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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace & FreeSpace Open Support => Topic started by: jr2 on May 26, 2011, 06:38:03 pm
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I'm 7-zipping up all the folders etc... any suggestions before I make a stupid mistake?
Basically, I ran the Open Installer on an empty FreeSpace2 directory and I'm 7zipping that + a bunch of campaigns and mods (separately so they can choose to install them) and uploading to gameupdates.org (http://gameupdates.org).
I've got the latest nightlies in a separate folder, I've got launcher 5.5g...
Ideas?
I also have links to different places here and to GOG.com to buy FS2 and if they want FS1+ST.
I will put in the readme that they need to either have a pre-patched game or patch to v1.20 with a link to the patch.
I'm also going to include the latest version of OpenAL, at least for Windows, maybe for other versions as well.
EDIT: And what are good settings for 7-zip? Rigth now I'm using:
Format: 7z
level: Ultra
method: LZMA
Dictionary size: 64 MB
Word size: 273
Solid Block size: 4 GB
Threads: 2/1
Compress shared files: ON (compress files that are open for editing in other applications)
EDIT: Found some problems:
mod.ini files referring to mediavps instead of MediaVPs_3612 -- fixed
Some mods residing in sub-subfolders... e.g. FS2dir\Transcend\Transcend -- will this work??
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Well let's hope I got it all fixx0red I think, put the mods so they are in their appropriate sub-folders instead of sub-subfolders, 7-zipping now, will start uploading sometime this weekend probably.
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Some mods residing in sub-subfolders... e.g. FS2dir\Transcend\Transcend -- will this work??
I wouldn't recommend it. For Sync, there's my updated version based on what I read from the thread with fixes and tested to work for Antipodes 8 and the latest nightlies if that helps at all. The original version will not work with Antipodes 8.
Link to Sync (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=75967.msg1507131#msg1507131)
As far as compression goes, make sure that it's small enough to download yet fast enough so that it won't be a pain to extract.
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Hmm... the other Installer campaigns all work? Just asking, if you haven't tested them, that's fine. :)
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I haven't tested them with the recent builds or mediavps.
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Another quick question: The campaigns that aren't designated for mediavps, and don't have a mod.ini included, would it be good to stick a mod.ini in there for mediavps_3612 or would that create breakage?
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If there weren't designed to use mediavps, then they might break. Or they might not. Probably safer not to add a mod.ini.
Also, a new FSPort release will be out any day now, so you might want to hold off a bit.
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:banghead: 4 hours of 7-zip compression all for nothing... :lol:
Compressed 8GB of Installer stuff to ~4GB. :nod:
Oh well. Guess I'll have to do it again. :rolleyes:
Can't wait for the release! :)
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Also, a new FSPort release will be out any day now, so you might want to hold off a bit.
Interesting, I'm playing through FSPort again right now. It's already running off of the latest mediavps and looks great. I'm curious what could be upgraded. The only thing I can think of is that a few of the command room anis are still low res.
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Probably more about bugfixes. Latest FSPort version was a bugfest.
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Yup. Although there are several enhancements... not least of which are mjn.mixael's new cbanis.
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O.o He did cbanis for FSPort too? Maybe I missed that, I only knew about FS2 cbanis
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Yup, I did FSPort too.. in fact, I did FSPort first.
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Figures... I must have missed the memo. Or I forgot. :rolleyes: