[Combined mod] DDRS V2.4.2a and XXL fabs V2.3

neumanf15 · Post by **neumanf15** » Wed, 14. Mar 07, 01:39

Sure enough... I'll see what I can do when I get a chance. Sorry about that.

ORIOLE · Post by **ORIOLE** » Wed, 14. Mar 07, 10:09

endo wrote:Hi, once I install the ashlys xxl update the combined ddrs / xxl mod disappears from the mod selection list of the launcher (?).

I have installed DDRS - Rebalanced with XXL_Fabs_2.3. If you go to your mod directory there is only one mod file: DDRS_Rebalanced_Mod_V2.4.2a+XXL_Fabs_2.3.dat/cat.

neumanf15 · Post by **neumanf15** » Sat, 17. Mar 07, 13:22

Found the problem, finally. Some nig-nog (named Neuman) misspelled "Armegeddon" in the cat/dat files. I'm uploading the new zip, I'll post the links when it's done.

neumanf15 · Post by **neumanf15** » Sat, 17. Mar 07, 18:12

The new links are up:

Leveled DDRS 2.4.2a + XXL Fabs 2.3 (Fixed):
http://www.filehosting.cc/?d=7E4B9E884

Rebalanced DDRS 2.4.2a + XXL Fabs 2.3 (Fixed):
http://www.filehosting.cc/?d=09CCD7F44

If you had installed the previous (broken) version of the combined mod, you only need to copy the cat and dat file from the "mods" folder of the zip to your X3 Reunion "mods" folder. Everything else is the same.

Detailed instructions (Never installed one or the other mod): Unzip to your X3 Reunion directory. It will put the files in the appropriate folders. If you have the most current version of Ashley's or DDRS, you can answer yes or no as desired for overwrites. If you have an older version or none at all, tell it to overwrite. I included all the files to make both mods work, so even if you've never installed either mod, it should work.

Once you've unzipped, start X3. On the launcher page, Make sure you go to "Select Mod Package" and choose "DDRS_leveled_Mod_V2.4.2a+XXL_Fabs_2.3" (or rebalanced in place of leveled if that's the one you picked). Then select OK and Start X3.

Soul3dge · Post by **Soul3dge** » Sun, 18. Mar 07, 06:02

Many thanks m8y

neumanf15 · Post by **neumanf15** » Mon, 19. Mar 07, 00:24

De nada. Hopefully Armegeddon will be back soon and take this back since he is much more experienced and less likely to make such a stupid mistake.

tikanderoga · Post by **tikanderoga** » Sun, 25. Mar 07, 08:57

Folks, I don't know what I'm doing wrong but:

readme wrote:Shipyards can be found in the following sectors:

Akeela's Beacon
Mists of Elysium
Unholy Descent
Rhy's Crusade
The Vault

I've been searching the SYs in all the secors with Adv. Satelites (when you drop them, they ping the whole area, revealing everything within 60 or 80km) but absolutely nothing.

I got the settings in AI enabled.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong¿¿

Yes, I got the new version here...

neumanf15 · Post by **neumanf15** » Sun, 25. Mar 07, 20:29

After you installed, did you get the message that said something to the effect of "Ashley's Fabs v2.3 installed or updated"? If so, they're there. They generate in a random spot within the sector. If not, there may be a problem with the install - either you haven't selected it as your active mod or the install didn't finish right.

And no, dropping an adv sat will not find every station in a sector, just those within it's field of view. Akeela's beacon, for example is HUGE. And the stations tend not to appear near the middle of the sector.

tikanderoga · Post by **tikanderoga** » Sun, 25. Mar 07, 20:46

neumanf15 wrote:After you installed, did you get the message that said something to the effect of "Ashley's Fabs v2.3 installed or updated"? If so, they're there. They generate in a random spot within the sector. If not, there may be a problem with the install - either you haven't selected it as your active mod or the install didn't finish right.

And no, dropping an adv sat will not find every station in a sector, just those within it's field of view. Akeela's beacon, for example is HUGE. And the stations tend not to appear near the middle of the sector.

1. First I loaded the game, with out the mod selected - then I got the message. After that I quit, selcted the Mod and got no error message.

2. Not every station, but reveals them up to a certain limit, even outside of their reach - try that in Barren shores - drop an adv sat when you enter, and you'll see 'bout 90% of all the roids revealed... even the ones outside it's reach... Same for bases.

And from which range is the "random" generated...

The mod itself works, because I can see DDRS ships.. saw an Omega B5, some Thors and an Odin..

neumanf15 · Post by **neumanf15** » Wed, 28. Mar 07, 00:00

Are you trying to find the Ashley's SY's or the DDRS SY's? Your quote earlier implied Ashley's. They should be in those sectors. Try using LV's cheats to reveal all, then look in the sectors. Save before hand, get the coords, then reload if you don't want everything else revealed.

If you're looking for the DDRS ones, have you visited the minimum sectors listed in the DDRS readme AFTER INSTALLING the mod?

tikanderoga · Post by **tikanderoga** » Wed, 28. Mar 07, 05:34

I know about the DDRS one's, they will spawn after a while.

But I'm looking for ashley's SYs. I got some purchases to make...

I guess in that case I will have to use LV's scripts to reveal...

Because it seems that even in a small sector, they are over 50k away from the centre.

seldum · Post by **seldum** » Wed, 28. Mar 07, 17:07

Man did I just get alot of good tips reading this topic.

Thanks!

Armegeddon · Post by **Armegeddon** » Thu, 3. May 07, 02:26

/me looks around and notices this area looks surprisingly familiar.

neumanf15, thank you so much for working on keeping the combined mod up-to-date. I'm not sure if I'm going to be actively working on scripts/mods again or not, so if you care to continue maintaining things I can change the OP to point to your downloads if you wish.

If anyone was curious as to why I suddenly disappeared, my sister had a baby girl towards the end of 2006 and after I got laid off from my job (due to closure) I've been travelling between home and where she lives (another state) every few weeks to help her out, so haven't been spending a lot of time on the computer.
As it looks like I may have a new job sometime in the next couple of weeks, I really don't know how my free time is going to be looking, so I'm not going to make any commitments on any scripts/mods for the time being. Right now I think I'm just going to try playing X3 again and see how things go from there.

neumanf15 · Post by **neumanf15** » Sat, 5. May 07, 21:33

Armegeddon,
Please feel free to change the OP to point to my links. I figured I'd help out in the interim. When the next DDRS or XXL comes out, we can chat and figure out which of us has the brain-bytes and time to combine the mods.

BTW for all - DDRS 2.5 is now on Beta 6, not quite to release candidate status yet... Lots of tweaks to lots of ships (and, of course, more ships), several new sectors, etc. It WILL require a restart, tho, to get the new sectors.

Junk-Head · Post by **Junk-Head** » Wed, 30. May 07, 21:38

Any chance for an alternate host for the file(s)? Haven't been able to get dl4.filehosting.cc to resolve.

neumanf15 · Post by **neumanf15** » Mon, 4. Jun 07, 04:33

Thanks, Junk-Head. Your filefront suggestion won out - only ~10 minutes each for these two 50 meg uploads... rapidshare crashed after 80 minutes...

All, filehosting.cc flaked out... I can't download my own links, nor can I upload new ones.

Here are functional links to both versions of the mod. Filefront broke the names of the zips, but they seem to work anyway.

DDRS_Leveled_2.4.2a + XXL_Fabs_2.3:
http://files.filefront.com//;7685661;;/

DDRS_Rebalanced_2.4.2a + XXL_Fabs_2.3:
http://files.filefront.com//;7685776;;/

Armgeddon, when you get a chance, please add the new links to the initial post.

Armegeddon · Post by **Armegeddon** » Mon, 4. Jun 07, 05:27

neumanf15 wrote: Armgeddon, when you get a chance, please add the new links to the initial post.

Links updated.

Armegeddon · Post by **Armegeddon** » Mon, 4. Jun 07, 07:12

There have been reports in the XXL thread with the extended complex hub model causing ships to "pass through" the hub body when docking. I fixed that problem and will release a new version of the combined mod once Saint Ashley puts out the new version of the XXL mod, which should happen sometime soon according to that thread.

Max-Inc. · Post by **Max-Inc.** » Sat, 9. Jun 07, 07:37

propably this is the wrong topic and ther was already a post like this mad but anyway: when i look at some of the factories in the ship yard it just says ReadText17-xxxx. many are working fine but is ther a fix for those few
btw my game language is german

Armegeddon · Post by **Armegeddon** » Sat, 9. Jun 07, 08:17

Max-Inc. wrote:propably this is the wrong topic and ther was already a post like this mad but anyway: when i look at some of the factories in the ship yard it just says ReadText17-xxxx. many are working fine but is ther a fix for those few
btw my game language is german

Well, I never did a translation of the Extended hub part of the XXL mod, I don't know if Saint Ashley did one or not, or if there has been one done by the XFP mod team since the XXL mod is part of that. I'd suggest posting something in either the main XXL mod thread or the XFP thread.

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[Combined mod] DDRS V2.4.2a and XXL fabs V2.3