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Robot Arena => General Support => Topic started by: Mr. Weedy on August 07, 2005, 11:37:22 AM
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Ok hi to all I'm new here and this is my first and maybe the last post here.
This help is for those who are having problems with offical RA2 patch and with DSL mod.
First you have to know do you have cd or downloaded version.
-And follow this instruction if RA2's 1.2 patch installs as it should.
First thing you need to do is find out if it's the downloaded version.
Here's a fast way to check it, go into your UI/botlab directory and check the size of this file "appearance.gib" if it's 21k you have the cd version. If it is something else you have downloaded version.
How do I install THE MOD? (Remember to read first a bit lower how to make correct modding attempt for the game in the section called "On which order do I have to do all the things?")
It is very easy. Download the mod from these sites' download section OR scroll down a bit and see the download links for 1.0, 1.2 and 2.0 versions of the mod. Then open the downloaded packet and extract it to temporary folder called for example DSL mod. When the extracting has finished, go to your Robot Arena 2 folder, select all the files. Right click on them and go to properties, this is like a double check thing to do but it is good to check. Now you shouldn't have any sort of tick in your read-only box. If you do have a tick in it take it away until you see blank box there.
Now go to your temporary folder called DSL mod, if you named it like that, and cut all the things in there and paste them under your Robot Arena 2's folder where you just made that read-only check. Now paste them there and the computer asks you to overwrite this file on this. Click yes to all and now your mod should be there.
On which order do I have to do all the things?
For cd versions and for DSL-TC 1.2: Install v1.2 patch of robot arena 2. When you have installed 1.2 patch install 1.0 DSL-TC mod, see the section above how to do this. Then V1.2 of DSL-TC mod.
For cd versions and for DSL-TC 2.0: Install v1.2 patch of robot arena 2. Then after you have installed 1.2 patch install 2.0 DSL-TC mod, see the section above how to do this. You don't need 1.0 or 1.2 versions of the mod to make DSL-TC 2.0 mod to work.
For downloaded versions: You should already have 1.2 version of your game. To check this go to credits in the game and see the top right corner. There should read 1.20. If there doesn't you can't patch the game.
If you do have 1.20 version of the downloaded version of the game follow the cd version's instructions, just skip the patching process for RA2 game.
Download the official patch for Robot Arena 2 from here. www.robotarena.com (http://www.robotarena.com)
-Make sure you have official cd of RA2 in the cd drive while you are patching the game. OR make your own official cd. Scroll down. Edit: Admin deleted the pirating tutorial. =P
Edit: -I edited the text little so it is easier to read.
Edit II: - I edited the text above much more so it is much easier to read and understand.
-And get the 1.0, 1.2 and 2.0 DSL-TC mods (CD or download) from here (1.0) (https://gametechmods.com/ra2dsl/dload.php?action=category&cat_id=3&sid=85836b4bb4548e387bd78d38dd53083b), here (1.2) (https://gametechmods.com/ra2dsl/dload.php?action=category&cat_id=5&sid=85836b4bb4548e387bd78d38dd53083b) and here (2.0) (https://gametechmods.com/ra2dsl/dload.php?action=category&cat_id=28&sid=730ff98ee00f3efa270241358b94a3b9)
Ok if the RA2's patch doesn't want to be installed.
THIS IS ONLY FOR THOSE WHO'S PATCH WON'T INSTALL!!!
-And follow this instruction if RA2's 1.2 patch DOES NOT install as it should. (You really shouldn't need to read this because those previous instructions should tell all the necessary things to do.)
If the Official Robot Arena 2's 1.2 patch doesn't want to be installed, don't install it.
But if you have some serious errors what prevents you playing then you are out of luck and your journey stops here.
But if you have only small errors what doesn't prevent you to play the game you are lucky and may can play DSL mod too.
What next? How I get my DSL mod to work?
Now you just have to download the 1.0, DON'T download 1.2 because you don't need it. Now you need a fully fresh install of Robot Arena 2 in your drive.
When the RA2 install is complete make new folder ex. DSL Temp to your drive.
Now install/extract that DSL 1.0 mod to that DSL Temp folder and wait for installation/extraction to be finished.
Now go back to that folder where you did install Robot Arena 2 game. Then make sure you don't have any files on read only. If you do make them readable.
Now go to that folder where you did install/extract DSL 1.0 mod. Now copy or cut everything from that folder to that folder where your Robot Arena 2 game is.
When it asks "Do you want to over write this file? **** at this? *****." click yes to all and when the copying or moving is done you should now have moded version of Robot Arena 2.
Robot Arena 2 DSL 1.0.
If there occures some sort of errors or something then you either did do something wrong or your download of DSL 1.0 isn't full.
UPDATE: Ok I'm not sure did I mess something or what but...
I REALLY want 1.2 version of DSL mod. Is there any way how I could get it working and I could make new team without crashing?
Ok if you are really despered you could test this trick. First do as above is said.
Then go in to the game create 1 new team and then quit the game.
Now download 1.2 version of DSL mod.
Create DSL 1.2 Temp on your drive.
Install/extract 1.2 DSL mod to that DSL 1.2 temp folder.
Copy ALMOST everything from DSL 1.2 Temp folder to that folder where your Robot Arena 2 DSL is. Don't copy components folder but you can copy everything else, AI, Scripts...
Over write everything what it asks.
Now go back to your DSL 1.2 Temp folder and go under components folder. Now copy every folder from that Components folder.
Paste them under your Robot Arena 2 DSL components' folder.
Over write everything what it asks.
Run the game and if new team doesn't crash the game then you just have to remove DSL 1.2 Temp folder from your drive.
IF the game crashes you have to live with the DSL 1.0 mod.
I don't know which of those text files under that DSL 1.2 Temp/components folder causes the crash and that's why don't copy them.
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PINNED!!
Very nice tutorial, sorry I had to delete the part telling how to pirate the game. I don't think it would be proper to post that here.
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Well I knew that but... oh well.
Edit: Yeah also I have to notice that when you have 1.00 version of the game and then make those things what I said above there will be left white blocks in the menus and that's why I recomend you to get full version on cd and patch it. So then you can install the game and it writes some lines to registry and so the patch notices that the game is installed on your com.
And so mods works as they should.
Edit II: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Whee my first post on the forum and it gets stickied.
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I'v got a question: Is there any difference from 1.0 and 1.2? I need to know!
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I don't remember right now what fixes were in 1.2 but there were some so if you can apply 1.2 mod then you should apply it.
Or do you mean 1.2 patch?
Well that patch also fixes some errors in game for example AI's navigation lines and little stuff.
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I Haven't got robot arena 2 CD... I only have downloaded version .. So works it if I haven't got CD
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Yes it should but you have to run DownloadVersionPatch.bat but I don't know on what point of installation you should run it.
Start the game and then go to credits and check do you have 1.20 version of the game or do you have 1.00 version. If you have 1.20 version you are lucky because downloaded version doesn't have patch and so it is permanentally 1.00 version or 1.20 version. There isn't separate patch for downloaded 1.00 so you can't separetally patch downloaded 1.00 version to 1.20 you must have the 1.20 version of the downloaded version of the game from the very beginning.
Ok I found the instructions when the .bat file should be applied.
"Downloaded Version of RA2:
Very important you follow these instructions in order.
- Make a copy of your Downloaded version of Robot Arena 2
- Preferably install a fresh version of Robot Arena 2
- Extract DSL to a temp directory
- In the temp directory run DownloadVersionPatch.bat (this will adjust files for the Downloaded Version)
- Then copy or move all the files into your Robot Arena 2 directory"
So run DownloadVersionPatch.bat before all my stuffs. (Or you can ask me for pirating tutorial so you get cd version.)
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Override everything what it asks.
Over Write. That might confuse some people.
And actually i found this out on my own after about 3 hours of re-installing lol...
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=P Fixed. =)
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"Now you shouldn't have any sort of tick in your read-only box. If you do have a tick in it take it away until you see blank box there."
this is what you said in the first tutorial,Mr. Weedy, i'm sort of confused on what the heck of a "tick" your talking about...could you please explain?
NEVER MIND THIS COMMENT I HAD A BRAIN FART
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hey i have a ? for anyone who reads this.... i got the dsl-tc downloaded and everything works in the exobition matches but when i got to team hq there are no and i mean NO teams there,but in the exibition mode there's a team dsl wich is the standard robots, i think..plus i can't use the create new team feature..it ALWAYS crashes on me but i installed it EXACTLY like MR. Weedy's instructions say can someone help me please i REALLY want to get this going
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obviously u didnt because i followed Weedy's tutorial when i re-installed DSL due to a flamethrower glitch...
well i followed a tutorial that ACAMS wrote way back when at official RA2 forums. it was a simple 6-part tutorial...
i'de give you a link but i think they deleted it because i cant find it anymore. :?
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Tick is that mark which indicates that the box is either selected and it affects to something or the box isn't selected when there isn't that tick and the box doesn't affect to anything.
And did you download DSL-TC mod which was meant for downloaded version of the game and not for cd version?
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you said ask you for your pryating tyt...
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Heads Up: The links for 1.0, 1.2 and 2.0 DSL are 404'd.
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Download the one in my sig.
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Its ready to go and works perfectly
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Whats the different between Download version and none?
If i download none download version can i install that like download version?? :confused:
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Download the one in my sig. The difference is that it will work the first time you try it, and you won't have to ask any questions about extracting or where to save things or what not. It's 95% fool proof.
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Oooo.....Sage bumped. :P
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You evil, evil man !
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Hahaha ooops. It said new post... :P
I don't always check all the new posts, but since I was bored last night I did. teeheeeee
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I know this is a huuuge bump but the amount of people asking how to do this probably warrants a bump. And I made a small guide, probably just like every other guide, just with more sarcasm and harshness.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/84102ra2.jpg)
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I have had a whole pic tutorial for years
(reposted here)
https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,4632.0.html (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,4632.0.html)
Nobody seems to pay any attention to it no matter how much I post it :(
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Indeed. People seem reluctant to follow instructions and instead just ask how to do every step, when all they get told is what's on all the guides.
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I have had a whole pic tutorial for years
(reposted here)
https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,4632.0.html (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php/topic,4632.0.html)
Nobody seems to pay any attention to it no matter how much I post it :(
If you submitted that link for BOTM I would vote for it just to put it on the front page.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZsd2OwMAVI&feature=player_embedded# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZsd2OwMAVI&feature=player_embedded#)
made a video and uploaded to youtube
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If you submitted that link for BOTM I would vote for it just to put it on the front page.
:O I am so doing that next month :P