[prey] Sys_Error: _default material not found

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On Tuesday 09 December 2008, Ryan C. Gordon wrote:
> > Anyone run into the error Sys_Error: _default material not found when
> > trying to run Prey and know what's wrong?
>
> Is this the retail version, installed with --from-install?
>
> The installer will incorrectly report success but not copy any of the
> data files if you gave --media a bogus path. This is an installer bug.
>
> Uninstall and try again with the right path (it's prey/base, not prey!)

yes, retail version.  I used prey/base.

thanks again.