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wadsadas

Newbie
Oct 22, 2019
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Hello! Know this thread is ancient af but does anyone know how to fix the "file has changed since initially published" error when trying to run the setup.exe for 2.14.6?
 

Frogperson

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Jan 15, 2019
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Hello! Know this thread is ancient af but does anyone know how to fix the "file has changed since initially published" error when trying to run the setup.exe for 2.14.6?
What worked for me was installing Server Compact SQL into the folder that youre installing Rags into - think that error happens because the download link rags tries to use has since been discontinued.
 

HotPotLovers

Member
Apr 23, 2018
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Somehow rags just won't play video on my win10 device (play button grey out).
Did bit searching and no luck, plz help me out here.
 

kifflomx

New Member
Nov 5, 2018
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Can anybody help me? I can't find the 2.4.16 version of RAGS anywhere. The official download site has been suspended it seems.
 

NotALlama

New Member
Jul 29, 2017
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Having the same proplem
Can anybody help me? I can't find the 2.4.16 version of RAGS anywhere. The official download site has been suspended it seems.
New links?
the link is dead,any new link?

Found a link for 2.4.16 here:

I will also note some steps I took to get the 2.4.16 version of rags to run the game I was trying to play (was getting "This RAGS game is unreadable" error, in this case the game was Whorelocks Revenge) on my Windows 10 machine

1) Download and install (using RagsSetup.msi) 2.4.16 to a folder not in Program Files (ex documents, desktop, etc)
2) Download the portable RAGS zip from the original post
3) Take all the files from the portable version that start with sql and place it in the same folder as your 2.4.16 install
4) download and install SSCERuntime - . Have the installer extract the files to your 2.4.16 folder and run both x64 and x86 installers it puts there
5) Following the troubleshooting steps in original post make sure the appropriate windows optional features are enabled
6) Reboot

Somehow after that it started loading. Note I already had SSCERuntime installed but for some reason it wasn't running; when extracting files to the install folder my game started loading so idk it's some weird shit.
 

Asia Argento

The Golden Dragon Princess
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Apr 14, 2020
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Found a link for 2.4.16 here:
I had an issue having the file load, if you have this issue: Look to your URL. Delete this = (Dont click if this links) but removing this from the URL when you select it, cleared up my issue.
 
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tor44

New Member
Oct 3, 2018
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How do I get the images to load? I'm using 3.1 and I have windows 11 and the game loads just no images and older versions don't work at all you double click and run nothing.
 

tcheser

New Member
Dec 13, 2019
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I used this years ago and made a fairly extensive game which I would like to add to now that I finally got it working again. Unfortunately this version is no longer registered and is in read only mode. How do I get around this?
 

tcheser

New Member
Dec 13, 2019
2
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Okay, I found the section here that explained about the crack which you can use to get around the registration. I got that to work and can now save changes I make to the RAGS game, but now I have another issue. I can save the game, but if I ever save over this save file (an overwrite) it says the game file is unreadable. Is this something anyone else has experienced? Is there a way around this? Should I just always create a new save file after I change something?
 

str8up

Engaged Member
Jun 4, 2020
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tried your game was my first time trying this format or what ever i installed everything and game seemed to run BUT its to confusing for me to play ...looks like a fantastic game just to complicated for me
:(
 

str8up

Engaged Member
Jun 4, 2020
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Okay, I found the section here that explained about the crack which you can use to get around the registration. I got that to work and can now save changes I make to the RAGS game, but now I have another issue. I can save the game, but if I ever save over this save file (an overwrite) it says the game file is unreadable. Is this something anyone else has experienced? Is there a way around this? Should I just always create a new save file after I change something?
not this specific game BUT thats what ive had to do in past delete current saves and remake a new save
(rinse repeat)
 

benigantzking

New Member
Apr 8, 2022
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Did anyone had a success running Rags 2.4 on Win 11? If so I'd be happy to know how, I tried SQL everything really, I click on it and it just doesn't open up. Only Version 3. something

Will appreciate any help.