[jr2]

I'm 7-zipping up all the folders etc... any suggestions before I make a stupid mistake?

Basically, I ran the Open Installer on an empty FreeSpace2 directory and I'm 7zipping that + a bunch of campaigns and mods (separately so they can choose to install them) and uploading to gameupdates.org.

I've got the latest nightlies in a separate folder, I've got launcher 5.5g...

Ideas?

I also have links to different places here and to GOG.com to buy FS2 and if they want FS1+ST.

I will put in the readme that they need to either have a pre-patched game or patch to v1.20 with a link to the patch.

I'm also going to include the latest version of OpenAL, at least for Windows, maybe for other versions as well.

EDIT: And what are good settings for 7-zip?  Rigth now I'm using:

Format:               7z
level:                   Ultra
method:               LZMA
Dictionary size:     64 MB
Word size:            273
Solid Block size:     4 GB
Threads:                2/1
Compress shared files: ON (compress files that are open for editing in other applications)

EDIT: Found some problems:

mod.ini files referring to mediavps instead of MediaVPs_3612  -- fixed

Some mods residing in sub-subfolders... e.g. FS2dir\Transcend\Transcend   -- will this work??

[jr2]

Well let's hope I got it all fixx0red I think, put the mods so they are in their appropriate sub-folders instead of sub-subfolders, 7-zipping now, will start uploading sometime this weekend probably.

[SypheDMar]

Some mods residing in sub-subfolders... e.g. FS2dir\Transcend\Transcend   -- will this work??

I wouldn't recommend it. For Sync, there's my updated version based on what I read from the thread with fixes and tested to work for Antipodes 8 and the latest nightlies if that helps at all. The original version will not work with Antipodes 8.

Link to Sync

As far as compression goes, make sure that it's small enough to download yet fast enough so that it won't be a pain to extract.

[jr2]

Hmm... the other Installer campaigns all work?  Just asking, if you haven't tested them, that's fine. 

[SypheDMar]

I haven't tested them with the recent builds or mediavps.

[jr2]

Another quick question:  The campaigns that aren't designated for mediavps, and don't have a mod.ini included, would it be good to stick a mod.ini in there for mediavps_3612 or would that create breakage?

[Goober5000]

If there weren't designed to use mediavps, then they might break.  Or they might not.  Probably safer not to add a mod.ini.

Also, a new FSPort release will be out any day now, so you might want to hold off a bit.

[jr2]

  4 hours of 7-zip compression all for nothing...

Compressed 8GB of Installer stuff to ~4GB. 

Oh well.  Guess I'll have to do it again. 

Can't wait for the release! 

[rhraziel]

Also, a new FSPort release will be out any day now, so you might want to hold off a bit.

Interesting, I'm playing through FSPort again right now. It's already running off of the latest mediavps and looks great. I'm curious what could be upgraded. The only thing I can think of is that a few of the command room anis are still low res.

[MatthTheGeek]

Probably more about bugfixes. Latest FSPort version was a bugfest.

[Goober5000]

Yup.  Although there are several enhancements... not least of which are mjn.mixael's new cbanis.

[jr2]

O.o  He did cbanis for FSPort too?  Maybe I missed that, I only knew about FS2 cbanis

[mjn.mixael]

Yup, I did FSPort too.. in fact, I did FSPort first.

[jr2]

Figures... I must have missed the memo.  Or I forgot.