Grim.wz on a Mac?

[iMac]

OK, I tried adding the grim.wz mod on my Mac. The only trouble is that there is no place to put the file. I know it goes in the mods/global folder, but there is no such folder.
I then tried to create the mods/global folder & put it in a warzone 2100 folder. Problem is I have TWO different places to put the folder & files. I attached a screenshot of both folder views.

The top folder views are in the Warzone 2100.app itself. You can only access those folder views by right clicking on the Warzone 2100 icon & going to "show package contents". I can see all the files/folders within the Warzone 2100.app but I have no idea where to place the grim.wz mod.

The bottom folder view is the Warzone 2100 folder in the "Application Support" folder.

When I placed the grim.wz file inside various folders within those two locations & started a game, nothing would happen. no gfx changes. I just ignored the files.

Another question.

I cannot add "--cheat" or any other "--" command. If I right click on the Warzone 2100 icon & go to "get info", I can then change the file name "Warzone 2100.app". but when I try to add the "--cheat" it asks me if I want to change the file name extension. When I click yes i can't start Warzone. The Warzone icon changes to a regular folder icon. When you click on it opens up like any regular folder. it doesn't startup like an application. I even created an alias & added the "--cheat" & it still doesn't allow me to enter debug mode when I start Warzone when clicking on the alias & starting Warzone.

The only way to start cheat mode(or any other mode that requires the "--" command) is to change the debugmode=0 line in the config file, in the Application Support/Warzone 2100 folders.

I attached another screenshot of the "--cheat" when added. The first Warzone on the left is the original application. The second(or middle) Warzone is the alias(or shortcut) with the "--cheat added" The 3rd Warzone from the left is a duplication of the original application but with the "--cheat" added on. The folder view shows the Warzone.app program as a file, alias, & folder(even though it is really a program). Mac OS even warns me that by changing the extension it will make the application(Warzone) appear as folder.

- Scott

God I hope someone can understand this. It is very difficult for me to explain these things clearly, as I have typing this for an hour now just to make sure it is readable & understandable.

[DevUrandom]

The mod goes into that applications folder in your home directory. "Warzone 2100/mods/global/grim.wz" will be the filename.
Then you need to make WZ load that mod on startup. This is the part which leads to your second question: You need to add a "--mod grim.wz" commandline parameter. For how that works, there should be some Mac specific info on the wiki. I don't know anything about how this works.

[lav_coyote25]

and we have a wiki...why?  ;D


answer to the cheats section of the multipart question

[iMac]

I have no clue as to where I should stick the file still. I don't have a Warzone 2100 home directory like in Windows afaik. There is something close to a home directory, but not the exact same thing. The screenshots have text that I added to help visualize what I mean

Has anyone been able to get this mod to work on OS X? I guess the devs don't own a Mac, lol. O well, I think there is maybe only 2 people on these forums that use a Mac anyway.

I attached more screenshots to help visualize to you what I see. They are in the order as to be viewed. I hope this helps.

- Scott

P.S. Yes, lav-coyote, I do know about the cheats in os x. I made that entry into the wiki myself. 

[DevUrandom]

In the first screenshot you shot this "Application Support...Warzone 2100" folder. That is the "home directory" I was talking about.

[iMac]

Ok, so i now have the mod/global grim.wz in the Application Support/Warzone 2100 folders.

Now what? It still doesn't load grim.wz. I see the original gfx.

- Scott

[lav_coyote25]

ummm... ok i think i know what the problem may be... 


open up that grim.wz file ...  it is a zip file - 7zip or whatever you use...    look in the texpages folder...  double click on the tertilesc1hw.png.... does that look like the grim textures or the original....    now is there a file called tertilesc1.wz    the one with out the hw  in it....   


let me know.

[Giel]

Make sure to use "--mod grim.wz" as a parameter as well btw.

[iMac]

Ok, I opened it up. It is the grim textures. There is no file called tertilesc1.wz

- Scott

P.S. Sorry for the slow response. I'm feeling under the weather. Thanks for taking the time helping me. It is really appreciated.

[iMac]

OK, I copied the file & changed the name. It still loads with the original textures.

I also re-zipped the grim folder back up to, "grim.zip" & then changed the ".zip" extension back to ".wz". So it looks like grim.wz again. But still nothing works. So I changed grim.wz back to a folder view like it was before I had re-zipped it up.

I attached a screenshot of what the folders/files currently look like. Do I have the folders/files named correctly?

- Scott

P.S. If any of the previous screenshots I have post are causing any problems/not needed anymore, they can be removed. It is just that I'm a very visual person.

[DevUrandom]

Start with "--debug all --debugfile warzone.log" and attach the resulting file. I want to check whether the mod given on the commandline is actually loaded.

[iMac]

Ok, where do I add this "--debug all --debugfile warzone.log" ? Because when I add the "--debug all --debugfile warzone.log" to the file name "Warzone2100.app" (so now it looks like this "Warzone2100.app --debug all --debugfile warzone.log") OSX asks me if i want to keep the ".app" extension or change the ".app" extension to a ".log" extension. Also when I clicked on the "Warzone2100.app --debug all --debugfile warzone.log" it would open up my log console but not warzone. It read it as a log instead of the game & it didn't create any warzone.log anywhere on my system. I checked the "Applications Support/Warzone 2100" folder but found nothing.

When the above didn't work I also created an alias(shortcut) & added the "--debug all --debugfile warzone.log" to the alias. It looks like the same thing as above but is a shortcut icon. It would start warzone when I clicked on the alias but I can't find warzone.log anywhere. It seems to ignore those "--whatever" commands.

I must not be adding any of the "--whatever" type commands in the correct places. Does os x recognize those commands? I am still going to figure this one out.

- Scott

[shishkebab]

Alright, first of all what version of wz do you have? If you have 2.0.7 then in the home folder go to ~/Library/Application\ Support/Warzone\ 2100/config and add to the end of the file the --comand you want. On the wiki http://wiki.wz2100.net/_detail/user:map ... ache=cache I think that should wark for macs and pcs.

Shishkebab

[DevUrandom]

go to ~/Library/Application\ Support/Warzone\ 2100/config and add to the end of the file the --comand you want.

??? That works??? Really? Are you sure?

[shishkebab]

ok... seems i was confused. you dont do -- you just edit existing varibles like debugmode=1 to enable cheats and edit the other stuff like screen size. sorry if i confused anyone. i dont think osx recognises -- commands. you can not use them by creating an alias.