phil stanbridge Posted December 9, 2000 Share Posted December 9, 2000 .. on the pc. I love the mods, don't get me wrong, they are amazing. But it is getting increasingly difficult to manage them. I alone have over 450 megs worth now! I place them all in folders, named accordingly and know more or less which one goes where, but it does get rather confusing.. For instance my mate has the rubble texture, I have a black hole type thing. He has sudued extra green, I like the spotty yellow/green blend. I wouldn't mind, but I can't remember which mod does what... A manager of sorts would be just what the doctor ordered.. Thanks for listening. [This message has been edited by phil stanbridge (edited 12-09-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropey Posted December 9, 2000 Share Posted December 9, 2000 I believe Madmatt is checking one out at the moment. He'll post it to CMHQ if it passes muster. ------------------ Never leave your mind so open your brains fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSheds Posted December 9, 2000 Share Posted December 9, 2000 As the developer of the CM Mod Manager, I believe it's ready, I've been using it for 2 months now. It is being tested by some people on the board as we speak. Any Mod in a .zip file can be used by the ModMgr (it shouldn't be unzipped) but the real benifit comes from Mods that are created (well, actually packaged) by the ModMgr. Features like Graphic and Sound Previews, Description, Author, and Version Info are all stored in the Mod (still a .zip file) if it is created with the ModMgr. If the Mod is just a generic zip of BMP's and WAV's ModMgr will be nothing nore than a WinZip Extraction utility. So solicit your favourite Mod Designers to package the Mods with ModMgr to gain the extra features(well , when it's released that is.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil stanbridge Posted December 9, 2000 Author Share Posted December 9, 2000 Twosheds, that sounds just right. Lets hope these mod makers listen in and don't mind the re-packaging.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSheds Posted December 9, 2000 Share Posted December 9, 2000 My goal with the Mod Manager has been to DEMAND a standard on the Mod Designers to make it easier on the users. Matt has convinced me that it's a probably a good idea to change DEMAND to at least lowercase demand. It's only thru the user community (that's you guys) that we can eventually standardize CM Mods... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Weiss Posted December 10, 2000 Share Posted December 10, 2000 Viva la Standards! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. ------------------ "Gentlemen, you may be sure that of the three courses open to the enemy, he will always choose the fourth." -Field Marshal Count Helmuth von Moltke, (1848-1916) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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