Need help with this error message

DiMaggio5CF · 11-05-2007, 01:52 PM

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NATION::import_flag_image - unable to move down into nation_flags_directory

This error message comes up when I try to load CubbyFan's 2008 roster set. The game loads all the way to 100%/Finalizing. Then this message comes up, and it won't finish loading.

EDIT: I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling both the game (with the latest patch) and the roster set, and I'm still getting the same error message.

EDIT: This error message also appears when I try to start a new game, so the problem must be with the game itself, not with the roster set.

Nutlaw · 11-05-2007, 06:24 PM

When did this start happening? Did you do anything unusual? Was it right after installing a patch?

DiMaggio5CF · 11-06-2007, 03:02 AM

I just bought the game.

I downloaded it and bought it. I downloaded the roster set and put it in the saved_game folder. I tried to load the saved game, and when it got to "finalizing" it crashed. Then I tried to start a new game, and it crashed right away.

Basically, it won't let me do anything. I just downloaded the game. I tried it with and without the new patch. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it. And I keep getting the same error.

Nutlaw · 11-06-2007, 05:32 PM

Hrm. That's very odd. Could you please give us a basic rundown of your computer specs? Operating system, graphics card, processor, hard drive space (total and available), and RAM?

Nutlaw · 11-06-2007, 05:35 PM

Furthermore, do you have a directory at Documents and Settings\(username)\My Documents\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data\database\nation_flags? Is it filled with a whole bunch of PNG images?

DiMaggio5CF · 11-06-2007, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Nutlaw

Furthermore, do you have a directory at Documents and Settings\(username)\My Documents\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data\database\nation_flags? Is it filled with a whole bunch of PNG images?

No, I don't. I assume that this is the problem. How do I get this folder?

I have all the other folders you mentioned to get there, but I have no folder named nation_flags. I have a "nations" file in the database folder, but it's just a text file with a list of nations and some numbers.

DiMaggio5CF · 11-06-2007, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Nutlaw

Hrm. That's very odd. Could you please give us a basic rundown of your computer specs? Operating system, graphics card, processor, hard drive space (total and available), and RAM?

Unfortunately, no. I am not computer-savvy at all, and I don't even know what half of those things are.

I think my operating system is Windows XP (it is Windows XP, I just don't know if that's what you mean by operating system). According to the properties tab on my C drive, I have 48.3 GB free space, compared to 25.9 GB used space. I have no idea how to check my graphics card, processor, or RAM.

I think, though, that if I can get that nations_flag folder as you mentioned in the previous post, I should be good to go. Like I said, I reinstalled the game two or three times and didn't change anything except adding a league to the saved_game folder; I don't know why I wouldn't have it.

And thank you very much for the help. It's very much appreciated.

Nutlaw · 11-07-2007, 05:32 PM

Yeah, it sounds like that missing folder is your problem. I have no idea why it wouldn't simply be installed along with the rest of your game. I suppose that you can just get a copy of the folder from someone, throw it in the right place, and be good to go.

Do you have AIM? My user name is the same there as here. I can send the folder to you - it is quite small.

Nutlaw · 11-07-2007, 07:43 PM

I have no idea why it wasn't creating during installation, but I sent him the folder and everything started working fine. Closing this out now.

11-05-2007, 06:24 PM	#2
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	When did this start happening? Did you do anything unusual? Was it right after installing a patch?

11-06-2007, 03:02 AM	#3
DiMaggio5CF All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 921	I just bought the game. I downloaded it and bought it. I downloaded the roster set and put it in the saved_game folder. I tried to load the saved game, and when it got to "finalizing" it crashed. Then I tried to start a new game, and it crashed right away. Basically, it won't let me do anything. I just downloaded the game. I tried it with and without the new patch. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it. And I keep getting the same error.

11-06-2007, 05:32 PM	#4
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	Hrm. That's very odd. Could you please give us a basic rundown of your computer specs? Operating system, graphics card, processor, hard drive space (total and available), and RAM?

11-06-2007, 05:35 PM	#5
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	Furthermore, do you have a directory at Documents and Settings\(username)\My Documents\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data\database\nation_flags? Is it filled with a whole bunch of PNG images?

11-07-2007, 05:32 PM	#8
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	Yeah, it sounds like that missing folder is your problem. I have no idea why it wouldn't simply be installed along with the rest of your game. I suppose that you can just get a copy of the folder from someone, throw it in the right place, and be good to go. Do you have AIM? My user name is the same there as here. I can send the folder to you - it is quite small.

11-07-2007, 07:43 PM	#9
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	I have no idea why it wasn't creating during installation, but I sent him the folder and everything started working fine. Closing this out now.