Turbocharged AI vs Humanities Last Hope - Running - Page 6

endomorphious · #51 February 1st, 2011, 11:16 AM

Win Xp and it says i need the Mod installed. When i look for it under options the game isnt seeing it.

Gandalf Parker · #52 February 1st, 2011, 12:11 PM

Very strange.
Dont be offended but my first question is... where did you buy the game from?

You shouldnt HAVE to turn on the mod manually. But you might try going starting Dom3, going to Preferences, then to Mod preferences. You should now see a list of every .dm file that the game can see in your dominions3/mods/ directory (notice that its mods; not mod, Mod, or MODS)

if you put this in your web browser
file:///C:/Program%20Files/dominions3/mods
does it show you the .dm file? Can you click on it and view it?

Hrum · #53 February 1st, 2011, 02:42 PM

Endo, can you .zip up your Dom3 mods folder and upload that to the forums here (attach it to one of your posts with that paperclip button)? Then we can see what you've got in there.

Also, do you have more than one install of Dom3 on your box? Ie. did you make a backup copy of your Dom3 install when you went to patch up to 3.26 (or at any time previously)? Basically, you should confirm that when you're launching Dom3, you're launching the instance of Dom3 that you've been installing the BI mod to, and not some alternative copy of Dom3 (check the path in the Dom3 shortcut you use to launch the game).

Mauxe · #54 February 1st, 2011, 02:51 PM

Also - it has to be a fully "installed" copy of the game.
I know that with WoW you can make a backup of the game folder, drop it on any other computer, and play fine. It really helps when moving machines or re-installing an OS as the update process for a fresh install can be... tedious.

I tried the same with Dom3 (copied the game folder and dropped it onto my laptop) and the game would load but I could not do certaion things. My mods were already part of the package so I can't speak to that - but I was not able to complete a turn in the game I was playing. Once I installed the game from the install file everything worked fine.

Doo · #55 February 1st, 2011, 04:21 PM

The only thing I can offer is this.

Try what has been suggested here and keep us informed of whats going on.

endomorphious · #56 February 1st, 2011, 07:53 PM

I'm running a legit copy of Dom 3 I bought direct from Shrapnel and it runs flawlessly except for this mods issue. The contents are in the "mods" folder but the game simply isn't seeing them there. I don't use a short cut with this game i load from the programs menu but I checked that path and it reads correctly (I believe..."C:\Program Files\dominions3\dom3.exe"). There aren't any other copies of the game on the computer and its a full install.

NTJedi · #57 February 2nd, 2011, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by endomorphious

Win Xp and it says i need the Mod installed. When i look for it under options the game isnt seeing it.

The *.dm file should exist within the Dominions_3\Mods folder and then another folder should list the mod itself. When Dominions_3 first starts click "Preferences" and then "mod preferences" is where you should see it listed.

If my work was not so busy I would release a new version of my AI mod and also finish my Arabian Nights nation mod.

Doo · #58 February 2nd, 2011, 03:03 AM

Yes, you should have the .dm files in the Dominions\mods folder, and then there should be a Dominions\mods\better_independents folder with three .tga files.

Is yours like this endomorphious?

endomorphious · #59 February 2nd, 2011, 09:00 AM

Yeah its independant folder and then 3 TGA files inside. I have patch 3.26 installed. Frankly, I'm just getting really frustrated. It SHOULD be working, everything seems to be right. So I'm just wondering if this is a weird WinXP quirk on my machine. I'd probably blame the anti-virus but that shouldn't interfere with the program seeing it under its own Preferences option. Sorry guys maybe you can get someone else to pick up Ctis so you can get started.

Hrum · #60 February 2nd, 2011, 01:05 PM

Well, it might take us a while to find an alternate (this game is a kind of special format and all). Besides, it would suck to have to replace you like that.

If you're game, maybe we can tinker a little more? I'm sorry you're frustrated (totally understandable) and I know you're not big into mods, but one test would be, can you successfully install other mods?

CBM1.6
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=43949

EDM1.1
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=45056