[WIP] MultiSH4
 

MultiSH4 Beta is now available from http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~simpsond/SH4/MultiSH4.zip.

The SH4 save folder structure in FileManager.dll seems to be the same as that for SH3 so the conversion was easy. I realise that there are no SH4 supermods yet but I think MultiSH4 might still be useful for modders. It is a Beta and there is no Readme as it works exactly the same as MultiSH3. If you were comfortable with MultiSH3 and think MultiSH4 might be useful to you then feel free to try it. If you were not comfortable with MultiSH3 or haven't even heard of it then I suggest you leave it alone for the time being.

Constructive criticism is welcomed.

link is dead.

working for me now

I've uploaded MultiSH4 1.0.1 Beta. It should work with both SH4 1.0 and 1.1. I have also included an updated Readme file. Use the link in the first post.

Well, nobody's been complaining, which is good. However, I think I'll wait for the 1.2 patch before formally releasing MultiSH4, just in case they decide to change filemanager.dll on me again. I also plan on incorporating the MultiSH4 functionality into the forthcoming SH4 Skipper (see http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=106888).

The beta version of MultiSH4 seems to work with 1.2 (Filemanager.dll was not patched again), so I'll set about releasing it.

im sorry if this is ignorance ... but if you install the game 2 times on to diferent folders dont you get the same result ?

The folder into which you install the game has nothing to do with the folder in My Documents the game uses to store individualised information like careers. IOW, you can install SH4 as often as you want but without MultiSH4 every single one of those game installations will store their user files in My Documents\SH4.

ahhhh i forgot that detail :doh:

Any reason why I can only use 3 characters for the directory name. Would really be nice if that number could be increased.

Should this mod work with SH4 1.3 ?

It would be nice but it's not going to happen. Increasing the number of characters beyond Ubi's hardcoded limit would change the offset for everything after the save folder name. To put it simply, it would break SH4.

MultiSH4 seems fine with 1.3 to me.

I see, thanks for the explanation.

With VISTA and SH4 1.3 I get the following error message when clicking save in the tool:

"filemanager.dll could not be written"

Could this be a permission problem ? Many times I have noticed in Vista that, although I am administrator, I can not change or edit files. A good example is radio.ini file. I simply am not allowed to edit and save it.

@Drebbel, try right-clicking MultiSH4.exe in Windows Explorer and select "Run as Administrator".

Alternatively, right-click MultiSH4.exe and select "Properties". In the properties window select the "Compatibility" tab and check "Run this program in compatibility mode" and in the box below select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)".

The first solution should work, but if not, try both.

Potoroo,
Thank you very much for this. Just what I needed.

Works fine for me with v1.3.

Multish4 for SH4 1.4
 

We need multish4 for SH4 1.4 ! Thanks for your work :up: