my own playermodel for host game mode

[legacy-fshuber]

I tried to get my own model into utk4 host mode. When I write, ServerActors=my_model into ut2004.ini under (engine.GameEngine), the level doesn't start and crashes. The model works in single player mode.
Is there any good manual about that?
That's the way I did it.
felix


INSTALLATION
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Just extract to your UT2004 folder!

If you wanna install it manually then here's how.....

LDhats_Characters.UTX goes into ut2004/textures folder
LDhats.USX goes into ut2004/staticmeshes folder
LDUT.UKX goes into ut2004/animations folder
LDhatPlayers.UPL goes into ut2004/system folder
LDhats.u goes into ut2004/system folder
LDhats.ucl goes into ut2004/system folder

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SERVER INSTALLATION
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Follow the installation instructions as explained above and then you need to edit ut2004.ini and go to the section where it says [Engine.GameEngine] and add this line at the end.......

ServerActors=LDhats

Resave the ut2004.ini and restart game server. Finally, anyone who has the characters installed will be able to see you using it and vice versa.

[legacy-pcmods]

Ya know, this was much easier in UT99, the server cached all the info to the clients, why did they remove that, then this wouldn't happen. I could play on any server with custom models no proplem, no editing the INI file.

I can only assume here, but you may have an issue in your LDhats.u file.
Do you have the soruce for it, as there's not much else that would cause a crash.

You can also check the logs to what the cause was.

[legacy-fshuber]

error message

thank's felix

UT2004 Build UT2004_Build_[2005-02-15_17.02]

OS: Windows XP 5.1 (Build: 2600)
CPU: GenuineIntel Unknown processor @ 2796 MHz with 1022MB RAM
Video: RADEON X800GT (6583)

Can't resolve package name

History: UObject::SafeLoadError <- UObject::StaticLoadClass
<- ULevel::Listen <- Listen <- UGameEngine::LoadMap
<- LocalMapURL
<- UGameEngine::Browse <- ClientTravel <- UGameEngine::Tick
<- Level OPS ROOM <- UpdateWorld <- MainLoop <- FMallocWindows::Free
<- FMallocWindows::Realloc <- 676F4C57 0 FArray
<- FArray::Realloc <- 0*2 <- FMallocWindows::Free

[legacy-fshuber]

solved the problem

finally I found the solution. in the ut2004.ini file, I wrote under (Engine.GameEngine) ServerPackages=MyPlayer

felix