Failing VMods are pissing me off!

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  1. Bjørn

    Bjørn Registered

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    Solved Look at bottom of Page 1 and and start of Page 2


    Trying this again for God knows which time..!

    Great. This vmod thing is pissing med right off. I want to race what I want, where I want and when I want it with a mate or two online. JUST like I can in my beloved rF1.


    My troubles are occuring with this setup. And I've got confirmed from a friend that it is pretty much what he has, except C (his setup) and D (my setup) drive.
    Core and data in one custom folder, D:\Games\rFactor2\. Sole user - admin, 7, 64 bit. No UAC of course.


    Here's what I do to try and create vmod.

    I click on the create package icon in Mas2.
    Select "Create New Mod Package"
    Mod Name: damnyouisi
    leaving Customize unchecked, click next
    I pick Croft 1.0 (tried with one track only and multiple before), click next
    Now what car should I select, I'll pick just one to make it simple - lets go wiiiith the Alless / GMT Mercedes CLK GT1(Mercedes_CLK_LM)!
    Now to the sounds, we take of course the Mercedes sounds, right (Mercedes_CLK_LM_sounds)?!, hitting Done.

    Now a new window comes up, just like it's supposed to, right?
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    I don't do anything else but click package here, right?! Well that's what I'm gonna do...
    Now, regisering, does that just fine...

    Hitting done, as I want to install it manually with mod manager...

    It says it's packaged without errors, fine.
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    Lets see if it actually exists in my packages folder..?

    It's there, and the Croft and Merc is there to build the vmod from, all is well, yeah?

    Now, lets fire up modmanager!
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    it's there, not installed, lets click install.
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    Now, it should be installed I should be able to go in singleplayer and load up the mod, select my car and track, RIGHT?
    Well I launch the game, select the mod in the series menu, check the info.

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    Hit accept aaaaand... crash. That is the first time that has happened. Usually I just get back the main menu and the game selects a stock series, the Formula ISI lastly.

    Now it crashed, that's new. I don't know if that is progress or not.

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    Since this I was adviced by a friend to reinstall. Completely.
    So I did, got 240 complete build, kept my packages folder (but cleaned it up)

    I then did the same... Even more simple.

    C6GT2, Limerock park, C6 sounds, C6-talents and SLS for Safety Car, SLS-sounds, SLS-talents and then I added TMTires-sound, rFactor UI and showroom + nations.

    All to make sure the game isn't missing anything (I don't know if track, car and sound is enough). Just to double check. Create and registered. Installed in the mod mgr. And still it crashed when I try to select/accept it in the series menu.

    Why ISI, WHY?! I feel I've covered my bases - why does it have to be SO F*CKING HARD?!
     
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  2. Tosch

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    I just created a vmod with your settings (CLK Version 0.6) and it works. Have you tried the 0.6 update for the CLK?
     
  3. Bjørn

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    Thanks for the reply, Tosch, I will try the 0.6 now.

    You selected only 1 track, the car, the sounds and that's it, right?! Packed it and registered it - then installed, riiight?
     
  4. Bjørn

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    Right, Tosch and anyone else (ISI staff???)

    Went for the Malaysia ISI track, the CLK_LM 0.6 car and the CLK_LM_Sounds 0.5. Nothing else as I've gotten no answer whether more stuff is necessary, but it sounded like Tosch he was only selecting, track, car and sounds for that car.

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    Another appcrash when trying to select/accept the vmod of the Mercedes, called vmodshït
     
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  5. 88mphTim

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    Looks like you are doing things correctly. But the fact you are getting crashes on launch, and the fact that someone else is able to do it, would make me wonder about your installation and/or system. How complete was your completely fresh install?
     
  6. Bjørn

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    Tim, THANK you for seeing this. I was just about to send a mail to the support when I wanted to check if anyone had replied here.

    How complete do you want it to be?

    First I cut my packages folder and put it elsewhere.
    Secondly I ran the uninstall.exe.
    Then I manually deleted the leftover from the uninstall. (as in rFactor 2 Beta folder being completely empty)
    Then I ran the 240.exe (1.04gb) installed same place, core and data - all that.
    Then I put the latest rfcmp's into my new package folder (kept the old one but tugged away on an external HDD).
    Signed in on Multiplayer again, ran mod mgr and installed the packages.

    That's it? Not complete enough?

    (Keeping the support mail as draft just in case!)
     
  7. DurgeDriven

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    Would have taken you less time to do a 2nd fresh lite folder and drop Mercedes and Malaysia in then that thread.


    Presto :)

    As obviously you still did not have a clue over a hour later here.....
     
  8. Bjørn

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    DurgeDriven,

    I want it all. Not just the Merc. I want to PLAY this game, race the cars. Not just the Merc on Malaysia.
    I want to race what I want, when I want it and where I want it.

    Not have 30 odd rFactor 2 betas with one track and one car.

    EDIT: AND I WANT TO DO IT ONLINE! Racing AI's is not my thing. If I adored offline play the problem wouldn't exist! I'd just hit all tracks and vehicles.
     
  9. Denstjiro

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    Good post DD, that really helped Bjørn I think, keep it up.
     
  10. 88mphTim

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    lol, what?
    What did you do to the data dir? You only mentioned packages and core.
     
  11. Bjørn

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    First quote, I had little clue of what DurgeD meant

    Second,

    Uninstall.exe wiped that out, both data and core were ticked...

    And if the uninstall didn't do it I did it myself afterwards where I deleted the rest manually... The whole rF2 folder was EMPTY!

    Then reinstalled.

    I see tha as pretty complete.
     
  12. 88mphTim

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    Yup. I'm now thinking you might have some issue with runtimes or system. Do you have any other issues with windows based utilities or any sort?
     
  13. Tosch

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    What is your Windows user name? Any special characters like the "o" in your name? Can you try it under a different user account or create a new one?
     
  14. Bjørn

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    No... Not that i know of... It's been like this since... forever... 6 months back I gave it a go, same effort, same result. Ultimately it killed my rF2-buzz. The buzz just returned a few days back to see what had happened since those 6 months - a lot has happened - that's nice at least and great to see! But the game doesn't do what I bought it for (race random car on random track with mates) and it is utterly frustrating.

    I have no troubles at all with my PC... Far Cry 3, L4D2, CS global offense to rF1, GTR2, Raceroom 3 Experience...

    No crashes no nothing.

    Like I said I'm on a W7 64 bit, sole user- as in admin... No Firewall... rF2 in one place, not data somewhere else. I haven't had any other problems with rF2 other than this. Trouble is it is keeping me from doing what I love about rFactor.



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    Tosch, it's C:\Users\Bjørn. Could be possible, but wouldn't that be a problem anywhere else? and not just vmod-creating?
     
  15. Jeremy Miller

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    if you want, upload (FTP) the content you are trying to vmod here and I will give it a try.

    bluehabu.homeip.net
    user: ftp_guest
    pass: ftp_guest
     
  16. Tosch

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    The mas tools is a different piece of software. Maybe it couldn't handle some "non standard" characters but the game itself can. Just a guess...
     
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    Sorry Jeremy... It has been confirmed other people can do it...

    It doesn't sort my problem and both you and I can't accept me sending you files everytime I want to race a mate in a new car(s) on different track(s) ;)

    THANK you for the offer though!
     
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    It's a good guess! I will see if I can try that. Creating a new account.
     
  19. 88mphTim

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    I see the o with the / through in your screens above. Well spotted, Tosch.
     
  20. Bjørn

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    Danish letter... You think that's the reason?
     

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