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-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), here (1.2) and here (2.0)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.
