how do i use the downloads?
1ok..................... I downloaded the Herc Mk III..................... how do I use the bloddy thing?
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basically you need to learn how to table edit. This time the VP View section of my FAQ is the place to start.
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You will need the VPView32, like Kara said you can get it in his Faq, here is a link to the VPView Guide.
http://www.3dactionplanet.com/hlp/hoste ... vptut.html
http://www.3dactionplanet.com/hlp/hoste ... vptut.html
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Ok... brief as I can be, cos I'm at work;
FS2 stores information in tbl files; for example, ships.tbl lists the details of every ship in the game (name, model, hitpoints, speed, whether the player can fly it, etc). You need to add a new entry in this (unless the mod comes with its own table file)
The actual ship models - what you see on screen - are saved in .pof files. Also, the textures for the ship are pcx files. You need to either put these files in the data directory, or data/maps (for textures) and data/models (ships).
Finally, you often have VP files; VP files basically store a bunch of other files in one handy package (a wee bit like a zip file, but uncompressed). In order to edit tbl files - or any other existing game data - you need to extract it from the VP file. VPView is the program that does that.
Hope that helps out.
FS2 stores information in tbl files; for example, ships.tbl lists the details of every ship in the game (name, model, hitpoints, speed, whether the player can fly it, etc). You need to add a new entry in this (unless the mod comes with its own table file)
The actual ship models - what you see on screen - are saved in .pof files. Also, the textures for the ship are pcx files. You need to either put these files in the data directory, or data/maps (for textures) and data/models (ships).
Finally, you often have VP files; VP files basically store a bunch of other files in one handy package (a wee bit like a zip file, but uncompressed). In order to edit tbl files - or any other existing game data - you need to extract it from the VP file. VPView is the program that does that.
Hope that helps out.
thnx every1