Problem with creating new critters (solved)

Nausku

First time out of the vault
Sorry my english is bad, but try to bear with it. (pictures might be too big to modem users. sorry)

The problem is that the editor (fallout 2 mapper) doesn´t save all the chances that I make to critters. I tryied to make new proto by following Coljack´s tutorial. You can get it here --> http://www.coljack.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fallout/

I took some pictures to show if I, made everything by the tutorials.
First I chanced the mapper2.cfg file. --> http://www.netikka.net/tomi.lampi/config.JPG. Then I made the dev folder to
c:\fallout2\dev\proto\critters and the other folders, and I made the proto folders to fallout2\data folder.

But after these chances I tryied to make a new proto with the fallout 2 mapper --> http://www.netikka.net/tomi.lampi/Valikko.JPG. everything could be chanced and no error messages at any time. But if you close the mapper and come back this would happen -->http://www.netikka.net/tomi.lampi/Valikko2.JPG. The name is gone. But mapper will save some chances, like these but not the name --> http://www.netikka.net/tomi.lampi/jotakin.jpg. (to be right, after these chances the critter list would be empty, only after chances explained at down, would you apply to see the critters)

Here are pictures what happened after I maded the first chances and closed the program. --> http://www.netikka.net/tomi.lampi/1_muutos.JPG, at the .lst file their is only the new file line, nothing else. and if you go back to program all the critters have vanished. Also a new file appeared to the dev folder --> http://www.netikka.net/tomi.lampi/1.1_muutos.JPG.

I then tryied the editor but first I inserted the complete critter.lst to proto\critters folder. and when I then made a new proto, mapper writed a line to critter.lst and made a new file --> http://www.netikka.net/tomi.lampi/2_muutos.JPG. and --> http://www.netikka.net/tomi.lampi/2.1_muutos.JPG. Now I could see all the critters but the names are still chanced to <none>, after I restart the mapper.

To remind people, that I didn´t do the 1. & 2. part at the tutorial because I didn´t add any new .frm files or anything like that. And another thing that I almost forget, that when I chance the old protos they do the same thing but the name chances back to what is was, before chances.

I have tryied with the 1.2 patch and without it. But with no luck. (and I renamed the patch000.dat)

So anyone have good advices, tips or know how to fix the problem? Please! I really would like to this thing to work. :?
 
bear with me, i'm on my laptop and don't have the editor installed on it yet..

you need to extract the critters.msg file from the master.dat and put it in the same folder it was in in the dat, but under the data folder..... ( i think it's text/english/game or something like that.. i can't remember off the top of my head.. )

you will also need to extract the .msg files for items, scenery, walls etc if you intend to make wny new ones of those..
 
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