"Unable to Load World Template File"

howyadoin6102 · 03-20-2017, 06:52 PM

Installed on a Mac and attempted to start a standard game, but as soon as I named the game and clicked start got the following message: "Unable to load world template file (invalid file format). Please re-install OOTP." Deleted the game, restarted the computer, re-installed, and got the same message.

splantiago · 03-21-2017, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by howyadoin6102

Installed on a Mac and attempted to start a standard game, but as soon as I named the game and clicked start got the following message: "Unable to load world template file (invalid file format). Please re-install OOTP." Deleted the game, restarted the computer, re-installed, and got the same message.

I am having this exact same problem.

howyadoin6102 · 03-21-2017, 11:03 AM

Bump -- I tried uninstalling, restarting, and trying once again, with no different results. Would appreciate at least knowing that someone is looking into this so I can get started playing soon!

Markus Heinsohn · 03-21-2017, 11:05 AM

Is everbody here on a Mac? Can you try to re-download the setup file?

Andreas Raht · 03-21-2017, 11:05 AM

Looking into it now!

Andreas Raht · 03-21-2017, 11:10 AM

Please open game settings dialog on main screen -> troubleshooting tab -> "open customizable data folder" -> navigate to database folder -> open word_default.xml file with Safari. Does it open? Is the last line

PHP Code:


			
</WORLD>

?

Edit: File size should be 9.731.767 Byte

Andreas Raht · 03-21-2017, 11:16 AM

Works on my Mac.... I suggest you close the game, delete the /database folder and start the game again. It will then re-install the /database folder.

howyadoin6102 · 03-21-2017, 05:16 PM

Got it! I deleted the /database folder and re-downloaded the game file and after re-installing, I've gotten past that error message. Thanks both!

zachrotman · 03-21-2017, 09:37 PM

I cannot find this folder that you mentioned. I still have this problem

howyadoin6102 · 03-22-2017, 05:58 AM

Once you're in the game at the startup page, go to Settings --> Open folder containing customizable data. That should open a folder in your Finder called "OOTP Baseball 18." What I did is just delete that folder with everything in it, restarted my computer, re-downloaded the download file and installed, and that got it to work

03-20-2017, 06:52 PM	#1
howyadoin6102 Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 7	"Unable to Load World Template File" Installed on a Mac and attempted to start a standard game, but as soon as I named the game and clicked start got the following message: "Unable to load world template file (invalid file format). Please re-install OOTP." Deleted the game, restarted the computer, re-installed, and got the same message.

03-21-2017, 11:05 AM	#4
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,739	Is everbody here on a Mac? Can you try to re-download the setup file? __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

03-21-2017, 11:05 AM	#5
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 8,992	Looking into it now! __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments

03-21-2017, 11:10 AM	#6
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 8,992	Please open game settings dialog on main screen -> troubleshooting tab -> "open customizable data folder" -> navigate to database folder -> open word_default.xml file with Safari. Does it open? Is the last line PHP Code: `</WORLD>` ? Edit: File size should be 9.731.767 Byte __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments

03-21-2017, 11:16 AM	#7
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 8,992	Works on my Mac.... I suggest you close the game, delete the /database folder and start the game again. It will then re-install the /database folder. __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments

03-21-2017, 11:03 AM	#3
howyadoin6102 Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 7	Bump -- I tried uninstalling, restarting, and trying once again, with no different results. Would appreciate at least knowing that someone is looking into this so I can get started playing soon!

03-21-2017, 05:16 PM	#8
howyadoin6102 Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 7	Got it! I deleted the /database folder and re-downloaded the game file and after re-installing, I've gotten past that error message. Thanks both!

03-21-2017, 09:37 PM	#9
zachrotman Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 1	I cannot find this folder that you mentioned. I still have this problem

03-22-2017, 05:58 AM	#10
howyadoin6102 Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 7	Once you're in the game at the startup page, go to Settings --> Open folder containing customizable data. That should open a folder in your Finder called "OOTP Baseball 18." What I did is just delete that folder with everything in it, restarted my computer, re-downloaded the download file and installed, and that got it to work