Beta Compatible?

[John 3rd]

I just downloaded the newest Beta and now my map for the new version of RA appears to be slightly off. Is there a compatibility issue with the Betas and Da Babes-Based Scenarios? Doubt it but just needed to ask...

[Dan Nichols]

You might need to reload the extended map panels. If you used the one from the members site, I think it installs new maps, which would have overwritten the extended maps you have for RA.

[JWE]

Yes. The "official" beta is based on and includes the Stock game in every respect. It will overwrite every file with the "latest" stock equivalent. So it will overwrite the extended map art graphics, overwrite the extended map data files, and overwrite the "original" ship and plane art files.

Babes has its extra ship art files included in the "latest" stock equivalent, so that's not an issue. But any Mod that puts "special" ship or plane art files in the same bmp number slots as stock, will have them overwritten.

So anytime you install an "official" thing (update, beta, don't give a rat's patoot what it's called) from Matrix, you must reinstall any map mods you use, and if you replaced any stock art with art of your own you must reinstall that too.

[John 3rd]

John:

If I want use my RA 4.0 Babes variant then I understand your above Post to mean that I create the new folder, upgrade, add the newest Beta (from Matrix or MichaelM), THEN load the extended map and everything should be OK. Right?

Once this is done if I wanted to update to another Beta THEN I would new to reinstall the map. Correct?

[John 3rd]

Nevermind---Answered my own question. It does work like I just described above.