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[RESOLVED] How do I bring back a campaign from an old MT version?
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:37 pm
by RedDog
A number of years ago I used to tinker with Maptools a-lot. This is back around 2008 at maptool-1.3.b56. I put it down for a number of years, but I'd like to take a look at these projects again as I am thinking of reviving one or more, but I am unable to open them.
I have the Maptool versions from maptool-1.3.b24. through maptool-1.3.b91. Maptools will run, but the campaigns will not load. There is no error message to go by. It just goes back tot he Maptools base screen. I guess there is some difference with Windows 10 vs Windows 7 or the newer java versions.
Can anyone offer some advice on how I might be able to open these campaigns to view them and possibly even bring them up to date with the latest MT?
Re: How do I bring back a campaign from an old MT version?
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 8:46 am
by metatheurgist
Usually you step the save file up through versions of maptool, by loading and saving a few versions up from the old version until you get to the latest.
Re: How do I bring back a campaign from an old MT version?
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 12:39 am
by RedDog
metatheurgist wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 8:46 am
Usually you step the save file up through versions of maptool, by loading and saving a few versions up from the old version until you get to the latest.
I appreciate the reply. I am happy to say that I found a copy of the files I wanted to open from 1.3.b85 that I was able to open in 1.9.3. I've got access to all of the things I was hoping for.
Re: How do I bring back a campaign from an old MT version?
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:06 am
by Full Bleed
RedDog wrote: ↑Tue Sep 28, 2021 12:39 am
I appreciate the reply. I am happy to say that I found a copy of the files I wanted to open from 1.3.b85 that I was able to open in 1.9.3. I've got access to all of the things I was hoping for.
Not bad. 1.3.b85 is a 10.5 year old release.
Re: [RESOLVED] How do I bring back a campaign from an old MT version?
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:57 pm
by RedDog
It is pretty impressive, isn't it??
Re: [RESOLVED] How do I bring back a campaign from an old MT version?
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:32 pm
by Azhrei
Wow. That's great to hear!
Maybe I'll be able to recover and use some of my campaign files from 1.3b45 (circa 2008). That's cool, cuz I'm considering running a new group through that series and I'd like to not have to redo everything. (Fortunately, I saved a lot of the stuff separately, too: tables, rptoks, macros, and campaign properties.)
Re: [RESOLVED] How do I bring back a campaign from an old MT version?
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:56 pm
by wolph42
bloody hell are that long in this tool already...