Posts: 405
From:Suffolk, England
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 05-07-2001 09:55 AM               

---

I downloaded someones level off the internet and when I open it, it opens as a load of gibberish in notepad. How do I convert it into a playable level?

IP: Logged

Posts: 425
From:the other side of the puddle
Registered: Mar 2001

posted 05-07-2001 10:20 AM            

---

I've just played around a bit with changing file extensions to .txt and viewing them in word pad, then changing them back to there original and there weren't any visible problems. Unfortunately if you don't know what type of file was supposed to be in the download, it's hard to know what to rename it two. how ever since you have a useless file before you, and most levels come as .tom it may be worth a try to cut off the .txt and swap it for .tom. also you might let the person know who you downloaded it from.

-rob

---

IP: Logged

Posts: 205
From:
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 05-08-2001 07:25 AM               

---

Emma,

this may be a dumb thing to ask, but do you have the LevelEditor CD that comes with the purchase of Tomb Raider Chronicles. You need this to convert TOM-files into playable levels...

------------------
HAPPY RAIDING!
Michael.

IP: Logged

Posts: 405
From:Suffolk, England
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 05-08-2001 08:18 AM               

---

Yes Michael, I'm not that silly! I do have the Level editor!

IP: Logged

Posts: 425
From:the other side of the puddle
Registered: Mar 2001

posted 05-08-2001 08:20 AM            

---

wow! looking at my above reply I probably should have asked some questions my self. I assumed if it defaulted to notepad that it was .txt
-rob

IP: Logged

Posts: 405
From:Suffolk, England
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 05-08-2001 08:28 AM               

---

Also, you might be interested to know that I have just taken a look at eh file and it isn't a text file. It's a ZIP, does this make a difference?

IP: Logged

Posts: 425
From:the other side of the puddle
Registered: Mar 2001

posted 05-08-2001 08:36 AM            

---

the .zip is just a way of of sending the contained files compresed, to save on space.
you nead to extract the files from within.
if you don't have a means of doing this, you can download a free version of winzip, or netzip. let us know if you need more help.

IP: Logged

Posts: 425
From:the other side of the puddle
Registered: Mar 2001

posted 05-08-2001 08:39 AM            

---

http://www.winzip.com/ddchomea.htm

IP: Logged

Posts: 205
From:
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 05-08-2001 10:16 AM               

---

No offense, Emma -
people sometimes do not know what they do not know, so it's safer to ask, and in fact in another forum I came across a number of people who were not aware of the need to have the editor.

Anyway, I hope Robbase's hint to Winzip solves the issue for you!

------------------
HAPPY RAIDING!
Michael.

IP: Logged

Posts: 405
From:Suffolk, England
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 05-09-2001 09:19 AM               

---

Thanx guys, I am downloading winzip as I type. I'll let you know how it goes.
Emma

IP: Logged