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[alfreak1]

I'm doing a little modding for my personal use, but I play online often, and don't like having to move massive files around. I know the easy way is to make a mod package, but I don't know how to do that. I know this has probably been asked a thousand times, but could you please give me step by step directions?

[Theo]

u mean using the -mod command so that you can have a mod installed and play online, with the original at the same time?

Edited by J-a-Y, 12 April 2006 - 11:30 PM.

[alfreak1]

Yes, exactly. How do I do that?

[Artifice]

I don't think it works as well in BFME2 because of overwriting problems, but I could be wrong.

[Deathstrike]

It works perfectly in BFME2. At least it does for me.

Firstly, put all your modded files in a single directory (for example, C:\Mod)which mirrors the BFME2 file structure (INI files in data/ini, etc.). Then, make a new shortcut to the game, and add this to the end of the "Target" field of the shortcut:

-mod "C:\Mod"

Done! Launch your game with that shortcut to play the mod, or use a regular shortcut to launch the unmodded game.

[alfreak1]

Ok, thanks, I'll try that. Your the only person of the many I have asked that actually gave me a straight answer.

[Artifice]

This is the problem I was referring to.

[alfreak1]

I have that problem too. Stupid gamedata.ini.

[alfreak1]

Ok, I did everything said here, but got a large list of errors, resulting in a crash. All of the errors were game.dat. Help please.

[Solinx]

Ok, I did everything said here, but got a large list of errors, resulting in a crash. All of the errors were game.dat. Help please.

A screenshot would be helpfull.

Solinx

[Fingulfin]

Question: How do I take a SS of my Desktop?

[Mullers_11]

Print Screen on your keyboard, I think if you mean that

[Solinx]

Print Screen on your keyboard, I think if you mean that

Yup. Then just past it into paint or (insert fav. picture editing program).

Solinx

[alfreak1]

Here you go. I was going to put it in my last post, but didn't have time.

[Solinx]

Here you go. I was going to put it in my last post, but didn't have time.

There are two things you could try, starting with copying Createaherogamedata.inc into the right folder.
If you look at the second path you see that the include is expected to be in the Object folder too.

In the event that doesn't work:
The game sees the .inc files as a part of the .ini file that includes them and reads them as if it where in the .ini itself. If you put all the values from the .inc file in the .ini it is bound to and remove the "#include yourinclude.inc" line, then the game won't read the .inc file, but still has all the data it needs.

Solinx

[Bart]

since you're including from a file that's in data\ini\object, you should unclude it as file.inc, not data\ini\object\file.inc

never worked with HTML or something?

[Fingulfin]

Print Screen eh? I thought I tired that. If it simply copies it to your image clipboard then I didnt try that.

EDIT: Ya it works

Edited by Fingulfin, 18 April 2006 - 03:11 PM.

[Solinx]

since you're including from a file that's in data\ini\object, you should unclude it as file.inc, not data\ini\object\file.inc

never worked with HTML or something?

File.inc like in #include "CreateAHeroGameData.inc" ?
That is the standard line in gamedata.ini... There is little reason to believe he changed the path of this line, while he didn't moved the .inc file to the path he set it. Add to that he wasn't able to make anything out from the error and it is even more unlikely.

The error states that CreateAHeroGameData.inc could not be found in data\ini\object. That means that the game is directed to that folder. Either move it there, change the path in gamedata.ini or copy everything from CAHgamedata.inc to gamedata.ini.

Solinx

Print Screen eh? I thought I tired that. If it simply copies it to your image clipboard then I didnt try that.

EDIT: Ya it works

That's why I added it, everyone tries print screen.
And although it makes sense, I had to be told to use paint too.

Solinx

[alfreak1]

Wow, now really confused.

And I have worked with HTML, but that seemed different.

[alfreak1]

New error.



I moved Createaherogamedata.inc into the objects folder, and that fixed that problem. Now I have this.