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Miss Sarah Lauren · Mar 18, 2010, 08:12 AM // 08:12

Hi!

My computer crashed and didnt back up my templates so I lost them all. So I went to PvX wiki to get a few of those build packs. Problem, they dont show when I want to load a build. I tried everything restart GW, restart PC, make sure pc recognizes them.. Nothing works! D:

wtb help please ^.^
~Sarah

Swahnee · Mar 18, 2010, 09:29 AM // 09:29

Have you saved them in the right folder? That's the "Template" folder inside the folder where you installed GW.

sonofthort · Mar 18, 2010, 09:57 AM // 09:57

you can always get help from the pvx community, just use the build pack page's talk page, somebody might have already explained it, or you can start a new topic asking your specific question

*Darcy* · Mar 18, 2010, 01:33 PM // 13:33

If you have Vista or Windows7, they need to be installed in Documents\Guild Wars\Templates\Skills, not in the Programs\Guild Wars folder which is where Windows XP stores them.

Quaker · Mar 18, 2010, 01:45 PM // 13:45

And, an even more basic question - did you un-zip them?

Miss Sarah Lauren · Mar 18, 2010, 03:00 PM // 15:00

@ Quaker: Yes I did unzip
@ Darcy: I saved them in the skills folder that already contained my other builds
@ Swahnee: If I didnt store them in the folder that Darcy mentions then no, I did not

~ Sarah

Sookie · Mar 18, 2010, 05:00 PM // 17:00

The builds are nested in a manner that the Templates folder doesn't recognize. Take all of the individual ".txt" files out of the nested folder and copy/move them to the Templates--->Skills folder

Giro · Mar 18, 2010, 06:15 PM // 18:15

@ Sookie: The skills templates do recognize folders. You can't make them in GW, but if you make them in Windows, you can open them in GW.

When I added the build packs, some of the templates had blank spaces where certain characters were supposed to be, so I had to edit those, but most of them worked. What do you mean when you say it doesn't recognize them? Do they show up at all?

Silmar Alech · Mar 18, 2010, 06:20 PM // 18:20

It is allowed to make subdirectories inside the ...\Templates\Skills\ folder. This way you can better organize your builds, for example by profession, by team builds, by farming builds, etc.

It is also possible to create such subdirectories from within the game client. Just don't save a build as "Elementalist Fire 2" but as "Elementalist\Fire 2" for example. This will create a "...\Templates\Skills\Elementalist" folder with a file "...\Templates\Skills\Elementalist\Fire 2.txt" that contains the build. It is not possible to delete such subdirectories from within the game client, however. But you can always use Windows Explorer for this.

Miss Sarah Lauren · Mar 19, 2010, 07:20 PM // 19:20

When I start up gw and then try to load a build NONE not ONE shows up

Mar 18, 2010, 08:12 AM // 08:12	#1
Miss Sarah Lauren Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Netherlands/Norway Guild: Phase Six [PT] Profession: E/	PvX Build Packs Hi! My computer crashed and didnt back up my templates so I lost them all. So I went to PvX wiki to get a few of those build packs. Problem, they dont show when I want to load a build. I tried everything restart GW, restart PC, make sure pc recognizes them.. Nothing works! D: wtb help please ^.^ ~Sarah

Mar 18, 2010, 01:33 PM // 13:33	#4
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	If you have Vista or Windows7, they need to be installed in Documents\Guild Wars\Templates\Skills, not in the Programs\Guild Wars folder which is where Windows XP stores them. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Mar 18, 2010, 09:29 AM // 09:29	#2
Swahnee Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Italy Profession: Mo/	Have you saved them in the right folder? That's the "Template" folder inside the folder where you installed GW.

Mar 18, 2010, 09:57 AM // 09:57	#3
sonofthort Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: The Legends Of Melee [SSBM] Profession: Mo/	you can always get help from the pvx community, just use the build pack page's talk page, somebody might have already explained it, or you can start a new topic asking your specific question

Mar 18, 2010, 01:45 PM // 13:45	#5
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	And, an even more basic question - did you un-zip them?

Mar 18, 2010, 03:00 PM // 15:00	#6
Miss Sarah Lauren Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Netherlands/Norway Guild: Phase Six [PT] Profession: E/	@ Quaker: Yes I did unzip @ Darcy: I saved them in the skills folder that already contained my other builds @ Swahnee: If I didnt store them in the folder that Darcy mentions then no, I did not ~ Sarah

Mar 18, 2010, 05:00 PM // 17:00	#7
Sookie Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NoCenTex Guild: [AKA] Guild Leader Profession: R/	The builds are nested in a manner that the Templates folder doesn't recognize. Take all of the individual ".txt" files out of the nested folder and copy/move them to the Templates--->Skills folder

Mar 18, 2010, 06:15 PM // 18:15	#8
Giro Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sorrow's Furnace Guild: Twilight Knight Brigade [HACK] Profession: W/	@ Sookie: The skills templates do recognize folders. You can't make them in GW, but if you make them in Windows, you can open them in GW. When I added the build packs, some of the templates had blank spaces where certain characters were supposed to be, so I had to edit those, but most of them worked. What do you mean when you say it doesn't recognize them? Do they show up at all?

Mar 18, 2010, 06:20 PM // 18:20	#9
Silmar Alech Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Europe Guild: Tom Son [TS] Profession: E/	It is allowed to make subdirectories inside the ...\Templates\Skills\ folder. This way you can better organize your builds, for example by profession, by team builds, by farming builds, etc. It is also possible to create such subdirectories from within the game client. Just don't save a build as "Elementalist Fire 2" but as "Elementalist\Fire 2" for example. This will create a "...\Templates\Skills\Elementalist" folder with a file "...\Templates\Skills\Elementalist\Fire 2.txt" that contains the build. It is not possible to delete such subdirectories from within the game client, however. But you can always use Windows Explorer for this.

Mar 19, 2010, 07:20 PM // 19:20	#10
Miss Sarah Lauren Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Netherlands/Norway Guild: Phase Six [PT] Profession: E/	When I start up gw and then try to load a build NONE not ONE shows up