bos files

[paladin_lord]

heya, i am new to modding so i would like some advice please. I have read the editor and i guess i am ok with basic map making. but when i decided to put some custom content into my maps i was kind lost ... i was trying to use the following mods on my maps

a) all armor variations (that original power armor, enclave armor, omega armor and assault armor)

reading the forums i could find out that i need FT improver to use those mods, well i downloaded and installed it. but things aren't as they were supposed to be ... example ...

a) problem with all armor actor sprites ...

1) i zipped all bos sprite files creating a sprite folder at fot core folder

2) named the armor txt file of improver's folder -> {power mkIII;power;0;sprites/character/power mkIII;0;0}

3) created the armor with entity editor and placed it at my test map, i could see it on the ground and inside the character inventory but the actor sprite was the tribal not the new power armor. I also noticed that i could use the new armor images on npcs only if i used unique humanoid race, otherwise the actor sprite would revert to its original race.

obs) also noticed that my Fot improver "Item use limitations patch ver. 1" is not working.

i wonder if the actor sprite would not work if i could find a way to use the sprites inside the bos files ... perhaps find a way to zip the bos file and revert it to bos again, but i have not been able to do so. any help please ?

 

[TwoEyedYum]

If you'd sucessfully add new armor variation, it's name would appear in FT Tools, when you edit your armor's *.ent (along with tribal, ghoul, mutant, bramin etc)

This selectable field chooses APPEARANCE sprite when you wear this armor, while choosing "Image" file just sets inventory and on-ground pictures.

Check again names (filenames) of your new armors.

obs) also noticed that my Fot improver "Item use limitations patch ver. 1" is not working.

Ahh, do you see "Improver blah-blah-blah..." in main menu when you start Improver?

 

[Zod]

Maybe this problem was solved even before new armor sprites appeared:

Armour patch requires names without any space characters. Did you use space character? I'm writing about this because one person informed me that armour patch doesn't work, but he used space character in armour type name. FT Improver accepts names with space characters, but the game doesn't allow use them. (C)(Jarekfall)

 

[paladin_lord]

weird stuff now ... i tested all the mods above at the original campaign (eddited 1 mission) and they are working just fine ... but they don't work at my modding folder. if i use the bos.exe i can get the results but if i use the -my path exe the mods don't work ... i really don't know what is going wrong here.

thanks for the help, most welcome.

 

[requiem_for_a_starfury]

Did you add the path to the FT Improver shortcut? You'll need to play the game through FT Improver to see the changes made by FTI.

 

[paladin_lord]

You are right, thanks, i didn't set the right path to the FTI *slaps own head* ... too much scripting on my head that i forgot little details.