[wolfdog]

that it just won't start:(   The campaign is nopt boring at all, at least not the first mission:)

[Grunt]

OK I see. The campaign has not been tested with FS2 OPEN (as stated in the readme file). It was not even around when the first mission was done.
I'm playing it on the retail engine (patched to 1.2) with the files extracted from the download package, and installed according to the readme file.
It works fine and it should on other machines as well with the original FS2, and with other MOD files purged from the folders.
Hope it helps.

[NGTM-1R]

Oddly, my retail exe crashes to desktop when I try to switch campaign files to play this.

3.6.5 works, but has issues with mission 2, as previously mentioned. Why it has issues is something I'm unable to figure out after having examined the mission in FRED, because everything looks to be in order.

EDIT: 3.6 INF also works, but also has issues.

Spoiler:

The Orion never arrives, though some of the later events of the mission carry out correctly, starting with the Startiger announcing the loss of the Horizon and requesting more fighters.

[phreak]

someone try this.

[Admiral Nelson]

That seems to have fixed it.

[NGTM-1R]

It works!

[Grunt]

Originally posted by PhReAk
someone try this.

So what was the trick ?
I can not think of anything special about that mission, except that it is followed by a red alert one. It should especially not affect the retail exe ...
Am I wrong ?

[phreak]

for some reason Fail1 didn't evaluate false.

[Grunt]

Hmm.. one thing is sure. I can not open the patched mission in  retail FRED anymore.

[phreak]

There's some stuff that regular FRED won't recognize, and therefore it chokes.

[Grunt]

Thanks PhReAk !
I can't see any difference between your TCP02retail.fs2 and the original one though.
Anyway, I'm uploading your previous one as an FSO patch for the campaign.

[phreak]

check one of the mission goals and the orion event

[Grunt]

Ahh..I see now.
It won't change the outcome too much. Only the success notification comes later at the end of mission.
Maybe it is the "when-not-cargo nown" combo which causes the problem in FSO.
Retail FS eats it with no problem here.

Your TCP02retail.fs2 will go for both hopefully.

[TopAce]

Crashes when the Craig turns hostile in mission 1.

[Grunt]

Play it with retail FS2 ... purge data folder from all mod files before install ... remove all modded vp files from the Freespace2 root directory.

Mission1 is a pure FS2 mission, no mods, only original ships and weapons, except the docking paths are modified to cure the fly- thru-hull thing when docking.

Never crashed to me.

[TopAce]

I strongly suggest you make an FSO version. Most of the people here are not able to run FSR anymore, or simply they don't want to. Believe me, there would be higher interest in an FSO version.

If you don't know FSO very well, I would offer my help in converting the missions to FSO amd improve on its stability.

[Grunt]

Originally posted by TopAce
I strongly suggest you make an FSO version...

That's one thing I will surely not have time for.. unfortunately, certainly not in the following months.
If someone has the time to port it to FSO I will give him credits.
However, with FSO - being under continuous development - stability will be an ever changing issue.
On the other hand, with the retail engine TCP is rock solid.
Well, it has been for me..

[TopAce]

Everything is rock solid with Retail, since Retail is rock solid itself.

I will port the missions for you.

[Grunt]

Thanx TopAce !
I'll be moving into another house next week, and due to other RL issues as well, I won't be able to get too much PC time in the near future.
Maybe I'll try FSO later.

[TopAce]

Say thank you after I have done what I promised well.

[EDIT]Timewarp is BACK!