Cannot open map (M) - mod leftovers.

[AdmiralThrawn]

Hi guys,

I'm a returner back from version 6.20 to the game in version 7.10 and thought I checkout what nice things you have developed.

But no, a bug prevents me to see the map.

I tried the following:
- rebing to another key (e.g. comma) then pressing comma does not work, rebinding back to M, still no map
- reloaded my savegame
- saved then tried (still map won't show) then reloaded. Map still not showing
- restarted the game (map still not showing)
- started a new mission (Borons) and followed the dialogs until to the point where I'm asked to accept the mission which implies I have to open the map. Pressing M does nothing. Pressing Return will open the menu. There's even a yellow ring around the "Open Map" icon. Clicking this icon does not open the map.
- I also disabled any downloaded extensions to rule out that the bug might be coming from them. Restarted the game, loaded the save game with teh Boron briefing mission, map still won't open.
- verified the installed files, no errors found.

Seems my save game from version 6.20 is not the reason for the "M but no map" bug as even a new mission without any extensions still has the same issue.

Are there any local cache files from outdated versions that I need to remove manually?
Can anyone help?

Cheers,
Marcel

[CBJ]

You almost certainly have some files left over from UI-related mods that are not compatible with 7.10. Remove those and you should be able to open the map again.

[AdmiralThrawn]

What UI related files are you referring to? Which location or extension do they have?

Besides, why would mod files that are in a separate folder still be relevant for the game if I disabled all extensions in the settings?

[Baconnaise]

AFAIK the kuertee UI extensions mod (among others) exhibited this issue from 7.0 and required you to use particular versions for 7.0 and 7.10.

[Alan Phipps]

Maybe delete the X4 gamefolder and reinstall and then verify the game to get back to a guaranteed clean vanilla version if you aren't sure where the strongly suspected mod leftovers are hiding. You would probably have to do a fresh gamestart and not use any already tainted saves though.

[AdmiralThrawn]

The tip from Baconnaise was spot on! I forgot that I let Vortex manage X4 mods. Most of them like from kuertee were outdated.

Thanks for your excellent help, gentlemen!