Whoops sorry thought I responded to that question. I can create a text file in the folder.

For anyone who hasn't seen, GOG have announced they're protecting 162 games including battlefront to keep them playing on future operating systems. Fingers crossed it works!

On a side note it's also 75% off and there's more players in game so if you read this start playing 😉

https://www.theverge.com/news/657540/gog-star-wars-game-preservation-program

Let me know if you can create a new text file in that folder.  Thanks

Quote from: {AR}MetalKiller on April 26, 2025, 12:16:40 AMWhat happens if you run the most simple command?

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...\bin>ScriptMunge.exe -inputfile ..\scripts\BES\bes1a.lua -outputdir .

How do I run this command? When I try to run it in command prompt it won't work.

Quote from: Led on April 26, 2025, 04:46:50 AMthe DOS error indicates that the initial file cannot be created.  Make sure that the folder is not write protected.  Try creating a simple text file in that folder and see if it works.

Also, just to be sure--you are using a PC and not a tablet or Mac or a non-x86 processor?

Yes, I'm using a laptop PC.

Very interesting! As someone who is always eager to find ways to incorporate old or cut content into my future mods, I'll be very eager to see if any of the assets can be extracted and released from this.

Quote from: Kit Fisto on April 25, 2025, 10:32:41 PMWindows 11 Home

the DOS error indicates that the initial file cannot be created.  Make sure that the folder is not write protected.  Try creating a simple text file in that folder and see if it works.

Also, just to be sure--you are using a PC and not a tablet or Mac or a non-x86 processor?

What happens if you run the most simple command?
...\bin>ScriptMunge.exe -inputfile ..\scripts\BES\bes1a.lua -outputdir .

Windows 11 Home

what version of windows are you using?

Hmm, still the same issue.

C:\missions>cd Bin\

C:\missions\bin>scriptmunge -sourcedir ..\Scripts -platform pc -inputfile !*.lua -outputdir ..\munged\ -continue
Munging bes1a.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\bes1a.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging bes1a_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\bes1a_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging bes1r.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\bes1r.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging bes2a.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\bes2a.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging bes2a_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\bes2a_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging bes2r.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\bes2r.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging end1a.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\end1a.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging end1a_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\end1a_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging GEO1r.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\GEO1r.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging GEO1r_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\GEO1r_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging hot1i.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\hot1i.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging hot1i_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\hot1i_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging kam1c.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\kam1c.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging kam1c_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\kam1c_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging kas1c.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\kas1c.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging kas1c_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\kas1c_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging kas1i.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\kas1i.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging kas2c.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\kas2c.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging kas2c_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\kas2c_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging kas2i.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\kas2i.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging NAB1c.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\NAB1c.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging NAB1c_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\NAB1c_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging NAB1i.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\NAB1i.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging nab2a.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\nab2a.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging nab2c.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\nab2c.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging nab2c_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\nab2c_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging rhn1i.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\rhn1i.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging rhn1r.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\rhn1r.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging rhn1r_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\rhn1r_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging rhn2a.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\rhn2a.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging rhn2a_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\rhn2a_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging rhn2c.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\rhn2c.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging tat1i.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\tat1i.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging tat1i_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\tat1i_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging tat1r.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\tat1r.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging tat2i.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\tat2i.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging tat2i_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\tat2i_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging tat2r.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\tat2r.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging tat3a.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\tat3a.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging tat3c.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\tat3c.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging yav1c.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\yav1c.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging yav1i.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\yav1i.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging yav1i_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\yav1i_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging yav2i.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\yav2i.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging yav2i_h.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\yav2i_h.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]
Munging yav2r.lua
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
(¬
Error: Could not open ..\munged\yav2r.script for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory
 [continuing]

C:\missions\bin>levelpack -sourcedir ..\reqs\sub_lvls\ -platform pc -inputdir ..\munged\ -outputdir ..\munged\ -inputfile *.req
Munging bes1a.req
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
Could not open ..\munged\bes1a.lvl for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory

Error: Could not open ..\munged\bes1a.lvl for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory


C:\missions\bin>levelpack -sourcedir ..\reqs\ -platform pc -inputdir ..\munged\ -outputdir ..\_lvl_pc\ -inputfile MISSION.req
Munging mission.req
Error: Could not open (null) for output. DOS reports:
Could not open ..\_lvl_pc\mission.lvl for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory

Error: Could not open ..\_lvl_pc\mission.lvl for output. DOS reports:
No such file or directory