Question about TDM Modpack
 

Hello, folks, looking for a bit of quick information. I'm sure it's been posted elsewhere, so could someone post a link to instructions on how to install the TDM modpack for SE4G? I tried the installer, but it hangs at the Torons. I thought I'd do it the old fashioned way, if someone could point out the instructions.

Thanks in advance.

Capable

Re: Question about TDM Modpack
 

Extract to C:\program files => shrapnel games =>malfador=> space empires gold. This does assume you have winzip. And I'm sure that you know what happens when you assuume

Re: Question about TDM Modpack
 

Thanks, Mudshark. I did that, actually as a subdirectory in the SE4G folder. There was a path command, as I recall, to direct the the executable to use those files, instead of writing over my original installation. I thought it was just copying the TDM modpack path into the SE4G directory, but after doing that, and running the game, the new races are not available. Any suggestions, or am I really faced with copying over the original game files?

Capable

Re: Question about TDM Modpack
 

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Capable Incompentent:
Thanks, Mudshark. I did that, actually as a subdirectory in the SE4G folder. There was a path command, as I recall, to direct the the executable to use those files, instead of writing over my original installation. I thought it was just copying the TDM modpack path into the SE4G directory, but after doing that, and running the game, the new races are not available. Any suggestions, or am I really faced with copying over the original game files?

Capable<hr></blockquote>


SE IV uses "path.txt" in its root directory.
After coping "TDM-ModPack Path.txt" to root directory, rename it "path.txt"

Re: Question about TDM Modpack
 

Also, check out ModLaunchingProgram.zip in the CD's Extras folder. It automates changing the path.txt to use your installed mods.

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Or wait a day or so until our next release and use the new auto-installer program that Mephisto has been working very hard on http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: Question about TDM Modpack
 

Is the new TDM-Modpack going to update its splash screen to the SE4 Gold splash screen? I enjoy knowing I am playing with the TDM-Modpack on, but when I installed TDM-Mod in my Gold installation I noticed it was still using the old non-gold splash, so I removed that screen because I needed to be sure I was running Gold for some of my games.

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Yes. The new Gold splash screen was just finished after we had to sent in the final CD Version so we could not get it in.

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bman:
Is the new TDM-Modpack going to update its splash screen to the SE4 Gold splash screen?<hr></blockquote>