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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: LostKrazoa on July 26, 2004, 02:19:55 pm

Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: LostKrazoa on July 26, 2004, 02:19:55 pm: ok, i finally got all the needed files to make FS2 run fully but i dunno where to put them to make it work. What files do i put where. I hgave all the VP files and i just put them in the FS2 directory. So where am i actually supposed to put them?
Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: Axem on July 26, 2004, 02:33:18 pm: That is where they go, :D, the root FreeSpace Directory. Hypothetically, you could put any extra file in the root directory, it is where FreeSpace looks for the files first. Then comes whats in the Data folders, then any mod folders (if you are using the FS2 Launcher for FS2_Open).
Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: LostKrazoa on July 26, 2004, 02:45:25 pm: I know, i put them there but it still will not run and the updater wont work.
Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: karajorma on July 26, 2004, 03:10:13 pm: Fractux included a readme on his FTP which explains it even better than my FAQ does.

Quote
These VP files are then to be placed into your
main Freespace directory. Make sure to
download and install root_fs2_vp.exe, as this
is the root.vp file used in FreeSpace2 v1.2 .

---------MUST DO THE FOLLOWING-----------------

You must delete the folowing in order for the
new VP files to work. The name of the VP file
that contains the data is on the right.

DELETE ALL FILES (NOT DIRECTORIES) IN THE
FOLOWING DIRECTORIES AND THEIR SUBDIRECTORIES
IF THERE ARE ANY. I REPEAT, DO NOT DELETE ANY
DIRECTORIES.

FS2\data\voice stu
FS2\data\cbanims tangoX [3 files]*
FS2\data\intelanims smarty
FS2\data\sounds sparky
FS2\data\music warble
FS2\data\models sparky
FS2\data\maps sparky
FS2\data\interface sparky**
FS2\data\hud sparky**
FS2\data\force feedback sparky
FS2\data\fonts sparky
FS2\data\effects sparky

   ** NOTE: in order to run at 1024x768
       you must download sparky_hi
       as well, which contains the
       hi-res interface and hud.

You should make sure to download the
" root_fs2_vp.exe " as it was updated
slightly in the v1.2 patch.

As for the patch not working. The exe you have is actually v1.2. The vp is v1.0 however. If you downloaded the root.vp you don't need the patch so you can ignore the updater.

If you didn't download it don't bother going to the FTP as you can get it from my site (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/freespace/Downloads/root_fs2.rar) without wasting any of the FTP's valuable bandwidth.
Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: Forinec on July 26, 2004, 04:08:54 pm: I used VPView to extract and replace the files in the Data folder. If I wanted to use root.vp, would it still work?
Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: karajorma on July 26, 2004, 05:06:30 pm: If you still have all the vp files your best bet is to simply copy your players folder to a new Data folder and rename the old one.

Extracting to Data is a rather messy solution that will bite you on the arse the first time you attempt to play a mod. The contents of the Data folder override the .vp files so you'd never be able pursuade the game to look at the data from the mod.
Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: Forinec on July 26, 2004, 06:49:01 pm: Okay, thanks. :)
Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: Forinec on July 26, 2004, 07:57:33 pm: Argh. Now I'm having the same problems as LostKrazoa. :( Do you need to download the sparky_fs2.vp file as well?
Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: Forinec on July 27, 2004, 12:37:25 am: Okay, I've fixed the problem. Everything is working now; I had to use those two registry keys. :)
Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: karajorma on July 27, 2004, 02:43:50 am: Quote
Originally posted by Forinec
Okay, I've fixed the problem. Everything is working now; I had to use those two registry keys. :)

I'll have to remember that as a possible problem.
Title: Hotu Fs2
Post by: Setekh on July 27, 2004, 05:11:40 am: Hey LostKrazoa, welcome to HLP. :)

:welcome: