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Offline rubixcube

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problem with incursion and return to sol
I'm having trouble getting Incursion and RTS working. I put in the path on the mod option, but nothing shows up  :confused:
what do I do
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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
wut

Could you elaborate? What things have you done in order to install these mods?
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

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15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []

 

Offline rubixcube

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
well, I did what I usually do. download the zip, extract the file, and copy the folder into my freespace 2 directory, then selected the folder in the mod directory
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Offline 0rph3u5

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
well, I did what I usually do. download the zip, extract the file, and copy the folder into my freespace 2 directory, then selected the folder in the mod directory

might be stupid of me to ask... but do mod-folders have a mod.ini in them?
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Offline rubixcube

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
wats a mod.ini?
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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
No wait. I think I remember these now. I've played Return to Sol and it was in a non-vp format. You'll need to place the RTS files to proper subfolders under \freespace2\rts\data\ . Could you tell what kinds of files were included? I can't remember what files it included but at least .fs2 and .fc2 files go to \freespace2\rts\data\missions\ .
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []

 

Offline rubixcube

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
sorry what? :nervous:
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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
I have this feeling that when you downloaded these campaigns, at least Return to Sol contained many, many files. I'd like to know the file extensions of those files.

I know that there is one file ending with .fc2, because that is a campaign file, and several files ending with .fs2, because those are mission files.

If this task seems overly difficult, I can try to find these campaigns myself and then tell you where to palce the files.

Edit: I downloaded Return to Sol from FreeSpaceMods and at least that version had all the files sorted. So basically, extract the contents of return.zip to \freespace2\rts\data\ and then select \freespace2\rts\ as your mod folder.
« Last Edit: June 17, 2009, 02:00:31 am by Jeff Vader »
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []

 

Offline 0rph3u5

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
wats a mod.ini?

mod.ini is a small file that contains all the information (which is not very much) up-to-date Freespace 2 (SCP) needs to run mods/campaigns via the mod-function of the launcher
below you see the image a tidy mod-folder (the one Silent Threat: Rebron) with a mod.ini - check if its in the folders you placed that campaigns in.

Return to Sol [...] was in a non-vp format.

Clearification - a campaign needs a lot of files (from the missions to eventually existing add-ons like new models or graphics) usually those are provided in a .vp-file just like :v: did when they originally released the game (just like below all missions are in one package)
however as Jeff Vader pointed out at least "Retun to Sol" might not use such packages but had all the needed files just packed in .zip; when you extract the .zip you get a lot of files (I think - don't have RTS so I cannot tell for sure) - if that is so, you will need make sure that folder-structure is right (e.g. [your FS-directory]/Return_To_Sol/data/missions must exisit and contain all files with .fs2 and .fc2 as ending) for the mod to work

ps. I would love to provide you with a link to a sample mod.ini but just cannot find one or Wiki-arcticle that is not confusing without the proper knowledge

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"As you sought to steal a kingdom for yourself, so must you do again, a thousand times over. For a theft, a true theft, must be practiced to be earned." - The terms of Nyrissa's curse, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

==================

"I am Curiosity, and I've always wondered what would become of you, here at the end of the world." - The Guide/The Curious Other, Othercide

"When you work with water, you have to know and respect it. When you labour to subdue it, you have to understand that one day it may rise up and turn all your labours into nothing. For what is water, which seeks to make all things level, which has no taste or colour of its own, but a liquid form of Nothing?" - Graham Swift, Waterland

"...because they are not Dragons."

 

Offline rubixcube

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
Ah, that worked. Thanx man :)
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Offline rubixcube

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
well, I did what I usually do. download the zip, extract the file, and copy the folder into my freespace 2 directory, then selected the folder in the mod directory

might be stupid of me to ask... but do mod-folders have a mod.ini in them?

I think some do, and some don't, but I'm not sure
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Offline 0rph3u5

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Re: problem with incursion and return to sol
well, I did what I usually do. download the zip, extract the file, and copy the folder into my freespace 2 directory, then selected the folder in the mod directory

might be stupid of me to ask... but do mod-folders have a mod.ini in them?

I think some do, and some don't, but I'm not sure

Whose without mod.ini don't work, right?

I found you a tutorial for dealing with mod.inis:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/FAQ/installingmods.html

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"As you sought to steal a kingdom for yourself, so must you do again, a thousand times over. For a theft, a true theft, must be practiced to be earned." - The terms of Nyrissa's curse, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

==================

"I am Curiosity, and I've always wondered what would become of you, here at the end of the world." - The Guide/The Curious Other, Othercide

"When you work with water, you have to know and respect it. When you labour to subdue it, you have to understand that one day it may rise up and turn all your labours into nothing. For what is water, which seeks to make all things level, which has no taste or colour of its own, but a liquid form of Nothing?" - Graham Swift, Waterland

"...because they are not Dragons."