27 replies to this topic

[Quitch]

This mod will be compressed, as is every download on the Internet... otherwise you'd have to download a few hundred files and rearrange them into the correct folder structure.

All WeiDU mods simply need to be extracted to your BG2 folder, then then Setup-[mod name] file should be run. This is usually stated in the readmes that come with mods.

[Userunfriendly]

"I no squat about the different file types et cetera on the computer, and thus have a hard time getting mods to work, more specifically, mods (or other files) in ZIP format. I have no idea what to do to get them working, "

download winzip, easily available in any one of hundreds of free download sites, (for example, search inside file planet, or run search on yahoo for "winzip")

download winzip, and install it...and then download something, save to folder or desktop, then right click and extract to desktop or a folder, then carefully read the instructions and follow install procedure

B)

dont worry about it...we all forget just how hard it can be to get started, especially if you dont feel computer savvy....

[Quitch]

Don't use WinZip, it's a pile of outdated rubbish... and all the mods I'm involved in will be coming out in the RAR format.

Get WinRAR from www.rarlabs.com

[AG3]

An outdated program and format that lacks many features, but it is still the easiest program to use for newbees, IMHO. I've used it for years. But there's nothing wrong with having more than one program, and several internet sites still use the (outdated, lousy compression rate) zip format.

[Quitch]

Too bad, I'm on a modem and RAR it shall be.

[AG3]

But there's nothing wrong with having more than one program...

I use Winace to unpack RAR files myself, but for the zipfiles that are still in use on the web, Winzip is a better program. Winace has a few quirks I dislike.

I was simply pointing out that Winzip is good for beginners, not that you should use it for the Mod. I have a modem myself, so the smaller the better.

[Niz]

There are better things out there than ace but they're mostly console apps and take a very long time to extract. You could make it a self-extracting archive with winrar and winace so then nobody would have any difficulty with it...

[Quitch]

WinACE is a terrible program, and in my experience the RAR format is better than ACE. The WinRAR and WinZip interfaces are virtually identical (with WinZip set to classic mode).

I don't like self-extracting archives, and I don't see it being a less complex solution than including the instruction "hit the extract button".

[AG3]

Indeed, the Winace program and interface sucks, and the compression rate is sometimes lower than even Winzip. But since it can unpack RAR files, and I sometimes need to unpack ACE files, it's still on the computer.

[Quitch]

WinRAR can unpack ACE files.

[AG3]

How much are you paid to promote WinRAR?
But seriously, Winace was the first program I downloaded after a rather bad Harddrive crash, and since I very rarely have to unpack RAR files (or ACE for that matter), it just lies dormant on my computer.

[Niz]

Well in most cases RAR or ACE make little difference in compression and the interface is not all that botherful to me, then again I've learnt tolerance by years and years of seeing 10 micro$oft created errors a day at least *sigh*.

[AG3]

Well, since it's not the most used program on my computer, the lousy interface is bearable.

Microsoft is good at forcefully teaching people patience and tolerance, at least in those who don't find the crashes so unbearable that they smash the computer... And the good old DOS days instilled a certain amount of it in me as well. Not to mention all the useful autoexec.bat and config.sys skills I have obtained, and that are of an immense use to me in every day life now...

[Quitch]

The most useful thing you can do with those two files, in this day and age, is REM them.

[fallen_demon]

I know winxp can unpack zip files, but im not sure if mac os can. In any case if your os can do it itself its faster and easier so i have no need for winzip.

[NiGHTMARE]

Woah, biggest bump I've ever seen!

BTW the problem with .rar files is they can't be opened by Macs. .zip files can be.

Edited by NiGHTMARE, 11 June 2004 - 02:23 AM.

[Quitch]

If this mod requires ToB (doubt it will, mind) that won't be a problem. ToB never made it to the Mac, did it?