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Can't open map file anymore...
Jan 18 2008, 1:48 pm
By: fm47  

Jan 18 2008, 1:48 pm fm47 Post #1



I was using scmd2 and did a few things like edit triggers and use the trigedit on it. After a point, when I wanted to save triggers, I opened up xtraEdit and tried to open the map... but it says can't be opened anymore T_T it's the same message is if the map were protected.

What should I do?



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Jan 18 2008, 2:09 pm Fwop_ Post #2



What do you mean by save triggers? You shouldn't jump around from editor to editor, you're prone to get problems like this.



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Jan 18 2008, 2:12 pm Morphling Post #3



Sometimes if you are playing the map on bnet to test and try to open it while your playing, it won't open.



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Jan 18 2008, 2:13 pm Fwop_ Post #4



You also can't save a map that is running in SC.



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Jan 18 2008, 2:40 pm fm47 Post #5



scmd2 doesn't provide the "Save triggers" thing, right? I've worked around it by directly copy and pasting the word-processed triggers into the trigEdit.

Quote from Fwop_
You also can't save a map that is running in SC.
I understhand that.


Quote from Omega_Guardian
Sometimes if you are playing the map on bnet to test and try to open it while your playing, it won't open.
I see o_O though I've never really had that problem.



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Jan 18 2008, 10:09 pm Falkoner Post #6



Does it still open in SCM Draft? If so, why not just stick with it?



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Jan 19 2008, 5:13 am Riney Post #7

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Always create your map in a stable editor before moving to another. SCX-tra being the most stable (And least modded) should be a start, if not Staredit.exe itself.

Trust me, you start a map in SF, you'd better stay with SF.



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Jan 19 2008, 2:11 pm fm47 Post #8



I started on extra edit.


Quote from Falkoner
Does it still open in SCM Draft? If so, why not just stick with it?

Not so much as that I wont stick with scmd, but rather, an option has been taken out and whatever I may have done slightly worries me.



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Jan 20 2008, 12:35 am Falkoner Post #9



Can you post the map and we'll see if we can fix it?

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Trust me, you start a map in SF, you'd better stay with SF.

You start a map in SF, you better give up on that map right now :P



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Jan 20 2008, 4:12 am Riney Post #10

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Quote from Falkoner
You start a map in SF, you better give up on that map right now :P

LOL True dat



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