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Offline Ned Lud

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Help with viewing VP files
O great and powerful FREDers, I m new here and need help. I would like to be able to view and edit VP files so in can learn from other moders as well as  access ship and weapon tables. Most of the links for these files on the wiki are deceased. I was able to download Maja Express but I can't figure out how to use it. I am still quite new to delving through the inner workings of a computer so I am probably doing something wrong. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Offline ngld

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Re: Help with viewing VP files
Most of the files you're looking for can be found over on FSFiles.

The wiki has a detailed page on Maja Express. Does that answer your questions?

 

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Re: Help with viewing VP files
I'm partial to VPGUI myself.
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Offline Ned Lud

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Re: Help with viewing VP files
( NGLD )Yes it did, Thank you. I did not know "FSfiles" existed. Maja is working as described now. i think the files i down loaded earlier were something else entirely now. Thanks again

(AdmiralRalwood) I will give it a try thanks