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Offline captain-custard

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
can we make sure that this installs on windows systems to C:/Games/TBP or whatever and not to program files?


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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
No

But you will have the option to change it whatever you want

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Offline captain-custard

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
im my experience ppl who have little or no experience with computers tend to click next/next/next and install and dont change paths , which means for anyone running vista or win7 , the game will not work without all the permissions being set up ...wouldnt it be simpler and a lot nicer for the support crew if this defaulted to C:/games /TBP instead of the horror of having to explain to someone why there pilot file wont write or save ?
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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
Seconded. Making it default to C:\Games\TBP\ or something isn't evil in any way and would only make people experience less problems when using this to install/play TBP. And then, if the person wants to and knows the consequences, he/she can change it to C:\Program files\TBP\ or whatever.
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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
Except C:\ isn't always guaranteed either.  So maybe something like %WINDRIVE%\Games\TBP or whatever if that's even possible.
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Offline jr2

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Games\TBP

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Offline Iss Mneur

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
[snip] instead of the horror of having to explain to someone why there pilot file wont write or save ?

I was under the impression that the problem was the creation of the folders for the pilot files to go in and not the creating the pilot files themselves.  So, as long as the installer makes sure that all of the pilot folders exist it shouldn't be a problem (at least until windows stops supporting the file visualization that allows this to work, which by then I hope we will have stopped FSO from writing its data folders).
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Offline The E

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
What Iss says is right. The game sometimes fails to make the appropriate directories for one reason or another, and that's not dependant on whether or not the game sits in C:\Program Files\ or not.
Letting the installer create those dirs is the best idea here.
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Offline hip63

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
Installer create the directories?

Easy as pie! (mmmm, pie) ;)

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
Still, hopefully someday soon we won't be writing any data to the directory except for installs and updates, so no need to run the game with elevated privileges once updated.
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Offline Vidmaster

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
FH Voice acting still in early stages but progressing well. Actors and actresses (especially them) of the main chars are reliable  :yes:
Oh and good. Really good.
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Offline Skullar

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
you got voiceactors ? Actresses ?

 

Offline captain-custard

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
sorry to go back to the directories issue , if this is put into program files ( not only does it go against the general advice given in the forums) will this cause problems for ppl running and using the wxlauncher v2 steam based idea or will that be able to write new folders etc into the program files folder ?
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Offline The E

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
The wxLauncher, at least in install mode, would have to run with admin privileges anyway, so this won't be an issue.
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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
Well there is nothing to prevent anyone from installing TBP anywhere they like and probably never will be.  I did plan on requesting new installs go to games\TBP instead of program files\The Babylon Project by default for future versions.  I would have moved my own directory to that long ago if it wasn't for needing to be able to quickly look for stuff in default install folders. 
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Offline Vidmaster

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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
you got voiceactors ? Actresses ?

indeed. More women than men send auditions actually and overall in much better quality and with better acting. Deciding was hard. Had to rewrite one of the parts (pilot FH2) so the character is female now  :lol:  Believe me, it was a surprise for me too.
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Re: DVD 2.0 - Do you have content?
Chicks dig fight pilots  :cool:

(not computer geeks pretending be fighter pilots, they love the real ones, lol)

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