Babylon 5 Mod

Post by **astrotrooper** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:43 am

Yup that's the exact one I got - I dl-ed it again - reinstalled just to be sure - and it still does not have the required DLL-s...

Extract it to an empty folder.. check it.

Anyhow I could duplicate the vanilla folder, and copy the .res, and the exe file over - but last time I did that I got the other mod's loading screen - so it probably won't work..

Post by **thunderchero** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:37 am

it sounds like you have removed your backup files or changed location of your main multi installer backup files are english.res and german.res

I just downloaded file and worked fine.

thunderchero

Post by **astrotrooper** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:39 pm

I just downloaded file and worked fine.

All I get in the file when I install is the res file, the exe and the uninstall files. No DLL's.

I don't know if that is the way it is supposed to install. (I do have my BOTF installed in a folder other than default)

your main multi installer backup files are english.res and german.res

So what than, I just make 2 duplicates of the B5 .res and rename them english.res and german.res? (besides putting all the other stuff (dll's etc. in the B5 folder too?)

Post by **thunderchero** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:16 pm

Multi installer uses the english.res or german.res (most mod only have english version so they would use english.res)

The backup res files (english.res and german.res) should always be located in the original install path you selected to install multi installer. all mods read your reg setting for multi installer location to locate these files.

so you should have both backup files in your selected install path of the multi installer only.

If you want to check your reg setting you can look at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microprose\Star Trek: BOTF\install path

the value used there should match your install path.

if backup files are missing from your install path you will need to uninstall all mods first then uninstall multi main installer and then delete the BOTF folder if is not deleted by uninstaller then reinstall.

thunderchero

Post by **thunderchero** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:41 pm

also when installing mods I suggest some thing like this:

example

multi install path

E:\games\BOTF

any mod install path (mods must be installed after multi installer)

for babylon 5 mod
E:\games\BOTF\B5V2 (use original mod folder name from default install path and need to be different for each mod installed)

for UDM
E:\games\BOTF\UDM

and so on for any mods you install it is unlimited to how many mods you can have installed at the same time.

thunderchero

Post by **astrotrooper** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:26 pm

My backup files are where they are supposed to be.

And every other mod, and the multiinstaller works just fine.

The B5 mod does not install anything other than the main B5 res, and 2-3 other files.

Every other mod installs a multitude of files.

Is that supposed to be that way?

And how do you fix it? Is it enough to make a copy of the B5 .res file and rename it english.res?

Post by **thunderchero** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:22 pm

astrotrooper wrote:My backup files are where they are supposed to be.

And every other mod, and the multiinstaller works just fine.

The B5 mod does not install anything other than the main B5 res, and 2-3 other files.

Every other mod installs a multitude of files.

Is that supposed to be that way?

And how do you fix it? Is it enough to make a copy of the B5 .res file and rename it english.res?

Yes it should create many files when mods are installed. This is normal.

as for B5 mod when it is installing it is not locating the backup files I have no idea why.

You can try this do not uninstall B5 mod or reinstall it.

next extract the english.res to the folder B5 would use.

then reinstall B5 mod ignore the warning folder already exists.

let me know if this works

also could you post location and folder name you are installing main multi and all mods to see if I can duplicate problem.

thunderchero

Post by **astrotrooper** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:12 am

as for B5 mod when it is installing it is not locating the backup files I have no idea why.

Aha... I thought the install process was a little too short..

extract the english.res to the folder B5 would use.

then reinstall B5 mod ignore the warning folder already exists.

Ok - I think that did it - the game launches with the B5 screen..

Should work now. Thanks for the assistance.

also could you post location and folder name you are installing main multi and all mods to see if I can duplicate problem.

My install folder for BOTF is

C:\Games in use\ST BF\botf

For the B5 mod destination folder is/was

C:\Games in use\ST BF\botf\B5V2

All the other mods installed without problem.

Post by **thunderchero** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:25 am

astrotrooper wrote:Ok - I think that did it - the game launches with the B5 screen..

Should work now. Thanks for the assistance.

good but strange. this is not the recommended way to install.

astrotrooper wrote:My install folder for BOTF is

C:\Games in use\ST BF\botf

For the B5 mod destination folder is/was

C:\Games in use\ST BF\botf\B5V2

All the other mods installed without problem.

just a note using folders named this way will prevent multi player game play.

spaces will stop multi player games from loading.

you might want to re download B5 mod it should work fine. you may have a strange corrupt download. (if you have not done this already)

thunderchero

Post by **astrotrooper** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:31 pm

It works OK. (and I don't play multiplayer anyway. )

you might want to re download B5 mod it should work fine. you may have a strange corrupt download.

I thought of that, I DL-d it 3 times - have 3 separate copyes - all produced the same result.

BTW. how do you adjust ship size for models that don't show up on UE? (other than extracting them manually renaming them a stock ship and pluging them vanilla and adjusting them with UE - that method would defeat the purpose since you couldn't plug them back into the mod without losing the size change)