[NJSP 3002]

  so got some ships from freespace mods.net and don't know where they go and cant pop up the instructions for some odd reasons any ideas how to use the ships

[Galemp]

Unfortunately modding FreeSpace is not a simple task. If you're serious about modding, you might want to refer to the FS Wiki Modding Portal.
Installing an existing mod basically consists of three steps:

1) Create a mod folder, and put the modded files in the relevant folders. Any packages (.VP) go in the root directory, textures (.PCX or .DDS) go into data/maps, models (.POF) go into data/models, and tables (.TBL, .TBM) go into data/tables.

2) Enable the modded ship in missions. This can be as simple as editing an existing mission (.FS2) in FRED or even Notepad, or as complex as creating a new mission or campaign using the new mod.

3) Launch FreeSpace with the mod enabled. You can do this from the 'Select Mod' button on the launcher. If you have all the files where they belong, and there's no conflicts, you should be able to play with it.

Most mods on FreeSpaceMods.net are designed to be used by mission designers for use in complete campaigns, and it's difficult to just plug in a new ship and expect it to be available in the main campaign. Add to that that everyone who uploads to FreeSpaceMods.net uses a different packaging and release system and you'll quickly have a mess on your hands.

Unless you're really enthusiastic, you might want to download and play completed campaigns that use new mods, such as the FreeSpace Upgrade Project Media VPs, FreeSpace Port, Blue Planet, Procyon Insurgency, or Inferno.

[NJSP 3002]

thank you i made my own campaigns and tested it with my uncle which was the co editor for freespace silent threat we made about 5 different type of campaigns and 3 of them are series.

Most mods on FreeSpaceMods.net are designed to be used by mission designers for use in complete campaigns, and it's difficult to just plug in a new ship and expect it to be available in the main campaign. Add to that that everyone who uploads to FreeSpaceMods.net uses a different packaging and release system and you'll quickly have a mess on your hands.

do you know which ones are useable?

also i put the files of the ship in the warzone tables now i cant find whee to enable modded ships? any ideas

[Snail]

thank you i made my own campaigns and tested it with my uncle which was the co editor for freespace silent threat we made about 5 different type of campaigns and 3 of them are series.

And I'm actually the Pope. I've been trying to save your souls from damnation.

[NJSP 3002]

yo bud screw you i don't care what you say you don't know me. take your crap somewhere else. keep your stupid comments to yourself.

I put this topic up to get some help not to be criticise by someone that's thinks he a know it all. Not why i put up topics, trying being mature next time you put stupid comments on others topic.

[Dilmah G]

Dude, calm down. You're the one being immature. Rather than getting aggressive, re-assert your claim with some evidence. We're a reasonable group of people, and we try to keep it that way.

[Droid803]

Try not to double/triple post.

All of the things uploaded to FSMods are usable in one way or another. If you can't figure it out you aren't trying hard enough There's no mess. I can use everything uploaded there without a problem, guaranteed (ok, bugged meshes aside).

You can find your ships inside FRED. You have to edit missions to use them.

[NJSP 3002]

i understand but all i want to know is how to unlock the modded ships in the fred thats all because for some odd reason its not unlocking the ships i put in

[Dilmah G]

Wait, what do you mean "unlocking"?

[NJSP 3002]

meaning i have to enable the moded ships but i need to know where does it say that i check in fred mission specs and other areas but not there.

[Droid803]

Then your FRED is not pointing to the right mod directory, or you put the ships in wrong.

[NJSP 3002]

well see thats what i thought but when i hit open in fred it goes right to the warzone misson which i have set. but the ships i downloaded wont pop-up for some reason. is there certain ships that will not be useable from freespacemods.net or all of them useable?

[Dilmah G]

Enable the modded ships? Mate, have you followed Jeff Vader's directions? I think they do an admirable job of conveying an appropriate course of action for you. Well, if you want to enable them in FRED, make sure you go into the target line, and then type
(space after .exe)-mediavps,*modfoldernamehere*

From memory, I don't have Freespace on this laptop. Anyone care to help explain?


Okay, they're all usable mate. Make sure

A) All your stuff is in that warzone directory
B) It's in the right place

Double check it too.

[NJSP 3002]

no no im asking the ships/model in freespacemods.net are they all useable?

[The E]

Okay, here's a checklist you should go through:

1) Are all the files associated with that ship in the right directories? (.pof files in <mod>\models, textures in <mod>\maps)
2) Is the ship referenced in ships.tbl or an appropriate -shp.tbm in <mod>\tables?
3) Did you launch FRED with an appropriate -mod commandline argument to point it at the mod directory?

If the answer is "Yes" to all of the above questions, but it still doesn't work, please run the Debug FRED build (fred2_open_3_6_10d.exe) with the same commandline as the regular one, open the mission, then close the program again. Afterwards, go to <FS2 directory>\data and post the fs2_open.log file found there here.

[Dilmah G]

no no im asking the ships/model in freespacemods.net are they all useable?

Okay, they're all usable mate.

[NJSP 3002]

oh ok thanks bro

[Dilmah G]

No worries.

[NJSP 3002]

but am i supposed to put them in tables file or the models because last time i curroted the file.

[Dragon]

Tables go into "tables" folder, models go into "models" folder.