Some Subsim patches overwite other patches

robj250 · 04-05-06, 09:23 AM

I installed the Readable Dials today Apr 5/06 and was going to install the Readable Compass but I noticed it overwrites the Readable Dials in the Layout directory.

booger2005 · 04-05-06, 09:34 AM

Get the generic mod enabler

robj250 · 04-05-06, 11:22 AM

I was never informed about this. What does it do and where do I get it? Thanks for responding, Robert

AlanSmithee · 04-05-06, 11:33 AM

If you're going to be modding SH3, no tool is more essential than the generic mod enabler. You can get it here. Enjoy!

CWorth · 04-05-06, 12:39 PM

I tend to agree..the mod enabler is a godsend for this game.

So many mods are out there and many do tend to use the same files so they will overwrite one another.

Sometimes it can cause problems other times it wont hurt anything.

Take my list of mods used for example..

Grey Wolves v.1
No_Mines_No_Nets_Mod_For_Grey_Wolves
tankeriv_seafloor_mod_for_128MB_cards
SH3 Missions
Krillerssun Mod
Officer Icons Mod
Generic Contact Mod
DG-AA_Destabilized_v1.02 for GW Mod
Coastal_Tanker_Release_1.1_Converted_Whale_Factory _Release_1.1 for GW Mod

Grey Wolves was the first mod I installed.All overwrote files inside the mod but some were only graphical changes so it had no harmful effects if changed.The others were mods that overwrote Grey Wolves main files but were made for the Grey Wolves mod so again no harmful changes.

Once you learn what mods can and cannot work together you will learn what you can and cannot overwrite.

robj250 · 04-05-06, 03:06 PM

Please see the following post:

http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopi...=483267#483267

and then you will understand why I don't understand. Robert

04-05-06, 09:23 AM	#1
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Some Subsim patches overwite other patches I installed the Readable Dials today Apr 5/06 and was going to install the Readable Compass but I noticed it overwrites the Readable Dials in the Layout directory.

04-05-06, 11:22 AM	#3
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Generic mod enabler? I was never informed about this. What does it do and where do I get it? Thanks for responding, Robert

04-05-06, 03:06 PM	#6
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I don't understand Please see the following post: http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopi...=483267#483267 and then you will understand why I don't understand. Robert

04-05-06, 09:34 AM	#2
booger2005 Engineer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Akron Ohio Posts: 204 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Get the generic mod enabler

04-05-06, 11:33 AM	#4
AlanSmithee Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Expatriate Posts: 116 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	If you're going to be modding SH3, no tool is more essential than the generic mod enabler. You can get it here. Enjoy! __________________

04-05-06, 12:39 PM	#5
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	I tend to agree..the mod enabler is a godsend for this game. So many mods are out there and many do tend to use the same files so they will overwrite one another. Sometimes it can cause problems other times it wont hurt anything. Take my list of mods used for example.. Grey Wolves v.1 No_Mines_No_Nets_Mod_For_Grey_Wolves tankeriv_seafloor_mod_for_128MB_cards SH3 Missions Krillerssun Mod Officer Icons Mod Generic Contact Mod DG-AA_Destabilized_v1.02 for GW Mod Coastal_Tanker_Release_1.1_Converted_Whale_Factory _Release_1.1 for GW Mod Grey Wolves was the first mod I installed.All overwrote files inside the mod but some were only graphical changes so it had no harmful effects if changed.The others were mods that overwrote Grey Wolves main files but were made for the Grey Wolves mod so again no harmful changes. Once you learn what mods can and cannot work together you will learn what you can and cannot overwrite.