[kingchicora1]

I am trying to install 2 installation from the "User-made ships" directory. The Whitehall and the Atlantis. I have both files and I have correctly (I doubt) moved the files to their proper places located in the Data folder. But I can't seem to find them appearing anywhere in FRED or in the Tech Room. These are the first installations I have downloaded and not big on how to install them correctly. Can anyone give me some basic steps as how to install these installtions?

One other thing. They both have a .txt file named TBL. What do I do with that? 

[Nyctaeus]

1. Create your own folder named "Installations" and put it in the main Freespace folder.
2. Create folder "Data" in your "Installations" folder.
3. In the data folder, create "Models", "maps" and "Tables" folders.
4. Put the .pof files in the "models" folder.
5. Put all textures [.dds, .tga, .pcx] in "maps" folder.
6. Open the .txt files, copy all text from both files to one, and add the "#Ship Classes" as the first line of the table and "#end" as the last.
Example:

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#Ship Classes

<tables of the stations from txt files. One over the second>

#end7. Save the file as modular table - .tbm file extension in the "tables" folder. Remeber of the -shp ending. Name of your file should be "Installations-shp.tbl".
8. Launch Freespace Open Launcher, select "Mods", click "Select MOD" and select your "Installations" folder from main Freespace2 directory.
9. Klick "Ok" in the Launcher.
10. Launch fred.

BTW. Both Atlantis and Whitehall are old models, and they have old textures but it's not necessary to work. As I know, Whitehall uses custom weapons like "Terran Anti-Bomber Turret" or "Advanced THT". I don't know why, but they're not included with the model. Change them in the tables into some retail Freespace2 weapons like "Terran Huge Turret" or "Standard Flak".

[LoneKnight]

It's also preferable to open FRED in debug once these files are in place to get better descriptions of any remaining issues with tables. Usually any minor grievances with the pof files themselves you shouldn't mess with, but it is issues with tables that will cause the model to not work.