2009-04-13, 02:25 PM
I think your problem is you are using the SOM data folders instead of the DoM ones.
When you create the DoM project, it has its own set of data including things like custom items, models etc. If you opened up DoM in SOM, and are using the default files that came with SOM along with John's converter, then you are likely now using the 'data' folder that is referenced by SOM itself. That would explain why certain model IDs and items etc may look completely different in DoM now.
For instance, if you were to use Dark Destiny's data folder in DoM it would be completely fubared. Maybe this is your problem. Try running DoM from the original place you extracted it to rather than through the SoM editor...or better yet, redownload DoM, pull just your save game file over to the brand new download and launch it and I am certain it will fix your problem.
As far as getting yourself out of a stuck area...rather than loading the game via SoM, edit the file, create a new item that warps you to a known safe spot on a certain map, use the SoM editor to make sure that item exists in your pack, resave as the .exe and you should never have to worry about getting stuck forever again.
Note to self, opening any complete and customized SoM game with a default SOM editor (no map files etc) can and will screw it up big time. SoM creates references in the files immediately after you open the project up, regardless of whether or not you actually make any changes while in the editors...I can almost 100% guarantee you that redownloading DoM will save you the pain of figuring out where the missing objects went.
When you create the DoM project, it has its own set of data including things like custom items, models etc. If you opened up DoM in SOM, and are using the default files that came with SOM along with John's converter, then you are likely now using the 'data' folder that is referenced by SOM itself. That would explain why certain model IDs and items etc may look completely different in DoM now.
For instance, if you were to use Dark Destiny's data folder in DoM it would be completely fubared. Maybe this is your problem. Try running DoM from the original place you extracted it to rather than through the SoM editor...or better yet, redownload DoM, pull just your save game file over to the brand new download and launch it and I am certain it will fix your problem.
As far as getting yourself out of a stuck area...rather than loading the game via SoM, edit the file, create a new item that warps you to a known safe spot on a certain map, use the SoM editor to make sure that item exists in your pack, resave as the .exe and you should never have to worry about getting stuck forever again.
Note to self, opening any complete and customized SoM game with a default SOM editor (no map files etc) can and will screw it up big time. SoM creates references in the files immediately after you open the project up, regardless of whether or not you actually make any changes while in the editors...I can almost 100% guarantee you that redownloading DoM will save you the pain of figuring out where the missing objects went.
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