[Mod/MD] - A Sunny Place for non-steam.

Aro · Post by **Aro** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 02:51

Download
http://www.mediafire.com/?pe5oj9ac6o9ih0w (8.15mb)

Install
Step 1:
Copy the cat/dat pair to your tc directory.
Rename to be the highest number.
Example, you have 13.cat/.dat, the renamed ASunnyPlace pair should be 14.cat/.dat.
Step 2:
Copy the director folder to your tc directory.

Tested
Tested on version 3.1.

Modified
Will cause modified.

Contains many files included in the steam 3.1.1 patch due to it not working otherwise.

X2-Eliah · Post by **X2-Eliah** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 05:14

Doesn't this breach Egosoft's T&C? (Or come to think of it, Steam's too, if it is exclusive steam dlc!)

joelR · Post by **joelR** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 05:19

X2-Eliah wrote: Doesn't this breach Egosoft's T&C?

I cant evn figure out what it is.

I have a good guess but im not really clear.....

soulmonarch · Post by **soulmonarch** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 06:05

It's the little DLC they had available for the Steam Summer Camp event. Just adds one sector with a free Medium SPP.

I'm with Eliah, I'd be concerned that this would be a 'no no' as far as Egosoft is concerned.

Aro · Post by **Aro** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 07:35

I've got the ok to put it out.

Another message was sent to ensure the content is ok, if this thread still exists after it's daylight over there...

Sorkvild · Post by **Sorkvild** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 09:06

Great. SO the sector will be added instantly ?

irR4tiOn4L · Post by **irR4tiOn4L** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 09:22

Any spoiler screens on where it is and what it looks like?

Fulgrymm · Post by **Fulgrymm** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 09:52

It's north of Elysium of Light, it's smallish with three bright stars in the distance and a desolate looking planet. There are a few low-yield asteroids scattered about, and the medium SPP is placed near the middle. Not really worthwhile resourcewise, but it is out of the way, and it isn't owned by anyone so nothing will spawn there. It makes a good alternative to Heretic's End for Space Weed/Fuel complexes.

Chobittsu · Post by **Chobittsu** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 10:09

This isn't legit, I figure Egosoft will re-release the DLC in a little while anyway. Plus when I got it I didn't get a huge 8mb download

The only noticeable change was a 2KB .PCK in the director folder

Mizuchi · Post by **Mizuchi** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 11:20

Freya Nocturne wrote:This isn't legit

She can tell by the pixels, and from having seen a lot of cat files in her time. :3

Saetan · Post by **Saetan** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 12:22

Freya Nocturne wrote:[...] Plus when I got it I didn't get a huge 8mb download

The only noticeable change was a 2KB .PCK in the director folder

Don't forget about steam patch 3.1.1, which got released before DLC was released.

Aro wrote:Contains many files included in the steam 3.1.1 patch due to it not working otherwise.

At least I did a first sight into the download and there seems to be nothing of danger.

... just wonder, what x3intro.obj is needed for?

Code: Select all

ASunnyPlace.zip
|_director
| |_2.018 Sunny DLC.xml
|
|_ASunnyPlace.cat
|_ASunnyPlace.dat
| |_director
| | |_director.xsd
| |
| |_L
| | |_x3config.obj
| | |_x3galedit.obj
| | |_x3intro.obj
| | |_x3story.obj
| |
| |_maps
| | |_home_of_perpetuity.pck
| |
| |_objects
| | |_cut
| |   |_00749.pbd
| |
| |_t
|   |_0001-L007.pck
|   |_0001-L033.pck
|   |_0001-L034.pck
|   |_0001-L039.pck
|   |_0001-L042.pck
|   |_0001-L044.pck
|   |_0001-L048.pck
|   |_0001-L049.pck
|
|_ReadMe.txt

Aro:
Can you see any things with your Mod/MD-Release which may could mix up X³:TC after Ego themselves release 3.1.1 for non-steam, or maybe even the DLC for non-steam too?

Aro · Post by **Aro** » Tue, 19. Jul 11, 18:42

Sorkvild wrote:Great. SO the sector will be added instantly ?

The mission will fire within a min or so of loading the game. Be it an old save or newer one. There are a few things that will delay it though they should not occur too often.

Freya Nocturne wrote:This isn't legit, I figure Egosoft will re-release the DLC in a little while anyway. Plus when I got it I didn't get a huge 8mb download

Redownload, seems you did not get the full zipped file. It's been stated 3.1.1 will come out, no mention if the DLC will be officially released.

Saetan wrote:... just wonder, what x3intro.obj is needed for?

I have no idea! Tried taking it out and the mission did not want to fire during testing. May have gotten rusty at modding due to not doing any for a while...

Saetan wrote:Can you see any things with your Mod/MD-Release which may could mix up X³:TC after Ego themselves release 3.1.1 for non-steam, or maybe even the DLC for non-steam too?

Purely speculative opinion is that key files won't differ too much. When 3.1.1 comes out I should be able to reduce the zip file size since most of those files will be in the update.

RyanFialcowitz · Post by **RyanFialcowitz** » Sun, 24. Jul 11, 17:37

Many thanks for releasing this. I for one hate exclusive content.

Aro wrote:It's been stated 3.1.1 will come out, no mention if the DLC will be officially released.

I did a Google search regarding 3.1.1 and only came up with Steam related content- do you have a link to the confirmation that the Non-Steam version will get the patch?

- Ryan Paul Fialcowitz

X2-Eliah · Post by **X2-Eliah** » Sun, 24. Jul 11, 17:39

Here's your confirmation: http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=304373

RyanFialcowitz · Post by **RyanFialcowitz** » Sun, 24. Jul 11, 17:43

X2-Eliah wrote:Here's your confirmation: http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=304373

Thank you, still seems pretty vague though.

- Ryan Paul Fialcowitz

kayahr · Post by **kayahr** » Sat, 6. Aug 11, 11:47

Looks like I'm too dumb to install this mod... I have X3TC 3.1.1 (From Steam) and unfortunately I missed this special event so I don't got the DLC. Now I was asked to include this new sector in Xadrian and I try to retrieve the data of this sector and this mod might just do it, but... I copied the cat/dat files to the TC folder and renamed them to 14 (Previous files are 13) and also copied the director folder. Then started the game, loaded an old save game, jumped to Elysium of Light but even after scanning a 200 km radius I can't find a north gate to this new sector. Is there some special quest I have to do to activate this sector? Or is there anything else I could have done wrong?

kayahr · Post by **kayahr** » Sat, 6. Aug 11, 15:15

kayahr wrote:Or is there anything else I could have done wrong?

Got it working. I forgot that I also bought the Superbox. The MOD works with this. So the mod simply does not work with the Steam version.

Saetan · Post by **Saetan** » Thu, 18. Aug 11, 16:41

Aro wrote:
Saetan wrote:Can you see any things with your Mod/MD-Release which may could mix up X³:TC after Ego themselves release 3.1.1 for non-steam, or maybe even the DLC for non-steam too?
Purely speculative opinion is that key files won't differ too much. When 3.1.1 comes out I should be able to reduce the zip file size since most of those files will be in the update.

Just installed 3.1.1 and everything seems to be fine. I even did test it with an very old savegame, and the sector got available just with the director-file and retail-patch 3.1.1 installed.

ForteMaster · Post by **ForteMaster** » Sat, 28. Jan 12, 22:13

I know you're not supposed to post on old threads, but the rules for this board have a very large bit of text saying to post in the thread of the mod.

Going by Saetan's post with a fresh, 3.2 + bonus Steam installation of X3:TC, I installed the director file - and only the director file - to the TC directory. I checked the latest patch CAT file and saw that the Harmony of Perpetuity files were already included, so I figured it would fire.

Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to have been the case. I checked the XML file and, as far as I know, the mission should have been triggered after I finished the tutorial - but no dice. I only just started a game as a Terran Defender, so is there something else I need to do or something that would prevent the mission from firing after the tutorial's finished?

I could just apply the fake patch, but I'm worried about undoing fixes included in 3.2 by doing so. If there was a way to just include the parts that make A Sunny Place work...Aro did post saying he was going to update this back in September, but as far as I can tell he never got around to it.

Jack08 · Post by **Jack08** » Sat, 28. Jan 12, 22:21

| | |_x3config.obj
| | |_x3galedit.obj
| | |_x3intro.obj
| | |_x3story.obj

WARNING: These files are code files, this mod has the 3.1.1 code files in the cat dat and its install instructions are to put it as the highest cat dat. Doing this will break your game and or undo all changes from future patches if you have a game version that is not 3.1.1

Do not install this on 3.2 without removing these files, also -

dillpickle wrote:All you need for this to run in 3.2 is the director folder from the download in the OP.
No CATs, No DATS, No Mods, No fake patches.
The Harmony of Perpetuity map is included in the 3.2 maps folder, all the text for it is in the latest text folder, you just need the director file to add the gates.
The only thing you may need is a blank text file called modified.txt in the director folder if your game isn't already modified, so it will read the 'loose' director file.