Help with sys_error(setup_stratagems No such file or directory)

[Wagon]

Hey there,

not sure what the issue is.  I tried with a steam account and from GOG and I get the same error.  The files are saved in the same folder as the chitin file so not sure what the issue is.  Also get the same message on a mac and a pc...

I also saved in the programs folder, then tried putting it under a different folder I created in the User folder.

I get the error after selecting install batch file

any help would be greatly appreciated

Edited January 3 by Wagon
corrections

[InKal]

unpack the archive into game folder like this "D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Baldurs Gate 2". that is all you have to do. If you have only one disk/partition it is recommended to create folder like "Games" or wahtever and then installing steam in that folder like this "C:\Games\Steam\..." not in "C:\Program Files".

[Wagon]

Thanks InKal.  I would love to get this fixed but I am still doing something wrong.  I think my file location is OK, I attached a screenshot.  

Here is what the error looks like when I run the setup-stratagems from this folder.

[Wagon]

Do I need to use mod merge?

Edited January 3 by Wagon

[Wagon]

I installed mod merge and the same error occurs...

 

[mickabouille]

If I understand well, the setup-stratagen.exe binary (actually a renamed weidu.exe) tries to update itself (check version, download a newer  one ifmore recent etc.).

That is (probably?) not required anyway with a recent enough scs version. But in any case, i guess it fails because it tries to find setup-stratagems while the file name is setup-stratagems.exe.

Does replacing setup-STRATAGEMS with setup-STRATAGEMS.exe in the command you typed (adding .exe at the end) silences the error?

In any case I think you could just ignore this error. And I think addind "--noautoupdate" at the end would disable it.

 

EDIT: and yes, merging SoD is required before adding any mod. But modmerge is AFAIK deprectaed and replaced by DlcMerger.

Edited January 3 by mickabouille

[Fouinto]

You may just do what I did : https://www.gibberlings3.net/forums/topic/37528-something-is-going-wrong-with-batchmod-installation/

[Wagon]

Thanks for the replies.  I'm really excited about trying some mods out. 

I tried renaming the file setup-strategems to include .exe and that created another error.

I think my directory error is something to do with file directories as I get the same error for other mods I tried.

Are the mod files in the correct folders?  I copied the mod files an placed them in my directory (the one with the chitin file).

For example there is a Stratagems folder with all of the subfolders.  Does this mean the files are extracted properly?  Or do I have to do something else with the files in the Stratagems folder?

Jeez...After more than a decade of using a Mac I've gotten completely lost using a PC...

[Wagon]

Oh and I get the same error for both BG1 and BG2.  And yes I used the mod merge for BG1 first (I couldn't figure out how to execute the DLC option as I didn't know how to choose the file path...

[mickabouille]

4 hours ago, Wagon said:

I tried renaming the file setup-strategems to include .exe and that created another error.

That's (probably, but i lack information to be sure) the file is already named setup-stratagems.exe but windows hides .exe in the file explorer.

(Anyway I will let other people with windows computersanswer further rather than giving posibly incorrect advices )

[Wagon]

Not sure what I did but I kept trying and eventually it worked. Thanks for your willingness to help!