Need help installing MODS

[todd77]

Ok, Ive looked, but I need crystal clear directions on how to install the MIAB and BMAN mods.

My questions is, what folder do I unzip the files to? Is it
C:\Tri Synergy\UFO Extraterrestials?

Just unzip contents of MODS into there? Im not sure if this makes sense because the mods have folders that dont exist in the first place in this directory. I dont know what Im doing and the directions arent clear, BMAN doesnt even have a readme

[bman654]

FYI I just posted 2.07 last night which includes an "Easy Install" version.  The top of the post has install instructions.  But basically inside the zip you should find a system.xbg file.  Just extract that file and place it in your UFO Extraterrestrials\data folder, replacing the system.xbg file that is already there (you should make a backup of the original first). The zip file even has a zip comment saying this (if you downloaded the Easy Install version).

FYI you cannot just install both my mod and MIAB.  They are incompatible.  If you want to use both, then look for Iskander's FrankenMod where he has manually combined both mods, though it is a couple of versions behind mine but not too far.  FrankenMod installs just like mine (a couple of files to unzip to your UFOET\data folder).

Here is a link to my mod.
http://www.ufo-extraterrestrials.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=19146

[todd77]

alright I installed frankenmod to the data folder. how do I know for sure the mod is running? I cant seem to buy soldiers and they have a hospital sign when they get injured instead of killed

[Shakespeare]

do you see a "bman's ease of use" button on the main menu? When you click it you can tweak your settings (version info in top left corner, currently 2.09)-It sounds like your men are set to immortal - default for Bman is fears death - frankenmod is good, but no longer geting updated - i'd recommend installing just the easy install of bman's latest version 2.09 over a clean data folder - back up the data folder before you do anything. Also under Bman's mod are links to install multiple mods that when they are compatible. It's pretty straightforward.
Basically you unzip the system.xbg contents into the data folder and then drop any new mods into that folder. You also need to create a blank system.xbg. If you do this then you wouldn't use the easy install for Bman, but there might be other mods that are compatible with it that are out (tactical?) which you could also install.

Detailed instructions are here if you want to install more then the system.xbg or more then one mod at a time - you can do it[:D]:
Xbig bat file instructions

Don't forget to backup your data folder - you can always backout a change by falling back to it as all mod changes occur in there.


good luck

[todd77]

I thought you couldnt install multiple MODS manually, you had to use the integrated Frankenmod.
 
(Production multiplier is not working) It takes like 5 days to build one laser rifle)

[Shakespeare]

it depends on what files are touched. I ran a XCOM music mod without any issues and only recently have had a problem with the latest tactical mod while running Bman v 2.09 - Issue appears to be with the tactical mod though and might have nothing to do with Bman v 2.09

[todd77]

wheres the xcom music mod??

[Shakespeare]

XCOM music conversion