Author Topic: Better way of releasing mods? (Read 4871 times)

aldo_14 · **on:** March 03, 2002, 12:47:35 pm

Just an idea I had - in releasing a mod (new model), would you prefer to have it all in a VP file you can slot into the main directory, rather than having to place the individual files in their sub-directories?

CP5670 · **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2002, 01:26:28 pm

VP definitely; it's much cleaner and makes it easier to switch between mods.

HotSnoJ · **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2002, 01:30:14 pm

you should do VP for the bigginers and the vets could just extract them anyway.

WMCoolmon · **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2002, 01:30:45 pm

VP; if you really want a file you can just use VPView.

Skippy · **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2002, 01:32:27 pm

Yeah, VP files

Sesquipedalian · **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2002, 01:40:56 pm

That depends. If it is a campaign or some other situation where a number of mods are meant to go together, a VP is defintely better, but individual ships are easier with the files, I think.

Say I want to use Bobboau's Kato and Aldo's Reshef at the same time, but I downloaded each in its own VP. I'm going to have to extract the files anyway and then disable the VPs to use them simultaneously, am I not?

WMCoolmon · **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2002, 01:43:39 pm

Partly because with a VP, I believe, you could just put it in the directory and you're all done, except if you wanted to just modify the tables

USS Alexander · **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2002, 01:44:10 pm

a 0wn made exe file that auto extracts it.

Galemp · **Reply #8 on:** March 03, 2002, 04:42:43 pm

Hm, do custom VPs always override Volition VPs?

aldo_14 · **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2002, 03:22:37 am

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Originally posted by Sesquipedalian
That depends. If it is a campaign or some other situation where a number of mods are meant to go together, a VP is defintely better, but individual ships are easier with the files, I think.

Say I want to use Bobboau's Kato and Aldo's Reshef at the same time, but I downloaded each in its own VP. I'm going to have to extract the files anyway and then disable the VPs to use them simultaneously, am I not?

Nope.

VPs are sorted alphabetically, and can share data. fore example, the Reciprocity VP is called (something like) prereciprocity.vp, and it overrides the tables in the volition VP files (so the models, etc work), but FS2 will still use the original models and maps in sparky.vp.

So, if you had say Kato.vp and Reshef.vp, all you'd need to do would be to copy them into the data directory and have a shups.tbl in the data directory.

It's much 'cleaner', but arguably a bit more complex/tougher/annoying to use those ships in a campaign.

Rampage · **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2002, 07:59:05 am

VP All the Way!:D

CP5670 · **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2002, 09:52:30 am

FS2 basically reads data from the first VP it detects (going, as aldo said, in alphabetical order) and if it finds a duplicate filename in a VP that it has already loaded from a previous VP, it ignores the file. You just have to make sure that your VP filename comes before root_fs2.

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a 0wn made exe file that auto extracts it.

This is another thing I was wondering about; do you guys like to have auto-extractors for campaigns or just simple zip files containing the campaign and a readme? I personally like the zips because they cut the download filesize down and don't mess up your existing files. (I once had my custom tables deleted by the Twilight installer:p)

Darkage · **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2002, 03:44:22 am

I didn't vote for option 1 and 2..
I'll say go for EXE files. better and easyer. IMHO

Sesquipedalian · **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2002, 03:51:04 am

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That nice clear explanation

Really? Well, then I take back my vote. VP's would be nice.

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do you guys like to have auto-extractors for campaigns ... (I once had my custom tables deleted by the Twilight installer)

I am not a big fan of auto-extractors. Derelict messed things up quite thoroughly for me when I tried to disable it. I lost my nice, highly ranking pilot, I lost some custom files, various other things got messed up, and in the end I had to reinstall the whole game. I was not a happy camper.

Razor · **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2002, 05:14:04 pm

In my opinion, it is better to have an EXE file that contains all the stuff which can be self extracted. But you have to be a good programmer if you want to make a good one

Fozzy · **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2002, 05:20:07 pm

what the hell does VP mean

LtNarol · **Reply #16 on:** March 05, 2002, 05:28:18 pm

vp is a form of file compression/archive that freespace2 uses to store all its core files. Very nice and clean.

LAW ENFORCER · **Reply #17 on:** March 05, 2002, 06:39:00 pm

I belive its called 'Volition Package'
and archive is the word, not compression

Black Wolf · **Reply #18 on:** June 17, 2003, 09:34:36 am

Can we please have some sort of automatic two or three month timeout on polls, or at least have a way of knowing who to lynch?

kasperl · **Reply #19 on:** June 17, 2003, 09:41:01 am

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Can we please have some sort of automatic two or three month timeout on polls, or at least have a way of knowing who to lynch?

dear gpd, not another one?

admins, could you either include those features or have someone lock every single old poll.

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