BSA files failed to extract during install

Post by **Peter** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:03 pm

Hello, I'm encountering an annoying problem when trying to install TTW. Basically, when I start to install, a short while after a message comes up stating: "One or more of your Fallout 3 BSA files has failed to extract properly. If this problem persists, please report it.

I have no idea what could be the problem, any assistance would be appreciated. I bought both the New Vegas ultimate edition, and the Fallout 3 game of the year edition from steam. This is being done with a non-"fresh" version of New Vegas, and a newly installed version of Fallout 3. The directories chosen during installation are absolutely correct.

My install log reads...

[collapsed title=Install Log] Determining system architecture

64-bit Architecture found Looking for Fallout 3 Fallout 3 was found at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 3 goty\ Looking for Fallout New Vegas Fallout New Vegas was found at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout New Vegas\ Looking for Tale of Two Wastelands Tale of Two Wastelands was found at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout New Vegas\ User changed Tale of Two Wastelands path to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Tale of Two Wastelands\ Beginning installation TaleOfTwoWastelands - Main.bsa was not found Extracting Fallout 3 main resources Extracting Fallout - Misc.bsa Extracting Fallout - Meshes.bsa Extracting Fallout - Textures.bsa Cleaning up duplicate resources Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\Peter\Desktop\TTW\TempInstall\meshes\architecture\paradisefalls\buildings\paradisefallsbuilding01.nif'.

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Post by **JaxFirehart** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:42 pm

Has this happened just once, or multiple times?

It could be a matter of file path length. If you have only tried it once, try again, if it keeps happening, move the install to C:\TTW to reduce the length of the file path. If neither of those work, come back and let us know.

Post by **Peter** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:01 pm

It's happened everytime I've tried, and I've tried reducing the legnth of the file path before already, to C:\TTW in fact, and it didn't help.

Post by **JaxFirehart** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:30 pm

Use a BSA program to open Fallout - Meshes from your Fallout3 folder and check to see if it has "meshes\architecture\paradisefalls\buildings\paradisefallsbuilding01.nif" inside of it.

Post by **Peter** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:42 pm

I should've thought of that in the first place, at the very least I should've verified the integrity of my steam cache. Thanks, once I get home and try it out, I'll let you know.

Post by **Peter** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:22 am

Alrighty, so after finding the problem and verifying my steam cache, the install worked perfectly. Thanks for the help, such a silly oversight on my part.