Can't launch new game but can launch campaing

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I just purchased GalCiv II Endless Universe.

I am able to launch and play the campaign but can't get the "New game" to launch.

I go through all the customizations and stuff but the game itself will not launch after that, help.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Please open your debug.err file in notepad, and copy/paste the contents into a post here. This will give us some technical information that can help troubleshoot your problem. The location you'll find the debug.err in varies depending on which game you're playing:

Dread Lords: My Documents\My Games\GalCiv2
Dark Avatar: My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar
Twilight of the Arnor: My Documents\My Games\GC2TwilightArnor

Older versions may store the debug directly in the location the game is installed at.

Be sure to copy the debug immediately after the error occurs; if you start the game again, the debug will be erased and recreated for the new session.

Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I will do that next time.

I did find out that it is the (New game) in "Dark Avatar" that will not launch

The Campaign and  New game in "Twilight of the Arnor" will launch.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

How do I open my debug.err file in notepad?

I just get a error saying that it stopped unexpectedly, no actual error code(s)

Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

The debug.err file is just plain text with an unusual extension. You can rename it to debug.txt if that makes it easier.

You don't need to end the game in any particular way to get a debug.err. The game writes one as it goes every time it is run.