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Aglos

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  1. Hey guys, I've almost given up on the sfs extractor. I've followed some well documented directions including the one posted above to the letter, but I never seem able to get the extractor to work. I get errors every time I try to mount an SFS file and I get errors every time I try to un-mount an SFS file. This is the mount error that I receive (sorry, I have no idea how to upload images or I would submit screen shots of the errors themselves): "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attmept to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately. Index (zero based) must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the size of the argument list." If I click 'Continue' the application allowes me to proceed, but when I actually go to extract anything there is nothing there to extract. In other words, I open my created XML file, but there is nothing to expand in the tree. I'm sure this error is blocking me from actually mounting the SFS file, but I have no idea how to prevent the error. I currently run Windows Vista 64bit and have tried running sfsextractor as an administrator and in XP compatibity mode with no luck. Get the same error every time I try to mount an SFS file. Now, when I try to un-mount an SFS file I get this error: "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attmept to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately. Unable to load DLL "..\rts.dll": Invalid access to memory location. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800703E6)." If I elect to 'continue' it will unmount the SFS file, but nothing more. Futhermore, if I try to start sfsextractor with an SFS already mounted I get this error: "System.FormatException: Index (zero based) must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the size of the argument list. at System.Text.String.AppendFormat(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args) at System.String.Format(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args) at System.String.Format(String format, Object arg0) at SFSExtractor.ExtractManager.MountFile(String file) at SFSExtractor.ExtractManager.Init() If I click 'ok', the program will still open, but I can't extract anything and my XML file remains empty. I'm sure this is me just not putting something in the right place, but for the life of me I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. I placed the extractor in a folder I named 'SFSExtractor' and placed that folder in my TOW2 Africa main directory. I pointed the extractor to the MissionEditor folder and the extract location to a folder I named 'myextracts' which I also placed in my TOW2 Africa main directory. I created an XML file and saved it as per the above instructions. I'm still not able to extract anything and I keep getting these irritating errors. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I have all the TOW games and think they are great! Now, I would love to mod some things, but the SFS Extractor is killing me. Thanks in advance.
  2. Knokke, Thank you very much for the information Now, at least I have some idea of where the proper files are located and how to retrieve them. If nothing else, I will continue to tinker with my Romanian troops and learn as much as I can in the process. In the mean time I will certainly post any major progress that I am able to make. Perhaps in the future 1C will simply make an Axis add-on pack for us to purchase much like the Centauro add-on for ToW2 Africa Then I wouldn't have to struggle with getting these little Romanian buggers in the game myself. One can only hope... Again, thanks for your response. It sounds like I may have bitten off more that I can chew, but we'll see.
  3. Hello, I'm new to modding ToW, so please bear with me. Here is what I am trying to accomplish: I would very much like to add a simple Romanian infantry squad to either ToW or ToW2. This will be a basic 8 to 10 man rifle squad. Nothing fancy to start with. Here is what I have done so far: I have downloaded the megamod pack and poked around in the various files trying to get a basic understanding of the file types and where they go/what they do. I have read (and tried to comprehend) the tutorial on adding new units to the game. Still very confused here... I have looked at existing units in the game ie: heir.ini, units.ini, etc. to see how they were created. Now comes the trouble part. Sadly, I am stumped at the very basics. I have no idea how or where to place the megamod pack files that I downloaded to even begin to add Romanians to the list of available soldiers. In other words, I don't understand how one gets the skins/models/etc into the game. I also have been having trouble figuring out how to use the SFS extractor and am not even sure if I need to use it since I believe I have all the model files and textures available to me in the downloaded megamod pack. I think I understand how to edit and manipulate the various .ini files, but I am not sure which files need to be used for a simple infantry squad. Also, I have some very basic skill with graphics programs, so making things like the rank textures or awards shouldn't be a problem. I just don't know how to extract existing textures (such as the Russian ranks or awards) to see the dimensions of the texture so that I can make my own. I have read and re-read the earlier posts by someone who was trying to do the very thing I am trying to do now, but it seems as if that person gave up and the fountain of information that was being presented dried up. Also, as a side note, I don't intend to create a new nation (if that can even be done). All my future Romanians will be a subset of the Germans. Hopefully, that will make it easier. Thanks in advance for any help and guidance.
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