[1.0][BUG] Missing forest graphics (clean install)

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Uninstalled the beta and renamed ProgramFiles/FE and Documents/FE directories as suggested, installed fresh 1.0 and fired up the campaign.
No forests, as you can see below.

Doing the old dance of running the game once as admin and then restarting the campaign brought them back.

 

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Same issue for me. I did a complete uninstall of the old version and cleaned out all my old Stardock locations (games and Program Files). After running again as Administrator showed up the forests for me, too.

I did some further testing and once I ran as Admin, I didn't need to run as Admin any more to see forests.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

I've had the same issue.  Running as an administrator once as was suggested above fixed the problem when I then created a new game or started the scenario over.  However, the forest graphics remained missing if I loaded a saved game or the play through of the scenario I had started.

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting SeaDan, reply 2
I've had the same issue.  Running as an administrator once as was suggested above fixed the problem when I then created a new game or started the scenario over.  However, the forest graphics remained missing if I loaded a saved game or the play through of the scenario I had started.
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From what I've heard, I think saves contain XML data. If that XML doesn't include forests (like when you started the game), they won't appear. I would think that if you started a new game/scenario, you would be able to save/load them. You might give this a shot and confirm/deny this.

So strange it's forests that don't appear. Are there other things, too? And why just those?

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Quoting Lord, reply 3
So strange it's forests that don't appear. Are there other things, too?
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Last time it happened, I didn't have forests or swamps. This time, swamps were there (probably because they are a different, special terrain type in the campaign).

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

I am having all the same problems mentioned in this thread.  I cannot see swamps or forests.  I had no problems when running as an administrator.

 

I have Windows Vista, and I'd venture a guess that others having this problem may also be using Vista?

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Quoting Buttons6, reply 6
I am having all the same problems mentioned in this thread.  I cannot see swamps or forests.  I had no problems when running as an administrator.

 

I have Windows Vista, and I'd venture a guess that others having this problem may also be using Vista?
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It is a problem with the windows admin requirements for the program files folder. So windows 7 also has this problem. Basically if you want the game to detect a change (say you mod your core files) you will need to run as admin once for the game to see everything. I've never had the missing forest problem, but I know a few others have, so you might be right about it being a vista problem.