It is not a ZIP file, it has no extension, but be careful that if you handle it with a Mac, or with a software that recognize ZIP from the compression markers and not from the extension, it can happen that your system sees it as a ZIP, but I don't know how to solve it because I don't know Mac, or the softwares. This happens with every board file for VASL. We fully tested them.Hi guys... The errata file is fine, but I noticed that the VASL map .zip files (from https://advancingfire.com/index.php/support ) aren't valid archive files... is that a work in progress?
Hi - thanks for getting back to me - yes, it appears that chrome was deciding it was a zip file for me, and saving it as such. Strange - when I download it using curl (to avoid the file being messed with in chrome) and try to load it in VASL (6.5.0), I get:
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020-07-17 17:33:00,440 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] WARN VASSAL.tools.ErrorDialog - Unable to open board file: bdSollum
2020-07-17 17:33:00,443 [1-AWT-EventQueue-0] ERROR VASSAL.tools.ErrorDialog -
java.util.zip.ZipException: invalid END header (bad central directory offset)
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Error! Typo, there should be 5 crews, in effect DVPs are correct.Page BA OB4, Unit Cc 106/7
Is 4 crews for 5 guns & trucks an error?
That's what I figured. Starting CGII now!Error! Typo, there should be 5 crews, in effect DVPs are correct.