SS2 Tool and Newdarkloader?

[67434ae18cd9aStingm]

RSoul at ttlg made a mission loader and it works with ss2. Is there any way to make ss2tool not delete those program files when updating or installing?

[67434ae18cf26voodoo47]

K would have to add them to the exclude list.

[67434ae18d100Kolya]

I mean, SS2 already has a mission loader and first of all we might want to make sure this new loader really works with SS2. So a link would be appreciated for a start. I would also need this to see what files the loader installs.

Now for an instant remedy: Installing SS2Tool with Perfect Mode is usually only necessary once (except when noted otherwise in the release notes). After that you can use Update Mode which will only update files it "knows" and leave anything else alone (like the loader files).

Also there are a few protected folder names that are always ignored by SS2Tool, even in Perfect Mode:
/nosync/
/mods/
/Pizzabox/
/SaltedFries/

If the loader can be kept in any of these you're already set.

[67434ae18d201Stingm]

How do I do this? Or is this something you have to do in ss2 tool?

By the way I finished my playthrough with scp3 and it was excellent. Keep up the great work.

[67434ae18d313Kolya]

I assume you are referring to voodoo's post. Editing the exclude list is something I'll have to do. It can't be changed by users.

[67434ae18d449voodoo47]

to make the long story short, many people still stick with Darloader (even though it's known to be generally unsuitable for NewDark) because FMsel is "too simple". Newdarkloader is based on FMsel, but has the full Darkloader interface.

I don't think there is much demand for it, but I suppose we could make the tool aware of it, once it goes out of beta. until then, those few people who want it will have to reload it manually after using the perfect mode.

[67434ae18d55eDjant]

System Shock 2 doesn't have many fan missions for it, so it's only natural that fan mission loaders aren't used much here. Giving support for NewDarkLoader is a good idea though, if all known bugs get resolved. I thought it wasn't in beta though. Is it?

[67434ae18d675voodoo47]

afaik, it's in rapid development with updates and bugfixes being released on almost daily basis. we can start to think about things once that is over.

as far as I'm concerned, FMsel is more than enough - it does exactly what needs to be done, loads FMs in a safe way, and keeps all their saves and other working files separate.