Pf'hak - Frequently Asked Questions - 8 Years Too Late

[megabyte]

i read it

[Phortiphy]

::facepalm::

okey, i ditched every single enhancement, and it still doesn't work. idk why, but there is one differnce. Instead of gettiing the black screen the whole time, i actually get into the level, and so does everybody else. But, do u know that glitch like oos, where it says "_______ has dc'd" but they're really in an anlternate version of that level, but it has nobody in it, and they can still mic and type? That happens to everybody in my games. i'm sooo close to hosting, i think this is the last problem.

EDIT: i was able to host one game, but then no others. I can't figure it out, i don't think it's my connection, i checked the pings in the game that i was able to host and sombody on the opposite coast of me never broke 200. hrm

ALSO: nobody ever answered my questions about having A1 freeze when i try to search for new phys/map/ect. My setup is:
A1
Lots of folders with my maps/phys/and other random stuff in them
A1 m3 data

I realize that A1 has to search all of the folders like this, but treellama mentioned somthing about file extentions. What did he mean?

[LegacyTyphoon]

No, atleast I didn't and don't. I read 2 or 3 things when I joined, but that was it.

Yes, but I have yet to see you actually ask something that's already been answered on the FAQ...

[The Thug]

Yes, but I have yet to see you actually ask something that's already been answered on the FAQ...

That's because I already know most of the things on the FAQ.

[Phortiphy]

Also, my A1 in my main folder, where all my map folders are placed, has stopped working. I tried to replace it, but apparently no A1's in that folder will boot, and now all my others have a hard time starting up. Help?

[The Thug]

Are you double-clicking it?? I would hope so.

You better have the shapes, physics, sounds, etc in that folder. Because if you don't, then you are truly a idiot.

I would chuck the whole folder out except for the valuable files like maps and then redownload Aleph One.

[Phortiphy]

I think that the problem is too many folders in that folder, but i can fix that later.
This is the pressing question, and i'm sick of blundering in the dark: How do i install the map packs in such a way that a1 doesn't freeze when sorting through all of these (see below) files

[megabyte]

i have a lot of files in my a1 folder and it doesn't hurt it

[The Thug]

You're probably not using most of those, so I would put the 'inactive' maps in a folder outside of your Aleph One folder. That way, you have much less maps to sort through and A1 only has to look up around 10 map packs.

I organize my marathon stuff like this: Desktop - Marathon Folder - Aleph One Folder and other folders that have to do with marathon.

[Phortiphy]

You're probably not using most of those, so I would put the 'inactive' maps in a folder outside of your Aleph One folder. That way, you have much less maps to sort through and A1 only has to look up around 10 map packs.

I organize my marathon stuff like this: Desktop - Marathon Folder - Aleph One Folder and other folders that have to do with marathon.

oh, thank god. i thot i'd have to go thru all of my folders and put .sceA on them or somthing

[Phortiphy]

was doom released before marathon?

Is this true? (sorry about double post, i was arguing with a freind at school whether or not marathon was better than doom, his claim was that mthon was released after doom, and thus stole a shitload from it. i don't think this is true)

[CryoS]

Marathon looks like doom in some ways. almost every1 whom dont have a clue about what marathon is, would say its exactly like doom. BUT! marathon is alot more fun, has a MUCH MUCH better story, (you name it)
i think doom was released before marathon 1. please correct me if im wrong.

[The Thug]

Doom was made in 1993, while Marathon 1 was made in late 1994. So yes, Doom was made before Marathon.

[Phortiphy]

damn, there goes my argument

[treellama]

Well, at least you made some effort. Granted, you further contributed to the derailing of this thread (yes, I appreciate the irony of my pointing that out). Granted, you didn't expend as much effort as looking it up with a simple wikipedia or google search. And not nearly as much as looking it up *before* you made an ass of yourself. But, yay for doing something!

[The Thug]

I looked that up in half a minute. And people say I'm lazy. Hmpf.

[StoneClench]

Thx

And eh, i dont know if this still belongs in this topic, but how do most luaers test their scripts? Cuz testing every possibility in aleph one seems hard, but i wouldnt know where to find a lua runner.

Got no buddies? Well, just have res edit open, put script into terminal picts file, use mml to assign the script to the map. open forge n merge it, load AO up n play it. Doesn't work? alter script, put it into res edit, open forge n merge it, load AO up n play it. Doesn't work? and so on.

[treellama]

Got no buddies? Well, just have res edit open, put script into terminal picts file, use mml to assign the script to the map. open forge n merge it, load AO up n play it. Doesn't work? alter script, put it into res edit, open forge n merge it, load AO up n play it. Doesn't work? and so on.

Congratulations for both (a) missing the point of what he is saying, and (b) providing stupid advice even for the misinterpreted problem.

[StoneClench]

By now most people know that that is what I do best.

And btw, there are various apps that can check syntax, solra has one in html on his site.

[megabyte]

where is solra's site?

[CryoS]

ok heres a question.
a) is it worth to get a mariusnet account?
b) what kind of benefit do i get?

[Lugas]

Unless you play Myth, there is no reason for you to get an account on MariusNet, unless you want to chat about Marathon in the forums.

This should be added.

[treellama]

You may find you want one in the future

[irons]

Remove Underworld from the map pack list. Both the link and the pack have lost their JUICE.

[EDX]

Never mind, found the answer myself... But I think it might be nice to post the irc information for #alephone