Arty Particle System Modifications…
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1st of all a big thanks for the F4Patch guide as it helped me create a F4Patch directory for Molnibalage’s SAM tweaks, etc.
Unfortunatly the new tracers don’t seem to work (there are’nt any) using the installer.
Thanks to your F4Patch guide I was able to expand the installer and it seems that you’re copying tracernewv5.dds and tracernewgrv5.dds
but still referencing the older v4 in particlesys.ini################################################# # TRACER TEXTURES Arty # ################################################# definetexture=tracernewv4 texture.filename = tracernewv4.dds texture.blendmode=ADD definetexture=tracernewgrv4 texture.filename = tracernewgrv4.dds texture.blendmode=ADD
Hope this helps.
Is this SAM patch available?
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Sorry guys Ramsay is right and the problem wasn’t only with tracers all my mods where 2 versions back.
I just corrected the files and uploaded. First post updated.
Once again Sorry and thanx Ramsay.
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There is a strange behavior with my F4Patch which I don’t know if it’s the way it works but it works ok as for he files and for apply - unapply the patch.
When u apply the patch with Israel Off u close the program. Than u open it to unapply and u see both Israel On and Israel Off checked…
This is confusing and I don’t know why this happens and how to correct it. But when u unapply from the correct option (Israel Off) it gives u an error message.
Before the error message it says that unapplied the patch.
Now don’t worry your files are replaced correctly and everything worked as it should. I don’t know why it gives this error message but if u look at it even that we are at Israel Off it checks for the particlesys.ini file that is in Israel On…
Bottom line: The tool works as it should just confuses cause it shows ticked both Israel On and Israel Off. So u have to distinguish this by your self.
Another way to overcome this is to create two different exe files one for Israel and one for stock.
I believe after the new coming major BMS update this will be solved cause using the same particlesys.ini file that Israel has for the stock without the Israel theater installation works just fine and will save ppl from this.If someone knows and there is a way to fix this please give me the info.
Also I saw 2 downloads in my new upload… err I had an error and re uploaded the file… Now it’s ok.
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There is a strange behavior…
If someone knows and there is a way to fix this please give me the info.The install lists and files match exactly for both patches so when F4Patch scans for each patch it detects both as applied.
(1) add a dummy file (ie. a text file) to one of the [CopyInfo] file lists to act as a flag for when the user has patched for IT-BMS
or better
(2) Differentiate each “IT-BMS Installed and On” Patch by adding a comment to each “particlesys.ini.new” in the “IsraelOn” folder so the files don’t match the duplicates.
################################################# # Arty Israel On Flag to Differentiate Install # # for later uninstall # #################################################
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Sorry m8 I didn’t get u… Could u please be more detailed?
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Is this SAM patch available?
Here you go https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?10271-Molni-Tweaks-for-BMS-F4Patch&p=131676#post131676
@Arty - PM sent
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Heads UP guys
Thanx to Ramsay we seem to solved the above mentioned problem where it showed both Israel On and Israel Off ticked when u only apply one of them.
Download file is ready in first post. Just in case please first unapply what ever u have and then erase the folder Arty inside the folder
C:\Falcon BMS 4.32\User\Patches
than extract the new compressed file pointing to C:\ or your falcon install drive letter.
Thanx for your patience please report back any errors or mishaps. I hope there aren’t any… lol cause all this fuss with the files gave me a headache… I’m an oldfart afterall… and to reverse that oldfarts - newbies = 1-0 LOL… :rofl:
And some proof for the above score:
Real:
BMS Arty Flare Mod:
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Hi Arty, tried to install this and F4 patch says I have a file mismatch with the particlesys .ini file. Any idea what could do this? I have installed the tracer mod by Maxpower, would this conflict?
Cheers, Mark
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YEP!
RAM22
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OK Ram, thought so….guess what…I did not back up my old .ini file before I installed the Maxpower mod…D’oh!! Can anyone post me their virgin copy? cheers, Mark
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Can anyone post me their virgin copy? cheers, Mark
Bad Boy, ALWAYS BACK UP!!!:p
Lemme know when you have it so I can remove it: http://www.mediafire.com/?60vqn7bwqc82qh4
RAM22
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OK Ram, thought so….guess what…I did not back up my old .ini file before I installed the Maxpower mod…D’oh!! Can anyone post me their virgin copy? cheers, Mark
the virgin (definitely not virgin by me… :rofl: ) copy of the file is inside the patch. U just have to expand the package and in there in the folders u will find the particle.sys.orig this is the original ini file. Take care cause there are two of them. one is the stock BMS file and one is the IT-BMS one. they are on separate folders.
But sure Ram’s file is the easiest way.
And once again Backup Falcon at crucial points. Like clean install… Using RAR takes about 2GB for the full version with theaters on… I have: Aegean / IT-BMS / Sinai and it all ends to about 6GB of rar.
So having some backups goes to 10 GB’s not much of a big deal… -
Thanks Ram, will snag it later when I get in from work……best , Mark
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Thanks Ram, will snag it later when I get in from work……best , Mark
No problem. Seems you weren’t the only one who needed it. It’s been downloaded 7 times.
GUYS, back up before you do any, and I mean any work in FALCON!!!
RAM22
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Received and understood!! Thanks Ram got it now….
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RGR
RAM22
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arty man, where shld i point the editor?
mine gives an error message “unable to apply patches” when i point it to C:\Falcon BMS 4.32\Launcher.exe
am i doin smthg wrong??
10x…QT
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No u don’t make an error.
u have your particle system file altered… this is why u get that. prolly the same problem I fased… also have in mind if u have Israel or Sinai u might have fubared this also as far as the FM files… -
Heads Up guys this mod ain’t Update 4 compatible…
I also updated the first post on this thread.
Stay tuned a compatible version will come out, soon I hope…
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Heads Up
I just uploaded an Update 4 compatible version.
First Post updated.
Enjoy… and sorry for the delay.