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[SmokedRWA]

I've been having issues trying to get the Mayday graphics pack to work because whenever I try to run DF I get a Missing/Corrupted "index" file error.

I had been checking on and off the site for the past week or so about a solution but nothing has been of much help.

[Deon]

Basically your index file in /data/ folder is from a wrong version. Which version do you use? Can you provide a link?

[Ergzay]

If you happen to be on Linux/Mac OS X and you are using it through wine/crossover, if you aren't in the directory when you run the program it will give that error. You can also try --workdir pointing to that directory as well if that doesn't work. This is only for if you are on Linux or Mac OS X though, thought I might just say it.

[SmokedRWA]

I'm using Vista, and I'm downloading whatever version is in this http://mayday.w.staszic.waw.pl/df.php.

[Deon]

You just extract and play it, right? I hope you don't try to overwrite 40d with it?

[SmokedRWA]

Just extract to its own separate folder, and I'm not overwriting. I have dl'd it several times now and it's the same "FATAL ERROR: Main index file missing/corrupted. The file "index" must be in the "data" folder. Make sure DF decompressed into its folders properly."

[Deon]

Is there an "index" file without extension in /data/ folder for you?

I don't know, I downloaded it and it works for me...

[SmokedRWA]

There is most definitely not an index folder, and there sure isn't one in vanilla DF either that I could look at for reference.

[Deon]

There is. FILE not folder.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_file
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directory_(file_systems)

[SmokedRWA]

Err well I was definitely looking for the wrong thing, but yes, I do have the index file in the Mayday dl.

[SmokedRWA]

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