Partial Big compilation

[asaakwal]

How would you compile parts of the data hierarchy into a .big. Instead of uncompiling the whole big file, and recompiling everything, i just need to recompile one or two ships at a time.

[XcaliberCrusade]

you don't need to recompile into a .big for files to work. add:

-overrideBigFile to the shortcut's target path.

[asaakwal]

hmm, lemme check it if works. You mean take the data file i decompiled, and then name it whatever the release file asks? Then set the target to the data file?

Wierd, it doesnt work

[XcaliberCrusade]

um, no. Just put the folders/files in your hw2 data directory and then go to properties in your shortcut and there should be something like:

"blahblahblahhomeworld2.exe"

and add -overrideBigFile after the last quotation mark. remember to leave a space b/e the mark and the dash.

This tells the game to look at files outside of the big file first.

NOTE: only leave what you have modified in the data directory. This is because some files don't decompile properly, causing crashes.

[asaakwal]

Hey, there it is, thanks