Babylon 5 Mod - Page 381

Fyron · #**3801** April 7th, 2004, 01:21 AM

6.55 MBs from just text files? Is this compressed or not compressed? Make sure to use a non-WinZip or XP archive utility, such as WinRar, to get good compression rates (make sure to use Best). In fact, going with a format such as RAR will give even better results. You can add a mere 50 kB SFX (self-extracting) module to an archive that will allow it to be extracted without having WinRar installed. 50 kB is nothing when you can sometimes save 5 MBs in RAR format vs. ZIP format (and this is with Best compression in WinRar of each format).

pathfinder · #**3802** April 7th, 2004, 01:32 AM

Uncompressed. I plan on using WinRAR to compress. and I'll try to use that self-extraction too.

227 MB uncompressed for full MOD

includes full imagemod (slightly modified as it never seems to have ALL the B5 images) and all other images and files.

Gawd, nobody would want to handle THAT big a file downloading....

[ April 07, 2004, 00:45: Message edited by: pathfinder ]

Dragonswrd · #**3803** April 7th, 2004, 01:53 AM

Wait someone is taking the B5 mod and updating it and putting it in one place all at once so we can download it? Without the need to search for all the updates?

It's about time.

pathfinder · #**3804** April 7th, 2004, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dragonswrd:
Wait someone is taking the B5 mod and updating it and putting it in one place all at once so we can download it? Without the need to search for all the updates? It's about time.

Ugh, look at my Last post. 227 MB is simply huge...even when I get it compressed it will still be around 90-100 MB.

leo1434 · #**3805** April 7th, 2004, 02:25 AM

Hello!

If the file is too big, using WinRAR you can compress it in several volumes, the fist one is the .exe file (to execute in order to decompress and join) and then the following ones are .rar files. You only have to put all of them in the same folder (after you finished downloading) and make a double clikc on the exe file. You can chop the big Mod files in as many parts as you want!

pathfinder · #**3806** April 7th, 2004, 03:07 AM

First WinRAR attempt was 59.7 MB. I'll keep working on it. Meanwhile I'll finish those AI files this week-end and send them to IF I guess.

2d attempt was 8 files/parts. 1st 7 are 7.81 MB with Last at just over 5 MB. 1st is self-extracting .exe.

IF, I'll do the same for a patch so that those who have the Gold Version of the MOD can do a "simple" update.

Biggest headache I got now is to do a readme with credits....ugh. Hope I can remember the authors of some of the shipsets....

[ April 07, 2004, 02:49: Message edited by: pathfinder ]

Timstone · #**3807** April 7th, 2004, 03:14 PM

Hmm... when it's up I surely check it our. Great work Path!

Edit: I wish Grumbler and me were this far. Ah well, just a little longer...

[ April 07, 2004, 14:15: Message edited by: Timstone ]

Dragonswrd · #**3808** April 7th, 2004, 03:32 PM

Personally, I don't mind the large download, I have broadband. Though that is bit large, and I know not everyone has broadband.

Ragnarok-X · #**3809** April 7th, 2004, 05:46 PM

awesome, ihve been waiting for the mod since 2 years !! i dont mind a big download, though im on 56k which will take approx 1 hour for 15 mb. Then again one hour isnt that expensive and i guess i will have LOADS of fun with the mod, so it will be worth it.

Fyron · #**3810** April 7th, 2004, 07:38 PM

It is not the download time that is the issue, it is the amount of bandwidth that will be required from the server hosting the mod...