Unpacking/Packing Files

[benpark]

Okay, back at it. 

I can't get the unflat to unpack anything.  I have-

1. Set up a folder "users/modwork/my_addon". 

2. Made a copy of "01_02_07_volokonovka_ger.campack2" from the new addon (placing it in my "users/modwork/my_addon" directory)

3. Ran unflat and selected the "01_02_07_volokonovka_ger.campack2" in the popup selection window

4. Selected view all file types, and noticed the contents of the file are now visible

5. Tried selecting individual files, as well as the file itself and pressed "open"

6. Checked both folders ("my_addon" and "modworks") for the exploded contents, both are empty.  There is also no text record in the "out" folder

Odd?

[Flashburn]

odd folder is just for error messgaes when you compile campaigns...er I think

Gawd I love having 2 monitors, one to work on one to be a nerd.  LOL.  Ok thats not important....random thought.

Ok so you run unflat....nothing happens at all?  No file structure? 

[benpark]

Yeah, nada, no beans, nothing.  I could swear I heard some faint number crunching happening from the computer, but no luck.

Should the "modwork" folder only have unflat and mkflat in it? 

[Flashburn]

Just your copied campaign you want to unpack.  run the .cmd files from where they where.  that might be the problem.  Basicly those call on programs buried into the game structure.   I would think it would work there too..........but er ya.

[Flashburn]

YA DONT do that lol just tried that.  no go

[benpark]

Strange...I can see some folders in the directory that aren't there anymore (the locked ones):

[Flashburn]

Ok was like WTF.  Ok you are running unflat from docs folder, correct?  The campaign you want to mod is in modwork, correct?  Now why locked folders??  Check the last two.


 If it still does it try another camp...... I still have not gotten that one yet    But I have alot of unfinished campaigns before I get there.  Is it good? Maybe some sort no touchy feature?

On another note that screen shot you made may have solved one of my issues with localized languages.  Been trying to figure out how to get multi language into one campaign.  Im guessing in that folder text_loc_upd there is an english version, russian version and a german version.

[randall.flagg]

Thats odd, when I unflat something the output is in the same folder as the packed file.

[Flashburn]

Thats odd, when I unflat something the output is in the same folder as the packed file.

Ya thats what should happen......wierd. 

[benpark]

So I seem to be doing the process correctly, but it isn't working for some reason (?).  Strange indeed. 

I'll revisit this after work tonight, but if Andry (or anyone else) spots a flaw in my process above, please let me know.  I may reinstall if not to see if that sorts the issue out.