Slipstream Mod Manager v1.9.1 (2018-01-07)

Discuss and distribute tools and methods for modding. Moderator - Grognak
bagels
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Re: Slipstream Mod Manager v1.6 (2014-10-25)

Postby bagels » Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:45 am

This doesn't seem to be working for me. I'm on Linux. Every time I try to open the application, nothing happens. I can see it's on in the taskbar but it will close out after a couple of seconds. I've tried reinstalling Java multiple times and trying earlier versions of the mod but it will never work.
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Re: Slipstream Mod Manager v1.6 (2014-10-25)

Postby Deity » Thu Nov 24, 2016 6:09 pm

I'm using ubuntu, and running the cli.ish file or the command file comes up not finding Java, how can I direct to my Java installation?
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Re: Slipstream Mod Manager v1.6 (2014-10-25)

Postby omegadarkzero » Tue Jan 31, 2017 8:59 pm

the links are dead help please and i dont know how to make it work in the git hub page
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Re: Slipstream Mod Manager v1.6 (2014-10-25)

Postby mr_easy_money » Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:13 pm

omegadarkzero wrote:the links are dead help please and i dont know how to make it work in the git hub page

the links for 1.6 seem to be working fine for me... must be a problem on your end. if you want I could upload one to Mediafire and see if that works?

github has uncompiled source code, most probably useful for software developers (to see how it works)
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Re: Slipstream Mod Manager v1.6 (2014-10-25)

Postby Moxie » Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:31 am

Confirmed, links still work. But, is SMM the only way? I'm really not too keen on installing Java. I've scoured these forums for another option, and came up empty. I just wanted to use that Serenity.flt someone posted on Nexus.
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Re: Slipstream Mod Manager v1.6 (2014-10-25)

Postby stylesrj » Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:34 pm

Just install Java. Don't install anything else it suggests you get installed. As in, don't download that toolbar and change your home page. People still use those?
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Moxie
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Re: Slipstream Mod Manager v1.6 (2014-10-25)

Postby Moxie » Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:40 pm

No, I'm not talking about bundled software or toolbars in the installer. (Has anyone ever said, "Hey, where can I get that great toolbar?" Ever?!) I was just wondering if there was a (relatively) simple way to mod the data for this one ship without using the SMM. As I said, I don't want to install Java. I don't like Java. No me gusta Java. The JRE is not for me.
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Re: Slipstream Mod Manager v1.6 (2014-10-25)

Postby meklozz » Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:46 pm

The old grognaks mod manager is in python IIRC, but some mods may not work, I'm not sure which features were only added in slipstream (append file should be fine, some advanced tags won't work). Bare repacker (ftldat) is also around in that language, but translating a mod to work with that would take a little (to a lot, depending) work.

Or just install java in a VM or something, you just need to alter the files, then you can put them back on your real PC. Probably don't even need to install the game, just the resources folder.

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That mod manager is pre-AE, though, no idea if it even works.
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Re: Slipstream Mod Manager v1.6 (2014-10-25)

Postby stylesrj » Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:56 pm

Moxie wrote:No, I'm not talking about bundled software or toolbars in the installer. (Has anyone ever said, "Hey, where can I get that great toolbar?" Ever?!) I was just wondering if there was a (relatively) simple way to mod the data for this one ship without using the SMM. As I said, I don't want to install Java. I don't like Java. No me gusta Java. The JRE is not for me.


You say you only want some way to mod a single ship but what if you want to mod in another one? Or play Captain's Edition? Or both.
What if you pick up Minecraft?
It's not like Java will take over your computer and render it unplayable. And those statistics they throw out there seem to indicate that it's not too dodgy. Sleazy, yes (again Ask, and Toolbars. Just say no) but not dodgy.

Theeeeen again I'm the same person who complains about how I don't want to download a third party program to play Endless Loot (Captain's Edition addition) because it'd be like using a nuclear reactor to power a toaster because I can't plug in anything else to the current building... but if someone else releases a pack similar in scope and scale to Endless Loot, I might consider it.

When it comes to FTL, you never just say "I want to play this one mod."
You'll want the Java so you can run Slipstream and any other program that might use Java.
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Re: Slipstream Mod Manager v1.6 (2014-10-25)

Postby WhiteWeasel » Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:02 pm

How do you do the metallic paint job effect the lanius ship has in GIMP? EDIT: Wrong Thread. I'v managed to a do a quick and dirty one with the gradient tool/
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