Battletech Module Help

Module Support
1

I’ve downloaded the Battletech modules several times in an effort to work, yet every time I try to open them, I get a “Insert file here is not a valid VASSAL file.”

I’ve tried re-downloading, deleting and replacing, all to no avail. Am I missing something with the modules?

2

I was able to download and run the main module and 1 or 2 of the extensions normally. They seem to work ok and I could launch a game.

Can you describe what you’re doing that produces this result?

3

I’m simply trying to open the modules after moving them to my Battletech folder.

Here’s the step-by-step process:
-Open Vassal
-Click “File”
-Click “Open Module”
-Choose File (ie, Strategic Operations)
-Receive the following error message:
–“The file ‘C:…\VASSAL\BatteTech-StrategicOperations.vmdx’ is not a valid VASSAL module.”
-Get angry and step away for a bit… :stuck_out_tongue:

If I try to import, the message is effectively the same, except it says "Cannot Import ‘insert file here’ "

4

That is because BatteTech-StrategicOperations.vmdx is not the module - it is a
module extension. Modules have the file type .vmod not .vmdx

Once you have opened the correct file (the actual module) in the manager you can
then right click its name and select the command “Add extension” - that will
then bring in the .vmdx extensions underneath the associated module

This is all explained in the user guide which can be found here in pdf format

vassalengine.org/wiki/User_Guide

From: Meade352mxs meade352mxs@hotmail.com
To: messages@vassalengine.org
Sent: Fri, December 3, 2010 12:49:06 PM
Subject: [messages] [Module Support] Re: Battletech Module Help

I’m simply trying to open the modules after moving them to my Battletech
folder.

Here’s the step-by-step process:
-Open Vassal
-Click “File”
-Click “Open Module”
-Choose File (ie, Strategic Operations)
-Receive the following error message:
–“The file ‘C:…\VASSAL\BatteTech-StrategicOperations.vmdx’ is not a
valid VASSAL module.”
-Get angry and step away for a bit… :stuck_out_tongue:

If I try to import, the message is effectively the same, except it says
"Cannot Import ‘insert file here’ "

Read this topic online here:
https://forum.vassalengine.org/t/battletech-module-help/3473/3

5

lol, so in other words, RTFM. Thanks for the help, gents, I apologize for my ignorance.