UT3 2.0 Mod Setup

**WOLFhellfire** · 03-05-2009, 07:58 AM

This is how my mod folders are setup with the new 2.0 patch and the Titan Pack; in case you starting a new mod or needing to update your current project.

Updated 3/12/09

Code:

- Mod Main Folder
    - Artwork
    - Config
    - Logs
    - Screenshots
    - Shaders
    - Source
         - PackageName
              + Classes 
    - Splash
         * Splash.BMP
         * EdSplash.BMP
    - Unpublished
         + CustomChars
         + CustomMaps
         + Localization
         + Script
         + Sounds
         + Textures
         + UI
    - Published
         + CustomChars
         + CustomMaps
         + Localization
         + Script
         + Sounds
         + Textures
         + UI

    * DirectPlay.exe
    * Editor.exe
    * NormalPlay.exe
    * Rebuild.exe

DirectPlay.exe

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3\Binaries\UT3.exe" DM-CoolLevel?game=PackageName.GameType -useunpublished -mod=..\ModName

Editor.exe

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3\Binaries\UT3.exe" editor -mod=..\ModName

NormalPlay.exe

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3\Binaries\UT3.exe" -useunpublished -mod=..\ModName

Rebuild.exe

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3\Binaries\UT3.exe" make -useunpublished -mod=..\ModName

**Jetfire** · 03-05-2009, 08:13 AM

Nice try but a bit wrong imo. Try to emulate the folder structure of UTGame. The config folder is for .ini files.

**Drifa** · 03-05-2009, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by WOLFhellfire

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Code:

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    * DirectPlay.exe
    * Editor.exe
    * NormalPlay.exe
    * Rebuild.exe

Are these self made or a new feature? Still downloading..

Edit: when do you think they will release the ScriptSource_2.0?

**WOLFhellfire** · 03-05-2009, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by Jetfire

Nice try but a bit wrong imo. Try to emulate the folder structure of UTGame. The config folder is for .ini files.

I thought the same thing until I looked at my folders after I played UT3. I tried to build my mod and it would not work so I checked the files and sure enough. UT3 decided to put all my .u files inside the config folder.

Originally Posted by Drifa

Are these self made or a new feature? Still downloading..

I made the .exe files myself to make modding a bit easier. I decompiled the source already but we all know how that goes. The source probably wont be released for awhile if you take in account for how long the others took to come out.

**Jetfire** · 03-05-2009, 09:13 AM

You probably have '-mod = ..\xgame\config' in your make etc. Remove the \config, it's not needed now.

**WOLFhellfire** · 03-05-2009, 09:20 AM

That certainly would be a reason why I had to put the source in the config.
I'll go ahead and change that.

**|*BILLY$CLINT*|** · 03-06-2009, 01:51 AM

Did anyone have an issue where your player could no longer fire when your custom TC is loaded. I all of a sudden can not fire in game but I can in the editor its the weirdest thing.

**Angel_Mapper** · 03-06-2009, 02:04 AM

Delete your UTInput.ini and let it make a new one.

**schenksmill** · 03-06-2009, 05:14 AM

I had some remaining config file stuff from the 1.3 build of Unreal Demolition that interfered as well, so surf through your configs and get rid of excess crap.

**|*BILLY$CLINT*|** · 03-06-2009, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Angel_Mapper

Delete your UTInput.ini and let it make a new one.

Add a +1 to your awesomeness...

**chiefwhosm** · 03-07-2009, 12:02 PM

My Q. isn't exactly Mod Setup, but it is related, due to the fact it's trying to compile a custom gametype for a Mod, which now uses 2.0.

The gametype compiled fine under 1.3, and the folder structure (which of course is that of the mods) is set up in the same manner as UT3 (folder name for folder name).

Naturally I have my source in the Src folder of the Mods root directory (NbGame).

I've edited the ini files thusly:

DefaultEditor:

[ModPackages]
ModPackagesInPath=..\NbGame\Src
ModOutputDir=..\NbGame\Unpublished\CookedPC\Script
ModPackages=NbLowLevel
ModPackages=NightbladeMod
ModPackages=NbAI
ModPackages=NbCoDGame

DefaultEngine:

[Editor.EditorEngine]
;+EditPackages=NbLowLevel
;+EditPackages=NightbladeMod
;+EditPackages=NbAI
;+EditPackages=NbCoDGame
InEditorGameURLOptions=?game=nightblademod.nbgamei nfo?quickstart=1?numplay=1

This is how it was for 1.3 and compiled fine, now however on it trying to compile NbCoDGame (my gametype - all other files are the Mods own) it complains about not being able to find the superclasses for all my .uc files.

If I however remove the ; from the +EditP... lines, it reaches whichever EditP... is first in the list (by default this is as you see above, but I did try re-arranging things to see the result) then ut3 make crashes, and the launch.log file shows it can't find the packages NbLowLevel.u etc, which it was quite happy about finding with 1.3.

I'm rather confused as to why it can no longer find my packages in the jump from 1.3 to 2.0, so any suggestions?

*Edit: One thing I have noticed is when it fails with the superclass errors, where the program finishes without crashing (but also without compiling) it creates a scripts folder in Unpublished, rather than use the unpub>cookedpc>scripts folder.

Thanks, Chief

**schenksmill** · 03-07-2009, 05:31 PM

CookedPC no longer exists within the mod directory. It's just Published\<content folders> or Unpublished\<content folders>. That should fix your problem (at least it did for me).

**chiefwhosm** · 03-07-2009, 06:31 PM

Thanks, the newly released update to the mod still retains CookedPC, however I pmed their coder and he gave me advice that got me there

Had to copy the mods unpublished script files to the ProgramFiles UT3 cookedpc folder, and modify the non-default inis slightly.

But it works and that's the main thing.

Shame about the few errors that have cropped up, ah well it never rains...

Chief

**Bob_Gneu** · 03-07-2009, 06:56 PM

It is quite a shame that we cant help everyone, but i suggest you give my tutorial a walk through, it works fine, and it has nothing to do witht he programfiles directory. I have tested it personally and have only had a couple issues, specifically relating to the configuration files loading redundant items. It loads everything fine.

**Reahreic** · 03-07-2009, 08:25 PM

this completely breaks all my paths for packages as there seems to be no packages folder anymore.
its now split between sounds shaders and textures

**Angel_Mapper** · 03-07-2009, 08:59 PM

I just made one up, works fine.

**Kyben** · 03-07-2009, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by chiefwhosm

Thanks, the newly released update to the mod still retains CookedPC, however I pmed their coder and he gave me advice that got me there

I was getting an Ambigious error message for all my packages when compiling or trying to play, so I tried moving them under Unpublished and walla, problem fixed.

thanks schenksmill.

**Reahreic** · 03-07-2009, 10:10 PM

I have the basic game up and running again now however it has removed the settings scenes from my package and refuses to use my custom skin now.

lol its always two steps forward and one step back with me

**Kyben** · 03-10-2009, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by Kyben

I was getting an Ambigious error message for all my packages when compiling or trying to play, so I tried moving them under Unpublished and walla, problem fixed.

thanks schenksmill.

Mother of pearl... So I thought the above worked but it didn't really. Hosting a server crashes the game for some reason, and looking in the log I was getting really weird messages. This was happening for all my config files:

Code:

Log: ----> Replacing ..\UTGame\Config\UTEditor.ini with ..\BSMod\Config\UTEditor.ini
Log: ----> Replacing ..\UTGame\Config\DefaultEditor.ini with ..\BSMod\Config\DefaultEditor.ini
Log: ----> Replacing ..\UTGame\Config\UTEngine.ini with ..\BSMod\Config\UTEngine.ini
Log: ----> Replacing ..\UTGame\Config\DefaultEngine.ini with ..\BSMod\Config\DefaultEngine.ini
Log: ----> Replacing ..\UTGame\Config\UTGame.ini with ..\BSMod\Config\UTGame.ini
Log: ----> Replacing ..\UTGame\Config\DefaultGame.ini with ..\BSMod\Config\DefaultGame.ini
Log: ----> Replacing ..\UTGame\Config\UTInput.ini with ..\BSMod\Config\UTInput.ini
Log: ----> Replacing ..\UTGame\Config\DefaultInput.ini with ..\BSMod\Config\DefaultInput.ini
...

then I get a really long list like this:

Code:

Log: Failed to find Package GuidCache_CustomChars to FullyLoad [FullyLoadType = 3, Tag = ]
Log: Failed to find Package GuidCache_CustomChars to FullyLoad [FullyLoadType = 3, Tag = ]
Log: Failed to find Package GuidCache_CustomMaps to FullyLoad [FullyLoadType = 3, Tag = ]
Log: Failed to find Package GuidCache_CustomChars to FullyLoad [FullyLoadType = 3, Tag = ]
Log: Failed to find Package GuidCache_CustomMaps to FullyLoad [FullyLoadType = 3, Tag = ]
Log: Failed to find Package GuidCache_CustomWeapons to FullyLoad [FullyLoadType = 3, Tag = ]
Log: Failed to find Package GuidCache_CustomChars to FullyLoad [FullyLoadType = 3, Tag = ]
Log: Failed to find Package GuidCache_CustomMaps to FullyLoad [FullyLoadType = 3, Tag = ]
Log: Failed to find Package GuidCache_CustomWeapons to FullyLoad [FullyLoadType = 3, Tag = ]
...

Whats weird is in instant action it all seemed to work.
Well, I did some digging in the .ini's to see if I could maybe find something that could fix 'hosting a server from crashing'.
I noticed this: SeekFreePCPaths=..\BSMod\CookedPC and changed it to SeekFreePCPaths=..\BSMod, but then I got the ambigious error again for each package. Great, I'm back to square one.

Heres what it says exactly: Ambiguous package name: Using 'C:\Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3\BSMod\Published\Characters\CH_SWATMale.upk', not 'C:\Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3\BSMod\Unpublished\Characters\CH_SWATMale.upk'

All I can think of now is that maybe Unpublished and Published aren't used at all anymore? It looks like its mixing both of them up.
Am I the only one having this problem?

**Archasis** · 03-10-2009, 08:43 AM

I noticed this: SeekFreePCPaths=..\BSMod\CookedPC and changed it to SeekFreePCPaths=..\BSMod, but then I got the ambigious error again for each package.

I don't think you need SeekFreePCPaths anymore.

**Archasis** · 03-10-2009, 08:47 AM

This is all I have for my .ini files (besides some mod-specific ones) and it seems to work fine:

Code:

DefaultEngine.ini:
[URL]
Map=UTFrontEnd_MOD.ut3
LocalMap=UTFrontEnd_MOD.ut3
TransitionMap=EnvyEntry_MOD.ut3
GameName=My Mod
GameNameShort=MOD

[FullScreenMovie]
-StartupMovies=Copyright_PC
-StartupMovies=EpicLogo
-StartupMovies=MidwayLogo
-StartupMovies=UE3_logo
-StartupMovies=Nvidia_PC
-StartupMovies=Intel_Duo_Logo
-StartupMovies=UT_loadmovie1

[Configuration]
BasedOn=..\UTGame\Config\DefaultEngine.ini

DefaultEditor.ini:
[Configuration]
BasedOn=..\UTGame\Config\DefaultEditor.ini

[ModPackages]
ModPackages=MyModPackage

**Archasis** · 03-10-2009, 08:56 AM

...and my folder setup:

C:\Games\MyMod

Config
Help
Shaders
Splash
Src
- MyModPackage
  - Classes
Published
- Script
- CoreAssets
- Missions
- MissionAssets
Unpublished
- Script
- CoreAssets
- Missions
- MissionAssets

edit: I compile with UT3.exe make -mod=C:\Games\MyMod -modsrc -useunpublished

**Kyben** · 03-10-2009, 01:28 PM

Thank you Archasis, I'll try that when I get home.
What does '-modsrc' do exactly?

**Bob_Gneu** · 03-11-2009, 02:47 AM

It allows you to have the mod directory outside of the mod's directory

it is completely suprefluous and wasted in this context.

**neai** · 03-12-2009, 11:55 AM

btw, the -modsrc param allows you to compile without specifying ModPackagesInPath & ModOutputDir paths.

**Archasis** · 03-12-2009, 12:33 PM

Here's the info about -modsrc from Josh Adams:

Also, script compiling can now be done easily with -mod:

ut3 make -mod=D:\MyMod [-modsrc]

If you specify -mod when compiling, it will save the .u files to:

D:\MyMod\Unpublished\Script\ModPkg1.u
D:\MyMod\Unpublished\Script\ModPkg2.u

If you add the optional -modsrc option, it will look for mod script code here _instead of_ in UTGame\Src:

D:\MyMod\Src\ModPkg1\Classes\*.uc
D:\MyMod\Src\ModPkg2\Classes\*.uc

I made it optional so people that don't want their script code in their -mod directory can still have the .uc files outside of the directory structure (so you can just zip up the mod dir without your script code included).

So, with the above directory structure, and using this DefaultEditor.ini in MyMod\Config, I can easily compile the script package:

[Configuration]
BasedOn=..\UTGame\Config\DefaultEditor.ini

[ModPackages]
ModPackages=MyModPackage

No need to mess with ModPackagesInPath or ModOutputDir or anything like that.

I use -modsrc because my source is in a directory outside of UTGame/Src and I don't use MadPackagesInPath or modOutputDir... so not completely suprefluous and wasted in this context.

**Drifa** · 03-12-2009, 09:31 PM

Uh I like it, I tried to set up my mod outside of my docs before and got some serious errors. But this works really smooth. Thanks for the quote.

**Archasis** · 03-13-2009, 08:19 AM

Yeah, I'm a fan of the new -mod setup for 2.0.

**Drifa** · 03-13-2009, 12:31 PM

Where is that quote from btw? Maybe I missed some other cool stuff? ^^

**Archasis** · 03-13-2009, 12:38 PM

It's from the UT3MODS mailing list, sent out during the beta testing of 2.0. The email subject was "[ut3mods] Patch3 -mod changes heads-up" initiated by Josh. Here's what the beginning of it said:

Okay, so next beta will see some big changes for the -mod handling based on your guys' feedback. If anyone can think of a showstopping reason this won't work, speak up ASAP.

Here is the new mod directory structure. Note the lack of a CookedPC directory (it is extraneous in the -mod case).

MyMod\Config
MyMod\Splash
MyMod\Logs
MyMod\Localization\...
MyMod\Unpublished\Script\*.u
MyMod\Unpublished\...
MyMod\Published\Script\*.u
MyMod\Published\...
[MyMod\Src\MyModPackage\Classes\*.uc] <-- optional, see below

It now understands Published vs Unpublished (including use of -unpublished, which never made sense with -mod before), and you can now publish your maps from within the editor (if you run the editor with -mod).

I'm guessing the "-unpublished" is supposed to be "-useunpublished," but I could be wrong.

**Lost Haven** · 03-13-2009, 05:45 PM

Thanks for the heads up, I am new to this mod stuff. I am just starting on one , so any information is good information to me. Starting on a bloody fps war mod , taking place in the vietnam war . Its going to be called operation nervekill.

I got one question for you , how much facial animation can the engine handel. Is it very detailed , complex or is it linear.

**zipstick** · 05-14-2009, 04:49 AM

Lots of good stuff here! THX All!

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