Failed to load resources from resource file

Hi,

I may just be being thick here but, after installation, setting up a new Terrarium, compiling the simple carnivore, and trying to indrocude the animal to the Terrarium, I am getteing the following error:

"Setup Error
Failed to load resources from resource file
Please check your Setup"

I have the '.NET Framework 1.1 redist' installed, along with the SDK 1.1 installed and I have corrected all the paths so that compilation of scripts works. The DLL appears to be created successfully but when I try to add 'SimpleCarnivore.DLL' to the Terrarium, the error is shown.

Any ideas on what I am missing

Cheers

Lakey

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Failed to load resources from resource file

Gabriel Gheorghiu
I am running Win2000 server with .Net 1.1 framework.
I do not have the liberty of changing back and forth...
Someone wake me when a fix is found. Thanks.
Jochen Z
Hi,

I'm seeing exactly the same thing.

Does anyone out there have any ideas

Thanks

Eraser
Moussa El-tayeb
Wanted to throw my name in there as well that is someone having issues.

I go to the Terrarium, when I browse to add a plant or even my creature this error pops up.
jatwood
Guys, check the listing for the old version. It works a dream with XP!!!
Peter Poirier
I get the Same error
I also attempted to load the previous version and still got the error
Alexander Klizhentas
I got the same problem.
Let me give out some more infomation about the error:

If you have a VS.NET debugger, it will report StackOverflow Exception instead of showing "Failed to load resources from resource file".
Or if you don't have a VS.NET debugger, it will reports the error infomation above.

I use the debugger to see what's wrong with it but failed, because I don't have the source of the Engine.cs. But I can see that at the top of the call stack is the
GameEngine.AddNewOrganism string, System.Drawing.Point, bool)

The following is the whole call stack trace:
GameEngine.AddNewOrgainism
Terrarium.ReintroduceSpecies.OK_Click
[<Non-user Code>]
TerrariumButton.OnMouseUp
[<Non-user Code>]
MainForm.introduceAnimalTerrarium_Click
[<Non-user Code>]
TerrariumButton.OnMouseUp
[<Non-user Code>]
MainForm.Main

It seems that there are not an exception of StackOverflow as there are few calls here.
potter12
The error occurs when trying to load a creature in local mode for me. Just trying the simple plant or simple herbivore examples given on the website. No Dr Watson log files are being generated when the error occurs for me at least. Running on Windows 2000 SP3. This is a listing of all the files contained in the bin directory:
terrarium.exe
antResources.dll
AppUpdater.dll
asmcheck.dll
backgroundGridResources.dll
backgroundResources.dll
beetleResources.dll
cursorResources.dll
DefaultBlackBox.dll
DxVBLib.DLL
inchwormResources.dll
organismbase.dll
plantoneResources.dll
plantResources.dll
plantthreeResources.dll
planttwoResources.dll
scorpionResources.dll
spiderResources.dll
teleporterResources.dll
background.bmp
backgroundGrid.bmp
cursor.bmp
plant24.bmp
plant48.bmp
teleporter.bmp
AppUpdater.pdb
DefaultBlackBox.pdb
OrganismBase.pdb
terrarium.pdb
appupdater.xml
userconfig.xml
Just to check that all the *resources* required are there.
ucolinfo
I am using XP - Are the people who are receiving the error with the stack overflow using XP or another operatings system
arunvenkata
What exactly are you guys doing with the Terrarium when it gives you the failed to load resources error This definitely appears to be a large issue, and so far I haven't been able to reproduce the error.

After loading an initial Terrarium the following *resources* get loaded:
background bitmaps, cursors, teleporter

When loading a creature into the Terrarium the following *resources* get loaded:
creature skins, plant skins

The application doesn't appear to have any issues unpacking these resources.

When you get your errors, are you getting our Watson dialog that allows you to submit the error, or are you getting a lower level error that isn't being trapped by us and is being displayed in a default Windows exception dialog
Merovingian
Ok, just tried this on a Win 2K machine, and I get the same problem, failed to laod resources.
So for me, thats two XP and one 2K that have this problem.
What version of .Net do you guys have SDK, Redist, or the whole Visual Package
DICKDDD
Count me in this category as well. Have tried checking the paths, all is good, even added a few more as well. Out of interest, are you guys running XP Have two XP machines with the same problem. Even went so far as to download the .NET SDK on a 56k modem with out any luck. Any help here would be great.
Sonmez
Has anyone overcome this problem I get the same error. I even downloaded the new server, installed locally and tried. I can't introduce (or reintroduce) anything.
Peds
ditto, same for the Terra server not being available for 1.1 etc
ChrisRichardson
Make sure you're running the 1.0.21.281 client and that you have the 1.0 .Net Framework installed.
Failed to load resources from resource file

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