(May 7th, 2024, 17:52)Ginger* Wrote: the error message I keep receiving is "GFC error, failed to initialize primary control theme"
Ive tried downloading everything fresh a couple times and still this persists
Searching around suggests that this comes up when the game is expecting to see the mod folder someplace where it isn't. Some of the possibilities:
Starting with the ones you've probably already tried, but just in case:
- The mod needs to be installed in the folder tree that includes the exe (typically in "Program Files" or the Steam directory if you have the Steam version) not in the "My Games" folder.
- Sometimes installing a mod puts it into a subfolder within the intended subfolder (i.e. it should be in ".../mods/Erebus in the Balance v12.1" but is in ".../mods/Erebus in the Balance v12.1/Erebus in the Balance v12.1" or something)
Assuming neither of those is the problem though:
- Are you using the Steam version of the game? It appears that some of the changes included in Steam Civ4 break a number of mods and throw this error, and that it's possible to download a "Beta" version of BtS from Steam that's actually just the normal game (without Steam-based modifications) that should work with the mod.
- Some people have reported that this happens for them whenever a mod folder has been renamed. If this is the problem, I'll kick myself more than ever for failing to check the correct folder name - but also I'll try to find a fix to hopefully resolve it later tonight.
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