Playing Wherigo in emulator

[+jennthefunkyranger]

I'm trying to open a Wherigo cartridge in the emulator as I have no other way of playing, but I'm also getting nowhere with this With the Wherigo builder I'm getting an error message, and with the Urwigo builder I'm getting nowhere either. I've tried the fix posted for the official builder, which also isn't working. Can someone help me figure it out, as there are a few Wherigos in about a 50 mile radius, and I'd like to have a go at them.

[Ranger Fox]

If you've downloaded a GWC file, you're on the right track to attempting to play it in the emulator. However, the builders need a GWZ file (you change GWZ to ZIP and unzip it) to operate.

 

Some cartridges have something in them to prevent being played in the emulator. Depending on what was done to the cartridge, if it has an emulator check, it'll either close the cartridge, close the emulator, or refuse to show the next zone. This is usually accompanied by a short message. You may have run across this.

 

If you'll be more specific about your situation when you say you're "getting nowhere with this" and the fix "isn't working", you might get better help. Please try being as specific as you can about your problem, such as what you're doing, seeing, and working with, and include a link to the cartridge in your post. And how do you know the fix "isn't working"? What are you seeing?

 

Yes, yes, when anyone contacts IT support, the support person on the other end is very annoying because he or she wants you to be very specific and use certain terms. This is because, when computers are involved, a lot can go wrong and IT support has come across all sorts of creative things users try to do. Please bear with the questions.

[+jennthefunkyranger]

So do I need to open the cartridge first? I have downloaded several, and I get an error message. If I change the file ending would that make it open?

 

When I try opening the emulator I get the following error message:

 

See the end of this message for details on invoking

just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

 

************** Exception Text **************

System.BadImageFormatException: An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007000B)

at Groundspeak.Wherigo.ZonesEngine.ZonesEngineDll.InitializeEngine(Byte[] szDeviceId, Byte[] szLogFolder)

at Groundspeak.Wherigo.ZonesEngine.ZonesEngineDll.InitializeEngine(String strDeviceId, String strLogFolder)

at Player.frmMain.InitEngine()

at Player.frmMain.Init()

at Player.frmMain..ctor()

at ZonesAuthor.frmMain.menuCartridgeEmulator_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Command.Invoke()

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCommand(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

 

************** Loaded Assemblies **************

mscorlib

Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0

Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5466 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)

CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll

----------------------------------------

WherigoBuilder

Assembly Version: 2.0.5129.5086

Win32 Version: 2.0.5129.5086

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Groundspeak/Wherigo/Builder/WherigoBuilder.exe

----------------------------------------

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0

Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5468 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)

CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll

----------------------------------------

System

Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0

Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5467 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)

CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll

----------------------------------------

System.Drawing

Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0

Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5467 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)

CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll

----------------------------------------

System.Xml

Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0

Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)

CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll

----------------------------------------

ZonesFramework

Assembly Version: 1.0.2104.4260

Win32 Version: 1.0.2104.4260

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Groundspeak/Wherigo/Builder/ZonesFramework.DLL

----------------------------------------

Player

Assembly Version: 1.0.3072.27804

Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Groundspeak/Wherigo/Builder/Player.DLL

----------------------------------------

GeoFramework.Gps

Assembly Version: 2.3.3600.13

Win32 Version: 2.3.3600.13

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Groundspeak/Wherigo/Builder/GeoFramework.Gps.DLL

----------------------------------------

GeoFramework

Assembly Version: 1.4.3600.3

Win32 Version: 1.4.3600.3

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Groundspeak/Wherigo/Builder/GeoFramework.DLL

----------------------------------------

Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms

Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0

Win32 Version: 2.0.7045.00

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Groundspeak/Wherigo/Builder/Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms.DLL

----------------------------------------

 

************** JIT Debugging **************

To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this

application or computer (machine.config) must have the

jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.

The application must also be compiled with debugging

enabled.

 

For example:

 

<configuration>

<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />

</configuration>

 

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception

will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer

rather than be handled by this dialog box.

[Ranger Fox]

It doesn't look like you applied the Google Maps fix to the emulator. Failing that, you might be trying to use the emulator from withing Urwigo (and I don't know where that version of the emulator lives).