QC Location change causing CTD

Reading this long thread, I still think the likely cause is the era-swapper bat has been corrupted. The era swapper takes .csv files in the global_layer folder and renames them. Somehow there may have been a glitch. If there is no global_layer.csv file in the global_layer folder there is your problem. Forget xml files that is a distraction. A screen shot of the files in your global_layer folder would be helpful.
 
I see by this that you're in (or wanted to be in) Era 5.
(because optional eras are shown, global_layer is era 5)
Make sure that missions and qclocations are also in Era 5,

AND also that your game's drive and folder location is correct
in the 2 batch files MASTERETOSTARTUP and global_layer\ETOGLSwapper.

If these are OK,
then you may have to use the included app
CFS3 ETO Exp. ORIFs RE-Install Rev 1.50.
 
So, I ran the ORIF'S re-install and now I'm stuck in AITW Era and can't swap era's at all. Still CTD if selecting location in QC. Frustrating!
 
Open by edit with notepad, copy as text (*.txt) and then upload or copy here. For this you may have to untick 'read only"
 
Era swapper

LS
REM THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES THE ABILITY TO CHANGE MULTIPLE ERAS IN THE CFS3 ETO EXPANSION.
REM IT WILL INSTALL AND REMOVE THE NECESSARY GLOBAL LAYER FILES, MISSION FILES, AND OTHER FILES
REM REQUIRED TO REFLECT THE WAY THE THEATER WAS AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME.
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO W E L C O M E T O C F S 3 E T O E X P A N S I O N
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO 1. 1936 - SPRING 1940 SPAIN AND WEST'40
ECHO.
ECHO 2. SUMMER 1940 - YEAR END 1942 BATTLE OF BRITAIN
ECHO.
ECHO 3. EARLY 1943 - SPRING 1944 YANKS OVER GERMANY
ECHO.
ECHO 4. SPRING 1944 - LATE 1944 NORMANDY TO THE RHINE
ECHO.
ECHO 5. LATE 1944 - SUMMER 1945 BATTLE OF THE BULGE TO V-E DAY
ECHO.


SET CHOICE=
ECHO.
SET /p choice=PLEASE SELECT YOUR THEATER ERA BY TYPING THE NUMBER AND THEN ENTER
ECHO.
ECHO.
IF NOT '%choice%'=='' SET CHOICE=%choice:~0,1%
IF '%choice%'=='1' GOTO :1936_ERA
IF '%choice%'=='2' GOTO :BOB_ERA
IF '%choice%'=='3' GOTO :1943_ERA
IF '%choice%'=='4' GOTO :1944_ERA
IF '%choice%'=='5' GOTO :1945_ERA
ECHO.
ECHO "%choice%" IS NOT VALID CHOICE PLEASE TRY AGAIN
ECHO.


:1936_ERA
IF NOT EXIST bob_missions GOTO :BOB_1936
IF NOT EXIST 1943_missions GOTO :1943_1936
IF NOT EXIST 1944_missions GOTO :1944_1936
IF NOT EXIST 1945_missions GOTO :1945_1936
IF NOT EXIST 1936_missions GOTO :SUCCESS
:BOB_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_missions GOTO :1936_BOB
IF NOT EXIST 1943_missions GOTO :1943_BOB
IF NOT EXIST 1944_missions GOTO :1944_BOB
IF NOT EXIST 1945_missions GOTO :1945_BOB
IF NOT EXIST bob_missions GOTO :SUCCESS
:1943_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_missions GOTO :1936_1943
IF NOT EXIST bob_missions GOTO :BOB_1943
IF NOT EXIST 1944_missions GOTO :1944_1943
IF NOT EXIST 1945_missions GOTO :1945_1943
IF NOT EXIST 1943_missions GOTO :SUCCESS
:1944_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_missions GOTO :1936_1944
IF NOT EXIST bob_missions GOTO :BOB_1944
IF NOT EXIST 1943_missions GOTO :1943_1944
IF NOT EXIST 1945_missions GOTO :1945_1944
IF NOT EXIST 1944_missions GOTO :SUCCESS
:1945_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_missions GOTO :1936_1945
IF NOT EXIST bob_missions GOTO :BOB_1945
IF NOT EXIST 1943_missions GOTO :1943_1945
IF NOT EXIST 1944_missions GOTO :1944_1945
IF NOT EXIST 1945_missions GOTO :SUCCESS


:BOB_1936
REN missions bob_missions
REN 1936_missions missions
REN uires bob_uires
REN 1936_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml bob_qclocations.xml
REN 1936_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp bob_splash24b.bmp
REN 1936_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1943_1936
REN missions 1943_missions
REN 1936_missions missions
REN uires 1943_uires
REN 1936_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1943_qclocations.xml
REN 1936_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1943_splash24b.bmp
REN 1936_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1944_1936
REN missions 1944_missions
REN 1936_missions missions
REN uires 1944_uires
REN 1936_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1944_qclocations.xml
REN 1936_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1944_splash24b.bmp
REN 1936_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1945_1936
REN missions 1945_missions
REN 1936_missions missions
REN uires 1945_uires
REN 1936_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1945_qclocations.xml
REN 1936_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1945_splash24b.bmp
REN 1936_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1936_BOB
REN missions 1936_missions
REN bob_missions missions
REN uires 1936_uires
REN bob_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1936_qclocations.xml
REN bob_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1936_splash24b.bmp
REN bob_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1943_BOB
REN missions 1943_missions
REN bob_missions missions
REN uires 1943_uires
REN bob_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1943_qclocations.xml
REN bob_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1943_splash24b.bmp
REN bob_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1944_BOB
REN missions 1944_missions
REN bob_missions missions
REN uires 1944_uires
REN bob_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1944_qclocations.xml
REN bob_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1944_splash24b.bmp
REN bob_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1945_BOB
REN missions 1945_missions
REN bob_missions missions
REN uires 1945_uires
REN bob_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1945_qclocations.xml
REN bob_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1945_splash24b.bmp
REN bob_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1936_1943
REN missions 1936_missions
REN 1943_missions missions
REN uires 1936_uires
REN 1943_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1936_qclocations.xml
REN 1943_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1936_splash24b.bmp
REN 1943_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:BOB_1943
REN missions bob_missions
REN 1943_missions missions
REN uires bob_uires
REN 1943_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml bob_qclocations.xml
REN 1943_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp bob_splash24b.bmp
REN 1943_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1944_1943
REN missions 1944_missions
REN 1943_missions missions
REN uires 1944_uires
REN 1943_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1944_qclocations.xml
REN 1943_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1944_splash24b.bmp
REN 1943_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1945_1943
REN missions 1945_missions
REN 1943_missions missions
REN uires 1945_uires
REN 1943_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1945_qclocations.xml
REN 1943_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1945_splash24b.bmp
REN 1943_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1936_1944
REN missions 1936_missions
REN 1944_missions missions
REN uires 1936_uires
REN 1944_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1936_qclocations.xml
REN 1944_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1936_splash24b.bmp
REN 1944_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:BOB_1944
REN missions bob_missions
REN 1944_missions missions
REN uires bob_uires
REN 1944_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml bob_qclocations.xml
REN 1944_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp bob_splash24b.bmp
REN 1944_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1943_1944
REN missions 1943_missions
REN 1944_missions missions
REN uires 1943_uires
REN 1944_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1943_qclocations.xml
REN 1944_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1943_splash24b.bmp
REN 1944_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1945_1944
REN missions 1945_missions
REN 1944_missions missions
REN uires 1945_uires
REN 1944_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1945_qclocations.xml
REN 1944_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1945_splash24b.bmp
REN 1944_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1936_1945
REN missions 1936_missions
REN 1945_missions missions
REN uires 1936_uires
REN 1945_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1936_qclocations.xml
REN 1945_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1936_splash24b.bmp
REN 1945_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:BOB_1945
REN missions bob_missions
REN 1945_missions missions
REN uires bob_uires
REN 1945_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml bob_qclocations.xml
REN 1945_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp bob_splash24b.bmp
REN 1945_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1943_1945
REN missions 1943_missions
REN 1945_missions missions
REN uires 1943_uires
REN 1945_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1943_qclocations.xml
REN 1945_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1943_splash24b.bmp
REN 1945_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp






GOTO SUCCESS
:1944_1945
REN missions 1944_missions
REN 1945_missions missions
REN uires 1944_uires
REN 1945_uires uires
REN qclocations.xml 1944_qclocations.xml
REN 1945_qclocations.xml qclocations.xml
REN splash24b.bmp 1944_splash24b.bmp
REN 1945_splash24b.bmp splash24b.bmp
GOTO SUCCESS
:SUCCESS
 
Mastertostartup

@ECHO OFF
CLS
CALL ETOEraSwapper.bat
CD "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\global_layer"
CALL ETOGLSwapper.bat
START cfs3.exe
 
ETOGLSwapper

@ECHO OFF
CLS
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO WELCOME TO THE CFS3 ETO EXPANSION GLOBAL LAYER SWAPPER
ECHO.
ECHO THE CFS3 ETO GLOBAL LAYER SWAPPER WILL NOW CHANGE OUT THE GLOBAL LAYER FILES
ECHO.
PAUSE
ECHO.
:pRESENT
IF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\1945_qclocations.xml" GOTO :1945_ERA
IF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\1944_qclocations.xml" GOTO :1944_ERA
IF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\1943_qclocations.xml" GOTO :1943_ERA
IF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\bob_qclocations.xml" GOTO :BOB_ERA
IF NOT EXIST "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion\1936_qclocations.xml" GOTO :1936_ERA
:1936_ERA
IF NOT EXIST bob_global_layer.csv GOTO :BOB_1936GL
IF NOT EXIST 1943_global_layer.csv GOTO :1943_1936GL
IF NOT EXIST 1944_global_layer.csv GOTO :1944_1936GL
IF NOT EXIST 1945_global_layer.csv GOTO :1945_1936GL
IF NOT EXIST 1936_global_layer.csv GOTO :END
:BOB_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_global_layer.csv GOTO :1936_BOBGL
IF NOT EXIST 1943_global_layer.csv GOTO :1943_BOBGL
IF NOT EXIST 1944_global_layer.csv GOTO :1944_BOBGL
IF NOT EXIST 1945_global_layer.csv GOTO :1945_BOBGL
IF NOT EXIST bob_global_layer.csv GOTO :END
:1943_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_global_layer.csv GOTO :1936_1943GL
IF NOT EXIST bob_global_layer.csv GOTO :BOB_1943GL
IF NOT EXIST 1944_global_layer.csv GOTO :1944_1943GL
IF NOT EXIST 1945_global_layer.csv GOTO :1945_1943GL
IF NOT EXIST 1943_global_layer.csv GOTO :END
:1944_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_global_layer.csv GOTO :1936_1944GL
IF NOT EXIST bob_global_layer.csv GOTO :BOB_1944GL
IF NOT EXIST 1943_global_layer.csv GOTO :1943_1944GL
IF NOT EXIST 1945_global_layer.csv GOTO :1945_1944GL
IF NOT EXIST 1944_global_layer.csv GOTO :END
:1945_ERA
IF NOT EXIST 1936_global_layer.csv GOTO :1936_1945GL
IF NOT EXIST bob_global_layer.csv GOTO :BOB_1945GL
IF NOT EXIST 1943_global_layer.csv GOTO :1943_1945GL
IF NOT EXIST 1944_global_layer.csv GOTO :1944_1945GL
IF NOT EXIST 1945_global_layer.csv GOTO :END
:QUIT_MENU
GOTO :END
:BOB_1936GL
REN global_layer.csv bob_global_layer.csv
REN 1936_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib bob_gsl.lib
REN 1936_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1943_1936GL
REN global_layer.csv 1943_global_layer.csv
REN 1936_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1943_gsl.lib
REN 1936_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1944_1936GL
REN global_layer.csv 1944_global_layer.csv
REN 1936_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1944_gsl.lib
REN 1936_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1945_1936GL
REN global_layer.csv 1945_global_layer.csv
REN 1936_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1945_gsl.lib
REN 1936_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1936_BOBGL
REN global_layer.csv 1936_global_layer.csv
REN bob_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1936_gsl.lib
REN bob_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1943_BOBGL
REN global_layer.csv 1943_global_layer.csv
REN bob_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1943_gsl.lib
REN bob_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1944_BOBGL
REN global_layer.csv 1944_global_layer.csv
REN bob_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1944_gsl.lib
REN bob_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1945_BOBGL
REN global_layer.csv 1945_global_layer.csv
REN bob_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1945_gsl.lib
REN bob_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1936_1943GL
REN global_layer.csv 1936_global_layer.csv
REN 1943_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1936_gsl.lib
REN 1943_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:BOB_1943GL
REN global_layer.csv bob_global_layer.csv
REN 1943_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib bob_gsl.lib
REN 1943_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1944_1943GL
REN global_layer.csv 1944_global_layer.csv
REN 1943_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1944_gsl.lib
REN 1943_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1945_1943GL
REN global_layer.csv 1945_global_layer.csv
REN 1943_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1945_gsl.lib
REN 1943_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1936_1944GL
REN global_layer.csv 1936_global_layer.csv
REN 1944_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1936_gsl.lib
REN 1944_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:BOB_1944GL
REN global_layer.csv bob_global_layer.csv
REN 1944_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib bob_gsl.lib
REN 1944_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1943_1944GL
REN global_layer.csv 1943_global_layer.csv
REN 1944_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1943_gsl.lib
REN 1944_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1945_1944GL
REN global_layer.csv 1945_global_layer.csv
REN 1944_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1945_gsl.lib
REN 1944_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1936_1945GL
REN global_layer.csv 1936_global_layer.csv
REN 1945_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1936_gsl.lib
REN 1945_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:BOB_1945GL
REN global_layer.csv bob_global_layer.csv
REN 1945_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib bob_gsl.lib
REN 1945_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1943_1945GL
REN global_layer.csv 1943_global_layer.csv
REN 1945_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1943_gsl.lib
REN 1945_gsl.lib gsl.lib
GOTO END
:1944_1945GL
REN global_layer.csv 1944_global_layer.csv
REN 1945_global_layer.csv global_layer.csv
REN gsl.lib 1944_gsl.lib
REN 1945_gsl.lib gsl.lib
:END
CD "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\CFS3 ETO Expansion"
 
Had a look and all these look good, I had renamed my application 'cfs3.exe', but I think that's for MP in Win7.

When you ran the ORIF's
did you do the saves and deletes?

We'll have to see what Mongoose can find.
Worst case...may have to
reload the 5 installs.
 
I'm pretty sure this stems from me downloading the Folk Stone missions and having unrecognized aircraft issues. I've deleted the missions but..........same result:banghead:
 
Flamingskull5000 said:
I'm pretty sure this stems from me downloading the Folk Stone missions and having unrecognized aircraft issues. I've deleted the missions but..........same result:banghead:
Click to expand...

Sorry mate but you are incorrect, the missions didn't cause any CTD's during testing and the few that downloaded reported no issues.

I would go through all the bat files involved in the exchanging of era's, and make sure its calling for the correct folder names in all of them, I can remember when ETO first came out that some users had issues with the naming of folders in some installs. If I remember correctly you could end up with a miss mash of locations and global layers.

The instructions for the complete ETO install also had to be followed to the letter without missing anything or else troubles like yours happened.

Wish I could help more but without a computer thats all I can say.

Mick
 
I wasn't implying that there's something wrong with the Folkstone missions 65, I think that the fact they occur early in the war and me not having all of the neccesary files, caused a glitch in my Era Swapper that I can't correct . Could be wrong, may have to do a complete re-install.....
 
OK, just another quick check to see if there is some corruption in the file sets. The global_layer folder looks all good for Era 5. (But you are trying to run the Folkestone missions. Are they Era 5?)

Take a quick look in the files in the root of your install. There should be no 1945 missions folder, no 1945 uires, and no 1945 qclocations files. All these should have been renamed by the bat file to the default missions, uires and qclocations folders, to match the global layer configuration.
 
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