Help a new MWS user

madness151 · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 3

So, I downloaded MWS and made some decks. However, whenever I try to start a game (or in solitaire mode) it won't let me load my deck. When I try to load it, I get a message that says "Load deck error: invalid file format". I don't get it. The deck is saved as a .MwDeck file. What do you think the problem is? Thanks.

Dzy · Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 139

Did you make the file in MWS?

slava · Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 90 Location: israel, be

nico · Administrator Joined: 28 Oct 2003 Posts: 831

Well, if you start working with a proram it is for the best if you do things the easy way, and just edit a deck in mws and save it as an mes deck file.
When you are more comfortable with the program, you can edit txt files or such.

Greetz Nico

gorckat · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 9

Are you using any Coldsnap cards? Over at either MWSData or the Magi-Soft forums, at least one person is having similar troubles. Not sure if its been resolved, though.

EDIT: I found the thread over at MWSData- the person got the same error you did. It seems to be some kind of import error or (in the case of a custom deck built with MWS) some kind of wrinkle/bug that pops up every once in a blue moon.

Basically, reinstall MWS and you should be cool.

Here's a link to an install guide that is apparently quite the balls:

http://www.mwsgames.com/index.php/MWS_Install_Guide

(note that the card count at the top of the page doesn't account for Coldsnap yet)

madness151 · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 3

I think this other part might be related to my problem. When I make a deck and save it, everything seems fine. But when I reopen magic workstation at a later time, I get an information box that says "these cards were not found in the database". Then it displays the all the cards that were in the deck I last saved.

Anyways, I just tried reinstalling mws and it works fine now. Thanks!

slava · Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 90 Location: israel, be

you make cards? you added a set? and save the new master? if you dont save it wont find the new cards...

madness151 · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 3

Okay, so it looks like my MWS is working now. But how do I get a game going? Do I just sit and wait for an opponent or do I have to join the chatroom? I tried joining the chat room, but it seems like the chat window just shows up as a white box with a red "x" in the corner. You know, it looks like a picture that failed to download. Maybe I need to download something else? Thanks.

gorckat · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 9

The easiest way to find a game is to connect to MWSPlay.net via MWSPlay.

The easiest way to find a game with people you want to play with is to use MIRC (Google it for download) and follow the instrucions here.

slava · Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 90 Location: israel, be

google it?
www.mirc.com... i have same problem with the chat room here... maybe download some plugin?

gorckat · Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 9

Yeah- mirc.com...its a shareware client that yoiu can download and use to connect to the chatroom here. The connection instructions should be under the 'How to start' link on the right.

Strovil · Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 567

For detailed instructions on everything from starting a game to playing it to sideboarding, read the MWSPlay Guide linked in my signature.