DW Mod question

[in_vino_vomitus]

So. After listening to all the talk on here, I realised I had to have this game I'm still in the learning phase, doing lots of quick missions on as many different platforms as possible and getting killed in a variety of stupid, but entertaining ways.

I installed the LWAMI mod, and the one that gives the seahawk the full 16 sonobuoy channels, but now I have a question. I can't seem to assign trackers to narrowband contacts, and when I'm checking out a contact with the narrowband it's contact number doesn't display in the appropriate field, even if it's been assigned a contact ID elsewhere. I got the impression that Trackers could only be assigned to narrowband targets via the hull/conformal sonar array, but I don't seem to be able to

Anyway I'm going to try deinstalling and reinstalling the game and mods, just to see if that works, but I wanted to check in here with people who know lots more than me. Also - Does the LWAMI mod have its own intro screen as per TMO/RFB supermods? What I guess I'm asking is is there any way I can tell it's installed correctly - The sonobuy mod was easy, since even I can count past 4, but since I installed the mods from scratch I don't know what the stock game really looks like and how LWAMI would differ from that.

Love and hugs

Vino

Edit: As usual I failed to read the instructions thoroughly enough and so first time out I failed to find the install_stuff Batch file - Having found it I can't run it - Apparently it caused a problem with asserts - Don't know what that means, but windows is calling it an incompatible program - I'm guessing it's possible to do the work manually - Can anyone explain what files need to go where? Pretty please?

[Pisces]

I don't know the details of that mod. But if the game is installed inside the Program Files folder then executing files that modify the files anywhere in these can cause problems because of Windows User Account Control protection.

When possible install the game in a folder that you specifiy yourself. Like c:\games\Dangerous_Waters That avoids Windows being overly protective on these files.

[in_vino_vomitus]

Originally Posted by Pisces

I don't know the details of that mod. But if the game is installed inside the Program Files folder then executing files that modify the files anywhere in these can cause problems because of Windows User Account Control protection.

When possible install the game in a folder that you specifiy yourself. Like c:\games\Dangerous_Waters That avoids Windows being overly protective on these files.

Yeah - I did that and I didn't anticipate any problems The bogey seems to be the utility that the .Bat file uses to copy files into the various directories. Windows doesn't want to run it and refers me to the C++ programming guide for further enlightenment.

As problems go, it's pretty minor right now. I'm still learning the various platforms and stations thereof. It will be a while before realism and tactics start to be a concern. At the moment I consider it a minor success if I manage to spot the thing that kills me

[Pisces]

How about explicitly running the .bat as an administrator. Just a guess. I can't remember that this was a problem on my Windows 7 system.

[in_vino_vomitus]

Originally Posted by Pisces

How about explicitly running the .bat as an administrator. Just a guess. I can't remember that this was a problem on my Windows 7 system.

I didn't try that, although I did try giving the utility admin privileges. I have to say the wording of the error message suggests there's something wrong with the code. I wish I knew more about it.

On the other hand I've been playing with the P3 - It's rather deadly isn't it?

[in_vino_vomitus]

Seems to be fixed. adjusted the properties of the cmputil utility to run as admin and in win7 compatibility mode and now the .bat file is running fine.

I thought i'd done that previously, but maybe not in the same way. I think I asked it to run in xp compatibility mode.

Anyway it seems to have worked. Lets see...