SS2 Zygoptera 'Ultimate' Spawn Mod

[6649ed3354aadZygo]

I'm fairly sure that the dif files are just special save game files which the game loads prior to the actual save, so making a 'blank' version would just junk the level, unfortunately. You can find all the objects in them, so it would be theoretically possible to hexedit the changes in, but practically I'm not going to do it (and I wouldn't expect anyone else to, either) for several reasons, some technical but not least because this altered dif file would break a vanilla game which tried to use it.

I'd guess the most elegant solution- much as I dislike suggesting extra work for other people- would be to make the mod manager nuke the dif files if the mod has changed hydro2 or shodan levels. If it doesn't already.

[6649ed3354d31Kolya]

It might be possible to use the Modmanager's copy/move command in a mod.ini file. That's a feature Zombe integrated, I'm not sure it survived in the updates TheBrain made since then.

[copy&move]
Followed by multiple lines of text - copy or move commands. Like "m \earth.tmp \mod\earth.mis" or "c shock2.gam \ppp.gam".
As you possibly noticed: if the parameter starts with "\" - it points to current (this) mod directory. Otherwise to system shock 2 directory.
Example:c cutscenes\shuttle1.avi \mod\cutscenes\cs2.avi

(from mod.ini-template.zip)

[6649ed3354eb0miracle.flame]

According to that, if I understood correctly it should look like this?

[copy&move]
m Hydro2.dif xHydro2.dif

an example... tried that, didn't work (

[6649ed3354facKolya]

The syntax looks correct, maybe the feature is really broken. I'll ask TheBrain when I see him on IRC.

[6649ed335509bKolya]

It does since some time now. I therefor removed the advice to rename hydro2.dif when using the modmanager.

[6649ed3355168Human]

I believe this mod is incompatible with Secmod?

[6649ed3355225Kolya]

You believe right.

[6649ed335549fRainalkar]

It is included in Alyamod.

[6649ed335558dSandor]

I would really love to use this mod in a game that I am already playing. Is there any way to make it compatible with my savegame(s)?

[6649ed335565cmiracle.flame]

absolutely no way..

[6649ed335577fitsonlydanny]

Hi,

I've just made the game 'mod-friendly' using the the SS2 Tool v.3.6, etc - and installed, obviously, Straylight AdaoB and SHTUP Beta 6. However, I can't stand the constantly spawning enemies/zombies, etc so also want to install Zygo's 'Ultimate' Spawn Mod (and a few other mods as well). However, the SS2 Mod Manger tells me that the latter conflicts with ADaob - need I be worried, or there some sort of 'work around' for this? If there isn't, then - unfortunately - I will have to dump ADaoB.

Any advice would be appreciated,

Thanks,
DANNY

[6649ed3355893miracle.flame]

Maybe have a look at SS2 Unified & Revamped .mis mods v1.14 which aims to overcome incompabilities of that sort.

[6649ed33559b8Kolya]

A bit further up in this thread I explained why these mods are incompatible. Miracle.freak's combi mod is the way to go.

[6649ed3355a88itsonlydanny]

Thanks for your help, Miracle.freak and Kolya!

DANNY

[6649ed3355b54itsonlydanny]

Is this compatible with the new Community Patch?

DANNY

[6649ed3355c93voodoo47]

no. all gamesys and mission mods are incompatible.

[6649ed3355d63itsonlydanny]

OK, I did suspect that was the case.

Thanks.

[6649ed3355e58DMRN]

Are there any plans for further patching of this mod? I'm having the problem where the ecology elimination doesn't affect Hydroponics. Is it worth it to wait for an update?

[6649ed3355fb8voodoo47]

looks like I've missed the last post somehow - anyway, an update is unlikely.