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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #259884]

Thu, 19 August 2010 20:00

Loucipher

Messages:157
Registered:October 2009

I also had this bug once, right after installing a new AIM version. But just once - when I attempted to launch the game again, hey presto, it launched.
I dunno what caused it.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #259886]

Thu, 19 August 2010 20:32

silversurfer

Messages:2787
Registered:May 2009

Btw. you don't really need AIM for the WF maps. There are several versions of the maps. Version 6.06 without map updates doesn't contain item IDs which don't exist in default 1.13.
If you use the map from 6.07 or the map update such item IDs will exist. Since 1.13 doesn't contain an item for the ID it displays NADA. You could use any mod which fills these IDs with something useful. Someone uses IoV together with the WF map update and has items from IoV instead of NADA.

It's as simple as that. Smile

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #259904]

Thu, 19 August 2010 22:35

GlobalExplorer

Messages:10
Registered:August 2010

silversurfer

Btw. you don't really need AIM for the WF maps. There are several versions of the maps. Version 6.06 without map updates doesn't contain item IDs which don't exist in default 1.13.
If you use the map from 6.07 or the map update such item IDs will exist. Since 1.13 doesn't contain an item for the ID it displays NADA. You could use any mod which fills these IDs with something useful. Someone uses IoV together with the WF map update and has items from IoV instead of NADA.

That's the kind of information that I am looking for. The problem for me is to locate download links to specific version number.

"Version 6.06 without map updates" where can I download this?

The version uploaded by Jinxed may be that one, or it may be not. I cannot say, for there was no readme in any of the versions I downloaded.

But this information helps me a bit, I think I may be better off without AIM for now. There were no problems or crashes until I installed AIM on top of arbitrary WF versiona.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #259913]

Thu, 19 August 2010 23:13

silversurfer

Messages:2787
Registered:May 2009

Have a look at this post. Download the international version. These are the old 6.06 maps. There might be a few files in there which you don't want, MercStartingGear.xml or the Ja2_Options.ini for example. I can't look at the files at the moment but you will manage to sort out unwanted stuff.

The map is pretty old but it will probably take some time until Smeagol finds the time to update the maps and also fix a bug with the civilians. Give this man a break! Wink

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #259920]

Thu, 19 August 2010 23:32

GlobalExplorer

Messages:10
Registered:August 2010

Thanks I will try this tomorrow.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #260563]

Wed, 25 August 2010 14:16

GlobalExplorer

Messages:10
Registered:August 2010

Good I tried some combinations with these older versions which all lead to crashes.

The file uploaded by jinxed ( http://www.mediafire.com/?n2aj7ij8y9129o8 ) seems to be ok-ish. Unfortunately however this is still not a maps-only mod. Besides the new maps this mod raises the difficulty by placing harder enemies (and mines), but this seems to be intentional, and it certainly makes sense for very experienced players.

In the long run I would be interested to hear of people who have been able to play through with this package. I will probably use this mod for my next game start.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #260573]

Wed, 25 August 2010 15:52

grodrigues

Messages:27
Registered:June 2010

I have tried to play with the maps only version of WF. Actually, I really like AIM (and NAS + STOMP) but I dislike, sometimes intensely, everything about WF, except the maps which are *much better* than vanilla. The snag is that I have run into some problems with WF maps only (for the record: used Jinxed compilation with NAS + STOMP). Here are the ones I can remember:

1. Sector names: WF-maps only is old, and since then sector names have been externalized in an xml. As you can imagine, since WF does not have this file, you get their names mixed.

2. Civilians also get mixed -- e.g. Kingpin's men in Drassen, Doreen kids (actually grown-ups...) out of the factory, etc. The underlying problem may well be the same as in 1., the recent externalization of some civilian stuff.

3. No Eldorado or Army Jeep. Do not know if they were in the original WF maps, so this may not be a problem or bug in the strict sense of the word. Even adding the relevant entries in MercProfiles.xml did not make them appear. Oh well.

I should also add that installing the Mapupdate on top of WF-maps-only is a no-no and not just because of the nada items, e.g. the mercs will get mixed up.

Regards, G. Rodrigues

[Updated on: Wed, 25 August 2010 15:53] by Moderator

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #260629]

Thu, 26 August 2010 06:23

SharkD

Messages:349
Registered:July 2003

Someone really needs to write a mod manager like you find for other games.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #260924]

Sun, 29 August 2010 05:37

SharkD

Messages:349
Registered:July 2003

You can now find a gallery of maps here:

http://ja2v113.pbworks.com/Map-Database-Project%3A-WildFire

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #261993]

Wed, 08 September 2010 22:10

wanne (aka RoWa21)

Messages:1949
Registered:October 2005
Location: Austria

We have now CAMOFACES for ALL new Wildfire 6 mercs. Thanks to Jazz.

BTW, I have added the faces to SVN.

DESERT

http://ja2.h758491.serverkompetenz.net/Wanne/WMC/desert-camo-Wildfire.jpg

WOOD

URBAN

[Updated on: Wed, 08 September 2010 22:16] by Moderator

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #261994]

Wed, 08 September 2010 22:31

lockie

Messages:3709
Registered:February 2006
Location: Scotland

These are really good !
Thanks Jazz .

Now ask him to add the NVG / gas mask faces .Please . Smile

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #289312]

Thu, 18 August 2011 06:31

powerhouse11

Messages:33
Registered:August 2011

im kind of confused of this thread

is this a mod for the ja2 or wildfire?

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #289315]

Thu, 18 August 2011 07:16

Gorro der Grüne

Messages:1447
Registered:March 2009
Location: Broadwurschd-City

JA2

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #292649]

Mon, 24 October 2011 03:32

Xarren

Messages:3
Registered:October 2011

Guys, I'm having a lot of problems trying to get the full Wildfire 6.06 mod working. Let me talk you through what I'm doing (I've retried this in about a million different ways):

-Install JA2
-Install 1.13
-Update 1.13
-Copy Data-1.13 and rename it to the wildfire folder
-Copy all data from Wildfire repository over the main directory of JA2, overwriting and merging folder

The problems I'm running into are:
-A massive amount of errors, all along the lines of:

"The value [Tactical Tooltip Settings][SOLDIER_TOOLTIP_DISPLAY_HEAD_SLOT_2] = "" in file [Ja2_Options.ini] is neither TRUE nor FALSE. The value TRUE will be used."

when I start the game.

-During the game itself, Fatima is missing, and there is no stairway to the rebel base.

I have gotten the maps only version working successfully, but I'd love to play the real deal.

I really hope somebody will be able to help me out - I love JA2, been playing it for years, but shamefully I have only come across this mod now.

X

Also - there are about 10 extra mercenaries all with no names, no descriptions and same portraits on the second page of AIM. Is this normal?

[Updated on: Mon, 24 October 2011 03:59] by Moderator

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #292651]

Mon, 24 October 2011 08:16

wanne (aka RoWa21)

Messages:1949
Registered:October 2005
Location: Austria

there is something wrong with your installation. download and install AIMNAS wildfire 6 mod on a blank ja2.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #292670]

Mon, 24 October 2011 16:15

Xarren

Messages:3
Registered:October 2011

Thanks, I'll give that a go at let you know how it went.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302443]

Mon, 26 March 2012 23:14

Ryft

Messages:278
Registered:June 2009

Ran across this today, as I was hoping to get some new maps for my next campaign.

Are these Wildfire maps compatible with 1.13 build 4870 or newer? Also, as per RoWa21's post above, are they only compatible with AIMNAS?

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302444]

Mon, 26 March 2012 23:20

DepressivesBrot

Messages:3641
Registered:July 2009

They are entirely independent of AIMNAS. Also, they are kept more or less up-to-date with changes to map related xml and stuff like that, so this is the best way to get them.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302446]

Mon, 26 March 2012 23:41

Ryft

Messages:278
Registered:June 2009

Ok, so it IS compatible. Alright, lemme try...

Nevermind. After overriding the security complaint from my browser, I get a broken link. Figures. :/

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302448]

Mon, 26 March 2012 23:48

DepressivesBrot

Messages:3641
Registered:July 2009

Oh right, the SVN repo was moved to https://ja2svn.dyndns.org/ but it seems nobody got around to updating this particular thread. Just replace the IP in the link with the new address, the folder structure remained intact.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302450]

Tue, 27 March 2012 00:30

Ryft

Messages:278
Registered:June 2009

Ah, excellent.

Ok, so... I assume I now have to download every single one of these files. I also assume I have to preserve the file structure that the URL for each file suggests?

In other words, for the very first file (JA2set.dat) does it have to go into a folder located at JAinstalldirectory/Data-WildFire6.06/BinaryData/ ?

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302451]

Tue, 27 March 2012 00:32

DepressivesBrot

Messages:3641
Registered:July 2009

Yes.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302452]

Tue, 27 March 2012 00:39

Ryft

Messages:278
Registered:June 2009

Yeah, I was going to do it manually, but for some reason it never occurred to me that there would be a separate file for every map sector, plus a bunch of other files. @#%! that!

Guess it's time to DL tortoise or rapid svn and figure out how to use it.

Edit: RapidSVN was pretty easy to figure out. Repository --> Export, typed in the proper URL, selected a download folder... and if you've already started manually downloading stuff, clicking "overwrite" prevents an error. Cake!

Now, hopefully this actually is compatible with my new install after this trouble.

[Updated on: Tue, 27 March 2012 01:23] by Moderator

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302455]

Tue, 27 March 2012 02:13

Ryft

Messages:278
Registered:June 2009

Shifty

Well, something's gone disastrously wrong. I don't think Omerta is supposed to be made almost entirely out of clotheslines and wrecked cars, is it? Ah well. I was looking for an excuse to reinstall anyways. Hii-yah!

Oh noes! This happened to me, too.

Copied the same 6 folders specified earlier in the thread, right into the Data 1.13 directory.

Any idea what I might have done wrong? Guess I'll look for the mentioned map utility. Maybe that will fix it.

[Updated on: Tue, 27 March 2012 02:15] by Moderator

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302460]

Tue, 27 March 2012 06:10

tazpn

Messages:99
Registered:December 2007
Location: CA, USA

Fix sorta depends on what version of the binaries you are using. The clothline issue points to you using the stock Data 1.13 tilesets with wildfire maps.

In the bleeding edge SVN builds this could be due to forced use of the USE_XML_TILESETS=1 in ja.ini. You might try setting that to 0 if it is set to 1 but that leads to failure for me.

If you are using older builds then it is likely you do not have your VFS config setup correctly for WF.

I exported an XML file for the AIMNAS v25 dat file and posted it in the AIMNAS thread yesterday. It was rather convoluted to get a setup that worked seemingly correctly for me. (I unpacked AIMNAS V25 then V21 on top of that and then removed ItemInfoWeaponIcons.sti to make that setup work with current binaries). You can try to see if if fixes your problem (you can add it to your profile directory I think or put in root of a data folder).

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302461]

Tue, 27 March 2012 06:11

Ryft

Messages:278
Registered:June 2009

*sigh, grumble*

Ok, so... lots of reading and downloading and uninstalling and reinstalling later....

I followed the instructions located here, and I'm getting a VFS error when I try to start the game.

File : .\sgp.cpp
Line : 735
Location: InitializeStandardGamingPlatform
Initializing Virtual File System failed

The VFS instructions are cryptic to me... I've read through them a couple times, but I'm not having any luck figuring it out.

I would have asked in the other thread, but after ten pages of discussion, it's not really possible. Sad

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302462]

Tue, 27 March 2012 06:21

tazpn

Messages:99
Registered:December 2007
Location: CA, USA

VFS is unnecessarily complex in my mind but I understand as a programmer why they went in that direction.

My recommendation would be to try and use AIMNAS to get WF maps though that is up to you. You might try the HAM5 builds with V25 for best chance of getting something working. Or get some older SCIs from before February to pair up with V21.

Using those downloads with latest SCI is likely to lead to frustration unless you can somehow match my configuration which is unlikely since I dont know exactly how I got to my current folder that works.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302463]

Tue, 27 March 2012 06:56

Ryft

Messages:278
Registered:June 2009

I'm skeptical about using AIMNAS. Some of the added complexities to gameplay rather turn me off. If AIMNAS was only new items I'd be all over it, but I generally like my mods either simple, or customizable if they are complex (as 1.13 is).

Also the newer versions use large maps, which breaks the rebel hideout quest (and I like the rebels). And compatibility with NCTH, especially between older and newer versions, is unclear to me.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302464]

Tue, 27 March 2012 07:04

tazpn

Messages:99
Registered:December 2007
Location: CA, USA

Fair enough. I know what you mean. Just posting what I know. v21 does not use large maps and it does not like NCTH as far as I know.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #302474]

Tue, 27 March 2012 09:36

wanne (aka RoWa21)

Messages:1949
Registered:October 2005
Location: Austria

@all: I have updated the SVN Url in the first post.

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #305106]

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:40

7empest

Messages:13
Registered:October 2007
Location: Poland

Welcome back, guys. I've just started new game after couple of months. You are still doing great work with all new 1.13 features. I'm playing on WF maps and that's why I'm writing here. I've noticed that few city sectors, which in original 1.13 weren't parts of the cities, like sector C14 (Drassen) or A1/B1 Chitzena are undefended by enemy - sometimes mobile enemy forces are passing through, but these sectors doesn't have its own garrisons. Is it normal or it shouldn't be like that? Cheers.

[Updated on: Wed, 23 May 2012 00:40] by Moderator

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Re: JA2 Wildfire 6.06 MODs in SVN (Subversion)[message #305107]

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:48

Madd_Mugsy

Messages:626
Registered:July 2005
Location: Canada

Yeah, I noticed that too. I think it may be correctable in the XML files.

Also note that you can't train militia in the new sectors by default. Facilities.XML can be corrected for this issue.

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