Error: Failed to set game mode (different drives)

[agestaga]

I just installed Vortex about a week ago. I have tried to set it up according to the information posted and going over the FAQs.

I am trying to download mods for my game and I run into the error below:

 

ProcessCanceled: Missing: C:\Users\***********\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3
at C:\Program Files\Black Tree Gaming Ltd\Vortex\resources\app.asar\renderer.js:4632:152
at tryCatcher (C:\Program Files\Black Tree Gaming Ltd\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\util.js:16:23)
at Promise._settlePromiseFromHandler (C:\Program Files\Black Tree Gaming Ltd\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:547:31)
at Promise._settlePromise (C:\Program Files\Black Tree Gaming Ltd\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:604:18)
at Promise._settlePromise0 (C:\Program Files\Black Tree Gaming Ltd\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:649:10)
at Promise._settlePromises (C:\Program Files\Black Tree Gaming Ltd\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\promise.js:725:18)
at _drainQueueStep (C:\Program Files\Black Tree Gaming Ltd\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:93:12)
at _drainQueue (C:\Program Files\Black Tree Gaming Ltd\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:86:9)
at Async._drainQueues (C:\Program Files\Black Tree Gaming Ltd\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:102:5)
at Async.drainQueues (C:\Program Files\Black Tree Gaming Ltd\Vortex\resources\app.asar\node_modules\bluebird\js\release\async.js:15:14)

 

 

The problem, I'm certain, is that the game is installed on my external drive (D:) and ofc my mods folders is on Drive C: I have looked over the information about vortex, but have not found a way to correct the missing location.

 

I have tried to manually set the location, but it only gives me the option of choosing one. No matter which I choose Vortex returns an error for one or the other location. Is there a way to resolve this? A workaround?

 

 

Version: 1.2.20

Game: Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution

Mods Installed: 20

Environment: Win10 Home

• Version: 1903
• Build: 18362.1016
• RAM: 8G
• Architecture: 64-bit with x64 processor

Diagnostic Report:

 

• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:17:12 GMT - warn: Failed to check for native dumps ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir 'C:\Users\rainn\AppData\Roaming\Vortex\temp\Vortex Crashes\reports'
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:17:31 GMT - warn: Failed to set game mode text=Missing: C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:18:28 GMT - warn: failed to run target=C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3, error=The system cannot find the file specified. (2) 'C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3'
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:18:33 GMT - warn: failed to run target=C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3, error=The system cannot find the file specified. (2) 'C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3'
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:19:35 GMT - warn: failed to run target=C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3, error=The system cannot find the file specified. (2) 'C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3'
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:19:36 GMT - warn: failed to run target=C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3, error=The system cannot find the file specified. (2) 'C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3'
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:19:36 GMT - warn: failed to run target=C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3, error=The system cannot find the file specified. (2) 'C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3'
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:19:51 GMT - warn: Failed to set game mode text=Missing: C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:33:03 GMT - warn: Failed to set game mode text=Missing: C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:33:50 GMT - warn: Failed to set game mode text=Missing: C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:42:08 GMT - warn: Failed to set game mode text=Missing: C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3
• Thu, 27 Aug 2020 05:13:41 GMT - warn: Failed to set game mode text=Missing: C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3

 

 

[Pickysaurus]

Have you created the C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3 folder? That seems to be what the problem is, it doesn't exist.

 

Some games use the My Documents folder for things like savegames (and sometimes mods).

[agestaga]

Have you created the C:\Users\rainn\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3 folder? That seems to be what the problem is, it doesn't exist.

 

Some games use the My Documents folder for things like savegames (and sometimes mods).

Yes the folder is there.

As I stated however, it is not on the same drive. The game is on my external drive (drive D:) and the My Documents folder is on the C: drive.

I can not figure out how to add that.

 

When i try to set the location manually, it only gives me the ability to set one location, not both. I can set either D: or C:. Not sure how to fix that.

[Pickysaurus]

It looks like to install mods for GC3 they must be added to your My Documents folder.

(https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/vortex-games/blob/f800965be7872434e5c746ecd0cc92b8b3dc1bb1/game-galciv3/index.js)

 

If you've since created that folder the error you originally posted should not appear?

[agestaga]

It looks like to install mods for GC3 they must be added to your My Documents folder.

(https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/vortex-games/blob/f800965be7872434e5c746ecd0cc92b8b3dc1bb1/game-galciv3/index.js)

 

If you've since created that folder the error you originally posted should not appear?

Unfortunately, Vortex returns the same error for location, which leads me to believe that you need to be able to set both. I can not activate the game in Vortex for managing due to this error. If i set to My Documents on C: then it returns the same error about the game files not being found. If i set to the game files on D: it returns the same error about not finding the documents folder. This is why i asked about a fix or workaround.