Game not loading

[ruger392]

What about Saffi's intro dialogue? I mean, it isn't really that intriguing but sometimes I enjoy it   

[ruger392]

OK. One more thing. For a mod (ship) to install correctly, do I drag/drop into C:/Program Files/Activicsion/Bridge Commander/data/Models/Ships?

[Nebula]

you put the ship's model in data and the ship's scripts in script's and the ships sfx in sfx

so you just copy and paste the mod's(ship's) folders into the bc directory and let them overwrite when asked

[ruger392]

K. Having trouble with trying to install the Kobayashi Maru mod pack... The ReadMe's are pretty much USELESS!

[Nebula]

not hard to install KM

just

BC
BC 1.1 patch
DL KM
extract KM
copy the Data, scripts, and sfx folders from KM
paste these folders into the bc directory and let them overwrite when asked.
run the game then turn on all the mutators.
restart BC
run game again

[Mario]

Thanks, Kirk, but exactly where do I install the patch to? For some danged reason it never says in the ReadMe where to put it. In Activision, or put it in the BC root directory.

It's assumed that you have some basic knowledge in computing. So, you've got an archived file you extract it anywhere and run the exe file to patch the game.

K. Having trouble with trying to install the Kobayashi Maru mod pack... The ReadMe's are pretty much USELESS!

Readmes aren't useless they just assume that you have some basic knowledge of Windows & Program operations.

Easiest way for you would be to setup KM:
1. Install a new instance of the game
2. Install the patch by downloading the patch and running the exe file
3. Download BCUT and install it (if not already installed) and into a separate location NOT in the same location where STBC is installed.
4. Start up BCUT and go to Options Section over there you will have only 1 Automatic button, press that. It will allow BCUT to find your BC installation.
5. Download KM zip file
6. In BCUT switch to Mod Installer, BC Tools->Mod Installer
7. Press Extract Archive button and navigate towards KM zip file and press open finally
8. Wait for it to be extracted -- can take a while
9. BCUT should recognize that KM is Manual Installation method
10. Under Available Installation Methods make sure that Manual is selected
11. Finally press Install Mod and allow BCUT to properly install KM to your game -- it will also take some time
12. Repeat steps 5-11 to install any other mod

Note: Get latest BCUT from here: http://bcs-tng.com/portal/?q=bcsmc

[Mario]

That dialogue was commented out to speed up QuickBattle loading in Foundation.

[ruger392]

I have downloaded the Kobayashi Maru from bckobayashimaru.de

For some reason, when I try to load a campaign it loads, then goes to the Black Screen Of Death, then the game has an error.

Was that the right KM download? Or is something wrong?

[Mario]

If it gives a BSOD you should post a console report.

[ruger392]

Console report?

Additional problem: BC will give me a BSOD, then an error at random times.

[Mario]

Yeah there is a big sticky thread in this board called: 'How to beat the Black Screen and other Script problems; Getting a Console Report' which shows you how to get one.

It is what enables a programmer like me to debug and tell what's wrong with your game. Your description of the nature of the BSOD doesn't help at all in this case.

[JimmyB76]

im gonna go ahead and merge all these threads since it is an ongoing problem thread author is having with BC...