[destromath1]

Hello,

I dont know the first thing about running scp or any of that. Ive followed guides and directions all the way and to much avail, until I started trying to runs mods I have downloaded. When I activate the mod with my launcher as I was told to do, it runs fine until I start a mission. My computer gives me an error notice and when I look through it, the game is trying to fins freespace 2 items and graphics and ships in a mod that doesnt have them, thus it stops running. I was hoping someone out there might be able to help me with this issue, I think it might be my folder placement, but Im not sure.

Thank you kindly for your time,
Destrom

[General Battuta]

This should be really easy to fix. Please use the launcher to switch to a debug build (ends in -d or -debug), run it until you hit the errors, then go to FreeSpace2/data/, find the file called fs2_open.log, and post it here.

[karajorma]

Probably you're picking the mod but forgetting to go to the campaign room in the game and run a campaign which works with the mod.

[destromath1]

This should be really easy to fix. Please use the launcher to switch to a debug build (ends in -d or -debug), run it until you hit the errors, then go to FreeSpace2/data/, find the file called fs2_open.log, and post it here.

I dont know what you mean by switch to a debug build from the launcher =( do you mean select a mod in debug form? because I dont believe I have any of those.

[destromath1]

Karajorma, I thought about that too, however, I cant even get to the loading screen with certain ones because it immediately boots me out with an error.

[General Battuta]

This should be really easy to fix. Please use the launcher to switch to a debug build (ends in -d or -debug), run it until you hit the errors, then go to FreeSpace2/data/, find the file called fs2_open.log, and post it here.

I dont know what you mean by switch to a debug build from the launcher =( do you mean select a mod in debug form? because I dont believe I have any of those.

You know the button in the launcher that lets you select what FreeSpace Open build to use?

Hopefully right now you have something like fs2_open_3.6.12r_INF_SSE2 selected. Find the one that says D instead of R, select it instead, and follow the rest of the instructions.

[destromath1]

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==========================================================================
DEBUG SPEW: No debug_filter.cfg found, so only general, error, and warning
categories can be shown and no debug_filter.cfg info will be saved.
==========================================================================
FreeSpace version: 3.6.12
Passed cmdline options:
  -spec_exp 8.2
  -spec_static 3.5
  -spec_point 8.6
  -spec_tube 1.0
  -ambient_factor 70
  -env
  -mipmap
  -missile_lighting
  -glow
  -spec
  -normal
  -3dshockwave
  -targetinfo
  -snd_preload
  -mod cardinalspear,fsport-mediavps,fsport,mediavps
Building file index...
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\cardinalspear\fsport-cardinalspear-voice.vp' with a checksum of 0xd11c0908
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\cardinalspear\fsport-cardinalspear.vp' with a checksum of 0x8869dc92
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport-mediavps\mv_fsport.vp' with a checksum of 0xb5009f03
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\fsport-missions.vp' with a checksum of 0xfa6606cf
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\fsport3_2-fix.vp' with a checksum of 0xb8bacea2
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\fsport3_2.vp' with a checksum of 0xfd80cf91
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\odeon_fs1.vp' with a checksum of 0x6b0eb146
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\sparky_hi_fs1.vp' with a checksum of 0x39438fdb
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\stu_fs1.vp' with a checksum of 0x060994cb
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\tango_fs1.vp' with a checksum of 0xac31d566
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\tango_hi_fs1.vp' with a checksum of 0x44e81e9f
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\warble_fs1.vp' with a checksum of 0x0b608285
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\multi-mission-pack.vp' with a checksum of 0x377695e0
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\multi-voice-pack.vp' with a checksum of 0xd50e7442
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\Root_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x747372cc
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\smarty_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xddeb3b1e
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\sparky_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x164fe65a
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\sparky_hi_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xa11d56f1
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\stu_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xd77da83a
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\tango1_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x4c25221e
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\tango2_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x86920b82
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\tango3_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x705e8d71
Found root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\warble_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xd85c305d
Found root pack 'i:\tango1_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x4c25221e
Found root pack 'i:\tangoA_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0x2e10c984
Found root pack 'i:\warble_fs2.vp' with a checksum of 0xd85c305d
Searching root 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\cardinalspear\' ... 1 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\cardinalspear\fsport-cardinalspear-voice.vp' ... 162 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\cardinalspear\fsport-cardinalspear.vp' ... 99 files
Searching root 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport-mediavps\' ... 7 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport-mediavps\mv_fsport.vp' ... 487 files
Searching root 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\' ... 2 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\fsport-missions.vp' ... 160 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\fsport3_2-fix.vp' ... 7 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\fsport3_2.vp' ... 866 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\odeon_fs1.vp' ... 10 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\sparky_hi_fs1.vp' ... 1229 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\stu_fs1.vp' ... 1539 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\tango_fs1.vp' ... 85 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\tango_hi_fs1.vp' ... 33 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\fsport\warble_fs1.vp' ... 111 files
Searching root 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\mediavps\' ... 0 files
Searching root 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\' ... 55 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\multi-mission-pack.vp' ... 110 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\multi-voice-pack.vp' ... 307 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\Root_fs2.vp' ... 157 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\smarty_fs2.vp' ... 10 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\sparky_fs2.vp' ... 3027 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\sparky_hi_fs2.vp' ... 1337 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\stu_fs2.vp' ... 2355 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\tango1_fs2.vp' ... 32 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\tango2_fs2.vp' ... 15 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\tango3_fs2.vp' ... 10 files
Searching root pack 'C:\Games\FreeSpace2\warble_fs2.vp' ... 52 files
Searching root 'i:\' ... 3 files
Searching root pack 'i:\tango1_fs2.vp' ... 32 files
Searching root pack 'i:\tangoA_fs2.vp' ... 0 files
Searching root pack 'i:\warble_fs2.vp' ... 52 files
Found 32 roots and 12352 files.
Setting language to English
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  Using 'Generic Software on Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)' as OpenAL sound device...
  OpenAL Vendor     : Creative Labs Inc.
  OpenAL Renderer   : Software
  OpenAL Version    : 1.1

... OpenAL successfully initialized!
Initializing OpenGL graphics device at 1680x1050 with 32-bit color...
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  OpenGL Vendor     : ATI Technologies Inc.
  OpenGL Renderer   : ATI Radeon HD 5450
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  Loading and compiling main shaders...
    Compiling main shader ->  null-v.sdr (null-v.sdr) / null-f.sdr (null-f.sdr) ...
      Shader file(s) (null-v.sdr / null-f.sdr) not found!
      Shader in_error!  Disabling GLSL!
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  Max elements indices: 16777215
  Max texture size: 16384x16384
  Can use compressed textures: YES
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  Using trilinear texture filter.
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Size of bitmap info = 760 KB
Size of bitmap extra info = 52 bytes
ANI cursorweb with size 24x24 (25.0% wasted)
GRAPHICS: Initializing default colors...
SCRIPTING: Beginning initialization sequence...
SCRIPTING: Beginning Lua initialization...
LUA: Opening LUA state...
LUA: Initializing base Lua libraries...
LUA: Beginning ADE initialization
ADE: Initializing enumeration constants...
ADE: Assigning Lua session...
SCRIPTING: Beginning main hook parse sequence....
Wokka!  Error opening file (scripting.tbl)!
TABLES: Unable to parse 'scripting.tbl'!  Error code = 5.
SCRIPTING: Inititialization complete.
SCRIPTING: Splash screen overrides checked
SCRIPTING: Splash hook has been run
SCRIPTING: Splash screen conditional hook has been run
Using high memory settings...
Wokka!  Error opening file (interface.tbl)!
WMCGUI: Unable to parse 'interface.tbl'!  Error code = 5.
ANI 2_radar1 with size 209x170 (33.6% wasted)
Windows reported 16 joysticks, we found 1
Current soundtrack set to -1 in event_music_reset_choices
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fs1_effects-mfl.tbm' ...
Wokka!  Error opening file (armor.tbl)!
TABLES: Unable to parse 'armor.tbl'!  Error code = 5.
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fs1_effects-wxp.tbm' ...
ANI Avenger_Impact with size 80x80 (37.5% wasted)
ANI Leech_Impact with size 80x80 (37.5% wasted)
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'railguncycle-wep.tbm' ...
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fs1_tech-wep.tbm' ...
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fs1_shockwave-wep.tbm' ...
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fs1_missiles-wep.tbm' ...
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fs1_effects-wep.tbm' ...
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fsport-aip.tbm' ...
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fsport-turretangles-shp.tbm' ...
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fsport-resetmodels-shp.tbm' ...
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fsport-abtrails-shp.tbm' ...
TBM  =>  Starting parse of 'fs1_trails-shp.tbm' ...
WARNING: "Invalid armor name LightArmor specified for hull in ship class GTF Apollo" at ship.cpp:2042
Freeing all existing models...
This is what comes up when I try to run one of the mods that doesnt work.

Edit: code tags ftw --Chief

[Nuke]

looks like theres a missing armor.tbl, and a ship entry is trying to use an an armor table entry. this ship being an apollo, id bet that every ship in the mod is set up to use the armor system.

[Jeff Vader]

Yeah, Cardinal Spear might be a tricky one to get working today. There are other mods available that will probably work better.

[destromath1]

The only mods I care about running at this point are fsport with mediavps and fs2 with mediavps. Is there anyway I can go back to downloading the fs open client again and re download the launcher and just those mods? I want those two to work bug free, the rest of the mods I dont care about.

[Jeff Vader]

Well, have you tried running FSPort and only FSPort?

[General Battuta]

To play FS2 with Mediavps_3612 just select Mediavps_3612 as your mod.

Everything should work fine from there.

[destromath1]

I have just tried running fsport by itself and the media vps for fs2. They work decently, but up until a certain point and then they error out.

I wiped everything and reinstalled the game. Downloaded the 3-6-12 client with the launcher and am now downloading the individual files for the media vp 3-6-12. If I want to download fsport with its media vps, what is my best route?

I have another issue as well. Whe nI cleared my fs2 folder I got rid of my mods, of course. I wanted to get the 3-6-12 media vps back and working for fs2 but when I downloaded them all off the site, it would appear in the launcher when I selected it, but it did not actually activate. Is there anyway I can download a complete pack of the 3-6-12 media vps that includes it all so its just a 1 time thing?

[General Battuta]

I can barely follow what you're doing, and it sounds like you are making things way too complicated.

Could you run a debug build again, with the MediaVPs selected as a mod, and post your log so I can figure out what's going wrong?

You should have all the files from the 3.6.12 MediaVPS (mv_root, mv_assets, mv_effects, mv_music, mv_advanced, mv_animglows) located in a folder called 'mediavps_3612' inside your FreeSpace 2 directory.

[destromath1]

I cleared up everything with the media vps for 3.6.12 with your help. I no longer have any of the other mods though. I was hoping to get fsport with the media vps for it now, but I dont know how to go about doing that without downloading like 9 individual files

[General Battuta]

I cleared up everything with the media vps for 3.6.12 with your help. I no longer have any of the other mods though. I was hoping to get fsport with the media vps for it now, but I dont know how to go about doing that without downloading like 9 individual files

Maybe for now you should stick to mods that don't require FSPort. FS2 with MediaVPs, FS2-based mods.

[destromath1]

Is there any online connectivity for freespace 2? as in, is there someone out there hosting a server and online matches?

[General Battuta]

Is there any online connectivity for freespace 2? as in, is there someone out there hosting a server and online matches?

Yes, there are active multiplayer communities for FreeSpace 2 and Blue Planet.

[MatthTheGeek]

There is no permanently hosted games though. You won't necessarily see anything online whenever you go to the game lobby. IRC is the best place to organize games.