Hey everybody,
First, a quick intro...while I've been reading these forums for more than a year -- and learning a tremendous amount in the process -- this is my first post. I've played CMBB for two years now (all against AI...I know, I know) after growing up on years of Panzerblitz, SL/ASL, etc. I've continually been amazed at the creativity, intellect and enthusiasm of this community. Your dedication (obsession?) to CM has made a great simulation even better!
Oh, by the way, as an answer to the other long thread: I'm 43.
OK, on to the issue at hand...I know this topic has been addressed here before, but maybe I have a new observation that can be of some help. I've been adding some new scenarios to my collection from the Scenario Depot Salvage zipfiles stored at CMMods, and I've noticed that a small percentage of files do not correctly install (i.e., show up in the scenario selection screen). I'm patched to 1.03, I know how to extract files and where to put them, yada yada yada. A brief inspection of these offending files in a simple text editor reveals a wad of extra data at the top of the file, including a statement of the filename complete with .cme extension. Good scenarios do not have this extra information. Is this a sign of file corruption? I'm assuming that one needs to edit these files in a hex editor? Is there somebody out there that can help rescue these files? I'd be happy to provide more scenario-specific detail and could e-mail an offending file to anyone willing to take this on.
Thanks in advance for the help, and once again -- keep up the GREAT work!