MIB88 MegaMod - opinions, technical issues, etc.

[MIB88]

Heya i have a problem with Megamod v2. Everything works fine except the Abbey - when i enter it from the worldmap, it just goes back to the map i was last on but everything leaves trails. The hex thing leaves trails everywhere. Yes i have proto set to read only (the WHOLE FOLDER), no patch000, i've tried installing to a completely different location, i'm only running this mod. I can access the Abbey map from the main menu by pressing Ctrl R but not from the game. I'm sure i've seen this problem in another thread but i searched for like an hour and couldn't find it. Primitive Tribe works... If you could help me with this i would be very grateful.

Crap. I just tested it. Don't know what could have happened there. It isn't you: obviously I changed something, because mine isn't working either...the only time I get errors like that is when I have changed around map numbers...I will get this taken care of. Thanks for bringing this to me.

 

[DoomKill2020]

Damn that was a fast reply. T'would be cool if you could fix this.
Cheers.

 

[MIB88]

Damn that was a fast reply. T'would be cool if you could fix this.
Cheers.

Got it. I was running a test with the location Scraptown, and was moving maps. I just forgot to change it back. I will fix this in the next release. But here is how you can fix it now:

1. Open the Data/data folder.
2. Open the file maps.txt with notepad.
3. Go down to [Map 155]
4. Where it says map_name=aajunkdemo, change that to map_name=Abbey.
5. Save file.
6. Go to Abbey.

That is all there is to it. I have just noticed that the regular monks won't talk for some reason. I will look into that too. I'll have it fixed in the next release. Trust me, you aren't missing anything from them except a few lines of random dialog.

And the reason for the quick reply was that you made your point really easily by proving you read the thread and searched. It is never a problem to look into a situation like that.

 

[kedimsidomuz]

can someone tell me why can't i load my game? i couldn't load while i was at metzger's place, truck location and primitive tribe. the mod is great but i had to start a new game for three times. i save the game and when i try to load it says "unable to load the game" or something like that. please, i really want to play with this mod

 

[heodien]

Calm down man, no need to post it again, if MIB havent answered it is because he is trying to fix it or trying to discover what have happened, he reads the thread every day, so relax.

One more thing, did you set the whole proto to read me only?
And did you installed in a new folder?
Thanks

 

[MIB88]

can someone tell me why can't i load my game? i couldn't load while i was at metzger's place, truck location and primitive tribe. the mod is great but i had to start a new game for three times. i save the game and when i try to load it says "unable to load the game" or something like that. please, i really want to play with this mod

I haven't forgotten. But I can't think of an answer that isn't already mentioned here...
If none of those have worked, then just try to reinstall. Before you do that, though, I need you to do something for me. Go into your data\proto\critter and data\proto\items folders. Arrange everything by date. What are the newest files there? I need to know what those dates are for the newest files...

 

[kedimsidomuz]

for items, the latest file was added on 04.11.2006, for critters 17.11.2006... i reinstalled twice but i got the same error.

 

[kedimsidomuz]

Calm down man, no need to post it again, if MIB havent answered it is because he is trying to fix it or trying to discover what have happened, he reads the thread every day, so relax.

One more thing, did you set the whole proto to read me only?
And did you installed in a new folder?
Thanks

i set them all to readme only, but still the same. i installed fallout before installing the mod, so it was a fresh start. and i had to do that twice for the first error.

 

[zachary]

Just wanted to add about my problem with navarro: I did a fresh install, copied the MegaMod (I downloaded the new version), set proto folder and files in it to read-only. And i still have that problem (screen fading to black after talking with Chris)

 

[MIB88]

for items, the latest file was added on 04.11.2006, for critters 17.11.2006... i reinstalled twice but i got the same error.

Now, look at that. Pay attention here...all of you having problems. The newest dates on any critter files should be November 2, 2006. If you have anything newer, THOSE ARE CORRUPTED FILES. Delete them. Then place the folder on read only...again. I believe you when you say you set things to read only. Maybe it didn't take. Or you didn't set the right level. But, either way, no critter files after that date were created by me, and are therefore the result of the game making corrupted files. Look in the Megamod files you downloaded to confirm this. If you get newer files, they are bad...
I don't want to hear anymore from anybody having problems with their games not loading, not saving, crashing, whatever, unless this has been checked. And as much as I don't want to see it, I really don't want to see multiple times...

to Zachary: check what I said...I will check Navarro for myself in a few days...

 

[RedFez]

I've found 2 bugs, one minor, one major. I also checked the folders, and the files seem to be fine (no files newer than Nov. 4, and no critters newer than Nov. 2).

the minor one is that after killing some holy guys in robes in a random encounter, I put on the robe they were wearing. The inventory screen showed me in my tribal villager pajamas as though I wasn't wearing armor (even while displaying stats), then when I closed the inventory screen my character was invisible and the game crashed when I tried to move to chase down the last runner of the group.

the major issue is that I just got into Klamath and I can't use the 'use item/get' curser for anything. I can't even open doors. It gives me the cursor, but on clicking it won't take an action. All the other cursers seem to work fine. So, while I can still talk and look at things, I can't pick stuff up or open or use anything. I tried closing the game and loading in different spots to no avail.

 

[MIB88]

I've found 2 bugs, one minor, one major. I also checked the folders, and the files seem to be fine (no files newer than Nov. 4, and no critters newer than Nov. 2).

the minor one is that after killing some holy guys in robes in a random encounter, I put on the robe they were wearing. The inventory screen showed me in my tribal villager pajamas as though I wasn't wearing armor (even while displaying stats), then when I closed the inventory screen my character was invisible and the game crashed when I tried to move to chase down the last runner of the group.

the major issue is that I just got into Klamath and I can't use the 'use item/get' curser for anything. I can't even open doors. It gives me the cursor, but on clicking it won't take an action. All the other cursers seem to work fine. So, while I can still talk and look at things, I can't pick stuff up or open or use anything. I tried closing the game and loading in different spots to no avail.

Sorry, I don't have any ideas for these. There is no way that is due to this mod. No one else has reported such a thing. You might try reinstalling and starting over.

 

[kedimsidomuz]

i've deleted the files added after 02.11.2006 but before that i've found a way to make the game work. i started to save the game in empty desert near a city, then start from there. but now that doesn't work too. i think it's a problem with my game, not the mod. sorry to disturb you all.

 

[MIB88]

i've deleted the files added after 02.11.2006 but before that i've found a way to make the game work. i started to save the game in empty desert near a city, then start from there. but now that doesn't work too. i think it's a problem with my game, not the mod. sorry to disturb you all.

Not necessarily. Once you delete all those files, and have everything reset to read only (try files, and setting the individual folders again but not the contents to read only), then start a new game.

 

[RedFez]

Sorry, I don't have any ideas for these. There is no way that is due to this mod. No one else has reported such a thing. You might try reinstalling and starting over.

hehe, alright, thx.

 

[DoomKill2020]

Heya, cheers for the Abbey fix, works like a charm... although i was expecting a little more from the location... but oh well.
New problem: Myron isn't revealing the whereabouts of the EPA. I know he's meant to reveal it because they say so in the EPA thread. I know you're meant to tell him to wait and then he's meant to tell you, but he doesn't. Also the "trash" grave doesn't work anymore.
I've searched tha place where EPA is meant to be but can't find it, with and without Myron. Maybe this isn't a bug. Maybe i'm just stupid...
Oh yeah and just out of interest, can anyone tell me wether the Abbey's actually meant to do anything (Quests, semi-interesting dialogue)?
But aside from these things - this mod is excellent and it's good to play F2 and be suprised with new things.

 

[Chris Parks]

The abbey in this mod, to my knowlegde, doesn't do anything much. killap's working on a new and improved version for his expansion pack.

What's wrong with myron? what exactly does he say? You need him in your party and when you tell him to wait he tells you epa location. What is the first thing he tells you when you tell him to wait?

What's that about a trash grave? is it in the epa?

 

[MIB88]

New problem: Myron isn't revealing the whereabouts of the EPA. I know he's meant to reveal it because they say so in the EPA thread. I know you're meant to tell him to wait and then he's meant to tell you, but he doesn't. Also the "trash" grave doesn't work anymore.
I've searched tha place where EPA is meant to be but can't find it, with and without Myron. Maybe this isn't a bug...

I will check on the trash grave.

As for Myron, what are your actions? I know how the script works and I know that it works. So, walk me through your actions, if you say it's a bug. What are you and Myron saying?

to Chris: The trash grave is one in Golgotha, where there are some goodies in it only if you know about it.

Just wanted to add about my problem with navarro: I did a fresh install, copied the MegaMod (I downloaded the new version), set proto folder and files in it to read-only. And i still have that problem (screen fading to black after talking with Chris)

I checked this and this works fine. It is supposed to fade to black and return. Download the latest version of the mod, and get those sound files. When it fades out, it plays a new sound effect. The fact that you did not have that new sound effect may have been leading to the game having a problem.

 

[zachary]

Just wanted to add about my problem with navarro: I did a fresh install, copied the MegaMod (I downloaded the new version), set proto folder and files in it to read-only. And i still have that problem (screen fading to black after talking with Chris)

I checked this and this works fine. It is supposed to fade to black and return. Download the latest version of the mod, and get those sound files. When it fades out, it plays a new sound effect. The fact that you did not have that new sound effect may have been leading to the game having a problem.

Yes! Working like a charm. Thanks for the advice!

 

[BrotherMaynard]

MIB88, I'm having a similar problem to RangerKarls in which no interior Temple of Trials appears, instead all that happens is trails where ever the character moves. I've tried several fresh installs, but I'll try installing to a folder other than Black Isle and will get back to you.

edit: i am also unable to save into any slot, and i've reinstalled FO2 and reapplied the mod several times, but still no dice.

further edit: i've found that almost ALL of the files and folders within the mod are read-only, including the saved game folder which may be the root of that particular problem. Trouble is that I have tried several times to make these files accessable, both trying to unapply read-only as a whole with all files selected, and via attempting this with each file individually (man was that ever a trial) However each time i try to enter the temple of trials in the game, i get the same blank screen result. And when i check the files and folders again, they have reverted to being read-only. I am at a total loss how to deal with this. Any help would be much appreciated.