[Question] Getting an error in base Essentials

[monkeyboy6]

Hey guys. It's been awhile since I've worked on a fangame, so excuse my lack of knowledge. I just downloaded a fresh copy of Pok?mon Essentials (I've tried both 17.1 and 17.2) and whenever I try to start the game.exe or the playtest mode, I get this error message:

Spoiler:

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Pokemon Essentials
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[Pok?mon Essentials version 17.1]

Exception: RuntimeError

Message: filename is nil

SpriteWindow_sprites:30:in `initialize'

Pokemon_Sprites:223:in `new'

Pokemon_Sprites:223:in `pokemon='

Pokemon_Sprites:209:in `initialize'

PScreen_Load:165:in `new'

PScreen_Load:165:in `pbSetParty'

PScreen_Load:164:in `each'

PScreen_Load:164:in `pbSetParty'

PScreen_Load:319:in `pbStartLoadScreen'

Main:6:in `main'

 

[komaoto]

You are using essentials 17.1;
Use 17.2 instead. There are a couple problems with 17.1 that are fixed in .2

 

[monkeyboy6]

I get the same error on 17.2 as I do on 17.1

 

[mgriffin]

This is just a bit of a wild guess, but maybe you need to delete your previous saved game? It looks to me like Essentials might be trying to load the sprite for a Pok?mon that doesn't exist in 17.2 (e.g. a gen 5+ one), and my first guess at an explanation for why is that you have a save file for a fangame simply called "Pokemon Essentials".

My save is at: c:\users\mgriffin\Saved Games\Pokemon Essentials

 

[monkeyboy6]

Hey that fixed it! Thanks mgriffin!