Scenario Download Help Needed!
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, June 14 2007 14:44
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I just tried to download BoA scenarios. The .sit files had Microsoft Word "W"s with an arrow and whenever I tried to open them, Word opened. Needless to say, they do not work in BoA. What's going on and how do I fix it? -------------------- Do not underestimate the power of the mechanical pencil. Join the Dark side. We have cookies. Played in: Fiddler on the Roof Bye Bye Birdie "Hey, Patrick, feel this random pipe. It's squishy"-Nils Posts: 834 | Registered: Thursday, July 8 2004 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Thursday, June 14 2007 14:56
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.sit are Mac StuffIt archives, so you should get StuffIt Expander if you're on a Mac and use that to extract the actual scenarios. If you're on a PC, you should download the PC versions. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, June 14 2007 15:25
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I'm on a Mac and I did use Stuffit. I t just opened Word. That's my problem. It says it's a Word document. [ Thursday, June 14, 2007 15:28: Message edited by: Nicothodes ] -------------------- Do not underestimate the power of the mechanical pencil. Join the Dark side. We have cookies. Played in: Fiddler on the Roof Bye Bye Birdie "Hey, Patrick, feel this random pipe. It's squishy"-Nils Posts: 834 | Registered: Thursday, July 8 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, June 14 2007 16:56
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Drag the files onto Stuffit or use "Open with". -------------------- "There are no turtles anywhere" Ponder Stibbons One, Two, Three, Pfhor, Five… Avernum 2 AM Status - Maps - Tomb of Dahris-Bok - Annotation - Fort Draco/Ganrick Spider/Areana Caves I have an interest in "custard titles". I want one. Now! Posts: 74 | Registered: Friday, March 17 2006 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Friday, June 15 2007 05:33
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That's what I did. Again, when I tried that, it opened Word. -------------------- Do not underestimate the power of the mechanical pencil. Join the Dark side. We have cookies. Played in: Fiddler on the Roof Bye Bye Birdie "Hey, Patrick, feel this random pipe. It's squishy"-Nils Posts: 834 | Registered: Thursday, July 8 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, June 15 2007 07:47
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What happens if you do the equivalent of a Windows right-click (a command-click, I think) on one of the .sits? On Windows, it brings up a file menu with the option 'Properties' at the bottom. If the same applies to Mac, click on it. From there, you should be able to find some sort of option to change file association. Or, if worst comes to worst, you can just download Niemand's GraphicAdjuster and the Windows version of the scenarios and convert them to Mac yourself. -------------------- Scenarios need reviews! Please rate these scenarios at the CSR after playing them! Amnesia • Dilecia • The Empire's New Grove • Express Delivery Twilight Valley • Witch Hunt • Where the Rivers Meet • Foul Hordes Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, June 15 2007 08:27
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Stuffit Expander actually *launches* Word? That doesn't make much sense. If it really does that when you drag the .sit onto Stuffit, I would re-download a recent version of Expander. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Saturday, June 16 2007 08:17
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It downloaded the GraphicAdjuster weirdly too. >_< I'm downloading the stuff on a different computer now and moving it using my iPod. Thanks for all the suggestions. -------------------- Do not underestimate the power of the mechanical pencil. Join the Dark side. We have cookies. Played in: Fiddler on the Roof Bye Bye Birdie "Hey, Patrick, feel this random pipe. It's squishy"-Nils Posts: 834 | Registered: Thursday, July 8 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 11:35
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Pretty soon, Mac files will no longer be regularly distributed as sit archives. The newest Macs don't even have StuffIt Expander installed. They have some crappy built in thing that only handles zip and rar. -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 12:57
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Stuffit, so many memories. I'm probably one of very few individuals that actually owns a copy of Stuffit Deluxe 11. I got it for 30 dollars when it was first released and I tend to like the .sit/x format (maybe it's nostalgia). I rue the day when Expander stopped coming with macs. Posts: 145 | Registered: Sunday, February 18 2007 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, June 20 2007 20:18
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Does OS X and later have tar/gzip capabilities? -------------------- I celebrated last Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighbourhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land. - Jon Stewart Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, June 21 2007 07:11
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I have a man page for tar, so presumably it's installed. My experience is that Stuffit's onetime power to open whatever can be reclaimed by using a certain app called The Unarchiver, which can be used on its own or substituted for the system default. I haven't found an archive I couldn't un since I got it. [ Thursday, June 21, 2007 07:12: Message edited by: Octavo ] -------------------- Lifetime Spiderweb Gamer and Fan of Classic Style Graphics Posts: 42 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |