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Open Feedback / Re: Installation process

« on: October 26, 2015, 03:05:48 am »

Perfect!!!!

It works. I just completed one crash site and all is well. Thanks DracoGriffin. The problem I was having is that I had the user and Mods folders seperate. After following your advice of putting the Mods inside the user folder, everything works perfectly.

Thank you very much.

Now I just hope I don't pull an all nighter and be forced to call in sick for work tomorrow morning. I remember pulling a few all nighters back in High School.

Marc.

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Open Feedback / Re: Installation process

« on: October 25, 2015, 11:13:45 pm »

Thanks Draco for the information and Thanks to Meridian for the instructional video. I seemed to have been able to install OpenXcom properly. Now the Redux Mod is causing me problems. The mod says it requires this nightly 2015_10_01_0503 or later. This nightly is no longer there. So I downloaded 2015_10_10_0133 instead since the latest Redux version is Oct. 14, 2015. I followed step by step what Meridian did on his videos with the versions  I have. The game opens with the nightly version on the title screen. And I play/tested a little bit of the game and all seems fine. What I go to options and then mods, I see where I can potentially change the mod from UFO to an installed mod. So I believe I have this part figured out.

I've tried to install the Redux files a few different ways, but I can't seem to get the Redux version in the Options/mods selector.

So now I have a folder on my desktop called "openxcom". Inside I have the folders "common, standard, TFTD(empty, i didin't buy this game yet), UFO(with the files from GEODATA to UNITS in steam folder as per Meridian videos instructions). And 4 files "changelog.txt, license.txt, openxcom.exe, and readme.md".

I now have the redux download extracted on my desktop in a folder called "redux". This is where I seem to be stuck. I tried to integrate this files several different ways. Nothing seems to work. Please note that after every attempt, I make sure that the files are back to where they were before trying to install redux.

Sorry to be a bother with this, as it should be simple enough, but I can't seem to get it to work.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Marc.

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Open Feedback / Installation process

« on: October 25, 2015, 05:01:28 pm »

Hello everyone,

I got the urge to play this game again. Last time was about 15-20 years ago. I got hooked again by NeptunesNookGames Let's Play series. All these mods are very interesting.

I've been trying to install this OpenXcom and the Redux mod for the past 2 days without success. Nook tried to help me in the comment section of one of his Let's Play on YouTube, but I think I'm too much out of touch with this kind of thing to understand.

First off, I do have a copy of the original game that I bought from Steam. It now resides in this folder on my computer...
C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\XCom UFO Defense\

Every attempt to install OpenXcom has resulted in a failure, except the "milestone" version. However, with the "milestone" I can't get the Redux mod to work.

I would like to have a very "dumb down" install walkthrough, since I know I doing this wrong. Pretend that you are trying to explain to your mother how to install OpenXcom.

Your help will be very appreciated.

Also, from what I've seen on Nook's Let's Play, you guys have done some incredible work. I can't wait to explore OpenXcom and all the mods available for myself.

Keep up the great work.

Thanks.