Installation and Launcher issues., Please use this thread. |
Installation and Launcher issues., Please use this thread. |
25 Nov 2010, 9:49
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Cool Guy Group: Legend Posts: 1317 Joined: 7 June 2009 From: Sydney Member No.: 46 |
For ease of solving as well as easy access to previous solutions/what has worked for other people please use this thread for any issues you have with the installation or launching process.
Usually the main problem with the installation procedure is not running the installer with admin privileges, please make sure you do so or some/all files will not copy properly. Other issues include having other non-compatible mods installed (all SWR mods are cross compatible, along with most mods that use a launcher, if you are unsure, uninstall them), or having an old version of Shockwave installed. Please uninstall 0.95, 0.951 or 1.0 prior to installing 1.1. 1.1 Note: the 1.1 launcher has been optimised so hopefully there should be fewer problems, this is not a guarantee, but you should have less problems with 1.1 then you had with 1.0 (if you had any to begin with). Installation checklist: - A completely clean install of Zero Hour (a fresh or repair install is usually advised for most users) - Patch Zero Hour to 1.04 (if you're on the First Decade this is not necessary). - Make sure your Zero Hour folder is not set to read only. - Run the install program as admin - Make sure the path chosen by the installer is correct - If the installer hangs, wait for it. The main content file is large so it takes some time to copy. Launching checklist: - Installation was successful (.gib files in the Zero Hour folder, etc) - No conflicting mods installed - Run the respective launcher link as admin - A good way to check if the launcher should be working is to launch the vanilla Zero Hour executable, if you have issues with that or another mod is activated when doing this then that will usually be your problem, rather than Shockwave itself. Recommendations: - If you have a secondary partition, I would highly recommend installing Zero Hour and Shockwave there, as you shouldn't experience any of the permission issues you would experience when installing into C:\. Installing outside of Program Files is an acceptable alternative as well. - If you have the spare disk space, a backup Zero Hour folder is recommended. If you experience any issues with installation or launching please post here, and I will try to help you. In most cases a screenshot of your Zero Hour folder is very helpful, however it is not required. Alias SWR Support This post has been edited by Alias: 27 Mar 2011, 10:23 -------------------- |
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7 Jul 2015, 18:22
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Group: New Members Posts: 1 Joined: 7 July 2015 Member No.: 11708 |
I dont know if this belongs here but here's the story. I recently found my old dvd of Command and Conquer generals deluxe edition which includes the zero hour expansion. Unfortunately the cds did not work. I talked to Origin and they provided me with digitized copy. I soon found a mod called Shockwave and wanted to try it out through origin. Unfortunately after installation the Vanilla game overrides the mod. I looked into other forums and found this quote:
QUOTE So you have brought C&C The Ultimate Collection and realized that you can't get any mods to work (because EA is full of s--t). There's a simple way to fix that... For C&C 2, C&C 3, RA3: 1. install the fixed launchers : Commandandconquer.com Never mind that link, not everyone can see it, try this one instead:Bibber.eu 2. Install Desura on your computer & get a Desura account (of course almost everyone who plays mods (beside me apparently) already got that part). 3. Download the mods that you want to play from Desura. 4. Play the mod(s) For C&C General & ZH 1. Same as above. 2. Download whatever mod you want to play. 3. If mod has installer, launch it but make sure that the directory path leads to C&C Generals/ZH folder in Origin games rather than EA games or other things. 3.5. If mod does not have installer, simply put the files where they tell you to (still somewhere in the folder Origin games in C-drive, actually this way can be done without needing to install the fixed launchers. Note that this method can only accommodate one mod at a time.) 4. Play the mod(s). For RA2: I have no idea how to get mods to work for that. There's apparently something missing in the original files or something... As you can see it referrs to Desura. However I don't understand how to do this process. when it says download whatever mods you want from desura; I ask my self where or how? If anyone can give me a simplified translation of this or a more detailed process I would appreciate it. thanks. |
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