So if my SFC3 is modded (It is right now with Alternate B) then i cant install other mods and play on other servers?
Anyhow, ive just played an hour ro so on the alternate B server, When i got it, it said the server Chat was disconnected or something, and the main chat doesn't work...
Is that like... normal? Sucks not being able to chat , then whats the point of multiplayer.
Anyhow apart from that it was a blast. What i dont understand is, how sometimes u look at a hex or sector and right click it to check for ships inside. I find one, its an enemy Cruiser, and ive got 2 AI buddys in my fleet. Easy kill, i got in and let it attack me.
Then in the actual battle, the sensors pick up another ship futher away. Im like... "WHAT!" and i do the scan option to extend my sensor range. And BOOM, it was a romulan Valdor warbird. I was like.. "OmG"
We had 2 novas' (CL) and a intrepid. i was amazed we won. killed the enemey weakship and 3v1ed the valdor.... Took heaps of damage myself..
So what do i need to do if i wanna play with other mods? Do i have to fully reinstall the agme???
cause byt he sounds of this, the mods like, hardwired into the game from now on by default. Too bad, theres no Mods menu like most other games have...
As for Chatting in game, Most servers have a Team Speak voice channel that will allow you to talk hands free while in mission.. Sometimes the Text chat fails on the Directory server's end.. however most people no longer use the tesxt chat unless sending a private message not meant for the voice comms...
and yes.. in SFC 3, you can have only 1 mod installed at a time.. however you can install multiple copirs of SFC 3..
To do this, completely remove SFC 3 from your system, reinstall game according to the v534_b patch instructions minus the patch (this is required for different servers as some servers still use v531 patch).
now find your SFC 3 game folder, right click and select Copy.. now find a space outside the folder that SFC 3 folder is in.. right click and select paste.
Now you have the stock game on your system 2 times
You can apply the game patch v534_b and it will auto find the original copy you have.. now you have a patched copy of the original game. You can keep this stock or you can mod it.. but lets cover that later..
Rename your original SFC 3 game folder that you just patched to something like SFC 3 534 Stock
now move your copied game folder to where the Original install of SFC 3 is...
now you can choose to follow any Mod Instructions.. some mods require patch v531 others require patch v534_b.. while following the instructions, you will put in first the patch required and then the Mod.. the patch will always find the folder that the CD installed to.. if you do not have a folder named correctly, the patch by default will install itself while creating a new folder with the correct name the folder should be.. when playing the game, you MUST make sure that the copy of the game you are playing has the folder name exactly the same and exactly in the same location that the CD installed to.
now to play the Stock game that is patched to v534 rename your modded game folder from SFC3 to SFC3 Mod
rename SFC 3 534 Stock to SFC3
this is necessary as SFC 3 is Registry Key dependant and playing the game from a folder that your CD did not install to will cause server side errors and make you lock up and crash.. Changing game folder names will not cause errors so long as you make sure that the name of the folder you are playing from is exactly in the location and same name that the CD installed to.
If you want several Mods plus a copy that is out of box that you can still copy for later use.. just keep following the instructions above... just don't patch 1 copy.. just remember for the version you are wanting to play, rename the game folder to the name that the CD used to install to..
yes this takes a lot of space on the HDD to do this, but there is no Mod Chooser for SFC 3 as of yet, thus the only way to easily swap game versions is to have multiple copies on your system
Just remember that you only want to install from CD 1 time only.. all other copies need to be copies from the installed game folder..
Also, many Mods do not have an uninstall feature, or if they do, it will corrupt the game to the point of non playability until you reinstall again or swap game folders..
Also the patches are not uninstallable, so once you patch a copy of the game, that is the version of the game it is stuck in.. however a v531 patched game can still be patched with the v534_b patch if you so desire...
There are servers still running Out of Box Stock as well, to play on a Out of Box Stock Server, there is a SFC 3 DirectX 9 patch available that is to be used only if you are playing an out of box install of SFC 3 only.. (No version changing game patches).
there are also servers still using v500 game patch.. so basicallly your options are numerous to select which servers to play on.
Hope that this helps.
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