The Patch! - Page 4

kerensky · #31 November 17th, 2005, 10:27 PM

oaky so stupid me goes and patches the game, game looks great, but me forgets that all of the files in the main space empires file are not the vanilla game but a heavily modified personal version, you know the type where you say "I wonder if this will work" go type it in and find out. I didn't think that the patch would overwrite all of the data files so I didn't think to make a bachup copy of them. Thus, a large amount of modding coming close to, if not succeding, the scale of the devnull mod itself, has been lost, along with the ability to play a game that I have had going for about two years now. Does anyone know if I can fix this problem or am I just pretty much screwed for my stupidness?

(NOTE: you really don't have to respond nicely, I've already killed myself about three times right now because of it.)

Ed Kolis · #32 November 17th, 2005, 10:35 PM

Errm... terribly sorry but if you have no backups then your data files are overwritten permanently... all I can say is next time remember to do your modding in a separate directory or at least a subdirectory of the SE4 directory...

narf poit chez BOOM · #33 November 17th, 2005, 10:36 PM

Well, certain rare tools can get files off drives, even if the've been overwritten, or so I've heard.

Of course, other than going to your local FBI offices and asking for help, I have no idea how you'd find them.

Captain Kwok · #34 November 17th, 2005, 10:38 PM

Well got in the patch, looks alright. I wonder if David will update that Jraenar space battle intro with the new title font?

Fyron · #35 November 17th, 2005, 10:44 PM

This is why it is a good idea to make all data file changes in a mod folder.

Those data recovery programs only work if none of the blocks in the old file were overwritten by anything. Sometimes they might work though...

kerensky · #36 November 17th, 2005, 10:45 PM

Well then that's that I guess. I can remember most of the major changes I made and can probably tweak out the minor changes if I play enough.

Fyron · #37 November 17th, 2005, 10:48 PM

There are a lot of bad NAT errors on the tracker. Make sure to forward those ports for optimal performance guys!

Atrocities · #38 November 17th, 2005, 11:34 PM

Ya! And no leeching either! You had better keep it going for the rest of us!

kerensky · #39 November 18th, 2005, 12:28 AM

Are thaes new hotkeys introduced with the patch or did I just never notice them before?

Quote:

Shift + click - Allows you to select multiple ships for movement in the list section of the Main Window.
Shift + A - Select all ships in the ship list.
Shift + C - Clear all selected ships in the ship list.

Slick · #40 November 18th, 2005, 12:32 AM

Sorry, they were there before.