Suggestion: READMe labeling for mass downloaders
dragonarts:
Wow, so many awesome ideas for solutions. I liked El Presidente's reply best, but of course he is the supreme awesomeness, so of course he doesn't need to check readme's to see if there's further instructions included that weren't given in the thread. He undoubtedly knows exactly what each mod/hack does by telepathy and shear genius. I, however, am not so awesome, so I need to read stuff.
I do use Vista's rename feature for zips, but if I use Winrar for the rar's, it doesn't rename stuff for me. I may have to try 7zip. That does rar files too, right? Even though my new computer has lots of hard drive space, I'm trying to keep it uncluttered so I've been deleting the zip/rar after I unpack and install stuff. I may have to change that, especially as I've encountered a problem with one of the hacks I use :'(. I checked them all pretty carefully before putting them back in my downloads folder when I installed Free Time, but I didn't go to a vacation hood. Everything looked fine until then. The error log isn't really helping me find the culprit because what it's telling me is the object causing the error is a community lot populator. I yanked my downloads folder, and am going back through trying to figure out which hack could affect community lot populators, and putting stuff back slowly (again) and testing in the circumstances that originally caused the error. I've reread all the readme's I still have, but that hasn't helped much yet.
Lyra:
I put all my hacks (actually, all my custom content) into their own separate folders. It goes - what it is (hack, CC etc), where it's from, who created it, name. This helps with readmes because they go in the folder with the hack.
I also have a spreadsheet with all of my hacks, when they were updated and a link to it's readme so I can reference when I have to update something without having to click through a bunch of folders.
Works for me :D
Count Four:
Yes, 7Zip works on .rar files, too. That's what I got it for in the first place. Besides that, it has plenty of useful features and all. You won't lose anything by giving it a try.
Invisigoth:
Quote from: dragonarts on 2008 March 08, 16:24:04
I checked them all pretty carefully before putting them back in my downloads folder when I installed Free Time, but I didn't go to a vacation hood. Everything looked fine until then.
I might be entirely wrong, but this sounds as if you literally placed your hacks from your Bon Voyage downloads folder into your Free Time downloads folder. If you've done this, then I know what your problem is. Many FFS hacks have been updated so you shouldn't use the copy you had before in FT. You should download a fresh copy from the hack directory. If I have misunderstood your post then I'm sorry for wasting your time with this explanation.
cwykes:
Quote from: SpaceDoll on 2008 March 07, 21:16:58
I rename each rtfm as I unzip, so that I have a copy of each. I guess I like to have them in case I need to refer to them for some reason. Also, I keep my little sister updated on the hacks here, and e-mail her anything new she needs, so it is nice for her to know what she's getting. Not that she reads them. Anyway, if anyone wants my renamed rtfm's, I have most of the Director's Cut, plus a few more. Here ya go.
that's what I do to - I refer to them pretty regularly when I forget what a hack does. I suspect the rtfm's tell you what the mod did when it first came out rather than what it actually does these days. I always go to the forum if I'm wondering about things I know have been updated... harder jobs, saner LTWs....phone hack...
Thanks for the list - I'm checking it against mine next.
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