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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: Razor on October 25, 2003, 06:24:25 am

Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Razor on October 25, 2003, 06:24:25 am: I downloaded it and I can't UNRAR it. I have error messages. Can someone send it to me UNPACKED or upload it somewhere where I can download it?

Thank you
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: FreeTerran on October 25, 2003, 06:29:27 am: here rename the .zip in .exe
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: RandomTiger on October 25, 2003, 07:04:16 am: You might need to update your version of winrar.
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Razor on October 25, 2003, 10:41:02 am: Quote
Originally posted by FreeTerran
here rename the .zip in .exe

Thanks.. it works. I owe you one.
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: FreeTerran on October 25, 2003, 10:48:18 am: hehe np ;)
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 16, 2004, 07:05:57 pm: d`loaded the zip but Winzip can`t unzip it...!:(
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Taristin on January 16, 2004, 07:09:19 pm: ...he said... gah. *smacks forehead*

You have to rename the file from launcher.zip to launcher.exe

Now run along and read...
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Anaz on January 16, 2004, 07:09:21 pm: Quote
Originally posted by cyavhn
d`loaded the zip but Winzip can`t unzip it...!:(

it's not winzip's fault that you can't read...
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Taristin on January 16, 2004, 07:09:52 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Anaz

it's not winamp's fault that you can't read...

:lol:
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 16, 2004, 08:14:41 pm: ok...how do you change the extension .zip to .exe...
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Setekh on January 16, 2004, 08:16:22 pm: Quote
Originally posted by cyavhn
d`loaded the zip but Winzip can`t unzip it...!:(

vB doesn't allow us to upload executables, so FT uploaded the executable renamed as a zip file. All you need to do is rename it in Windows Explorer. Select the file, press F2, and replace the ".zip" with ".exe".

If you can't see the ".zip" in your normal explorer view, you'll need to enable visible file extensions. In XP, open up explorer, then click on the Tools menu > Folder Options > View > Advanced settings, and look underneath there. Then rename your file. :)
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 16, 2004, 08:19:40 pm: I am in explorer...right click properties...what...rename file gives me launcher.exe.zip...
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Whitelight on January 16, 2004, 08:24:25 pm: Right mouse click, go down the list to rename..

Edit: rename from the dosprompt will get rid of the zip extension.
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 16, 2004, 08:26:12 pm: ok...got it...view filw types in folder options...doh...
(my avatar is on the way...):yes:
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Setekh on January 16, 2004, 08:29:38 pm: Heh, that's cool. It's a pain not having file extensions sometimes, so I just keep them on by default.
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Whitelight on January 16, 2004, 08:31:46 pm: from the dos prompt type:

ren whatever.exe.zip whatever.exe

whatever being the file name..

Edit: Renaming from windows 98 will still keep the double extension, that is if your using windows 98..
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 16, 2004, 08:50:37 pm: XP Pro:)
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Whitelight on January 16, 2004, 08:55:00 pm: Hmmm... Does XP have a dos prompt? Thinking of getting a new pc sometime in the future and was wondering if they kept the dos prompt?
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Lightspeed on January 17, 2004, 10:30:58 am: Quote
Originally posted by Setekh
Heh, that's cool. It's a pain not having file extensions sometimes, so I just keep them on by default.

whoever turns off file extensions oughta be killed ;)
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Taristin on January 17, 2004, 10:33:43 am: ...bah. Iprefer to leave them off until I need them, otherwise there's the risk of forgetting to replace it if you rename the file. So poo-poo to you. :p
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 17, 2004, 10:51:35 am: while you guys are here...I have the sparky_hi_fs2.vp in the FS2 directory but the box in the video tab is greyed out...and the parameter -htl isn`t there...anything else I`m missing..?
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Taristin on January 17, 2004, 12:23:22 pm: Which box are you reffering to?

You probably have the standard FS2 exe selected. Change the exe selection and see if that helps.
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 17, 2004, 12:41:09 pm: box is hi res pack...I have fs2_open_3_5.exe...the launcher is 2.5 ver...I`ve put the -htl in the custom command line box...no probs and does seem to look better...
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: Taristin on January 17, 2004, 01:29:50 pm: The high res pack is from the media VP, IIRC. It's the textures from FS1, not the 1024x768 standard FS2 game maps.
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 17, 2004, 03:50:53 pm: ok...the launcher version I have says 2.5...someone else has told me use a 3.3 version...???
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: RandomTiger on January 17, 2004, 04:00:09 pm: The 2.x versions were a bit buggy.
Download the latest from my sig.
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 17, 2004, 04:16:58 pm: ok...got the 3.3 version...got this error
Error: Unrecogzined command line parameter -pcx32
File:C:\fs2_open\fs2_open\code\Cmdline\cmdline.cpp
Line: 452

Call stack:
------------------------------------------------------------------
kernel32.dll 77e7eb69()
------------------------------------------------------------------
and I get an errror for every box...
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 17, 2004, 04:32:10 pm: ya...the latest...seems the error is caused by a space in the command line between the .exe and the - ...!
the 2.5 was working fine, not all the command parameters though...got the 3.3 and it only works properly if no parameter boxes are ticked...and if they are you get error messages...but it will deploy by just clicking ok to all the messages...weird...:nervous:
...and what is freespace port 2.1...?
(heh, I was really happy `til I got this 3.3 launcher...I hate error messages...):mad:
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: RandomTiger on January 17, 2004, 07:24:41 pm: Quote
Originally posted by cyavhn
ok...got the 3.3 version...got this error
Error: Unrecogzined command line parameter -pcx32
File:C:\fs2_open\fs2_open\code\Cmdline\cmdline.cpp
Line: 452

Call stack:
------------------------------------------------------------------
kernel32.dll 77e7eb69()
------------------------------------------------------------------
and I get an errror for every box...

Thats the game reporting an error not the launcher, be sure you have an up to date game exe.

Without errors messages things would go wrong without explanation which I think would be far worse.
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: RandomTiger on January 17, 2004, 07:29:17 pm: Actually I believe your game exe must be out of date because I changed the code to give a friendlier message a while ago.
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 17, 2004, 07:31:14 pm: it`s ok...as long as it launches...latest exe is 3.5.5. ... no...?
tried for the 3.6 but can`t seem to find it...
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: RandomTiger on January 17, 2004, 07:33:25 pm: I think 3.6 has been delayed.
Try the exe in my sig.
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 17, 2004, 07:35:04 pm: exe ... or launcher ... me be nOOb... there is no exe in the sig...!
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: RandomTiger on January 17, 2004, 08:14:53 pm: Latest Speech build
Title: Launcher Problems
Post by: cyavhn on January 17, 2004, 08:29:37 pm: hangs...same as the 12_05_2003_fs2_open_r.exe ...