[Narvi]

Question from a manual downloader: are all the files new and required, or can we use old files for some, like FS1OggCutscenes?

[Androgeos Exeunt]

You need to have the FSU 3.6.10 Media VPs installed in the 'mediavps' folder.

Uhh, Galemp, you made me confused for a moment. Do you mean FS[size=8]O[/size]? I thought FSU was restricted to HLP only.

Oi! Stop posting so that I can post!

[Jeff Vader]

You need to have the FSU 3.6.10 Media VPs installed in the 'mediavps' folder.

Uhh, Galemp, you made me confused for a moment. Do you mean [size=big]O[/size]? I thought FSU was restricted to HLP only.

FSU, as in FreeSpace Upgrade, like in The FreeSpace Upgrade Project. Used here to clarify the difference between the FSPort MediaVPs and the regular (FSU) MediaVPs.

Question from a manual downloader: are all the files new and required, or can we use old files for some, like FS1OggCutscenes?

I'm sure the cutscenes are the same they've always been. And I'd bet that the voices, the music and the command-brief animations are also the same.

umm, I don't have a data folder...

...here.

[Narvi]

Weird bug in the techroom... there's a "Shivan#Fury" present as an option in the weapons section, and when I select it, nothing shows up. 

[admiral_wolf]

OK, I'm sorry to keep doing this, but I still cannot get the damn thing to work.  I have no idea how to correct this:

Error: Can't open model file <S_Rockeye.pof>
File: ModelRead.cpp
Line: 1995


Call stack:
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In the "MediaVPs" folder, I have a data folder, and the following files;

mp-710_adveffects
mp-710_effects
mp-710_models
mv_adveffects
mv_complete (downloaded from the 3.6.10 thread as I thought it was what I needed)
mv_core
mv_effects
mv_models
mv_music
mv_textures
readme

[Jeff Vader]

mp-710_adveffects
mp-710_effects
mp-710_models
mv_adveffects

mv_core
mv_effects
mv_models
mv_music
mv_textures

Remove.

And if there is a \MediaVPs\data\cache\ folder, empty it.

[admiral_wolf]

Just so I'm clear, I need to delete everything but the data folder, the MV_complete VP and the readme file?

[Jeff Vader]

Yes. You have 3.6.8 MediaVPs and 3.6.10 MediaVPs in there. The 3.6.8's must go, or they'll interfere with stuff. And empty the \data\cache folder, in case there are .ibx files from the 3.6.8's in there.

And, well, if the readme is for the 3.6.8's you won't need it, either. But it's your choice. It won't do anything in there.

[admiral_wolf]

I'm going to expell this thing out of the frigging air lock soon!  Still getting the same problem.  And I followed Mr. Lobo's instructions.

EDIT

Just to try something out, from the Launcher, I switched from "fsportmediavps" to "destinyofpeace", that sort of worked, it was loading the briefing backgrounds of FS1, but had the layout of FS2.  More importantly, I was able to continue my FS1 main campaign, but without any weapons.

[Galemp]

Methinks you have some problems with your installation. I'd recommend getting FS2 to play nicely with the FSU MVPs before you try running FSPort.

[chief1983]

Your MediaVPs folder should also have a .bmp file and a mod.ini file as well as the MV_*.vp files for the current release.  It might not be required but those were a part of the current release.  If you didn't extract the MV_Complete.7z file to your MediaVPs folder, you need to do that first.  It came with MV_Complete.vp, the mod bitmap image, a mod.ini file, and a readme.txt for the current release.  If you didn't extract that file yet, delete everything else in the mediavps folder except it, and then extract it there.  If you don't have 7-zip you can get it free from 7-zip.org.

[StrayFender]

 



"Invalid MOD ini multiple mod parameter ,  only -mod calls are allowed"



what i should do?

[Goober5000]

Run the Port by selecting the fsport-mediavps folder in the Launcher, rather then the fsport folder.

[Nuclear1]

Oh my God, you guys really did make this old school. Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou.

[Goober5000]

Just a heads up -- 3.1.1 is nearly ready to go, but we're spending a bit of extra time testing it to make sure we've got all the bugs fixed.  We already spotted one silly bug that would have slipped through had it not been for the extra tests.   Stay tuned.

[neoterran]

I seriously am missing my center of reticle and some parts of the 2 gauges on either side - the numbers are still there tho - the "frame" in freespace port. If it's not just me or i've done something dumb, that might be a bug 

[ssmit132]

As other people said, we have another present this month!  Dang, I need to find some more hard drive space...

Is it all right to ask why the FSPort MediaVPs are by default in a different directory to the main stuff? (Too late, I asked!  )

[chief1983]

The port is original FS2 executable compatible.  You don't even need the SCP engine to use it.  If you want the pretty graphics however, you can use the port mediavps, but they couldn't combine them or else it would break that retail compatibility.

[ssmit132]

I understand that. Anyway, disregard that question  . I'll just fix everything up so that it also references the fsport-mediavps folder.

EDIT: Just tried this, and it's BRILLIANT! Thank you very much for bringing this out for all of us. 

[Solatar]

I was dumb and left my joystick in my dorm room (I'm home for Christmas break now).

Rather than wait until mid-January to retrieve it, this might inspire me to spend $30 on one.