snobel on 27/9/2015 at 07:10
I just downloaded both versions, installed them with FMSel and compared the contents. All the FM files are identical. Maybe it's your virus checker playing a trick? It's true that the installation takes a bit longer for the new version. Must be because of a higher default compression level for the zip tool I used. It didn't take anywhere near 'forever' in my case. :)
Could you try re-downloading and reinstalling the FM with AV turned off? If it still doesn't work, set the log level to Dump in the tweaker's Advanced page, start the FM, find the "current" log through the Sneaky Upgrade program menu group and upload it. (It's going to be somewhat long.)
yxlplig on 27/9/2015 at 18:40
Looks like Windows Defender was the culprit. I turned it off and redownloaded the file, FMSelect installed it in 1 second like it normally does and the mission loads up.
Thanks for posting that, I would even say that it might have taken me forever to think of trying that on my own.
<Username> on 28/11/2021 at 21:36
Quote Posted by snobel
With permission from Ziemanskye this FM has been updated to fix the crash on start-up when using FMSel.
I downloaded SFM_zSchism-v4_01.zip from Taffers Paradise and played with Sneaky Upgrade 1.1.10. I experienced no crashes. Thank you for the fix! :thumb:
Stats:* Expert difficulty
* 31 minutes
* 1050 loot
* 1 hint needed
Elements I liked:* The rooms in the Hammerite compound are filled with objects. This makes them feel more lived in.
* There is effort put into the diaries you have to read to complete the mission.
* You get a choice of optional objectives you can complete.
Elements that could be improved:* What's up with these three arches in the outside area with either a blue swirling mist or a bright light behind them? They don't lead anywhere. Why are they there?
* The interior architecture feels very cramped: lots of tiny rooms and lots of doors.
* The mission is missing a loot count. I don't know if I missed any loot.
Bugs:* Savegames in the outside area are labelled "zSchismEntry". Savegames in the inside area are labelled with just the date and no mission name. They are not labelled with proper mission names.
* There was a dead Hammerite in the room with the four healing potions. The hot cauldron next to him killed him, apparently. The cauldron also damaged me when I stepped near it. All cauldrons in the mission have the same problem: The radius at which they cause damage is a bit too high. There is one room you cannot enter through one of the two doors leading to it without taking damage because there is a cauldron next to this door.
* Another Hammerite in the mission got into a fight with one of the rust mites near the three fountains. He could not reach the rust mite with his hammer, so the fight never ended and I could just walk by him, ignoring his constant screams of "Just wait thou until I reach thee."
* There is an empty objective in the objectives screen.
* In the briefing screen, one of the objectives reads "Find and read 0 diary entries". Only when you're in the mission does the value get updated to "read 5 diaries".
* I got the prompts how to use healing potions and holy water when I picked up the first of either item.
Hints needed:*
I missed the diary on the middle bench near the three fountains.