newby looking for advice

xance · 03-23-10, 02:45 PM

Hi all,

I have been following the forum for some time now and have installed several mods to go along with SHIII and plan to upgrade to GWX 3.0 in the near future. However there have been several mods which I have downloaded only to find that it is based on wordpad and is comprised entirely of code (or whatever) and is unable to be installed into SHIII. Im just curious as to how to get the mods to work.

Any comments are truly appriciated

xance

Jimbuna · 03-23-10, 02:48 PM

Welcome to SS xance

Precisely which mods are you making reference to?

xance · 03-23-10, 02:57 PM

Thanks for the quick reply and the welcome!

Some mods like Sansals Milk cow mod, the War radio mod and the Military mod to name a few have all turned up wordpaded.

flakmonkey · 03-23-10, 03:00 PM

Hmm

thats a new one. What are the file types being shown as??

Im thinking the most likley problem is that your pc is associating either .rar or .7z files with wordpad instead of their respective programs.

xance · 03-23-10, 04:27 PM

On the file download box it says the file name is rar_auto_file.

I dont know if that's significant or not.

flakmonkey · 03-23-10, 07:13 PM

Do you have either winrar or 7zip installed on your machine?

If not you will need to download one of them (my preference is for 7zip as it will unpack both .rar and 7z files and i find its a bit more stable).

Once you have DLd and installed 7zip or winrar (or if you already had them installed) right click on the downlaoded mod file and choose "open with" and select 7zip/winrar to open the archive.

Failing that id suggest maybe there has been a problem with the download resulting in corruption, so try re-downloading the mods.

Let me know how you get on

Fozzy22 · 03-23-10, 07:42 PM

Hi and welcome to the forums. I too will be installing SH3 and GWX3 soon (needed to purchase new copy due to old one having StarForce) and my question is does GWX3 have Sansals Milk cow mod, the War radio mod and the Military mod built in? If yes then it would solve the above issue right?

Kpt. Lehmann · 03-23-10, 09:23 PM

Hi guys.

GWX 3.0 includes and improves upon the old Milk Cow mod by Sansal... to also include resupply ships like the Corrientes and the Brake.

The military mod was included in much older releases of TGW/GWX... but has been superceded by GWX improvements and the original military mod is no longer compatible with GWX.

If I recall correctly, the war radio mod you speak of is for "SH3 Commander" which is an external program you can run parallel with GWX. (Follow the directions in the GWX manual CLOSELY though.)

Sink'em all!

xance · 03-24-10, 12:57 PM

Thanks for all the help guys. Everything is going suspiciously easy at the moment...

Jimbuna · 03-24-10, 04:53 PM

SINK EM ALL!!

03-23-10, 02:45 PM	#1
xance Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In my own little world Posts: 13 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	newby looking for advice Hi all, I have been following the forum for some time now and have installed several mods to go along with SHIII and plan to upgrade to GWX 3.0 in the near future. However there have been several mods which I have downloaded only to find that it is based on wordpad and is comprised entirely of code (or whatever) and is unable to be installed into SHIII. Im just curious as to how to get the mods to work. Any comments are truly appriciated xance

03-23-10, 02:48 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome to SS xance Precisely which mods are you making reference to? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-23-10, 03:00 PM	#4
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Hmm thats a new one. What are the file types being shown as?? Im thinking the most likley problem is that your pc is associating either .rar or .7z files with wordpad instead of their respective programs. __________________

03-23-10, 07:13 PM	#6
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Do you have either winrar or 7zip installed on your machine? If not you will need to download one of them (my preference is for 7zip as it will unpack both .rar and 7z files and i find its a bit more stable). Once you have DLd and installed 7zip or winrar (or if you already had them installed) right click on the downlaoded mod file and choose "open with" and select 7zip/winrar to open the archive. Failing that id suggest maybe there has been a problem with the download resulting in corruption, so try re-downloading the mods. Let me know how you get on __________________

03-23-10, 09:23 PM	#8
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Hi guys. GWX 3.0 includes and improves upon the old Milk Cow mod by Sansal... to also include resupply ships like the Corrientes and the Brake. The military mod was included in much older releases of TGW/GWX... but has been superceded by GWX improvements and the original military mod is no longer compatible with GWX. If I recall correctly, the war radio mod you speak of is for "SH3 Commander" which is an external program you can run parallel with GWX. (Follow the directions in the GWX manual CLOSELY though.) Sink'em all! __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

03-23-10, 02:57 PM	#3
xance Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In my own little world Posts: 13 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the quick reply and the welcome! Some mods like Sansals Milk cow mod, the War radio mod and the Military mod to name a few have all turned up wordpaded.

03-23-10, 04:27 PM	#5
xance Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In my own little world Posts: 13 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	On the file download box it says the file name is rar_auto_file. I dont know if that's significant or not.

03-23-10, 07:42 PM	#7
Fozzy22 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 129 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Hi and welcome to the forums. I too will be installing SH3 and GWX3 soon (needed to purchase new copy due to old one having StarForce) and my question is does GWX3 have Sansals Milk cow mod, the War radio mod and the Military mod built in? If yes then it would solve the above issue right?

03-24-10, 12:57 PM	#9
xance Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In my own little world Posts: 13 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Thanks for all the help guys. Everything is going suspiciously easy at the moment...

03-24-10, 04:53 PM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	SINK EM ALL!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!