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RE: FATAL ERROR: Can not init steam - Son.of.Emo - 06-10-2016

(06-06-2016, 04:30 PM)Mudbill Wrote: Could you post some screenshots maybe? Also the HPL.log file from Documents\Amnesia\Main.

yes, sorry I didn't see the reply.
screenshots, the hpl.log and resources.cfg are included.

I think the resources.cfg might have something to do with the problem though because it isn't converted and, when I try to convert it, I get a 404 error.

RE: FATAL ERROR: Can not init steam - Mudbill - 06-10-2016

First off I see you have "Amnesia.exe.exe". That shouldn't be. Remove the duplicate extension.

It might help to also edit the resources.cfg with a text editor, then copy one of the lines, paste it below and edit the directory name to be /custom_stories.

RE: FATAL ERROR: Can not init steam - Son.of.Emo - 06-10-2016

I'm not really sure what you mean with the text editor/editing bit. I've pulled up the resources.cfg on notepad. This is what I see.

<Resources>
<Directory Path="/_temp" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/fonts" AddSubDirs="false" />
<Directory Path="/maps" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/textures" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/models" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/gui" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/static_objects" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/sounds" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/main_menu" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/shaders" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/lights" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/billboards" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/entities" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/graphics" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/viewer" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/particles" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/models" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/music" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/flashbacks" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/textures" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/misc" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/commentary" AddSubDirs="true" />
</Resources>

Now what?

RE: FATAL ERROR: Can not init steam - Mudbill - 06-10-2016

<Resources>
<Directory Path="/_temp" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/fonts" AddSubDirs="false" />
<Directory Path="/maps" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/textures" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/models" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/gui" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/static_objects" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/sounds" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/main_menu" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/shaders" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/lights" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/billboards" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/entities" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/graphics" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/viewer" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/particles" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/models" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/music" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/flashbacks" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/textures" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/misc" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/commentary" AddSubDirs="true" />
<Directory Path="/custom_stories" AddSubDirs="true" />
</Resources>

RE: FATAL ERROR: Can not init steam - Son.of.Emo - 06-10-2016

okay that is done. nothing's changed.

RE: FATAL ERROR: Can not init steam - Son.of.Emo - 06-11-2016

UPDATE: I re-installed steam and am now able to open the steam copy of Amnesia from steam, but I still get the error if I open it from my computer. It's not that big an issue. Custom stories still don't appear to be working properly though.

ANOTHER UPDATE: I managed to get the CS "The Attic" to work properly but other CS's like "La Caza" and "Followed By Death" don't appear to be working. It's also worthy of mentioning that I didn't have to convert The Attic in RAR converter whatsoever. The other two I do. Am I doing something wrong?

RE: FATAL ERROR: Can not init steam - Mudbill - 06-11-2016

Isn't La Caza a full conversion mod, not a CS? Make sure you're not trying to run mods as CSs because that won't work. Are you using WinRAR to unarchive them?

RE: FATAL ERROR: Can not init steam - Son.of.Emo - 06-11-2016

I am using RAR opener. and I think it is a full conversion mod. do I need some kind of software for that?

RE: FATAL ERROR: Can not init steam - Mudbill - 06-12-2016

Full conversion mods are installed differently than custom stories. CSs are simply placed in that folder. Mods are generally put into the root folder of Amnesia, then launched via their own .bat file (on Windows). They pass an argument to Amnesia.exe which tells it to start from a different folder (the mod folder instead of the normal one). This is why mods are different.

If you check the folder of your download and it contains a file called "custom_story_settings.cfg" then it's a custom story. It if contains a "config" folder, it's a mod.