Unable to Access Editor

[rgrove]

The game runs fine on my machine, but I'm unable to access the editor. The splash screen for the editor appears, the hard-drive begins to load and then nothing. Anyone have suggestions on how to trouble-shoot?

My rig:

Asus P4C800-E Deluxe Mobo
2 G Mushkin Ram
NVidia 7800 GS graphics card (current driver as of 10/04/07)
WD HD 80G
Windows XP SP2
Direct X 9c

Yes, the editor is installed and I've tried both the short cut method (add "editor" to target) and the "run editor" from the start-program menu.

[deezignfreek]

Here's what I did to make it work. I don't know if this will be the same for everyone. My first install, on the Gears splash screen that comes up, I hadn't clicked on "More Options". Do that and select to install the editor. Then I did the following.

I have Vista. I went into Windows Explorer, and selected the following: (C:)>Program Files>Microsoft Games> Gears of War> and then selected the "Binaries" folder. In it was the Startup file. It's an .exe file. I right clicked on it, and chose "Create Shortcut". It says, "Windows cannot create a shortcut here. Do you want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?". Select "Yes". Then I right clicked on that shortcut>chose properties, and in the open box beside where it says "Target", I now have: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Gears of War\Binaries\WarGame-G4WLive.exe" editor. If you installed it somewhere else than the C, it won't look like that. It does take a while for the (Unreal) Editor for Gears to come up.

[rgrove]

Thanks for the fast reply, deez. I saw your post earlier and tried your suggestion, but I still get the "splash screen, loading & nothing" effect. BTW, the exe file you suggest to use as a target is a little confusing as there is a "startup" exe and a "WarGame-G4Live" exe. I tried both and nada. Thanks for your help, though.

[FRicanKrazy]

When I installed GoW the first time, I didn't go to more option and check "Install Editor"

When I realized that, I uninstalled, and re-installed to a new location, and this time I checked "Install Editor" in more options.

However, I think my installer is bugged because it installs the game, but both times I installed, I have not received ANY shortcuts to the directory.

I look in the binaries folder and I don't see any different applications to run GoW Editor. Please help. What file do I need to start in order to run the editor. I'm not even sure it installed since the installer neglects to install even the short cuts.

(Game runs btw)

[Molkien]

The game does not instal a shortcut to the editor, just the necessary files. This you need to do manually. Create a shortcut of Startup.exe and right click, and goto properties. In the target box, simply add "editor" (no quotes) after the quotations following startup.exe

IE "C:\Program Files\Gears of War\Binaries\Startup.exe" editor

[FRicanKrazy]

I instead made a short cut to the binaries directory to access startup.exe -
The problem is, startup.exe only runs the game. Where would the option be to start the editor?
At the moment, I'm convinced it didn't install the editor even though I checked the option. Is there a "Start Editor" button I'm neglecting to see on the splash screen?

[FRicanKrazy]

Never Mind ! Thank you for making my life easier. This works. Much appreciated.

I didn't understand right away the directory line you gave me but it works.

http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=583778

That's another thread I found on not being able to access the editor.

IE "C:\Program Files\Gears of War\Binaries\Startup.exe" editor

works