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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Test Builds => Topic started by: Kazan on May 03, 2004, 04:32:42 pm

Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: Kazan on May 03, 2004, 04:32:42 pm: Change by me: "mod stacking"

"-mod somemod" still works normally, however you can now use mod in a slightly more complex manner

Given Mod "HeatEmUp" that relies on mod "TBP" you can use them both at the same time by doing the following

"-mod HeatEmUp,TBP"

this works for theorectically an unlimited number of mods so you could have

"-mod ModC,ModB,ModA" No Spaces!

(bah.. it's not letting me post as an attachment.. five minutes pls)

http://deepbluebettas.com/fs2/20040503_fs2_open_r.zip
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 03, 2004, 04:35:36 pm: Yes...
and I came here looking for a build too :)
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Post by: J3Vr6 on May 03, 2004, 04:39:38 pm: This may be a dumb question but what would this be used for?

Like when you have things like lightspeeds stuff in one directory but want to play Inferno, you'd put -mod Lightspeed, Inferno? That is, of course, if the folder where lightspeeds stuff is called Lightspeed and the same for Inferno.
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Post by: karajorma on May 03, 2004, 04:43:31 pm: Basically you've hit one possibility on the head there but the one I'd mentioned earlier is for satalite campaigns like Sol : A history or the various TBP add ons. If they use their own tables then something like this is needed to prevent a return to the bad old days of having to swap Data folders around and rename .vp files
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: Kazan on May 03, 2004, 04:45:57 pm: Important: DO NOT PUT SPACES in the mod list

"-mod ModC,ModB,ModA" NO SPACES
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: Turambar on May 03, 2004, 04:49:09 pm: Quote
Originally posted by J3Vr6

Like when you have things like lightspeeds stuff in one directory but want to play Inferno, you'd put -mod Lightspeed, Inferno? That is, of course, if the folder where lightspeeds stuff is called Lightspeed and the same for Inferno.

Soon you won't be needing to use Lightspeed's stuff anymore ;)
(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5884/pwned1.jpg)

Edit: I just learned how to use lvlshot tags! (all effects except thruster glows are my work (soon to change))
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: Col. Fishguts on May 03, 2004, 06:18:11 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Turambar

Soon you won't be needing to use Lightspeed's stuff anymore ;)

This sure isn't the place for shameless plugs.....
....even if it (hypothetically (sp?)) would be the case.
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Post by: Lightspeed on May 03, 2004, 06:18:34 pm: That looks messy :wtf:

The beam itself looks nice tho (glow = *shudders*).
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Post by: WMCoolmon on May 03, 2004, 06:23:56 pm: *Could've sworn he made a post.

Quote
Supposed to have been posted by WMCoolmon.
Damn I like that beam
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Post by: DaBrain on May 04, 2004, 10:42:30 am: But I looks like this the whole time...
Thats why I haven't created new beams.

And what's with your attitude ?
LS used much of his free-time to create these effects.
I don't think he deserves this.
Quote
Originally posted by Turambar
Soon you won't be needing to use Lightspeed's stuff anymore ;)
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: Lightspeed on May 04, 2004, 10:45:40 am: I think he generally doesn't like shivans so i'm not taking it personally ;)
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Post by: J3Vr6 on May 04, 2004, 01:25:47 pm: What? Is it trendy to be shivan now? Carl's one so everyone is one now?

Can we get back to this build?

Kazan, does this fix any other bugs?
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Post by: Turambar on May 04, 2004, 02:14:30 pm: sorry for derailing the thread people. I was .... being odd then

Edit: and i was relating it to using Lightspeed's stuff for Inferno, not in general. (sorry LS)

Wow, I'm really apologetic today
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Post by: karajorma on May 04, 2004, 02:40:47 pm: I don't think a little friendly rivalry between LS and Turambar will hurt the community any :D

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! :D
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Post by: JC Denton on May 04, 2004, 08:24:49 pm: About the glows and stuff...I've noticed they're sprites that, when they intersect with the mesh, form a hideous effect (i.e. glow clipping like the drive glows in Turambar's screenie there). Is that even fixable at this juncture, or is it going to be a post-3.6 thing?
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: Singh on May 05, 2004, 12:02:05 am: Quote
Originally posted by JC Denton
About the glows and stuff...I've noticed they're sprites that, when they intersect with the mesh, form a hideous effect (i.e. glow clipping like the drive glows in Turambar's screenie there). Is that even fixable at this juncture, or is it going to be a post-3.6 thing?

Post 3.6 aint bad, since 3.6 is coming out on the 9th ;7 :drevil:
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Post by: CP5670 on May 05, 2004, 03:17:45 am: heh, I was just going to comment on the last build and suddenly we have a new one. :D Anyway, this build seems to be excellent with the memory usage, with the memory usage around 50mb at all times, although for some reason I can't get all of Lightspeed's nebulas to show up (only the first few are displayed according to their position in stars.tbl). Maybe it's another memory thing? These comments all apply to the 4-26 version as well.

Also, Goober, you emailed me a few weeks ago about this bug (http://mgo.maxgaming.net/mantis/bug_view_page.php?bug_id=0000082&nbn=2#bugnotes) and I sent a response but didn't get anything further. Were you able to find out what was causing the trouble? I am wondering if this thing might be related to memory problems in some way, which might explain the weird randomness I was getting.
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Post by: Goober5000 on May 05, 2004, 10:20:16 am: I haven't had a chance since then. I should be freer in a week or so.
Title: THANK YOU KAZAN!!!!
Post by: Gregster2k on May 05, 2004, 02:57:56 pm: I have been waiting for QUITE some time now for stackable mods. Thank you man!!!
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Post by: Shinobi on May 05, 2004, 03:05:30 pm: Do the sub mod folders have to be within the main folder?
ie. data/inferno/SAH
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Post by: Kazan on May 05, 2004, 03:08:58 pm: no
normal mod structure

\\*.vp
\\data

\\*.vp
\\data
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Post by: Lightspeed on May 06, 2004, 06:04:29 am: Quote
What? Is it trendy to be shivan now? Carl's one so everyone is one now?

Ehh, I've been called shivan a long time ago, long before I regged on HLP. This goes back to my days of active PXO gaming.

Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
I can't get all of Lightspeed's nebulas to show up (only the first few are displayed according to their position in stars.tbl). Maybe it's another memory thing? These comments all apply to the 4-26 version as well.

crap, i'll have to test that. I hope they didnt screw the stars.tbl upgrade.
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Post by: Singh on May 06, 2004, 06:07:15 am: question: does this build have the new netcode enabled as well? I do intend on playing multiplayer sometime or the other ;)
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Post by: Kazan on May 06, 2004, 07:13:27 am: ALL the new builds have the netcode

the masterserver isn't running though
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Post by: DaBrain on May 06, 2004, 04:08:10 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Kazan
ALL the new builds have the netcode

the masterserver isn't running though

When will it be back online ?
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Post by: Kazan on May 06, 2004, 06:44:43 pm: when inquisitor gets the final one up and running
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Post by: Taristin on May 09, 2004, 03:15:28 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Lightspeed

Ehh, I've been called shivan a long time ago, long before I regged on HLP. This goes back to my days of active PXO gaming.

*Points to Vasudan Name*
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Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: SadisticSid on May 09, 2004, 03:26:02 pm: That's Vasudan?
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Post by: Taristin on May 09, 2004, 04:27:56 pm: 's not hebrew...
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: J3Vr6 on May 17, 2004, 12:56:25 pm: This is probably pointless and old, but I tried this build yesterday and I didn't get the intro movie when I started up. I have the zpack.exe media file thats out, if that matters.
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: J3Vr6 on May 18, 2004, 09:11:43 am: Oh, forgot to mention that I tried playing with OpenGL but the mainhall was really dark. When I tried to play a mission, it would begin to load but when it got to the last little light in the loading screen it would just completely freeze.
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: CP5670 on May 18, 2004, 04:33:18 pm: One question with this; in what order do file precedences work across different directories? For example, if I have one directory containing the media vps and another containing my PI files, can I make it read stuff from both places but if the same file occurs in both directories, use the version from the PI directory?
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: Kazan on May 18, 2004, 05:24:50 pm: in order listed

"-mod ModA,ModB,ModC"

Precendence:
ModA
ModB
ModC
Fs2Dir
CDrom

(in each folder VPs come after files - ie ModA Files, ModA VPs, ModB Files... )

[edit: brainfart]
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: CP5670 on May 18, 2004, 05:43:01 pm: ah, that's good. But if VPs come before files, shouldn't your list go the other way, or is that supposed to read files before VPs? :confused:
Title: 2004-05-03 Build
Post by: Kazan on May 18, 2004, 06:00:06 pm: files are read BEFORE vps