If your Homeworld 2 mod is crashing or not working and you want help...

[scarbrow]

If your mod is crashing and you want to ask the community for some help to sort out your problem, here are the things that you should first.

1. If you haven't created a shortcut to the exe, do so.

2. Edit the properties in the target line of the shortcut appropriately. For example:


"blahblah/homeworld2.exe" -luatrace

"blahblah/homeworld2.exe" -overrideBigFile

"blahblah/homeworld2.exe" -mod NameOfTheBigFile.big

These are three most relevant additions to the shortcut that you'll be using. They can all be used together if need be but make sure you have entered them correctly.

-luatrace - generates the hw2.log file in the bin/release folder. This file is the most important for helping and assisting for debugging, crashes or other mod related problems.
-overrideBigFile - If you are trying to run a mod that uses folders and files, this is the extra command you need to use.
-mod NameOfBigFile.big - If the mod is using a single file in the form of a .big file, this is the command you need to use.


Now, before making a post on these forums about your mod crashing or whatnot you should have a look at the logfile generated yourself first. If you are still stumped, then by all means ask the community for help.

[Dim@]

And, very important:

The log file you need is "Hw2.log", in the Bin\Release folder
NOT the errorlog.txt.

EDIT:
Can we sticky this?

EDIT 2:
And put it in bold?

[mrlaird]

although for some it might just be a .txt file dim@, like it was for me.

maybe it's got something do with with my OS, idk.

[TON_Viper]

It's not a .txt file, but if you've opened a .log file in notepad before, then windows may just have added it to the text document file type.

I'd recommend turning on showing of file types. That way, you can see that it actually ends in .log.

[mrlaird]

It's not a .txt file, but if you've opened a .log file in notepad before, then windows may just have added it to the text document file type.

that's the funny thing though, because i'd never opened it before. Oh well i know where/what it is now.

[TON_Viper]

Well you wouldn't have had to open that specific file before. If you've opened any file of the .log file type before and set it to open with notepad automatically, it can happen.

[sirkillalot]

lolz i just read this...i will keep it in mind