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Build Install Check

Bava

Bava

Wannabe Shipwright
3D Artist
QC Advisor
Storm Modeller
I´m about to install Build 14.6 and 13 on a laptop of friend of mine (he´s a fan of pirate games since the good ol´ C64 days and when I told him about this mod and its features, he nearly had an heart attack ~D) and I have some questions regarding the order:

1. Build 12.1
2. Build 13 Full
3. Build 13 Update 3
(or Build 13 Final on top of 12.1)
4. Build 14 Alpha 6

Optional (I´m not sure when to install those):
5. pb_modifications (after 13 Update 3 or after 14 alpha 6?)
6. b14a6_SLiBweapons_v1_KevAtl (before or after pb_modifications? Or are they incompatibel?)
7. b14a6_SLiBships_v1_KevAt

Anything wrong with that?
Any other addons you may recommend?
Btw, where can I find the Amsterdam? Seems to be a very ship <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/keith.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":keith" border="0" alt="keith.gif" />

Thanks in advance and regards,
Bava

P.S. : When I told my friend about the Build Mod, I send him a link to this forum (ok, maybe a link to the mdb page would have been better) , 3 hours later I got an email : "Can you help me? Cant get the FTP manager to work and
didnt find another download link" This forum seems to be pretty confusing for potential build players (the fact that unregistered guests cant see links in signatures also adds to that) <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" />


P.P.S.: Sorry for typos and grammar errors, had a bit to much Rum and other alcohol derivates yesterday <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
 
That installation order sounds good to me. It can be done quicker and easier, but doing it that way is certain to work right. Be sure to run all the .bat files afterwards. Also, for a beginning player, you might want to skip Build 14 Alpha 6 for the time being. It's not called Alpha for nothing, even though it is quite playable.

There is three places you can get the downloads:
- <a href="http://www.s31clan.com/privateftps/pietersmods" target="_blank">Pieter's Pirate Page</a>
- <a href="http://potc.moddb.com" target="_blank">ModDB Profile</a>
- <a href="http://pafiles.com/build" target="_blank">Build FTP</a>
You don't need an FTP program for any of them.

If you have any thoughts on how to make this forum less confusing for beginning players, those would be most welcome. Of course we don't WANT to put off potential new members. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" />

You have actually inspired me to make a Build 14 Alpha 6 Update including some of the new ships, weapons and fixes available. I'll upload that before the end of tomorrow and hopefully before the end of today. Hopefully it'll work right and more stable than Alpha 6.
 
I uploaded the thing. Please see <a href="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=11301" target="_blank">here</a>. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doff.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":doff" border="0" alt="doff.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Also, for a beginning player, you might want to skip Build 14 Alpha 6 for the time being. It's not called Alpha for nothing, even though it is quite playable.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I´ve played 30+ hours in 14.6 so far and haven´t encountered any seriuos bugs (okay, besides the Mephisto quest and the occasional city warp. Not a single CTD, btw!), so I don`t see a reason not to install 14.6 (and it has amazing new stuff). But as I mentioned in the OP, I´ll have a separate install of Build 13, too.

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->You don't need an FTP program for any of them.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Hm, I think you need a manager for the links the OP but not for the ones in the last post.

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->If you have any thoughts on how to make this forum less confusing for beginning players, those would be most welcome. Of course we don't WANT to put off potential new members. no.gif<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Okay, here we go <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

<b>PotC Build Mod</b> (parent dir)
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child forum 1 :<i>Build Bugs&Technical Help
</i>
Stickies:

-1Bug Tracker and how to use it
-2Sparrow Search Build 13
-3Sparrow Search Build 14.6
-4List of known AND fixed bugs in build 13
-5List of known and unfixed bugs in build 13
-6List of known AND fixed bugs in build 14.6
-7List of known and unfixed bugs in build 14.6
-8Perhaps contemporary fixes for 4 and 5
-9A nice reminder that people should post the build version in post title when they report bugs/problems <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
-10 Link to the vanilla PotC Tech forum
-11perhaps a sticky for bug reports for build 14.7 and successors

all questions about build install probs and bug reports go here (its would be easier to search for something if you´ve got a specific problem)
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child forum 2 :<i>Gameplay Questions/Tutorials/Walkthroughs/AARs</i>

Stickies:

-1Walkthrough Main Quest and the upcoming DMC Main Quest
-2List of Build gameplay features (direct sail, weapon mod etc)
-3List of new Quests
-4List of new Items/ships
-5FAQ concerning major differences in vanilla PotC/Build Mod gameplay (2,3,4 could be implemented)
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child forum 3: Alpha&Brainstorming

is good as it is <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />

perhaps a download sticky for Build 14.7 and its successors/other addons and a link to the adequate bug report thread
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Stickies Main forum

1Download (links to mdb, ftp and all other download pages but only for official releases! Explanation: Whats the difference between Build 13 and Build 14.6 alpha)
2FAQ - whats this mod all about and how does the community work? (a slightly modified version of pieters "Akella breakthrough" post would be perfect!)
3FAQ - Technical (Important files:Whats the buildings.h and how to use it, how to use consol.c, reinit, etc)
4How to use the forum
5Links to the various addon sources (e.g. the ftp folders - but only addons for Build 13 and Build 14.6)
6Information about the status of the next build (e.g. screenshots of new ships, new features, etc - all that should be ingame and working)
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Please don´t understand this as a "smartypants" post, its just that this forum is a tad confusing for a n00b as it is.

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->You have actually inspired me to make a Build 14 Alpha 6 Update including some of the new ships, weapons and fixes available. I'll upload that before the end of tomorrow and hopefully before the end of today. Hopefully it'll work right and more stable than Alpha 6.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Yeah! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />


Regards,
Bava
 
<!--quoteo(post=226016:date=Dec 15 2007, 06:46 PM:name=Bava)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bava @ Dec 15 2007, 06:46 PM) [snapback]226016[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Please don´t understand this as a "smartypants" post, its just that this forum is a tad confusing for a n00b as it is.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hey! I DID ask for it, didn't I? So thanks very much. That'll give me quite some work to look forward to. I'll see what I can do. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />

<!--quoteo(post=226016:date=Dec 15 2007, 06:46 PM:name=Bava)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bava @ Dec 15 2007, 06:46 PM) [snapback]226016[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hm, I think you need a manager for the links the OP but not for the ones in the last post.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->What's the OP? Do you mean the FTP? <a href="http://pafiles.com/build" target="_blank">This</a> link actually IS the FTP, only with this link you don't need an FTP program. You can't upload files this way though, but beginning player shouldn't need to. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" />
 
OP=Opening post/first post (and it should read "Hm, I think you need a manager for the links <b>in</b> the OP but not for the ones in the last post." Having a bad typing day <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/urgh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":urgh" border="0" alt="urgh.gif" /> )

And the links there somehow never worked for me. But thats prolly a problem on my end ^^

Regards,
Bava
 
they didn't work for me either at first. now they suddenly do. downloading the actual FTP work better for me, as i can then dtermine where the file actually ends up. maybe i can do this online too, but i haven't noticed it yet in that case.
 
Hehe, it seems like Build mod is a very nice untimely christmas present for my friend. Installed everything yesterday evening and played/explained the new features till 4 a.m. while drinking 1 to 4 bottles (a connoisseur doesn´t count ... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />) of a nice californian red wine. He acted like child in a candy shop ("Uhhhhhhhh, that ship looks good. How many cannons you said? I wanna have it........now!).

And now even my gf shows some interest in the mod. Happy days, for sure <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
well, MY grandfather used to be very much into ships, and all he does is complain that this rope is missing, that one's misaligned, etc. etc. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> i just join in. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":))" border="0" alt="smile2.gif" />
 
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