Multi-Game/Mod Installer Project updated 4-9-2009

[Mentat]

I'd love a way to say press a button so that if I want I have access to all ship classes and versions i.e. command cruiser I or II

and that individual ships don't turn into another class upon tech level increase...

Hi and welcome back to the site. You can very easily change any Mod to behave like that, in that you use UE to alter the upgrade chain.

[Peter1981]

...or there is a solution in the modding forum to allow upgrades such that the ships don't upgrade but the list removes previous entries.

[kosh2k]

I cannot seem to be able to download the Multi installer - it says that all download links are disabled - did I miss something??

[AlexMcpherson79]

yep, talk is in the general chat.

[dialec]

question, if i install this file, what option i must choose`?

vanilla? hasa? etc.? what are de differences or must i install all the 3?

if my english is to bad, so i have the question in german :p

also ich hab mir da sding runtergeladen und meine frage ist nun welches der drei optionen mus sich wählen, also bei der installation?

vanilla, hasa oder option 3, glaub das war hasa direc x oder so.

was sind da die unterschiede?

schon mal danke für die antwort ;-)

[Tethys]

Vanilla is probably the most stable, thats what I use... Hades 1.1 and 2.2 just make the graphics look better, but sometimes it crashes during combat or in ship research screen. You just have to see which one works best for you! Good luck!

[taltamir]

OP:
1.0.3 new vanilla multi mod installer english
1.0.3 new vanilla multi mod installer german

both are broken links...

BTW, thanks for this awesome collection!

[thunderchero]

OP:
1.0.3 new vanilla multi mod installer english
1.0.3 new vanilla multi mod installer german

both are broken links...

BTW, thanks for this awesome collection!

those 2 files were replaced with a single file named

Error Correction mod english/german

link edited

thunderchero

[taltamir]

OP:
1.0.3 new vanilla multi mod installer english
1.0.3 new vanilla multi mod installer german

both are broken links...

BTW, thanks for this awesome collection!

those 2 files were replaced with a single file named

Error Correction mod english/german

link edited

thunderchero

Thank you, this is awesome!

BTW, there is a "few more info" link now for the new "Error Correction mod english/german"
viewtopic.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=535

This link however is not about this mod, but the old 2 mods.

[taltamir]

Multi BOP 1.1c English
Multi BOP 1.1c German

Also dead links, the original thread shows version 1.2b to be the latest version, although it does not have an installer (and a rather involved install procedure)

[ketteringdave]

All the links in the download section are up-to-date, so maybe we should just post that:

https://www.armadafleetcommand.com/botf ... load&cid=6

[thunderchero]

All the links in the download section are up-to-date, so maybe we should just post that:

https://www.armadafleetcommand.com/botf ... load&cid=6

You just did

I also removed all old links in this topic

thanks

thunderchero

[taltamir]

thanks for the link ketteringdave, and thank you thunderchero as well.

@thunderchero: you also removed the instructions on how to install it or what it actually does. This thread was a godsend as it explained what is actually going ON in the download section (pages on pages of files which do who knows what...

my suggestion is to alter the first post to read as following:

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Hi Everyone,

The updated multi installer files are ready.

With this post I will try to explain all about the new files that are now available.

First, all the files can be found here: https://www.armadafleetcommand.com/botf/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=6

The new installers will setup multi installs of BOTF on your system. That are all playable [u]without[/u] uninstalling then reinstalling mods when you want to play a differant mod.

All patches are already part of multi main installer.

These file will also reduce the chance of corupt installation when installing mods when user has edited main install.

here is an example of my desktop and start menu.

[img]http://img512.localhost-textreplaced/img512/2699/examplezq8.png[/img]

Step 1: Install the [size=18][color=blue][b]Main installer "1.0.2"[/b][/color][/size]

[b][color=red]This file is required for all other multi mods, and [u][b]must[/b][/u] be installed before installing any mod.

This file contains the full game, pre-patched to latest version and including the XP compatibility fix (for windows XP, vista, and windows 7). It offers an optional choice between the vanilla combat graphic engine or two replacements, and all the technical modification necessary to run mods.

Step 2: Install any of the multi mods you want. They will utilize the main installer. Each of those has its own balance fixes, bug fixes, and potentially new content.

thunderchero

Interestingly, your original instructions indicated that you must install:
1. Main Multi Installer 1.0.2
2. Mod Multi Error Correction mod english/german
3. any other multi mods

but I don't think that the multi error correct mod is actually required, as it installs in parallel to the others.

[thunderchero]

Full installer updated on 6-10-2010


BOTF_1.0.2_English_German_d.exe

[SeaBee-T]

I love what you guys did with all the mods and the multi-installer! Good job and a HUGE THANKS for streamlining the installation process with mods. It has revived my interest in BotF again! Sleepless nights, begin!