Mod/Launcher Help

LGM · #1 March 11th, 2003, 08:12 PM

Anyone ever have trouble getting new passwords to stick in the Mod Launcher? It keeps defaulting the original password for me on one of my games.

dogscoff · #2 March 11th, 2003, 08:21 PM

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Anyone ever have trouble getting new passwords to stick in the Mod Launcher? It keeps defaulting the original password for me on one of my games.

Nope, never had cause to try this one out. Make sure you are able to edit the launcher.ini file (it's not write-protected 'coz you copied it off a cd or anything like that.) Also, make sure you're clicking the "save data" button and not just changing the password then starting a game.

Edit: you could always delete the launcher.ini file and re-enter your password. You'll have to re-enter *all* your passwords and player numbers if you do that though

[ March 11, 2003, 18:24: Message edited by: dogscoff ]

Hunkpapa · #3 March 11th, 2003, 08:29 PM

Thank you Dogscoff that's what I needed and think I have done, I will recheck when I get home form work.

gregebowman · #4 March 11th, 2003, 08:30 PM

The only problem I had with mod launcher is that once I started the mod, there were times I couldn't find any races/shipsets. I think I solved that problem before my computer got zapped. Unfortunately, it looks like my external harddrive where I was keeping everything got zapped as well, so I'll have to download all of those mods again once I get a new computer.

dogscoff · #5 March 11th, 2003, 08:44 PM

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The only problem I had with mod launcher is that once I started the mod, there were times I couldn't find any races/shipsets.

OK, the way se4 handles races in mods is kinda wierd, and it can lead to races appearing to disappear (if you see what I mean).

FOr example, in my standard pictures/ races folder I have over a hundred races, but only 20 or so in my Proportions/pictures/races. If I wanted (for example) the Hampsterattii to appear in my proportions games, I would have to include a Hampsterattii folder in proportions/pictures/races/ -the wierd bit is that I can leave this folder completely empty if I want to, because se4 will see the empty folder, then use images from the standard pictures/race/Hampsterattii...

Unfortunately, though, you can't just charge around creating empty proportions/pictures/races folders for all your races, because unless mod-specific AI files are present in proportions/pictures/races/whatever it will take the AI files as well as well as taking the pictures from the unmodded game,and the unmodded AI files are worse than useless in a mod like proportions.

I hope everyone is thoroughly confused now.