Why isn't my Lumpmod working?

[Dark Mystic]

When I try to open Lumpmod, the command thing pops up for half a second and dissapears. What is wrong?

 

[Shuffle]

What's wrong? You don't know how to use a command line application, that's what's wrong. Start->Run->cmd->OK.
Navigate to your folder using the commands cd and dir. Type LUMPMOD once you're in the right folder.

 

[Princess Plushima]

Actually, some command line applications can be used the normal way. Though not most.

 

[Shuffle]

Yeah, the ones that ask for input can be used the normal way. Or the ones that are setup to say "Press any key to continue" before exiting.

 

[Dark Mystic]

??? How do I start it? (****, I'm feel stupid...)

 

[Shuffle]

I just told you. :/

 

[SSNTails]

I should update lumpmod so that the help file isn't required...

 

[Dark Mystic]

I dont see a START anywhere...unless u mean my START button on the bottom of the screen...

 

[Rob]

XWE. Is. SUPERIOR!

 

[Princess Plushima]

Yeah, the start button at the bottom of the screen. You use run, and type in CMD. Then you use the dir command to get to the folder with lumpmod in it.

 

[Dark Mystic]

ok...im there. i typed cd and dir. i have no idea what i am doing after this point. i typed LUMPMOD after i used the commands and nothing happened.

 

[Princess Plushima]

ok...im there. i typed cd and dir. i have no idea what i am doing after this point. i typed LUMPMOD after i used the commands and nothing happened.

Well, once you get to the directory, I'm not totally sure but I think you have to type something like: Lumpmod.exe

 

[Dark Mystic]

nope. thats not it.

 

[Princess Plushima]

Well, most people prefer using XWE anyway. I personally don't know how to use lumpmod. XWE is easier anyway.

 

[Dark Mystic]

i have XWE. I dont know how to use it either. How do i use it?

 

[BlazingPhoenix]

T_T, use the help menu.

 

[Callum]

I can't figure out how to make Level Headers using XWE, so I use lumpmod.

For my Utopian Chasm Zone:

D:\Sonic123\lumpmod.exe s_srb2tbe.wad add MAP23D cc.txt

That's what I type to apply Map Headers to my zone, by typing in Run.

D:\Sonic123 is the location of SRB2 (Can also be the location of lumpmod)

s_srb2tbe.wad is the name of my WAD is want to apply the changes to.

MAP23D is the Header I want to generate. MAP23 is the MAP I want to apply the changes to.

cc.txt is the text file with the Map Headers in it:
Level 23
LevelName = UTOPIAN CHASM
Act = 0
MusicSlot = 144
NextLevel = 24
TypeOfLevel = 4096
SkyNum = 8
Weather = 0
NoZone = 0
NoSSMusic = 1
ForceCharacter = 0


For your sake, use a simple one:

Level (Put the MAP number here, eg MAP01)
LevelName = (What you named your level is put here)
MusicSlot = (The Music number of your level)
NextLevel = (The Next map you want to go to, put it's number here)
TypeOfLevel = (Put the level type here. 4096 is Single Player)
SkyNum = (The sky you want.)
(Leave a space here)

 

[Dark Mystic]

I have no idea what i am doing on XWE. How do I get my character to appear? (make it an XWE file)

 

[toaster]

You cannot make XWE files.
You can only make WAD files.
For it to appear on the char select screen, you must add a text file to your wad called OBJCTCFG
In OBJCTCFG you should have:
SRB2 version = 11

Character 4
Playername = [TYPE YOUR CHAR'S NAME HERE]
MenuPosition = 4
PicName = [TYPE THE NAME OF A IMAGE IN THE WAD THAT IS YOUR CHAR'S NAME HERE]
SKINNAME = [TYPE YOUR CHAR'S NAME HERE]
Status = 32
PlayerText = [TYPE YOUR CHAR'S SPEED HERE]
[TYPE YOUR CHARECTER ABILITY HERE]

[INSERT YOUR TEXT HERE- CANNOT GO OVER 4 LINES]

 

[Dark Mystic]

i have a txt file. it as more than that. but it does not have what is shown there. it has the name, the face, the facename, speed, etc. everything that is on the STARS character wad page. All i have to have is that?

(oh, and does the menuposition have to be 4 and the status 32, or are those just examples?)

and what text cannot go over 4 lines???