having a bit of software woes. figured i'd spill about it here for a little while since existence is a performance, and apparently i'm a really terrible clown. just bad at it.

not asking for any help, don't worry! i've got it covered in tech support emails. the guy's been a huge help so far-- i do feel bad for bothering him with this, but, well, it's his job. so.

recently received campaign cartographer 3+ and a bunch of additional map making tools in a humble bundle as a (very) belated birthday gift, which is awesome. might come in handy for a previously aborted Alien campaign i plan on getting around to hopefully; amongst other potential projects. HOWEVER getting the software to actually install has been nothing short of an absolute trial. you would think maybe it's my dogshit hard drive causing the issue, but shockingly, nope! started off with a bizarre and frustrating firewall issue, which i'm now assuming is sourced from my router's firewall (weird) (don't have access to that at present) since i'd whitelisted the installation program through both public and private communication on my PC's firewall. which thank GOD tech support provided me with a version of the installer that doesn't require internet connection, and that worked! :D

until it didn't.

finalization won't go through due to... (looks at smudged writing on my hand) forbidden by system policy...? whatever that means. (maybe if someone's reading this, they know). and while i've been around the block when it comes to computers, i fear i've met my match. which wasn't really that hard, i'm not that tech savvy unfortunately, just on the older end of gen Z. until i get another email back (typically in the mornings, while i'm sleeping) no clue! but i am so close that i can taste it. i actually really wanna be able to use this software! mostly because it was just a very generous gift from a dear friend 😭 and i'd feel bad if i couldn't even ever get to load it up at least once.

anyway. hoping this can be solved, and easily. it feels ridiculous quite frankly. installing a map making software should not be this difficult in the first place. but... by God i will get my paws on it. mark my words.

01/22 edit, update; LOL good grief so my hardware is actually just fucked ATP. i'm fully missing the Windows installer folder in the system policy registry. plans are now in motion for me to just get a new PC. likely i will get a hand-me-down after a factory reset. LMFAO. shout-out to my man Ralf at ProFantasy tech support though, you've been a real one so far.