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Title: Using FRED with a mod
Post by: Jake2447 on August 18, 2007, 06:22:51 pm: How do you use FRED with a mod?
I know the and -mod (mod) thing, but either I am doing it wrong or it wont work on my comp.
Can someone help?
Title: Re: Using FRED with a mod
Post by: karajorma on August 18, 2007, 06:25:15 pm: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/FAQ/fredopentech.html#flags

Note that -jpgtga will cease to work after 3.6.9 so when you install 3.6.10 and you suddenly start getting warnings about it being unrecognised, that's why.
Title: Re: Using FRED with a mod
Post by: Mobius on August 18, 2007, 06:26:26 pm: First of all...

Are you using FRED2 Open?

-mod <name of the mod folder> is everything you need to run FRED with stuff taken from the mod you select.

Quote from: karajorma on August 18, 2007, 06:25:15 pm
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/FAQ/fredopentech.html#flags

Oh, you preceeded me! :cool:
Title: Re: Using FRED with a mod
Post by: Jake2447 on August 18, 2007, 06:30:43 pm: Yes I am using FRED open 3.6.9

Like I said, I already knew the target box thing.
When I do it, I get an XP message box saying the path is invalid.

EDIT: I figured it out. I had accidentally deleted a quot around the path string.
Title: Re: Using FRED with a mod
Post by: karajorma on August 18, 2007, 06:34:49 pm: You didn't erase the actual program path did you? You should have something like this :-

Target : F:\Games\Freespace2\fred2_open_3_6_9.exe -jpgtga -glow -env -spec -mod whatever
Start In : F:\Games\Freespace2\

EDIT : Nevermind :)
Title: Re: Using FRED with a mod
Post by: jr2 on August 19, 2007, 01:48:14 am: Quote from: karajorma on August 18, 2007, 06:34:49 pm
You didn't erase the actual program path did you? You should have something like this :-

Target : F:\Games\Freespace2\fred2_open_3_6_9.exe -jpgtga -glow -env -spec -mod whatever
Start In : F:\Games\Freespace2\

EDIT : Nevermind :)

Actually, wouldn't it be:

Target : "F:\Games\Freespace2\fred2_open_3_6_9.exe" -jpgtga -glow -env -spec -mod whatever
Start In : "F:\Games\Freespace2\"
Title: Re: Using FRED with a mod
Post by: karajorma on August 19, 2007, 04:19:53 am: You only need the quotes if there is a space in your path.
Title: Re: Using FRED with a mod
Post by: Jake2447 on August 19, 2007, 08:32:38 am: Quote from: karajorma on August 19, 2007, 04:19:53 am
You only need the quotes if there is a space in your path.

That was my problem.
Title: Re: Using FRED with a mod
Post by: Game_Master64 on August 19, 2007, 11:09:57 am: Quote
This guide was last updated when FRED2_Open 3.6.5 was current. There may be some differences if you are using a more recent build

i think it's time for an update
Title: Re: Using FRED with a mod
Post by: jr2 on August 19, 2007, 02:50:25 pm: Quote from: karajorma on August 19, 2007, 04:19:53 am
You only need the quotes if there is a space in your path.
Quote from: Jake2447 on August 19, 2007, 08:32:38 am
Quote from: karajorma on August 19, 2007, 04:19:53 am
You only need the quotes if there is a space in your path.

That was my problem.

Which is why I make it a rule to always have quotes in my paths! XD