files are associated properly on Windows 10 by clicking on your Windows button and clicking on the Settings gear. Click on Apps. That will bring you to the Apps and Features portion of the Win10 control panel.

On the left panel - click Default Apps.
Scroll down - click Choose Default Apps by Filetype
Scroll down - check to see if '.sal' is associated with Simutronics Launcher (it should be)

Then you're done.

Now, if what you're experiencing is a window that pops up that says "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device" with a blue bar - That's User Account Control. The SAL file is doing what it's supposed to. And you can change the User Account Control (UAC) sensitivities so that you don't see that window any more - it just rolls on in. But that is a security risk, so it's something to carefully consider.

If you DO want to change your UAC settings:

If you're still in the 'Default Apps by Filetype' - click the back arrow in the upper left corner.
If you're already at a screen in your control panel with a search bar, or after clicking that back arrow - type UAC in the search box.
You'll get another window with a slider. You can set your UAC to 'off' by moving the slider all the way down.

Please note, I do not recommend this. I just accept that I have to click YES when I get the UAC prompt. It's a global setting, sadly.

Finally - if you're getting a window with an orange bar that says something to the effect of 'administrator' privileges - that's a whole different issue, and Robert / Krakii's post about changing the app to run in Windows 7 emulation mode takes care of that. But - you shouldn't need it, I don't believe. I suspect you're seeing the blue bar window.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Doug

Well, hello, both of you!

<3

--Jen
>Darcena says, "But I cannot give my heart to someone else, when I no longer own it."
>Balley nods, "I hope you will find your heart and heal one day."
>Darcena admits, "I think he ate it."
>Balley's jaw drops, "Really. Men are jerks at times."

Welcome, anytime!

Doug

Oh, I should mention two things:

1) Seek out the Mentors, they have a lot of inside insights that can help shorten your re-acclimation.
2) Check out gswiki.play.net for a wealth of information - some of it not completely accurate (player researched) but a great go-to to see what's what.

If you haven't found these two yet, great starting points.

Doug

>>>>>>>>

Feel like the Wiki's already become my second home. lol.

J

p.s: ((waves to Jen)) Heya! :)

It's a different game and a different time. I thought I'd never use anything like Lich (I refused Psinet!). I was convinced to get Lich after I returned two and a half years ago. Gotta be honest - I love it and write my own scripts now. It's been explicitly supported by some dev GMs even (i.e. why would we develop that when Lich already does it?). It's very few and far between that people don't use it. You can turn off all the chatting portions and only use the travel scripts and map portion.

You certainly don't have to use it by any means. There are a handful of people who don't. There just aren't a ton of resources anymore for writing macros and travel scripts because the focus is on ;go2 and ;xnarost/;narost. Roblar is a notable player who doesn't use Lich and as a fellow Mentor may be willing to share some travel scripts and things. I can connect you on Discord if you aren't already reconnected. (ArmyJen#0001)

--Jen
>Darcena says, "But I cannot give my heart to someone else, when I no longer own it."
>Balley nods, "I hope you will find your heart and heal one day."
>Darcena admits, "I think he ate it."
>Balley's jaw drops, "Really. Men are jerks at times."

For what it's worth: I still print paper maps and squint to figure out "is it 'go trail' or 'go trunk'?!?" while I'm keyboarding my way through areas. :)

(Although honesty compels me to say that nowadays I'm more likely to bring up the PDF in a side monitor and just zoom in. Which is WAY easier to do with Windows than it was with DOS. <nod>)

The easiest way to do it is either to copy/paste the file (so your directory now has "Celter - Copy.HIS") and then rename it to the other character (requires you to delete that existing Other.HIS first), OR to open both files/Select All/Copy from one/Paste into the other.
Be aware that both will set ALL of the highlights to be the same regardless of which character you're on.

However, no, there is no way IN THE WIZARD to share them. (Only the 'Global Names' is used across all characters, found in: "Names.HIS")

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I wrote a script in Paradox (my desktop database) to "look in that directory, open all not-Names.HIS files, copy the color & string AND NAME IT'S FROM [Krakii vs. the Thief vs. the Bard] and record them in this table over here."
Then I went through and found all of the duplicates, decided which one I was going to keep/deleted the rest, and from the resulting file used the second script to "open all not-Names.HIS files and make them all identical from this list over here."

So all of my (non-Krakii) characters HAVE the highlight strings for disarming & picking [from the Thief], they just never SEE them (because they don't do those actions). And both of those characters have the Bard- & Monk- & Fighter-specific strings, because.

You know, Lich doesn't do anything for you until you ask it to.

I installed it for maps. There was no help channel on LNet at the time, and it was a good month or two before I turned Lnet on to LISTEN to Prime

It must have taken me a couple more months before I actually sent a message on LNet that was public.

Anything after Maps and LNet is gravy. Use as little or as much as you like. Lich sits quietly on top of StormFront/Wizard/whatever until you want it to do something.

So you can still run SF scripts, use ESP, use your macros, etc. There are still SF scripts I have never converted to Lich that I use frequently!

Lnet gives you not only a Help channel now, but also the TownCrier Newsfeed. :) Just sayin' I might be a little biased there.

---
;tune towncrier
Rohese: "... the TownCrier (tune in if you haven’t, it’s without doubt the best thing to ever happen on LNet)"
Xanith: "It's flat out amazing"
Doug: "100.times ^"
Lawronius: The stuff ... the TownCrier team does is incredible.

Good deal nice to know Avaia. :) Also, nice to see you're still around.

J

Oooh SBC still works? Sweet. I will track it down. This whole process is reasonably good for my always delayed computer file reorg project too -- I am hoping I will find my old scripts/macros shoved into some long-forgotten and buried folder, lol.

I make no claims, reps or warranties about the state / condition / functionality / worthiness of anything listed below. But if you'd (general 'you') would like a copy, let me know where to ship it off to.

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 80 bard.Cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 695 f.Cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 2,444 garbage.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 4,271 Gemmad.Cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 1,032 group.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 32,958 heal.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 87 imbedded.Cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 4,315 l.Cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 58,002 maps.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 32,017 messages.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 2,841 name.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 4,207 ogemmad.cmd

07/26/2018 02:07 PM <DIR> old scripts

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 0 Path.Txt

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 11,197 qms.Cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 230,701 qrs.Cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 317,205 sbc.Cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 892 sc.Cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 1,642 Selfprep.Cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 48,707 tempmap.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 9,657 test.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 4,370 ttswim.Cmd

01/06/2018 01:26 PM 1,399 w2i.cmd

And in old scripts:

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 3,088 bladegol.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 1,454 bladeprep.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 601 fireelemental.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 10,851 fromEN.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 11,953 fromEN.wiz

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 32,958 heal.Wiz

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 1,070 heresafe.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 1,264 icetowehn.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 1,026 land0to1.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 3,610 lantosol.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 596 lavablade.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 932 lavablade2.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 630 lavablade3.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 765 lavagolem.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 2,440 movegol.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 2,387 movegol903.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 4,196 moveinner.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 10,313 newtest.cmd.sav

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 67 newtest.Wiz

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 2,245 skin.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 3,594 soltolan.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 12,594 toEN.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 12,721 toEN.wiz

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 516 tsarkblade.cmd

08/30/2011 08:25 PM 1,245 wehntoice.cmd

Doug

>Something to think about is to email the files to yourself using a web-based email like gmail. Then it is always in your email history and thus retrievable from anywhere to anywhere...Or if you have a website hosted somewhere, like GoDaddy, you can also use that for some file storage too. Also easily retrievable from anywhere so long as you can FTP to it.

Helpful for someone not familiar with that of course so thanks! However, for me, the issue isn't that I don't know about those options and more an organization thing. I used to keep all my emails for various reasons, then purged a bunch a couple years ago because it just seemed like I had too much stuff. And I have web-based storage and the like....it's that I had a backup here and a backup there, and rolled them into one, never sorted, ditched things I would "never use again" and so on. So I have about 8 different versions of GS folders and some are duplicates, some aren't, and I may have deleted a 'duplicate' that wasn't once upon a time, etc. Can't save me from myself!

Absolutely! The whole set, or just select files? Some of those are hacks for a very early war-mage. ;)

Doug

hmmm ... welc'm back


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