How do I use addon mods in Darkplaces?

[Hoodoo456]

I just reinstalled Quake and Darkplaces, got it all set up, but I can't figure out how to run the mod. In particular I'm trying to play Shrak as it looks interesting and quirky.

[talisa]

you start mods in DP just like how you'd do it in normal quake: gameExecutable - game modFolder
so for example, for shrak... start darkplaces with parameters like so:

darkplaces.exe -game shrak

.

simplest way to do so, which is what i always do myself for mods is this:

-make a new .txt file
-open the text-file in notepad, type the program executable with parameters, like what i typed in orange above.
-then click save, set 'save as' > 'all types' in the save window, and then save it as a bat, like for example shrak.bat

then you can easily start your mod by starting the bat you made
ive made bats to start every of my mods myself this way

[MadGypsy]

I just realised that the radiant compile .bat that I made could be tweaked to load any map from just the one bat. It asks you what mod folder and map you want to load, that's essentially the same process as asking you what game you want to load.

[R00k]

doesnt darkplaces have a mod menu option?

[Hoodoo456]

doesnt darkplaces have a mod menu option?

Now I just feel silly. Thanks anyways.

[talisa]

it does, but from my experience its quite broken sadly

just use my way, that one is certain to work

[Frost R17]

you start mods in DP just like how you'd do it in normal quake: gameExecutable - game modFolder
so for example, for shrak... start darkplaces with parameters like so:

darkplaces.exe -game shrak

.

simplest way to do so, which is what i always do myself for mods is this:

-make a new .txt file
-open the text-file in notepad, type the program executable with parameters, like what i typed in orange above.
-then click save, set 'save as' > 'all types' in the save window, and then save it as a bat, like for example shrak.bat

then you can easily start your mod by starting the bat you made
ive made bats to start every of my mods myself this way

What about for rouge and hipnotic, it sounds like what I should have done when installing the small mod complimation for rogue.

[talisa]

@frost
for MP1 SoA / HIPNOTIC
darkplaces.exe -hipnotic

for MP2 DoE / ROGUE
darkplaces.exe -rogue

.

or even easier.... use these bats i made:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?sb17f99f8d6ymaf
just drop them in the same folder as DP and use those to start the mission-packs

[Frost R17]

just drop them in the same folder as DP and use those to start the mission-packs

You mean drop it in the rogue folder?

[webangel]

Or you drop this exes from OoPpEe into your Quake folder.
HERE

This Thread is pinned here....

[talisa]

@R17
no drop them in quake base folder, same folder as where darkplaces.exe also is


@webangel
eyup, or you could use those. both are the same, mine are just .bat files instead of .exe files.
but both mine and OoPpEe's files do the exact same, they start darkplaces.exe with the correct parameters