Evoloutions 1.28- cant install

Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:07 pm by Outcast 1-1 AKA Talon

Downloaded the mod manager and the mod. unofrtunately, when i try to activate the mod, it cant activate it. how can i fix this?

Tue Sep 14, 2004 2:14 pm by Chips

Did you read that troubleshoot.txt or the readme documents that came with the mod yet?

I typed those for a darned good reason....so that i wouldn't have to answer the same questions over and over.

As an afterthought...did you follow install instructions to the letter? Tried reinstalling the game first? Then installing the SDK and then trying to install the mod??
The install instructions are also there for a darned good reason.....as they are instructions to be followed to ensure it all works. You make no mention of the SDK at all.....or the reinstall either!

After that - if you are still having problems, you should notice that below the "activation progress bar" that there is a box which has text in it. That will tell you what error it encountered. Copy that error down, and then type it here for further assistance

Edited by - Chips on 9/14/2004 3:15:56 PM

Tue Sep 14, 2004 6:51 pm by kapeman

Is the Evolution (OpenSP) mod still supported by anyone? All the links I find are dead.

I have the 1.28 version installed and it seems to work okay, I get the prompt for the starting location when I activate and when the game starts I am where I selected.

My problem is that I don't see any of the new ship systems, commodities or ships.

Should I just pick another mod that still has active support?

Thanks!

I know this is a double post, but the first is buried in the mod help section and that doesn't look like it gets a lot of traffic.

Wed Sep 15, 2004 9:50 am by Outcast 1-1 AKA Talon

read the instructions, trubleshot etc, no help. dont bother i cant be bothered with mods now anyway (with the last one destroying my normal SP saves

Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:24 pm by Chips

Erm - the Open SP mod needs to be activated AFTER the main mod is activated. Otherwise you just get.....well - open SP without evo. Its basically Open SP with options to start in systems - including the new ones. Thats it - so it will need evolutions activated first to make sure that there is a mod there for you to play!

@Outcast - thats fine - if FLMM didn't move your save games, and it never crossed your mind to make a zipped backup of your save games folder (takes about 10 seconds) to keep save games - then I guess never trying a mod is your best course of action. As for your install problem - i am exceptionally sceptical you actually read the troubleshoot.txt

Why do I say that?

· When I try to open FLMM, it gives an error, and i cannot see Evolutions!

The mod has been checked, and so shold unzip perfectly. If it doesn't,
then the chances are that its corrupt. Try downloading once more, and try another location too.

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· During the activation of the mod, i get an error and it fails.

In this case, its usually because a bit of scripting cannot find a location in the files.
This is more likely to happen in the server version than the client, as it does contain scripting.

If it does, then follow the install steps again by deleting the Freelancer Folder,
installing the sdk and then trying the mod once more. After this, it may be a corrupt file again - try
downloading the mod once more.

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· When I try to deactivate the mod it says its had an error, and asks if i want to restore backups.
What does this mean?

It means that it cannot find a file that it wants to remove. In this case it will need you to restore
backups in order to deactivate the mod. However, after anything like this you should reinstall the SDK
at least!

now the top of the file contains the following:

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Section 1 - Installation issues
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· How do I install Evolutions 1.28?

This assumes you already know what FLMM (Freelancer Mod Manager) is, and how to use it. If you do not, the FLMM is available in the downloads section.

The Steps:

1) De-activate any mods.
2) Delete your Freelancer Folder
3) Reinstall Freelancer
4) Use FLMM - go to tools tab, select "go to save game folder" and delete everything
5) Download and install the SDK Ver 1.3
6) Download and install the CLIENT VERSION of the mod
7) Activate the mod, and have some fun

If your running a server, download and install the microsoft patch after the SDK!!!

For other mods though - seriously - just ZIP up your save games folder before installing ANY mod - and then you have those save games saved away for yourself.

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