New and need help moding

[ramileus]

I installed jsgme into my game root folder, it works fine.

I have sh4 1.5v

I created the folder MODS in the game root folder, then tried to extract Game fixes only mod into it but i get errors saying unable to create file, its doing it for the battle_1.ogg and i cant get any other files loaded. the download worked fine, i just cant extract it. I have a new copy of winzip too.

Not sure how to get these mods to work in game, any help is appreciated.

I wonder if the problem is with windows vista? I have admin rights....I think

thanks for any help.

[Sophont]

Did you run Winzip as an Administrator when you went to unzip the files?

That means right clicking on the Winzip icon and selecting "Run as administrator" from the list.

[ramileus]

I put it on admin but it still gives me the same error

I tried it with real environments mod, same error.

There is something I am either doing wrong or a setting that is not allowing me to winzip the mods into the destination folder.

I have used mods before, even for sh3 years ago, and never had this problem.

If anyone has seen this or knows a fix would be appreciated because sh4 looks great and looks even better with the mods.

Oh i have one game question. If you run out of fuel at sea, is there any way to return to port or do i just start another game?

[Sophont]

Is the directory copy-protected? Is it read-only?

This seems like the sort of error you would get if you don't have admin rights, by the way... although you said that that's definitely not the problem.

[ramileus]

Yeah it keeps saying Access denied when i try to winzip extract the mod to the folder

Using windows vista
i set the winzip to run in admin mode
not sure what else i need to do....other than hate vista

[ramileus]

I got it to work. here is what i was doing wrong.

Vista is super particular about admin access etc.

I had to run winzip in admin mode , rt click/run as admin

Then I could not find the right mods under winzip so i had to click to show all winzip files/folders, at which point the mods i just downloaded showed up. something to do with the mods were in .7z format not .zip

I extracted them into the folders, ran the generaic mod enabler and presto... its working.

Looks great and thanks for the help guys.

[Sophont]

Originally Posted by ramileus

Looks great and thanks for the help guys.

And girls. =p

[vanjast]

Girls, do call girls 'guys'.. you know, the 'girl buddy thing'.
'Guy' is probably a generic term for 'friend'

[Highbury]

Originally Posted by ramileus

I got it to work. here is what i was doing wrong.

Vista is super particular about admin access etc.

I had to run winzip in admin mode , rt click/run as admin

Then I could not find the right mods under winzip so i had to click to show all winzip files/folders, at which point the mods i just downloaded showed up. something to do with the mods were in .7z format not .zip

I extracted them into the folders, ran the generaic mod enabler and presto... its working.

Looks great and thanks for the help guys.

Vista can be a pain about unzipping directly into Program Files, I found it was much easier to just put all of my games in a C:\Games folder then I never have that issue. I had some games that need to write files as they go. which they were unable to do in Program Files.

I have found that 90% of all Vista/game compatability issues can be resolved by NOT installing in Program Files.