Creating Scenery Proto / Proto generally

Lexx

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We have had this topic very often. I never thought, that I would need to ask too...

I have this problem: I changed the value librarian to 1 (also override_librarian = 1) in the mapper.cfg and my data/proto/ folder is NOT read only, I also created the dev folder with proto/scenery, items, misc, walls and so on. When I start the mapper and jump to the end of the list to create a new scenery proto, everything works correct. I don't get any error messages.

Ok, that's not the problem. The problem is, that after doing this, there is no new proto file in the folder /proto/scenery/. The *.lst file is updated and there are also new entrys in the pro_crit.msg file. But no new proto file.
So, thats the reason, why the new scenery is (logically) empty, after I closed and started the mapper again.

What am I doing wrong? Did I forgot something?
 
I did this already. ;)

One thing, that I didn't tested:

Place the mapper.exe and mapper.cfg in the same directory, in wich the fallout2.exe is.

At the moment I use this:

- Fallout 2
-- data
-- dev
-- Tools
--- Mapper

My thougth would be now:

- Fallout 2
-- Mapper
-- Data
-- Dev

Or the more easyer thing:
Master.dat
Critter.dat
fallout2.exe
fallout2.cfg
mapper.exe
mapper.cfg

All in one "Fallout 2" folder.

Anyone tested this?


I don't know, why the mapper will not save the proto files... while editing I don't get any errors... but still.

/Edit: a part of my mapper.cfg:

Code: 
[mapper]
default_f8_as_game=1
fix_map_inventory=0
fix_map_objects=0
ignore_rebuild_errors=0
librarian=1
override_librarian=1
rebuild_protos=0
run_mapper_as_game=1
save_text_maps=0
show_pid_numbers=0
sort_script_list=1
use_art_not_protos=0
 
Can't get it to work... no chance and I don't know why. There has to be an error, but I can't find it. When I try to edit an old scenery proto, I got the "can't save" error message. But I did everything like in coljacks tutorial and tested some other things...


/Edit: Oh f*cfs damn this lord, I got it. I thought, the folder just needs to be -your fallout folder-/data/proto/ and so on... Now I tested to rename my fallout 2 folder in Fallout2/data/... and now it works... damn, I want to throw rocks on people for this...
 
At some stage I'm planing on re-packaging the mappers installer so that it creates the dev folders, data folders and edits the mapper.cfg file so people can just install the damn thing and it works. Its on the list of "things I'd like to do one day"
 
Sorry to resurrect this thread but... what folder do I have to rename (and renamo to what?) and what else do I have to do, I have the exact same problem (changes in .lst file but no protos) :?

Thanks appreciate your help :)
 
1) Follow Coljacks tutorial exactly

2) Make sure you havent forgot to create the folders c:\fallout2\...
 
c:\ isn't explicit needed, it also can be another partition, but your fallout 2 folder has to be _fallout2_ or it will never work.
 
Lexx said:
but your fallout 2 folder has to be _fallout2_ or it will never work.
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No, I had game installed in "Fallout 2" folder, but I was forced to make additional, folder "Fallout2" (for the "dev"). Later I manually changed game installation directory to "Fallout2" to keep everything in one place.
 
I've went through ColJack's proto tutorial about twenty times now.

I've got all the folders made (D:\Fallout2\dev\critters, scenery, walls, etc., D:\fallout2\data\art\scenery, critters, etc., D:\fallout2\data\proto\critters, scenery, etc.), I have placed the scenery .lst file from the unpacked dat's scenery folder to D:\Fallout2\data\art\scenery\ along with the test .frm.

I changed the mapper2.cfg so it says librarian=1.

I don't know what's wrong, I uninstalled and reinstalled everything, made the folders, added the .lst file and .frm and etc., I had to copy the art and proto files from the unpacked master.dat because mapper didn't show any scenery.

I go to mapper, go to the end of the list in scenery using end button, select the empty block and press edit, create the proto without any problems and leave mapper.

I see new entries in the .lst file but no .pro files anywhere. When I restart the mapper and press end all I see is invisible scenery with no description or names.

I'm just about to give up I can't get it working anyway! :wall: :help: :dance:

If it's another Vista problem I'll switch to XP permanently...
 
Continuum said:
No, I had game installed in "Fallout 2" folder, but I was forced to make additional, folder "Fallout2" (for the "dev"). Later I manually changed game installation directory to "Fallout2" to keep everything in one place.
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Well, the precept is exactly the same like I said before. If you change the path in the cfg to /fallout2/... then the game thinks, it is in /fallout2/... otherwise it will definitively not work.
 
Do you have fallout 2 installed? You need to have fallout 2 installed for the mapper too work.
 
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