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Aces SdkFz 251 + German Equipment Mods Update plus SPM1.5 June 12 Compat Fix

This mod includes both updated files for my recent SDFFZ251 v3 mod and my German Equipment mod v2 and also files fixes to make

both of these mods compatable with the Steel Panzer Mod v1.5 June 2012 Update patch mod.

My installed mods list please note the order in which these mods are installed especailly those marked with an "*":

Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157
[D:\Program Files\Lighthouse Interactive\Steel Fury - Kharkov 1942 - for modding\MODS]

*Steel_Panzer_Mod_v1.5_beta
KythMission01
KythMission02
KythMission03
KythMission04
KythMission05
KythMission06
KythMission07
KythMission08
KythMission09
KythMission201
KythMission202
KythMission203
Rends_Orel_beta2
Rends_Prokhorovka_Version1
Shamonin
Rends_Seelow
T-28 Onslaught v1.1e
KythCampaign
Hold on v. Kovalkovo (Stug III F) v1.1e
Steel_Sound_Mod_collection
*SPM1.5_ultimate_update
*SPM1.5_ultimate_update_patch
*Wehrmacht early war
Aces German Panzer Pink Waffenfarbe piped uniform_Knights Cross_version
Muddy & Dusty Texture Mod (Part 1)
Autumn_late mod
No Screen Text
Grey_251_Halftracks
Free Camera Mod (Eng)
Gunsight fix
WideScreen Bug Fix
Stuka
PzVI_Tiger_Epack
Sk250c10fix
Aces Replace German Officer's Cap with Helmet
*Aces SdkFz251 3D Model, Crew and Texture Mod v3
*Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v2
*Aces SdkFz 251 + German Equipment Mods Update plus SPM1.5 June 12 Compat Fix

Have fun,

Aces

Thanks very much Aces ! Gonna to test it and report ! ;)

Hi Aces,

Thank you very much for the update !!

I have tested it using just the necessary mods:

Unofficial_patch_SF_v0.1_eng
Steel_Panzer_Mod_v1.5_beta
SPM1.5_ultimate_update
SPM1.5_ultimate_update_patch_JUNE
Wehrmacht early war
Aces SdkFz251 3D Model, Crew and Texture Mod v3
Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v2 (inc. signals crew)
Aces SdkFz 251 + German Equipment Mods Update plus SPM1.5 June 12 Compat Fix

But it crashes when loading at 11% more or less...

Is it necessary to install any other mod?


Txema

Hi mate,

Sorry to hear that, I tested it pretty thoroughly I thought, I don't think other mods are required but I'll check asgain today. This is driving me nuts :)

I'll post back ASAP.

Regards

Aces

EDIT, That's odd I just disabled all my mods and installed just the minimal required mods as per your list and everything worked just fine, how bizare!.

Hi,

Here my installation order via JSGME and no problem for the while with All Aces mods. All is working perfectly. I have to test much more but I'm satisfied with a large choice of mission.

=Unofficial_patch_SF_v0.1_eng=1
=Steel_Panzer_Mod_v1.5_beta=2
=Rends_bar_v1=3
=Rends_Seelow=4
=Rends_orel_beta1=5
=Rends_Prokhorovka_Version1=6
=KythCampaign=7
=KythMission201=8
=KythMission202=9
=KythMission203=10
=KythMission204=11
=KythMission205=12
=KythMission206=13
=KythMission207=14
=KythMission208=15
=KythMission209=16
=KythMission210=17
=Miracle-weapon Jagdtigerv.1.4eng=18
=Tiger_01=19
=Hetzer_01=20
=Shamonin=21
=XreamMission1=22
=XreamMission2=23
=Ugly duckling_1.3=24
=Ambush=25
=Missions_pack_1.0c=26 (altered by me to match with SPM1.5UU)
=SPM1.5_ultimate_update=27
=SPM1.5_ultimate_update_patch=28 (june patch)
=Autumn mod=29
=Autumn_late mod=30
=Free Camera Mod (Eng)=31
=gunsight_dam_fix_12=32
=sf_fix_widescreen_bug=33
=MOD T-34 crew head movement=34
=Steel_Textures_Mod_v1.1=35 (altered by me to match with SPM1.5UU)
=Sk250c10fix=36
=Muddy & Dusty Texture Mod (Part 1)=37
=Aces German Panzer Pink Waffenfarbe piped uniform_Knights Cross_version=38
=Aces SdkFz251 3D Model, Crew and Texture Mod v3=39
=Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v2 (inc. signals crew)=40
=Aces SdkFz 251 + German Equipment Mods Update plus SPM1.5 June 12 Compat Fix=41
=Alternatives Shemes=42 (colorimetry correction by me to textured models)
=Frinik Mods=43 (experimentation effects and sounds from Frinik)


Aces, is there a particular mission I have to test to conclude the report ?


Joch.

My game crashes too after about %11 on a mission start up. I have just the minimal files installed. But a funny thing: without the compat fix, everything works fine. I can see the new Skdfz251 and the new German soldiers (they look great!). What am i doing wrong here??

Hi chaps and thanks for the feedback,

I don't think anyone's doing anything wrong, this is the perenial problem with mixed mods and files left over from previous mods. I disabled the fix and everything works fine although, without the fix there's bound to be several files that have been changed by my mods that and they are required to run SPM1.5 as intended. I merged the differences from my mods into the equivalent files supplied with SPM1.5  latest update and it is those that are in the fix. I'm going to do another fresh install and then a game snapshot with JSGME so that I can compare files that have changed and thus eliminate any residue from previous mod installs as, from experiencee, excellent a program as JSGME is, things do sometimes get left behind. If all else fails, I'll zip up all the various config files and upload thejm somewhere for you to try.

Regards

Aces

Hi Aces,

Thank you very much for all your help !

I have been doing additional tests and the results depend on the mission that I try to play. For example, If I go to the "Friedericus 1" campaign, I can play the second mission (Nepokrytoe) without any problems, but I can not play the first mission (Peschanoye).

If I go to the "Combat episodes", I can not play the "June 23th 1941" mission, nor the "August 17th 1944" mission.

Unfortunatelly I have a lot of real life work at the moment and I can not test extensively. However I will try to test more...

My mod list is:

*******************************
Unofficial_patch_SF_v0.1_eng
Steel_Panzer_Mod_v1.5_beta
SPM1.5_ultimate_update
SPM1.5_ultimate_update_patch_JUNE
Wehrmacht early war
Aces SdkFz251 3D Model, Crew and Texture Mod v3
Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v2 (inc. signals crew)
Aces SdkFz 251 + German Equipment Mods Update plus SPM1.5 June 12 Compat Fix
*******************************


Txema

P.S. Are you sure that it is necessary to install the "Wehrmacht early war" mod?

Thanks mate,

That's very helpful of you. I will try these missions and others.

I guess it's not strictly neccessary to load the Wehrmacht Early Warr Mod but I'd recommend it as it compliments my work.

Cheers

Aces

EDIT: I just loaded the first three missions of Fredricus 1 as a quick test and they all loaded just fine, the plot thickens ?!.

2nd EDIT: I just successfuly ran the June 23th 1941 combat episodes mission but the June 23th 1941 mission will not load, I haven't yet tried this mission without my mods and fix, I will try this next

3rd EDIT:  I just tested the June 23th 1941 mission and it crashes for me with or without my mods/fix activated.

Aces,

I have just noticed something that can be the explanation for the compatibility problems:

It seems that Mistwalker updates periodically his "SPM1.5_ultimate_update_patch_(v.June 9th ENG)" patch to fix little errors...

I have just downloaded it and I have noticed that some of the files have a time stamp corresponding to today (June, 24, 2012).

Perhaps those little updates are affecting the overall compatibility, because we are using slightly different versions of the update ???


Txema

Good thinking mate,

I'll try  and get the latest and have a look but if he's changed the files yet again the I might have more work cut out editing the files all over again.

With a bit of luck it might just a file and not half a dozen to edit.


BTW where did you download the later version of the SPM ultimate update patch?


Cheers

Aces

I always get it from the official thread:

http://graviteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=10117.0


Txema

Aces,

Are you sure that it is necessary to install the "Wehrmacht early war" mod?

I am asking it because its config files are quite old and Jochem Hraback is not using it and it seems that everything is working fine for him...


Txema

Hi  mate, not absolutely neccessary but it compliments my equipment mod perfectly. Let me know if it makes a difference, I'm off to watch the football be back later.

Cheers

Aces

It makes no difference...

Enjoy the match !!  :)


Txema

I thought it shouldn't, thanks for trying.

I will test more tomorrow, it might be a memory thing, I have 4MB on windows 7. I maybe wrong, I will try working backwards through my mods tomorrow and also trying the new 9th June if I can find it to download.

Cheers

Aces

Aces,

You can get the latest version of SPM 1.5 UU patch in this link:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ka4758qp4ak7bz4

It is always at the first post of this thread:

http://graviteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=10117.0

Thanks for all your work on this. For me it is worth all the efforts. The german infantry is not the same since your mod. Your equipment mod looks fantastic !!


Txema

Ok, i'm stumped. I did a fresh install of the game then installed the SPM 1.5 ultimate as per instruction ect... Now, i've lost a bunch of missions that were there before and that i assume were part of the new SPM. And then Aces mods that were working before now crashes the game on start up. So first off can i get a list of all the campaigns and missions i'am suppose to have? For example, i use to have all the missions called 1.5 NTA 1.3, now there gone. And i had a hard time to get my grass back...

Tx in advance, Al.

Which missions NTA1.3 are you talking about?Lockie's mission pack 1.0c?????I think it's probably because NTA1.3 is not compatible with Ultimate. In order to get them back you may have to make another install of Beta NTa1.3 only. i personally have 11 different installations of SF some with different version the original Beta 1.5, NTA 1.3, NTA 1.4 , Ultimate with March patch , Ultimate with May patch etc...I have other installs just for testing new mods so I don't screw up my playable versions.

Ok, what i did is i uninstalled all the mods in order to install the new ultimate mods etc... when i started the game, i could see 1.5 nta1.3 missions in the list. I thought great, the're still there. And they worked too. Now after the fresh install, they are gone.

To have those missions in your game you need to install them.

The Mission Pack (Mission Pack 1.0с) can be downloaded here:

http://graviteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=9591.0

And you have to install it (as any other mission) following this order:

1.Unofficial patch_SF_v0.1_(ENG)
2. SPM 1.5 beta
3. Mission Pack 1.0с *********************
4. SPM 1.5 ultimate update
5. SPM 1.5 ultimate update patch

In principle it should work if you install it following that order.


Txema

Ah! Tx Txema! I got my stuff back. Any of you knows if the Hetzer mission could work with UU? I could never make it work before anyhow.

Tx Al.

Hi chaps,

I'm so sorry that you have had problems. I'm really stumped I have treid quite a few combinatiojns of mods and, apart from a couple of missions that won't run with or without my mods/patch everything works. I'm posting my latest mod install order in case it helps. I did look at the 9th June update patch and install it but there was only one config file that was later than those that I included in the patch and it didn't contain anything relevant to the problem but I did update my patch accordingly.

Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157
[D:\Program Files\Lighthouse Interactive\Steel Fury - Kharkov 1942 -old for modding\MODS]

Steel_Sound_Mod_collection
Unofficial_patch_SF_v0.1_eng
Steel_Panzer_Mod_v1.5_beta
SPM1.5_ultimate_update
SPM1.5_ultimate_update_patch (June 9th)
Autumn_late mod
WideScreen Bug Fix
KythMission01
KythMission02
KythMission03
KythMission04
KythMission05
KythMission06
KythMission07
KythMission08
KythMission09
KythMission201
KythMission202
KythMission203
KythMission206
Rends_Orel_beta2
Rends_Prokhorovka_Version1
Shamonin
Rends_Seelow
T-28 Onslaught v1.1e
KythCampaign
Hold on v. Kovalkovo (Stug III F) v1.1e
Wehrmacht early war
Aces German Panzer Pink Waffenfarbe piped uniform_Knights Cross_version
Muddy & Dusty Texture Mod (Part 1)
No Screen Text
Grey_251_Halftracks
Free Camera Mod (Eng)
Gunsight fix
Stuka
PzVI_Tiger_Epack
Sk250c10fix
Aces Replace German Officer's Cap with Helmet
Aces SdkFz251 3D Model, Crew and Texture Mod v3
Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v3 WIP
Aces SdkFz 251 + German Equipment Mods Update plus SPM1.5 June 12 Compat Fix

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I'll keep testing, in the meantime here's something that I've been working on. I've used the exisitng Kubelwagon model (credit to its creator) an added radio equipment annd accessories, to make....

(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8091/kubelradiocarwip1.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/i/kubelradiocarwip1.jpg/)

I feel a bit guilty about posting this given the problems that you've had with my other mods though. I don't think that I can finish this without 3DSMAX. I won't be around much tomorrow, my OH and I are gouing out as it is my birthday tomorrow.

Cheers

Aces

PS does anyone know if there's a plain green skin available that I could use ?, as it's very labour intensive to remove the camo from the one shown above.

Aces,

I will try to test it further. Thank you very much !!

Just one question: I don't have the mod:

"Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v3 WIP"

I just install the released one instead of it:

"Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v2 (inc. signals crew)"

I guess it is OK to do it...


Txema

Hi mate,

Yes, thanks, the V3 is my current WIP version for testing new features. The v2 is the current release version. This is difficult to identify as I cannot replicate the problem/s. I have stripped things down to the bare minimum as well as shuffling the mod order but it runs just about every mission except a couople and even these won't run with or without the mod so they're not very helpful diagnostically. I have a second game install and I tried with that one and the same thing and also with a third, new , fresh install.

Cheers

Aces

Aces,

I think I have found something:

My problem seems to be in the "Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v2 (inc. signals crew)".

If I activate just these mods I get problems in a lot of missions:

***********************************
Unofficial_patch_SF_v0.1_eng
Steel_Panzer_Mod_v1.5_beta
SPM1.5_ultimate_update_ENG
SPM1.5_ultimate_update_patch_MARCH
Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v2 (inc. signals crew)
**********************************


But if I activate these mods I can play all the missions without problems:

************************************
Unofficial_patch_SF_v0.1_eng
Steel_Panzer_Mod_v1.5_beta
SPM1.5_ultimate_update_ENG
SPM1.5_ultimate_update_patch_MARCH
Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v1
************************************

It seems that the problems arise with the update to "Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v2 (inc. signals crew)". Even without using the JUNE update of SPM 1.5 UU patch !!

Could you please check it??


Txema

Hi mate,

That's interesting, well done, I'll be out today but will check later.

Thanks

Cheers

Aces

Has anybody else tested the mod:

"Aces German Personnel Equipment Mod v2 (inc. signals crew)"

Is it working for you?

Come on, guys, these mods by Aces are superb. They add a lot of atmosphere to the sim.

Let's help to make them work properly in Steel Fury !!  :)


Txema

I have and i get the same problems as you with v2 ,i dont have v1 so havent tried that.

First Happy Belated B-Day wishes Aces  :)

Heres what I had in my JSGME, it's pretty bare bones:
-SPM 1.5 Beta
-Bunch of User Made Missions/Campaigns
-SPM 1.5 UU
-SPM 1.5 UU Patch (latest)
-Aces SdkFz251 3D Model crew+Texture Mod 3
-Aces Personnel Equipment Mod v2 (includes signals crew)
-Aces SdFz251+Equipment Mod Update Plus SPM 1.5 June 12 Compat Fix
-Unofficial Patch SF v0.1 Eng

Heres whats in my Mission/Campaign GUI (excluding User Made missions which I didn't try) and the results. All .001 crashes happened between 4% to 36ish% loading before .001 crash.
-Soviet Army Group South  .001 crash
-Soviet Army Group North .001 crash
-T-34/85 Weapon of Victory .001 crash
-Group South (KV-1) .001 crash
-Group North (MKIII) .001 crash
-T-60 .001 crash
-IS-2 .001 crash
-KV-2 .001 crash
-SPG of the Red Army .001 crash
-Captured Equipment .001 crash, only tried first mission (PzII)
-German Army Fridericus 1:
Peschanoye .001 crash
Nepokrytoe Loads and Plays
-Fridericus 1 (PzIII):
Peschanoye .001 crash
Nepokrytoe Loads and Plays
Fedorovka .001 crash
-Fridericus 1 (StuG III) .001 crash
-PzVI Ausf.H "Tiger":
Nepokrytoe .001 crash
Fedorovka .001 crash
Peremoga .001 crash
Petrovka .001 crash
-StuGIII Ausf.G:
Peschanoe .001 crash
Nepokrytoe .001 crash
Andreevka .001 crash
-Combat Missions:
July 29th Loads and Plays
Aug 28th .001 Crash
Oct 10th .001 Crash
And I stopped there.
I deactivated Aces SdkFz251 Mod v3 and Personal Equipment Mod v2 and the June 12th compat fix and reactivated Aces German Personal Equipment Mod v1 and the missions played fine and I had no .001 crashes.
I really wish I had better news to report since Aces work looks outstanding.
Cheers

Thanks everyone. I've been rather busy as there's been multiple Birthdays lately including my OH's which is today. I've also nearly finished the Kubelwagon radio car so will have more time real soon to see if I can spot the problem. I did look and the only difference in files between v1 and v2 of my equipment mod are related to the addition of the radio gear but I'll look again. As every mission  loads with or without the mod/fix I'm rather stumped butn we'll sort it out soon I'm sure.

Cheers

Aces