Spring RTS Engine

base/otacontent.sdz
base/tacontent_v2.sdz
base/tatextures_v062.sdz

those files i didnt have from fresh install, so the lack of those gave me several crashes while trying to load official lobby client, also they made me out of sync when joining in battle.

Related threads:
http://spring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtop ... 11&t=13320
http://spring.clan-sy.com/phpbb/viewtop ... 11&t=13319

So if you are out of sync or you keep crashing at the lobby client, just copy those files to /base/ folder from your older spring version.

0.76b1 doesn't install OTA content if you don't install any mods that depend on them in the installer. If you tell the installer to install BA or XTA, then you'll have no problems, and most new players will do that.

The game or the lobby clients really should have a way to inform you of that though, or at least not crash the lobby client over a few unplayable maps.

yeah, i didnt choose any mods to be installed, because i wanted the install be as fast as possible

maybe at next version it should install ota content too?

TradeMark wrote:yeah, i didnt choose any mods to be installed, because i wanted the install be as fast as possible

maybe at next version it should install ota content too?

No it shouldn't install that by default when there's no need for it, as that'd require everyone downloading Spring to legally own Total Annihilation, and the earlier release showed that seperate free and not free releases was a bad idea.

Mod developers should inform players that OTA content is required.

Probably should have a seperate checkbox for OTA content in the installer though.

So i have to install BA or XTA for spring to work?(any mod)

Lol only way to play this is to install illegal files(for me)

frab26 wrote:So i have to install BA or XTA for spring to work?(any mod)

Lol only way to play this is to install illegal files(for me)

You only need to install those mods if you want to play them, other mods that don't depend on OTA content (most mods) do not require BA or XTA to be installed.

Whew.

Um, does STWA require the original base files?(this'll be my last OTA question )

ZellSF wrote:No it shouldn't install that by default when there's no need for it,

well, i didnt want to download any mods, because i already had all mods.
i just wanted it to be fast as possible -> i just wanted to update spring engine.

should be informed that when you dont install any OTA content including mods, it will cause errors.

But it won't, unless you want to play maps or mods that rely on OTA content, which should specify so.

TradeMark wrote:

ZellSF wrote:No it shouldn't install that by default when there's no need for it,

well, i didnt want to download any mods, because i already had all mods.
i just wanted it to be fast as possible -> i just wanted to update spring engine.

should be informed that when you dont install any OTA content including mods, it will cause errors.

Well you could have used the upgrade functionality of the installer and the carefully chosen default options when you do, and had no problem at all...

LordMatt wrote:Well you could have used the upgrade functionality of the installer and the carefully chosen default options when you do, and had no problem at all...

whaat, there is upgrade function? didnt notice...

Maybe you could have it that there is a check box that is available called "OTA Content" and it gets lock-checked if you try to download a mod that needs the files but you can also manually check it if your like TradeMark and just want to get them for another purpose...

TradeMark wrote:

LordMatt wrote:Well you could have used the upgrade functionality of the installer and the carefully chosen default options when you do, and had no problem at all...

whaat, there is upgrade function? didnt notice...

Download and run the installer and it upgrades you to the next version. Rerun the installer any time you want to upgrade to the newest version of some mod.

SinbadEV wrote: Maybe you could have it that there is a check box that is available called "OTA Content" and it gets lock-checked if you try to download a mod that needs the files but you can also manually check it if your like TradeMark and just want to get them for another purpose...

That is kind of hard to maintain for some installer coding reasons.