[Merlin-TC]

Is it just me or is the server down?
I would like to try it because even on my 6800gt it slows down when lots of beam weapons are fired.

[DaBrain]

Yes, Game-Warden is semi-down.

You can still get to the forum via IP, but the FTP is pretty dead. I'm sure MatthewPapa will fix this soon. (I also suspect, that it might be quite a bit of work...)


Well, I can't upload it anywhere else, so you'll probably have to wait a few days.

[Merlin-TC]

Ok, thanks for the info anyway.
Right now I am playing through the fs1port so no beam weapons yet

[MetalDestroyer]

Yes, Game-Warden is semi-down.

You can still get to the forum via IP, but the FTP is pretty dead. I'm sure MatthewPapa will fix this soon. (I also suspect, that it might be quite a bit of work...)


Well, I can't upload it anywhere else, so you'll probably have to wait a few days.

I could upload your file into my FTP ^^ I have 10 Go of free space.

[Merlin-TC]

That would be real nice of you
I have finished playing through FS1 now

[DaBrain]

Yes, Game-Warden is semi-down.

You can still get to the forum via IP, but the FTP is pretty dead. I'm sure MatthewPapa will fix this soon. (I also suspect, that it might be quite a bit of work...)


Well, I can't upload it anywhere else, so you'll probably have to wait a few days.

I could upload your file into my FTP ^^ I have 10 Go of free space.

I hope you got the file...

The GW FTP can come back online any time now.

[MetalDestroyer]

I hope you got the file...

The GW FTP can come back online any time now.

Unfortunately, I don't know which beams, he is talking about ^^. Do you have any screens and give me the file name of the zip/rar/texture or whatever which is related to your beam. I'll try to find it and upload it asap in my FTP.

[DaBrain]

It's just the glows for the beams, so a lot of DDS files and some EFF files.

The file name is: MediaVP_update_BG.rar

Actually a lot of people should have it. It makes a difference in performance(!)

[Mehrpack]

hi,
i have upload the glowmap on my webspace, its a 7z selfextracting exe.

heres the link: http://www.the-nighthawks.com/store/FS/beamglows.exe (~11MB)

Mehrpack

[Merlin-TC]

Thanks Mehrpack.
Luckily I could use wine in Linux to unpack the file

[Mars]

That's what I'm doing.

[MetalDestroyer]

You're lucky guys there are someone who got it ^^. I don't have those beam either :/

[Taristin]

GW's back up. The file should be available within days, when the FTPs data is added back to its correct locations.


Also, Never post .exe archives. Theres always an issue of trust that its not a maliscious program, but theres also that not everyone uses Windows and wont always be able to open the files.

[Mehrpack]

hi,
the reason why its a exe is, that its 7zip, and this didnt know so much people like winrar or winzip.
why i use 7z? its smaller.
the rar file is 2,5 mb bigger and the zip file 4,1 mb bigger.

to the turst question: search for my posts and i use this name since over 8 years in the internet.

ok, so i upload a rar and a zip file on my space.
i hope everybody is now lucky and pleace use the smallest version that can you guys unpack.

http://www.the-nighthawks.com/store/FS/beamglows.rar (13,5 MB)
http://www.the-nighthawks.com/store/FS/beamglows.zip (15,2 MB)

Mehrpack

[wolf]

the reason why its a exe is, that its 7zip, and this didnt know so much people like winrar or winzip.
why i use 7z? its smaller.

By giving people selfextractor you're not helping them to learn about 7zip.

[DaBrain]

Viruses make everybody running away when they see an exe file in the net! (screaming!) 

Mehrpack has been here for a while and he's helping out with SCP related problems the in the german FS2 community too. I think you should just trust a few people. Not everybody, but it's unlikely for some people to post virues infected files here.

[Mehrpack]

By giving people selfextractor you're not helping them to learn about 7zip.

hi,
yeah that right, but if the people doesnt extract it, they maybe delete it or doesnt download it.
the human is a lacy person, and so he go the easiest way.

thanks dabrain .

Mehrpack

[Don-DiZzLe]

How do use these file in game? In which folder do I need to put them?

[DaBrain]

Put them into the  /data/effects/    folder. They'll have higher priority than the inefficent versions in the mediaVP.

[Herra Tohtori]

Shouldn't putting them in /mediavps/data/effects also override whatever is in MediaVP directory inside VP files?

I myself have had... bad experiences from putting anything extra onto the main data folder. It works all right if you remember what's in there, but when you get something wrong you'll have trouble.