You have to be a little more descriptive than that. What are you hosting? A dedicated server ? Are you running a server side mod like rommie's that has a faulty GUID banning system.
im hosting a reg server not a moded server or dedicated server so i can just check out the maps. is that a more descriptive so do you know whats up with it?
Try this: load a LAN server. Pick the maps from the map list and load the server (non-dedicated) and let me know if it crashes. It could be your anti virus detecting sres.dll as a trojan virus (a false claim)
That's strange man, if you actually see these maps in your map list, you should be able to load them because that means the game has loaded them and there should be no problem with finding the levels themselves unless their location is being modified while you play. Anything else that may be going wrong ?
Of course; but, it's not really converting. A Rez file is simply a Lithtech Engine Resource file that can compress and stores maps, textures, sounds, and models. All you have to do is unpack (un-rez) the maps from the rez file with either winrez LT or Lithrez (the 2 most popular programs for doing this, both are free). Then you have the .dat files.
Now the other way around, with a dat file, all you need to do is compress that dat into a rez using the same programs.
rez files may be in your AvP2 Dir or a seperate custom folder (These are the most preferred locations) You would then load them with the -rez FILENAME.rez command at the launcher or avp2cmds.txt
dat files go in the worlds folder under the game mode's directory that you want to play the level in for example: Worlds/Multi/Dm would load it for multiplayerDeathmatch
Other files? Location of an ed file is specific 2 the user, they can be loaded wDedit
Finally, resource files like .wav, .dtx .spr etc. go into the specified resource folders AvP2/Sprites, AvP2/WorldTextures, and so on, what exactly are you trying to do? You can take any directory structure and model it after AvP2's game directory to load new stuff, now to get it in game you use -rez FOLDERNAME where foldername is the name of that directory. It should be inside your Aliens vs. Predator 2 directory
avp2 mods are usually installed in the same way because they usually appear in rez files so you would follow the rules for installing a rez file.
Modders could use some of those methods for their mods but most use either a rez file or provide a self-installing executable (exe) that does most of the work for you.
if that doesnt help well the word mod gets thrown around a lot in avp2, so what mod are you exactly trying to install.
Whats the program to make a custom map
JacoMaco67 1 year ago
@JacoMaco67 Dedit - World Editor by Lithtech
Stung5 1 year ago
Thank you so much. I've been trying forever to test my custom level.
45Imagamer 2 years ago
I go to custom maps and the level is there, but I cant play it. How do I play the custom maps?
Hyshore 2 years ago
If the map is there in the list then you simply add to the list of levels that the server will be running.
Stung5 2 years ago
@Stung5 I worked it out. I just had to update the game lol
Hyshore 1 year ago
with the ump2 i updated it completly and i cant host games ans some times cant join them what do i do?
samul242 2 years ago
@samul242
You have to be a little more descriptive than that. What are you hosting? A dedicated server ? Are you running a server side mod like rommie's that has a faulty GUID banning system.
Stung5 2 years ago
im hosting a reg server not a moded server or dedicated server so i can just check out the maps. is that a more descriptive so do you know whats up with it?
samul242 2 years ago
@samul242
Not quite.
Try this: load a LAN server. Pick the maps from the map list and load the server (non-dedicated) and let me know if it crashes. It could be your anti virus detecting sres.dll as a trojan virus (a false claim)
Stung5 2 years ago
i did and its not crashing the game it just gos back yo the main menu
samul242 2 years ago
@samul242
It's still somewhat possible that the game fails to launch because sres.dll is being blocked by an AV.
What error message are you getting if any?
Is this only happening with any particular maps or any map and possibly any game mode (single player, dm, evac, etc.) ?
Stung5 2 years ago
all ecsept custom levels
samul242 2 years ago
What error message are you getting ?
Stung5 2 years ago
somtimes you have been disconnected from server others it says some game resorces are missing.
samul242 2 years ago
That's strange man, if you actually see these maps in your map list, you should be able to load them because that means the game has loaded them and there should be no problem with finding the levels themselves unless their location is being modified while you play. Anything else that may be going wrong ?
Stung5 2 years ago
can i convert .rez-maps somehow to .dat?
i would like to get all my custom levels into one directory.
(-->Maps\Worlds\Custom)
because normaly i've to change the command parameters everytime i wanna play another map.
[hope, my english was understandable. xD]
Jenzopath 2 years ago
@Jenzopath
Of course; but, it's not really converting. A Rez file is simply a Lithtech Engine Resource file that can compress and stores maps, textures, sounds, and models. All you have to do is unpack (un-rez) the maps from the rez file with either winrez LT or Lithrez (the 2 most popular programs for doing this, both are free). Then you have the .dat files.
Now the other way around, with a dat file, all you need to do is compress that dat into a rez using the same programs.
Stung5 2 years ago
you didnt show me were to put the files
EZ492 2 years ago
@EZ492
hmm what files are you refering to?
rez files may be in your AvP2 Dir or a seperate custom folder (These are the most preferred locations) You would then load them with the -rez FILENAME.rez command at the launcher or avp2cmds.txt
dat files go in the worlds folder under the game mode's directory that you want to play the level in for example: Worlds/Multi/Dm would load it for multiplayerDeathmatch
Other files? Location of an ed file is specific 2 the user, they can be loaded wDedit
Stung5 2 years ago
@EZ492
Finally, resource files like .wav, .dtx .spr etc. go into the specified resource folders AvP2/Sprites, AvP2/WorldTextures, and so on, what exactly are you trying to do? You can take any directory structure and model it after AvP2's game directory to load new stuff, now to get it in game you use -rez FOLDERNAME where foldername is the name of that directory. It should be inside your Aliens vs. Predator 2 directory
Stung5 2 years ago
how do i install avp2 mods???
deadspace6000 2 years ago
avp2 mods are usually installed in the same way because they usually appear in rez files so you would follow the rules for installing a rez file.
Modders could use some of those methods for their mods but most use either a rez file or provide a self-installing executable (exe) that does most of the work for you.
if that doesnt help well the word mod gets thrown around a lot in avp2, so what mod are you exactly trying to install.
Stung5 2 years ago
this is still way different from my computer sorry but i dont think it will help u know with the mac problem there is no options its weird
byrdface94 3 years ago