error on startup

[scs748]

I downloaded the game and when I try to run it I keep getting this error
in the zip file there was just simutrans.exe and sdl.dll, are no other files needed becuase it says missing language packs but I cannot find any to download

The stderr.log file has

Message: log_t::log_t: Starting logging to stderr
Message: simmain::main(): Version: 0.84.16.2 Date: 25-Sep-2004
reading low level config failed, using defaults.
Message: translator::load(): Loading languages...
Message: translator::load(): 0 languages to load
FATAL ERROR: simmain::main(): Unable to load any language files
Aborting program execution ...

Please report all fatal errors to
hansjoerg.malthaner@gmx.de

This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.

the command prompt error being:

F:\simutrans>simutrans
nodelist_t::nodelist_t() : user='slist_tpl' comment='Generic 16 byte node list'
size=16, initial=20480
nodelist_t::nodelist_t() : user='slist_tpl' comment='Q2t13hashtable_tpl3Z8obj_ty
peZt19stringhashtable_tpl1ZP11obj_besch_tZt11inthash_tpl1Z8obj_type6node_t' size
=1224, initial=1
nodelist_t::nodelist_t() : user='slist_tpl' comment='Q2t13hashtable_tpl3Z8obj_ty
peZt19stringhashtable_tpl1Zt9slist_tpl1ZPP11obj_besch_tZt11inthash_tpl1Z8obj_typ
e6node_t' size=1224, initial=1
nodelist_t::nodelist_t() : user='slist_tpl' comment='Q2t13hashtable_tpl3ZQ215veh
ikel_besch_t5weg_tZt9slist_tpl1ZPC15vehikel_besch_tZt11inthash_tpl1ZQ215vehikel_
besch_t5weg_t6node_t' size=20, initial=1
nodelist_t::nodelist_t() : user='slist_tpl' comment='21pending_line_update_t' si
ze=20, initial=1

[Zuu]

You need Base packge + binary for your OS.

Windows:
Base package
Windows binary

Gnu/Linux
Base package
Linux binary

[Hajo]

Maybe these Wiki pages can help also:

http://www.hajo.simutrans.com/pmwiki/pm ... leshooting
http://www.hajo.simutrans.com/pmwiki/pm ... gSimutrans