Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 03:50:04 pm
Namely:
- OP+ Shiplist 1.2
- NW's EvilDave missions
- EAW single-player campaigns recompiled for OP.
- the .MCT files to mixed the 2 above.
Here's the info:
Quote:
What is the proper order to install these Files? And also, I looked on Firesouls site, But didn't finrd the EAW_campaigns_for_OP-20030303.zip file, Any other place have It?
Thanks.
Ok.
IN ORDER:
1- NW's Missions: http://klingon.stasis.ca/sources_and_utils/EvilDave/OPMissions.zip (currently the most updated)
2- the EAW campaigns for OP: http://klingon.stasis.ca/EAW_missions/EAW_campaigns_for_OP-20030303.zip
3- The campaign files that mix both of the above for maximum ribbed pleasure: http://klingon.stasis.ca/sources_and_utils/EvilDave/NW_EAWtoOP_Campaigns.zip (replaces some .MCTs. That's ok.)
Everything above can be found by surfing through http://klingon.stasis.ca/ .
The OP+ shiplist works PERFECTLY with all of the above: http://klingon.stasis.ca/OP_plusrefit/op_plusrefit_shiplist-20030320.zip
Check the readme for proper installation. Backup your own files or get the original shiplist files from: http://klingon.stasis.ca/sources_and_utils/#orig
I spent much time testing the EAW campaigns recompiled to OP (and fixing them) in the last few months. I would install the above files prepared onto a Tester's OP version (2534, 2535, 2536..) and play a given single-player campaign from beginning to end. The above works.
NOTE: Try to avoid starting a campaign in Advanced era. I think the single player D2 doesn't know how to start in advanced.
ie: (taken and reported during testing)
Instead, edit "MetaAssets\ServerProfiles\SinglePlayer\Time.gf" and change one of the eras listed at the bottom of that file to "30". That should put the campaign in the beginning of the Advanced era, some years prior to the Taldren X2 ships.
Be sure to pick the corresponding era when starting your campaign.
ie: Late era changed to Advanced.
Code:
2 = 30 // Late becomes Advanced Era
-- Luc
FireSoul
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 04:04:12 pm
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 04:33:51 pm
Quote:
Can we leave the "regular" EAW to OP campaign mct's and just add the new combined "NW and EAW to OP" campaign mct's so we can have both types of campaigns or do these mct's completely override the "regular" ones?
No. The "NW and EAW to OP" campaign files were prepared to overwrite the originals.
.. I didn't foresee any problems back then.. I guess my vision was limited.
Should I make separate .MCT files?
-- Luc
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 04:35:50 pm
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 04:38:10 pm
Quote:
No. The "NW and EAW to OP" campaign files were prepared to overwrite the originals.
.. I didn't foresee any problems back then.. I guess my vision was limited.
Should I make separate .MCT files?
-- Luc
I think it would be nice to have a choice between "stock" and "modified". I was thinking that if you just put a "NW" in front of the modded mct's it would list as an entirely different campaign in the choice list. Am I correct?
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 04:40:46 pm
Quote:Quote:
No. The "NW and EAW to OP" campaign files were prepared to overwrite the originals.
.. I didn't foresee any problems back then.. I guess my vision was limited.
Should I make separate .MCT files?
-- Luc
I think it would be nice to have a choice between "stock" and "modified". I was thinking that if you just put a "NW" in front of the modded mct's it would list as an entirely different campaign in the choice list. Am I correct?
Yes, but the name of the campaign, in-game, would be the same and be confusing. Same for the Description.
.. Give me an hour or so.. 'kay?
-- Luc
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 04:46:21 pm
Quote:
.. Give me an hour or so.. 'kay?
-- Luc
Make that 5 minutes. It's up.
-- Luc
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 04:46:52 pm
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 04:49:05 pm
Quote:
Here's another question - I know we can control when the campaign missions start by setting the trigger prestige higher than default (usually around 800-1000 PP), but when the campaign does start the mandatory campaign missions usually show up about once every other mission making the camapign go by fairly quickly. With all these new missions included I was wondering if there is any way to space the campaign missions out more? I would like to see them every fifth or even tenth mission so we can play some other the other missions in between a little more. It would stretch the camapign out a bit and make it more enjoyable, at least for me anyway. Is this something we can control or is it coded out of our reach?
No. The scheduling (more precisely: prestige earned before the next campaign mission) is compiled within the scripts themselves.
-- Luc
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 04:50:40 pm
Quote:Quote:
Here's another question - I know we can control when the campaign missions start by setting the trigger prestige higher than default (usually around 800-1000 PP), but when the campaign does start the mandatory campaign missions usually show up about once every other mission making the camapign go by fairly quickly. With all these new missions included I was wondering if there is any way to space the campaign missions out more? I would like to see them every fifth or even tenth mission so we can play some other the other missions in between a little more. It would stretch the camapign out a bit and make it more enjoyable, at least for me anyway. Is this something we can control or is it coded out of our reach?
No. The scheduling (more precisely: prestige earned before the next campaign mission) is compiled within the scripts themselves.
-- Luc
So changing that would be a major undertaking. Bummer.
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 04:53:36 pm
Code:
unzip NW_EAWtoOP_Campaigns.zip
cd Campaigns/
for ii in *; do cat $ii | sed -e 's/Name="/Name="NW Missions - /' > 1 ; mv 1 NW_${ii} ; done
cd ..
rm NW_EAWtoOP_Campaigns.zip
zip -r NW_EAWtoOP_Campaigns.zip Campaigns/
In English:
- unpack the package
- got to package's subdir
- for each file in present dir, do:
- change the line(s) with "Name="
- write to a file called "1"
- rename and overwrite (move) file called "1" to a file called "NW_" with the rest of the original filename after.
- "cd .."
- erase old zip
- make new zip file
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 05:09:23 pm
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 05:27:58 pm
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 06:14:41 pm
.. I don't know what it was... but the game would freeze on start-up.
I restored the .MCTs where you have to replace the original EAW .MCTs onto my server.
Be advised.
-- Luc
edit: All I did was renamed the files, and renamed the title. .. I give up. Screw it. I can't figure it out right now.
Post by: Pestalence on March 22, 2003, 11:42:05 pm
Quote:
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE NEW .MCTS.
.. I don't know what it was... but the game would freeze on start-up.
I restored the .MCTs where you have to replace the original EAW .MCTs onto my server.
Be advised.
-- Luc
edit: All I did was renamed the files, and renamed the title. .. I give up. Screw it. I can't figure it out right now.
Firesoul, I have made the campaign *.MCT files for both your EAW to OP and for NW's Custom Campaign... they are all working...
NW's pack included a Custom-Lyran.MCT for his Conquest Campaigns...
to make the custom missions playable for all races using this MCT file.. do the following :
Make a copy of the Custom-Lyran.MCT file.. rename copy to Custom-Federation.mct
Open file in notepad
Etit the first line to state : Name="Federation - custom conquest"
Edit the second line to read : Description="Fly as a Federation commander in a customized conquest campaign."
then go to the very bottom of the file under the listing of missions
find 0-3 and change it to 0=0 , this designates the file to select Federation as race....
use the Original MCT files as a guide for races and repeate the steps above for each race.. this way you have your Original MCT files for the stock campaigns, then you have the Custom for the NW campaigns and the EAW to OP listing does not overwright any stock MCT files in the game, so those are good to go....
For Custom EAW to OP and Orion Cartels using NW's scripts,
just unzip the MCT file above to it's own folder and just edit file name to read Custom1-name of file.mct where name of file is the original name of file...
this will prevent the MCT files from overwriting any other MCT files... but you will need NW's Custom scripts for OP installed to keep game from crashing...
Enter each file and add in the Name line after Race name " - Custom Campaign" so it reads : Name="Race name - custom Campaign"
Description line after "Play the" the word "custom" so it reads :
Description="Play the custom (rest of line that was originally there)." This way you will know in the file description that it is a custom script.
Example File : Custom1-BeastRaders.mct
open in notepad
Name="Beast Raiders - Custom Campaign"
Description="Play the custom campaign as a member of the Beast Raider Cartel"
save file.
after editing these files att them to SFC OP\Assets\Scripts\Campaigns folder...
Make sure to have NW's Scripts installed and Firesoul's EAW to OP Scripts installed.
Also Firesoul has the Sulu Bonus Missions converted as well... Great work Firesoul... if anyone wants a zip of the MCT files for Stock, NW campaigns and EAW to OP campaigns... and only the MCT files, Email me at pestalence@startrek.net with the subject of Requesting MCT OP Files...
All my campaigns work great in OP using these MCT files.. they have to be installed in the SFC OP\Assets\Scripts\Campaigns folder for them to work.. but you can have them all in there at one time...
Hope that this information helps
Post by: Cleaven on March 23, 2003, 07:44:10 am
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 03:50:04 pm
Namely:
- OP+ Shiplist 1.2
- NW's EvilDave missions
- EAW single-player campaigns recompiled for OP.
- the .MCT files to mixed the 2 above.
Here's the info:
Quote:
What is the proper order to install these Files? And also, I looked on Firesouls site, But didn't finrd the EAW_campaigns_for_OP-20030303.zip file, Any other place have It?
Thanks.
Ok.
IN ORDER:
1- NW's Missions: http://klingon.stasis.ca/sources_and_utils/EvilDave/OPMissions.zip (currently the most updated)
2- the EAW campaigns for OP: http://klingon.stasis.ca/EAW_missions/EAW_campaigns_for_OP-20030303.zip
3- The campaign files that mix both of the above for maximum ribbed pleasure: http://klingon.stasis.ca/sources_and_utils/EvilDave/NW_EAWtoOP_Campaigns.zip (replaces some .MCTs. That's ok.)
Everything above can be found by surfing through http://klingon.stasis.ca/ .
The OP+ shiplist works PERFECTLY with all of the above: http://klingon.stasis.ca/OP_plusrefit/op_plusrefit_shiplist-20030320.zip
Check the readme for proper installation. Backup your own files or get the original shiplist files from: http://klingon.stasis.ca/sources_and_utils/#orig
I spent much time testing the EAW campaigns recompiled to OP (and fixing them) in the last few months. I would install the above files prepared onto a Tester's OP version (2534, 2535, 2536..) and play a given single-player campaign from beginning to end. The above works.
NOTE: Try to avoid starting a campaign in Advanced era. I think the single player D2 doesn't know how to start in advanced.
ie: (taken and reported during testing)
Instead, edit "MetaAssets\ServerProfiles\SinglePlayer\Time.gf" and change one of the eras listed at the bottom of that file to "30". That should put the campaign in the beginning of the Advanced era, some years prior to the Taldren X2 ships.
Be sure to pick the corresponding era when starting your campaign.
ie: Late era changed to Advanced.
Code:
2 = 30 // Late becomes Advanced Era
-- Luc
FireSoul
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 04:04:12 pm
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 04:33:51 pm
Quote:
Can we leave the "regular" EAW to OP campaign mct's and just add the new combined "NW and EAW to OP" campaign mct's so we can have both types of campaigns or do these mct's completely override the "regular" ones?
No. The "NW and EAW to OP" campaign files were prepared to overwrite the originals.
.. I didn't foresee any problems back then.. I guess my vision was limited.
Should I make separate .MCT files?
-- Luc
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 04:35:50 pm
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 04:38:10 pm
Quote:
No. The "NW and EAW to OP" campaign files were prepared to overwrite the originals.
.. I didn't foresee any problems back then.. I guess my vision was limited.
Should I make separate .MCT files?
-- Luc
I think it would be nice to have a choice between "stock" and "modified". I was thinking that if you just put a "NW" in front of the modded mct's it would list as an entirely different campaign in the choice list. Am I correct?
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 04:40:46 pm
Quote:Quote:
No. The "NW and EAW to OP" campaign files were prepared to overwrite the originals.
.. I didn't foresee any problems back then.. I guess my vision was limited.
Should I make separate .MCT files?
-- Luc
I think it would be nice to have a choice between "stock" and "modified". I was thinking that if you just put a "NW" in front of the modded mct's it would list as an entirely different campaign in the choice list. Am I correct?
Yes, but the name of the campaign, in-game, would be the same and be confusing. Same for the Description.
.. Give me an hour or so.. 'kay?
-- Luc
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 04:46:21 pm
Quote:
.. Give me an hour or so.. 'kay?
-- Luc
Make that 5 minutes. It's up.
-- Luc
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 04:46:52 pm
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 04:49:05 pm
Quote:
Here's another question - I know we can control when the campaign missions start by setting the trigger prestige higher than default (usually around 800-1000 PP), but when the campaign does start the mandatory campaign missions usually show up about once every other mission making the camapign go by fairly quickly. With all these new missions included I was wondering if there is any way to space the campaign missions out more? I would like to see them every fifth or even tenth mission so we can play some other the other missions in between a little more. It would stretch the camapign out a bit and make it more enjoyable, at least for me anyway. Is this something we can control or is it coded out of our reach?
No. The scheduling (more precisely: prestige earned before the next campaign mission) is compiled within the scripts themselves.
-- Luc
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 04:50:40 pm
Quote:Quote:
Here's another question - I know we can control when the campaign missions start by setting the trigger prestige higher than default (usually around 800-1000 PP), but when the campaign does start the mandatory campaign missions usually show up about once every other mission making the camapign go by fairly quickly. With all these new missions included I was wondering if there is any way to space the campaign missions out more? I would like to see them every fifth or even tenth mission so we can play some other the other missions in between a little more. It would stretch the camapign out a bit and make it more enjoyable, at least for me anyway. Is this something we can control or is it coded out of our reach?
No. The scheduling (more precisely: prestige earned before the next campaign mission) is compiled within the scripts themselves.
-- Luc
So changing that would be a major undertaking. Bummer.
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 04:53:36 pm
Code:
unzip NW_EAWtoOP_Campaigns.zip
cd Campaigns/
for ii in *; do cat $ii | sed -e 's/Name="/Name="NW Missions - /' > 1 ; mv 1 NW_${ii} ; done
cd ..
rm NW_EAWtoOP_Campaigns.zip
zip -r NW_EAWtoOP_Campaigns.zip Campaigns/
In English:
- unpack the package
- got to package's subdir
- for each file in present dir, do:
- change the line(s) with "Name="
- write to a file called "1"
- rename and overwrite (move) file called "1" to a file called "NW_" with the rest of the original filename after.
- "cd .."
- erase old zip
- make new zip file
Post by: Corbomite on March 22, 2003, 05:09:23 pm
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 05:27:58 pm
Post by: FireSoul on March 22, 2003, 06:14:41 pm
.. I don't know what it was... but the game would freeze on start-up.
I restored the .MCTs where you have to replace the original EAW .MCTs onto my server.
Be advised.
-- Luc
edit: All I did was renamed the files, and renamed the title. .. I give up. Screw it. I can't figure it out right now.
Post by: Pestalence on March 22, 2003, 11:42:05 pm
Quote:
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE NEW .MCTS.
.. I don't know what it was... but the game would freeze on start-up.
I restored the .MCTs where you have to replace the original EAW .MCTs onto my server.
Be advised.
-- Luc
edit: All I did was renamed the files, and renamed the title. .. I give up. Screw it. I can't figure it out right now.
Firesoul, I have made the campaign *.MCT files for both your EAW to OP and for NW's Custom Campaign... they are all working...
NW's pack included a Custom-Lyran.MCT for his Conquest Campaigns...
to make the custom missions playable for all races using this MCT file.. do the following :
Make a copy of the Custom-Lyran.MCT file.. rename copy to Custom-Federation.mct
Open file in notepad
Etit the first line to state : Name="Federation - custom conquest"
Edit the second line to read : Description="Fly as a Federation commander in a customized conquest campaign."
then go to the very bottom of the file under the listing of missions
find 0-3 and change it to 0=0 , this designates the file to select Federation as race....
use the Original MCT files as a guide for races and repeate the steps above for each race.. this way you have your Original MCT files for the stock campaigns, then you have the Custom for the NW campaigns and the EAW to OP listing does not overwright any stock MCT files in the game, so those are good to go....
For Custom EAW to OP and Orion Cartels using NW's scripts,
just unzip the MCT file above to it's own folder and just edit file name to read Custom1-name of file.mct where name of file is the original name of file...
this will prevent the MCT files from overwriting any other MCT files... but you will need NW's Custom scripts for OP installed to keep game from crashing...
Enter each file and add in the Name line after Race name " - Custom Campaign" so it reads : Name="Race name - custom Campaign"
Description line after "Play the" the word "custom" so it reads :
Description="Play the custom (rest of line that was originally there)." This way you will know in the file description that it is a custom script.
Example File : Custom1-BeastRaders.mct
open in notepad
Name="Beast Raiders - Custom Campaign"
Description="Play the custom campaign as a member of the Beast Raider Cartel"
save file.
after editing these files att them to SFC OP\Assets\Scripts\Campaigns folder...
Make sure to have NW's Scripts installed and Firesoul's EAW to OP Scripts installed.
Also Firesoul has the Sulu Bonus Missions converted as well... Great work Firesoul... if anyone wants a zip of the MCT files for Stock, NW campaigns and EAW to OP campaigns... and only the MCT files, Email me at pestalence@startrek.net with the subject of Requesting MCT OP Files...
All my campaigns work great in OP using these MCT files.. they have to be installed in the SFC OP\Assets\Scripts\Campaigns folder for them to work.. but you can have them all in there at one time...
Hope that this information helps
Post by: Cleaven on March 23, 2003, 07:44:10 am