28.07.2009, 08:27
freedomMH,
You asked...
Can I ask you to clarify your answer Boris as I think it is about 99% of the way there
Sure.
I have not installed any mods yet other that the unified installer, but I am sort of building up my courage to do it!
If you read carefully and go through any posts in the mod thread you are considering installing it's really not that hard. Many mods are .exe's which make them simple to install. However I have found that putting everything into a desktop folder as I described above can sometimes save a bit of frustrations. (I can describe this process if you wish) For instance on maps, often the mapmaker will include an all.ini file with the .exe install but it might only have the default maps plus theirs and then you "lose" all the maps you previously installed. In this matter I wish that mapmakers would just include a ReadMe with the line(s) need for the all.ini.
This is what I am thinking I need to do
I suspect that the wrapper in UI 1.1 is OK? If not I can always download anyway
I have had no issues or problems with the wrapper file in the UI 1.1
Download and install the AC Installer - there may be a later one than 3.8? I can easily sort it out. In any case you should always find the most recent one and use that even if you are installing an aircraft that only states it needs an earlier one and the latest installer has all the information on available slots
3.8 is the most current AC Installer. once installed it contains every aircraft so far released. I would recommend that one otherwise you will be installing a ne AC Installer with every A/C. Future releases may have an updated installer. Check the thread.
Download the aircraft and then follow the instauction you said with regards to editing the files
the only question is do you add the details to the files at the end or do you put them in alphabetical sequence? (I believe that there may be a question in the installer that ask you something about alphabetical sequence?)
It really doesn't matter, the plane will work wherever you place it. Personally I place the air.ini and plane_ru.properties entries alphabetically so they show up that way on my QMB list. weapons_ru.properties I just place at the end of the file. I've heard of folks who place their aircraft my country or year in the air.ini and planes_ru.properties. That choice is up to you.
Having done all this is this when you then execute AC Insaller to get the aircraft to appear in the game slots and when asked state that you use the Unified Installer and not sound mods?
I have always chosen option 3 in that DOS box, Sound version 9.3 as that is the default sound mod for the UI1.1.
I hope this clarifies things a bit more. If you have more questions just ask and I (or someone smarter than me) will answer them.
You asked...
Can I ask you to clarify your answer Boris as I think it is about 99% of the way there
Sure.
I have not installed any mods yet other that the unified installer, but I am sort of building up my courage to do it!
If you read carefully and go through any posts in the mod thread you are considering installing it's really not that hard. Many mods are .exe's which make them simple to install. However I have found that putting everything into a desktop folder as I described above can sometimes save a bit of frustrations. (I can describe this process if you wish) For instance on maps, often the mapmaker will include an all.ini file with the .exe install but it might only have the default maps plus theirs and then you "lose" all the maps you previously installed. In this matter I wish that mapmakers would just include a ReadMe with the line(s) need for the all.ini.
This is what I am thinking I need to do
I suspect that the wrapper in UI 1.1 is OK? If not I can always download anyway
I have had no issues or problems with the wrapper file in the UI 1.1
Download and install the AC Installer - there may be a later one than 3.8? I can easily sort it out. In any case you should always find the most recent one and use that even if you are installing an aircraft that only states it needs an earlier one and the latest installer has all the information on available slots
3.8 is the most current AC Installer. once installed it contains every aircraft so far released. I would recommend that one otherwise you will be installing a ne AC Installer with every A/C. Future releases may have an updated installer. Check the thread.
Download the aircraft and then follow the instauction you said with regards to editing the files
the only question is do you add the details to the files at the end or do you put them in alphabetical sequence? (I believe that there may be a question in the installer that ask you something about alphabetical sequence?)
It really doesn't matter, the plane will work wherever you place it. Personally I place the air.ini and plane_ru.properties entries alphabetically so they show up that way on my QMB list. weapons_ru.properties I just place at the end of the file. I've heard of folks who place their aircraft my country or year in the air.ini and planes_ru.properties. That choice is up to you.
Having done all this is this when you then execute AC Insaller to get the aircraft to appear in the game slots and when asked state that you use the Unified Installer and not sound mods?
I have always chosen option 3 in that DOS box, Sound version 9.3 as that is the default sound mod for the UI1.1.
I hope this clarifies things a bit more. If you have more questions just ask and I (or someone smarter than me) will answer them.