hey im having alot of trouble getting any mods to work. my game is mod ready as far as i can tell, and the mods show up in the manager but they just won't work! any help would be great.

Since we're dealing with someone who can't even tell the difference between a thread title and a username, I suspect we're going to be in for a hell of a ride.

i couldn't find anywhere to buy this game so i had to download it. there was already an RES file with all the .crf's in it. a little strange, but convenient. i downloaded arcaniac graphics redux and arcaniac pulse rifle. i've also downloaded other one's but those are the only ones that show up in MM. i activated the mod and started the program but all that happens is it lags a little and then it's still the normal game. i've tried it over and over and approached it from multiple ways but since i fail@modding i know i'm just doing it wrong. btw i've modded some other games but for some reason this one's just difficult. if you need more info just let me know.

~Ben2444 aka fails@modding

P.S. for some reason it wouldn't let post a response in the other thread

It feel sorry for poor Ben.  He went from just being known as Ben to being aka fails@modding so quickly!  It sucks!

Ben2444, I'm giving you a new aka.  You'll be Ben2444, aka fails@modding, aka succeeds@figuringoutwhat'swrongandfixesit.   

You will still need an unmodified game as a base, to install the latest patches and mods.

yeah when i downloaded it it came as an .iso. and kolya, it came with a way the patch on the side for me to install and i did so i have 2.3. i really don't know where i can get an unmodified version. any ideas?

no i did the install. could that be my problem? anyway, along with the crack .exe there was an .exe for update 2.3, and i used the ss2tool, but i didn't "patch up" cause i had already done that with what the .iso file gave me

the problem with that is that a downloaded game won't work without the crack, cause it won't start up the disc. i'll try it, but i don't think it'll work

the problem with that is that a downloaded game won't work without the crack, cause it won't start up the disc. i'll try it, but i don't think it'll work

SS2Tool takes care of the CD check.

Hey kolya i just remembered something. i got the ss2tool before but all i did was get mod ready. did that make the RES file with all the .crf's in it? wow i'm forgetful. i can't really do anything with it right now though because my mom freakin confiscated my laptop but i'm trying it on a different computer, and now i'm having trouble getting the GAME to run on that one. i'll give you more info in a bit but i gotta go right now.

I'm certainly no expert on any of this but I think Mod Manager puts mods into the mods folder for you.  You need to open mod manager, click on file and add mods and then point it to the mod you want to add.  Before you do that make sure you change the extension of the zipped folder from .7z (or whatever) to .ss2mod.  Once the mod appears in mod manager activate it and you're good to go.

I think Mod Manager unzips the mods and then adds some files of it's own (files.dta, mod.ini) which it probably needs to make them work.  If you're manually just putting them in the mods folder maybe that's why they show up but don't work.

Just a guess.

and how might i change the file extension?