free standalone total conversion mod :3 (The Protectors)

[luckz]

http://www.moddb.com/games/the-protectors/downloads
adds tons of content, costs nada.

[Crusader_bin]

Ursprungligen skrivet av xchrisx88:

Ursprungligen skrivet av Crusader_bin:

I really like the mod, but it crashes all the time, completely unstable...

did you run it with Windows XP Serv. 3?
and did you make a fresh install (deleted old version)?

Yeah, it stopped crashing under XP compatibility. Figured that some time ago.
Without deleting of old version it didn't even start up, so that was the first thing I did.

But yeah, both things are necessary, so thanks I guess.

[tvilaboa]

Hi,

I'm having trouble in the original campaign. I'm in the island of Zhur. I was friend with the Daemons and i tried to get an ally with them doing the mission "Sack Zhur" that says once you accomplish it, they should obey you... its the 3rd time i do it and the only thing it changed is now i'm Daemon's enemy. Plus, the mission gives you an item of the Daemonic Tomes set and i received the same item the 3 times. Am i doing something wrong?

Thanks!

[Joe the Bartender]

0.8.8 is out! Get it now!

[Demonicon]

Awesomesauce!

[TheBasque]

♥♥♥♥'s dope, a must download! Best RTS out there!

[Karol13]

Got 0.8.8 (2+ gig) and is super, just the thing that I have to quit after each scenario... but the new reworked items are excellent.

The mana reg general reduction is a bit annoying... but at least the perk that boosts all spellcasters mana reg makes sense now.

[Taichi]

anyone knows how to convert bitmaps into rle files for the game? want to add new graphics

[Karol13]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Alexandra R95:

anyone knows how to convert bitmaps into rle files for the game? want to add new graphics

No worries, people around here knows for sure. Most of them are modders by themselves :D
Just give it some time.

[Taichi]

Hey developers of this mod, this is the best thing ive ever seen!
I already wanted to make a total conversion mod myself for the wbc3 game to the famous populous: the beginning game, so I ask if I can use this mod's core for my own mod, I don't want to use any of the graphics like interface, soldiers, buildings, terrains, sounds etc, I want to use the feature improvements like resource income display, perks and the hd resolution in-game :)

Hopefully I may, I am still in the exploring/preparations phase and want to totally convert the game to populous: the beginning style, this will be a huge challenge as this game is originally 3D, but this game got so many oppertunities and nice effect sprites that it will work out :)

[Taichi]

In what I meant earlier, to clarify, all tilesets, factions and interface will be wiped out and replaced :) some things may remain or may be altered :)

[luckz]

You should probably ask that @ http://the-protectors.forumstopic.com/ :)

[Taichi]

Is it intended that the main menu background cannot be edited? as soon I even change the bitmap 1 pixel, the main menu goes black and a draw failure happens
Am I missing something with encoding of the interface bitmaps? or is it protected with checksums?

[Joe the Bartender]

You'll need to ask Pat about that.

[Karol13]

I did run The Protectors 08.8 for few times (and I started to enjoy daemons with Merchant hero + faster mana regen for my units perk... )
Now, for no known reason, and no matter what compatibility combo I select, I get:
"Stopped working" error with
Problem Event Name: BEX
Application Name: The Protectors.exe
Application Version: 0.8.8.0
Application Timestamp: 5a40af3d
Fault Module Name: nvd3d9wrap.dll_unloaded
Fault Module Version: 23.21.13.8795

I tried to reinstall, I tried to run the .EXE with nvidia also with onboard video card... I am a bit out of options. (and I did no change to my drivers, nor to the game... so I can explain why it did work just fine and then this...)

[Taichi]

Joe, the issue was fixed, got nice progress ;)