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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: Charismatic on January 21, 2012, 03:15:17 pm

Title: FSO install (quick) question
Post by: Charismatic on January 21, 2012, 03:15:17 pm

Im using http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=78710.0 as my guide to installing FSO.
I have GOG's version.
I moved the .mve files from data2 and data3 to data/movies/.

It says to delete the data2 and data3 afterwords, and I have several .VP files in each of those 2 folders. Do I still delete?

Title: Re: FSO install (quick) question
Post by: jg18 on January 21, 2012, 03:43:20 pm

Funny, this topic is exactly 1,000 threads after the instructions.

[emphasis added]

Quote from: the instructions

• After doing that, delete the \FreeSpace2\data2\ and \FreeSpace2\data3\ folders and any files left in them.

The other files in those two folders are unnecessary and can even cause problems.

Title: Re: FSO install (quick) question
Post by: Charismatic on January 21, 2012, 03:45:45 pm

I noticed the emphasis. I just wanted to double check that those VP files get the axe. Don't hurt to be sure.
Thanks for the confirmation.

Title: Re: FSO install (quick) question
Post by: jg18 on January 21, 2012, 04:01:26 pm

Sorry, all I meant by [emphasis added] was that the bolding didn't appear in the original text, meaning that it was a modified quote and not an exact one. That said, the bold should probably be added to the original, so I'll do that.

And indeed it doesn't hurt to be sure, since restoring the files would be a pain.

And you're welcome. :)

Title: Re: FSO install (quick) question
Post by: Yarn on January 21, 2012, 09:34:30 pm

I thought FSO never tries to access data2 and data3. Does it really?