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SAS~Malone

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Re: How do i install maps using Mod Act 5.3?
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2014, 11:30:19 AM »

thanks for providing those links, Thorst :D
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Re: How do i install maps using Mod Act 5.3?
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2014, 01:38:04 PM »

Well, i fixed the rice.tga thing.But now it's telling me i'm missing another file :(. now it says i'm missing VietnamShallows.tga
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Re: How do i install maps using Mod Act 5.3?
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2014, 01:41:40 PM »

yes, and so it'll go on until you have all the necessary textures...
repeat the process until all errors are resolved.
no doubt, as mentioned, even if you have all the textures working, if you are still missing objects that the map needs, you will be unable to save any FMB missions on the map..

so, as i mentioned earlier, you will need to have those 3 factors, a), b), c) satisfied before the map will be working properly.
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Re: How do i install maps using Mod Act 5.3?
« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2014, 01:48:46 PM »

best to take ALL textures you have in the /_Tex/land/summer/PS folder, or better still, the entire PS folder, and put it in the corresponding summer folder inside the install you want the map to work with.
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Re: How do i install maps using Mod Act 5.3?
« Reply #16 on: May 03, 2014, 07:01:24 AM »

alright, i'll give it a try
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Re: How do i install maps using Mod Act 5.3?
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2014, 04:28:05 AM »

that didn't seem to work either.any other suggestions?
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Re: How do i install maps using Mod Act 5.3?
« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2014, 05:53:18 AM »

please be specific.
'that didn't work' doesn't provide us with any info to help you with.
exact error messages are the only thing we can help with.
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Re: How do i install maps using Mod Act 5.3?
« Reply #19 on: May 05, 2014, 06:26:17 AM »

thanks for providing those links, Thorst :D


You are welcome Eugene! ;)

Sometimes it is best to provide both a logfile...https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php?topic=19308.0...

 and an ingame screenshot of the map loaded when shift + tab are hit.
I had a map where the ever missing textures hid the fact that soemthing else was missing, a landlight mat file in wrong place or an object...

..my guess is, since you run on 4.12 ModAct, you still need all the correct object, texture etc SFS files. Without them, no complex map will work in your install, if it calls for these (e.g. objects).

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Re: How do i install maps using Mod Act 5.3?
« Reply #20 on: May 05, 2014, 07:13:50 AM »

that's what i suspect as well, mate - that Vietnam pack is a pretty advanced piece of collected mods, and is designed to work with a specific set of SFS files, in this case DBW.
so, unless you are prepared to extract every SFS file to get all the missing objects, textures, etc, it's best to try an download individual map, rather than the way you are trying to do it.
badass, you're making your life unnecessarily complicated, like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
in some cases, certain mods are best used with the desired version, as trying to get it to work on any other version will entail a lot more effort than it's ultimately worth.
that said, if you post up error logs and screenshots, as Tom suggests, we could very well help you to source all the files you need, but please bear in mind it might be a long process, as you can see it'll have to be tackled one missing file at a time.
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Re: How do i install maps using Mod Act 5.3?
« Reply #21 on: May 11, 2014, 05:46:43 PM »

alright man thanks. i won't be doing anything with it for at least 3 weeks because i have to study up for my finals at the end of the month. but when that's done i'll try to get back to doing this :P.
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