[Water]

But if I don't have the folders, could I simply make them?

Yup. There is a reason for people suggesting mod folders and tbm files. If you break something in the mod folder you can still play the main game. In other words there are less things to break using a mod setup.

Under your freespace2 directory create a new one called Arkangel, under that a dir called data. In the data dir create four new directories models, maps, missions and tables.

[LeGuille]

Question: How do you get FRED to recognize the MOD folder? It will not load any custom dds or tbm files I have. It refuses to listen!

[ShadowGorrath]

Create a shortcut to FRED. Open the shorcut's properties menu, and in the target box add this ( without the commas ): "-mod [your-mod-name],mediavps -glow". Or just copypaste the tags from your launcher/launcher6.ini.

[Stormkeeper]

Question: How do you get FRED to recognize the MOD folder? It will not load any custom dds or tbm files I have. It refuses to listen!

Or you can just select the mod in the launcher. Personally I prefer Shadow's method, and its the one I use.

[Nosreteparod]

Almost done. There are only a few issues remaining.

1. In a .pof creator, I modified a fighter to have a third primary bank. How do I activate it?
2. The Athena MK2 has a dashboard. While aesthetically pleasing, it is not conducive to combat. Is there a way to disable it?
3. In the main hall and in the techroom, some of the animations are chopped up into pixalated squares. What causes this?

I wouldn't have gotten this far if it weren't for your efforts. I thank you all.

[Droid803]

1. add it to the table
2. in its table, disable "show_ship".
as for 3, no clue...

[Nosreteparod]

Issues  1 and 2 corrected. It was indeed a show ship, and the issue with the weapons was caused by the tables linking to an earlier version of the ship.

I think I might be finished now. Thank you very much, everyone.