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For the updater on xp, only tdm-updater 0.65 is not xp compatible. (tested 0.61 trough 0.65 on XP SP3 32bit) So, Get an earlier And if people dont trust dropbox downloads, Get this updater from package The Dark Mod 2.02-2.03 Update Package (Windows) from moddb.

I have uploaded version v20160731 to my google drive and github. I combined grammar corrections from Bikerdude and teh_saccade and added them to the code.Downgraded the embedded tdm updater 0.65 to 0.64, for the windows xp compability (atm 0.65 doesn't work on XP)Also changed static gametitle codelines to variable codelines. So the gametitle inside the installer, can be changed using one single codeline. To keep the consistency, TDM is called in the installer, at this moment, "The Dark Mod" (with spaces. because a total-conversion is a mod)For the testers: All users - Please follow steps 1 through 5. xp users - check if the updater 0.64 runs on your system and start automatically, after the installation. Please post your results, comments and thoughts.

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I advice it to every tdm player. For me, it doesn't feel unfinished. I love the open world concept (rather then the "small missions" of the earlier metal gear and TDM), the story and the atmosphere. I recommend to look at player demo's, before you buy. Look at the following demo's: I dont know which difficulty setting he uses. (snake doesn't wears his chicken hat.) And if i played that mission, i will not roll the whole time.

I'm working on RPM and DEB packages for TDM (topic / download site / GIT). If you would like to help me, please pm me.

I recommend: Half life 1 (and opposing force & blueshift) starwars republic commando

I tested TDM updater (version 0.65) on a XP sp3-32bit and received the same application error. Playing with the compatibility options didnt help. (my TDM installer at XP, works for 95%. it doesn't automatically start the updater after installation.) @devs: Would be nice that you fix the updater. take also a look at the windows file-description information for the updater, fileversion registered its "1.0.0.1", needs to be 0.65) and adding an unattended install option to the updater for windows (like the updater for linux) should be also nice. - No abnormal problems found during the start of TDM on XP. Only that my virtual videocard/drivers are not supported, according the tdm windowed console.

Whitch operating system are you run tdm on? What are your system specifications. (And in particulary your videocard) What is been registrated during the crash in, eventlogs (Windows), /var/log (linux), etc? Windows - Disable automatic restart when system crash & crashdumsettings, for creating dump logs. http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/automatic-restart-windows-7.htm Bsod viewer http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html

You can download it from my google drive. Well, I learned by playing tdm, how to improve my house security and there are several methods to solve a problem.

I love the open world of phantom pain.

I think that Its not fair for XP-users, who are willing to play this great game Knowing that doom 3 runs on it: http://steamcommunity.com/app/208200/discussions/0/828925849312496845/ http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/requirements/doom-3/10221 My advice is to ignore the updater. Get the old stand-alone version (2.0) and update with the patches (all from moddb) Or try to download the gamefiles from tdm mirrors. (for example, from 2.03 from helium) But I dont know if you can run the windows executable. Please let us know. @tdm-update compiler: I should be nice that people with older os versions systems can run tdm binaries. Because its just a simple updater. Please create a copy of the code, change platform toolset in VS, compile it again. I develop my (simple) apps always on the most lowest version of application environment possible. Is it difficult to change toolset? And test stuff using a virtualmachine with multiple os'ses? Let them be. Its not your problem.

I have uploaded version 20160718, after some fixes. Please check if the updater starts, when you close the installer.Check if the targetdir in the advanced options, is the same location where you installed tdm in (when using the updater after the installer and using by the shortcuts).Could somebody do a grammar/spellingscheck the text in my installer (get the lines from github) and pm me the corrections. (lines 77,80,95,100, 101, 105, 106, 110, 111,112,113,123,125,137,141,142,146-149, 153,154, 258,259,260 and 261)After fixing the errors above, i will change the change the status of the updater to release candidate. The unknown publisher warning will not be fixed, because many installers of open-source applications/games (like Mixxx) doesnt add these certificates too. I removed the userconfirm-checkbox at the last installer page. The updater automatically starts when the user hit the finish-button. Added argument targetdir to the updater, with quotes. The updater will not crash when the targetdir has spaces in it. (maybe also the solution for DR filepath problem??)

Thanks, I processed your test results and comments in a new version of the installer. Please download the new version (v20160717) from my google drive and run the tests again, mentioned in the first post. For now I only need the testresults for the installer and uninstaller and you can skip test 6 and 7. I cannot hide the unknown publisher warning, because i have to buy windowapp-certification files for it. i can disable this message by removing the elevated permission, but then people cant install TDM in their program-files-folder, if they want to.I tried to remove the checkbox that confirms to run the updater automatically after the installation, but that didn't work at the moment.I changed / corrected several text labels.I added custom text labels to the installer and uninstaller. (so It doesn't look like the tdm-installer un/installs "itself" anymore)I need to know an application-argument to run the updater unattended. Got several application arguments to start the updater with specified settings (like the noselfupdate), but not one to run the update process automatically, like tdm-updater for linux In theory its possible to change the default screen resolution and brightness, during the installation. But to prevent new user-problems, I dont want to program the installer to do that.

I'm not experienced with compiling TDM on Linux distro's. But please post your compilation errors, so we can have a look at it. Maybe you can find/make your solution by reading the user topics from ProfessorKaos64 (who compiled tdm (i386) for Steam-os) and people who want TDM to run on their 64 bit systems. I know that the some wiki articles don't get recent updates. (the latest edits for linux build article are from 2014). So you need to find your own solution, create/try it yourself, post the results again on this forum and send an update request to the wiki-article writer. (as what i did) Could you tell me why people compile software, knowing when there binaries are available (for their system) (from the official source/site)? (and that 64 bit linuxsystems can run 32bit aplications, with some os modifications) As a multi-os user, I always wanted to know that.

Yes and no. Yes, its a method to distribute the installer. No, the installer and updater works almost the same as a torrent. Its nicer to create torrent for a combination of standalone zipfile of the entire tdm 2.04-installation (2,7 gb) and another tdm-installer. (it will then be like the playonlinux-tdminstaller) (i will be happy to create that installer) Or one big tdminstaller of 2,7 gb. (you compile yourself, using the tdminstaller-source code)

If you have read the tdm 2.04 publication on our forum, you know that I am working on several installation-applications to install the TDM-gamefolder and -updater. Now I am near at the last step to publish the first stable version of the installer for Windows, But I looking for people to do the last tests. You can help me do the following steps and post the results in this topic. Download the TDM-installer zip file from my google driveunpack the zip file.run the installer. (test 1: Check if you see to the welcome screen, after you accepted the unknown publisher-warning)at the screen where you specify the location for tdm, select the program files-folder (or something else) and click on the install button. (dont select your own excisting tdm-folder) At the following window the tdm-gamefolder will be installed. (test 2: check if it installs the files.)At the final step of the installer, you be asked if you want that the installer start the updater. Keep the checkbox checked, click on the finish-button and .(test 3: check if the updater starts)At the updater, click on continue (test 4: check if you dont get an error) and after the updater-check, click the cancel-button.Start the updater using the shortcut (test 5) and install tdm using the updater.Run tdm (test 6), download & install a mission (test 7)Remove TDM using the uninstaller from the TDM-gamefolder (test 8)Post your results in this topic.If you have other comments please, post them also on this topic.

You can also create a batchscript that copies a edited user.xml (using the specified settings) to the original user.xml (in C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\DarkRadiant) and run DR.

just a gues. but game_base excists: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/wily/man1/darkradiant.1.html

is there a argument "enginepath" you can add to your shortcuts?

To help you any futher, Could you please post a console-log? Open your run command-window, pushing the buttoncombination on your keyboard: the windows-keyboard-key + r In the Run window, click on browse, navigate to your tdm-folder, select the "thedarkmod.exe" and press "open" You return automaticly to the run window. Add to the open-line: +condump myconsolelog.txt (your open command will be something like, for example: c:\games\darkmod\thedarkmod.exe +condump myconsolelog.txt) Click "ok" to start TDM. Close TDM. Navigate to your tdm folder and post your myconsolelog.txt to this topic.

TDM-Installer - Windows Download the "The Dark Mod installer Windows" executable package from: http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-dark-mod/downloads/the-dark-mod-204-gui-installer-windowsUnpack the zip file and execute "tdm_installer"At the welcome screen, click "next"Read the licence and click "I agree"At the choose components-screen, click "Next". (or select the components you want to install) At the "choose install location", use the automaticly selected location for the gamefolder and click "install" (or change the location using the "browse" button) After the installation, in the "completeing the darkmod installer setup", click finisch. so the the system automaticly run the updater. (or if you dont want to run the updater, uncheck button "launch the dark mod updater" and click finisch) In the updater you only have to click "continue" to download automaticly the files.notesStart TDM The game and updater can be executed via their startmenu/desktop shortcuts or directly from the tdm folder. Delete TDM The game and files can be uninstalled using the uninstaller via the startmenu or "software & components" (windows configuration screen > software and components > "the dark mod") Update TDM Run the updater using the menushortcut. To install TDM in programfiles-folder, please run the installer as administrator.=== TDM Installer - Linux Distributions DEB Package (package is work in progress) Download the "The Dark Mod" deb package from: https://freyk.wordpress.com/tdm-installer/Save the package in your "downloads" folder.Go to your download folder and execute the deb-package. Or go to your terminal, navigate to the download file and run the following command: sudo dpkg -i darkmod.deb A package manager will appear to install the package. Please follow the needed steps.Run the tdm-updater. Manual: Open your terminal and enter the following command: cd /usr/share/games/darkmod; ./tdm_update.linux; Or run the updater using the menushortcut. NotesTDM install Its possible you need install several packages if needed. If the package manager doesnt install the package, install the package manually: Open a terminal window. type in the following command, hit the enter-keyboardbutton and insert your password if needed: sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/thedarkmod.deb TDM Start you will find the Shortcuts in your applications menu. Or open a terminal and exectute the following command: cd /usr/share/games/darkmod; ./thedarkmod.x86 TDM Update Run the updater, by using the menushortcut. Or open a terminal and exectute the following command: cd /usr/share/games/darkmod; ./tdm_update.linux TDM Delete Remove tdm using your packagemanager Or open a terminal, exectute the following command: sudo dpkg -r darkmod In the future the TDM-package will be publisched on popular repo's. So you can install/update tdm with your favorite packagemanager. RPM Package (package is work in progress) Download the "The Dark Mod" rpm package from: https://freyk.wordpress.com/tdm-installer/Save the package in your "downloads" folder.Go to your download folder and execute the rpm-package. Or open the terminal, navigate to the downloaded rpm-package and execute the following command: sudo rpm -ivh --ignorearch darkmod.rpm A package manager will appear to install the package. Please follow the needed steps.Run the tdm-updater. Manual: Open your terminal and enter the following command: cd /usr/share/games/darkmod; ./tdm_update.linux; Or run the updater using the desktopshortcut. NotesTDM install Its possible you need install several packages if needed. TDM Start you will find the Shortcuts in your applications menu. Or open a terminal and exectute the following command: cd /usr/share/games/darkmod; ./thedarkmod.x86 TDM Update Run the updater, by using the menushortcut. Or open a terminal and exectute the following command: cd /usr/share/games/darkmod; ./tdm_update.linux TDM Delete Remove tdm using your packagemanager or: sudo rpm -e darkmod In the future the TDM-package will be publisched on popular repo's. So you can install/update tdm with your favorite packagemanager. ====== TDM Installer - Mac (and Linux Distributions) first download and install PlayonMac / PlayonLinuxstart Pol/Pom (playonlinux/playonmac)Select the +-button (install).In the next window, select the "Games" button, click checkbox "no-cd needed".A popup window will appear to warn you about no-cd patched. Accept this by clicking the "OK"-button.Select "The Darkmod" and click on the "install" button.Several warning-popupwindows will appear, click the "ok" buttons, to accept them.The Pol/Pom installation wizard starts, select next.Select one of the three options and click on the "next"-button. my advice is to select the "online" option. (if you have the tdm_updater zip file, select "local updater zip" or if you have standalone darkmod 2.0, select "local standalone zip") automaticly the wizard installs the needed wine environment, the tdm-updater and shortcuts.a popupwindow can appear to install the mono installer, click on the "install" button.The pol/pom installation wizard would like to run the updater, click on the "next" button.The updater starts, click on the "continue"-button to download automaticly the needed game files.After the download procedure, close the updater. The Pol/Pom installation wizard creates some pol/pom shortcuts.The wizard shows the end-of-script window, click on "next".Notes:Text in Pol/Pom are automaticly translated.TDM Start - you will find the Shortcuts to TDM in the pol/pom main window.TDM Delete - select configure button. In the next window select on the left side "TheDarkMod", click on the "remove"-button and accept the "remove virtual drive"-warning.TDM Update - Run the updater, by using the shortcut from the pol/pom main window.====== Overall Notes The installer installs only the tdm updater, game folder and shortcuts. To install the game files, run the tdm updater after installation. The installers gives all users write-permissions to the TDM-gamefolder.