Homeworld Remastered Collection

Homeworld Remastered Collection

Complex EVO [HW Remastered]
josephi 2017 年 12 月 26 日 下午 4:50
Replacing Complex 11 with Complex 12 in the mods launcher
Homeworld Remastered: Replacing Complex 11 with Complex 12


A. Prerequisites:

  1. Stock HW:RM install.

  2. Subscribe to "Complex [HW Remastered]" mod.
    • this will install Complex 11 and create the mod folders.
    • test that Homeworld Remastered is correctly installed and that the Complex 11 mod works.

  3. Download "Complex12.zip" per beghins' instructions.
    • unzip the contents into a temp folder.


B. Replace Complex 11 with Complex 12

  1. If you did not change the folder locations when you installed the Steam client and HW:RM, then Complex 11 will be installed in folder:
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\244160\398406822

  2. Replace "Complex11.big" with "Complex12.big" from your temp folder in A.3 above.

  3. In the same folder (in B.1 above), there is a text file "config.txt". This file is used by the mod manager to identify and show installed mods in the Mods Launcher.
    • Open the file using a text editor and change the line:
      BigFilename: Complex11.big
      to
      BigFilename: Complex12.big

  4. Copy the "locale" folder from your temp folder in A.3 above, into "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\HomeworldRM\Data".

  5. Copy the contents of "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\244160\398406822" into "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\HomeworldRM\DataWorkshopMODs\76561198036294313\398406822"
    • Both folders must have the same contents. So get rid of "Complex11.big" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\HomeworldRM\DataWorkshopMODs\76561198036294313\398406822"



C. Summary

If you followed the instructions above, Complex12 will now be a selectable mod from the HW:RM Mods Launcher, replacing Complex11.

If you skipped B.3 above, the mod name will show as "Complex 11" instead of "Complex 12" in the Mods Launcher.

Do not combine "Complex 12" with the "HW:RM 2.3 Player's Patch" - you'll get crashes to desktop.

Update 2017-12-31 Re: Complex 12 + 2.3 Player's Patch
It looks like the order in which the mods are specified in the mod launcher determines whether the game will crash. If you want to use play Complex 12 with the 2.3 Player's Patch, select 2.3 Player's Patch 1st, then select Complex 12 in the mods launcher. I tried this today and was able to play without CTDs.
最后由 josephi 编辑于; 2017 年 12 月 31 日 下午 5:04
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beghins  [开发者] 2017 年 12 月 27 日 上午 1:28 
Well, it's an valid alternative I think, I'll check, happy to hear, in this way we could integrate it with the workshop, needs test
josephi 2017 年 12 月 27 日 上午 10:12 
Thanks beghins. The above instructions are how I've set up my install. So at least for me, it's working ok. I've played 2 games so far without issues.

Working out the set up, I got interested in why there is a separate locale folder. When I unpacked the Complex12.big file, it also had a locale folder. Comparing the locale folder from the big file and the zip file using WinMerge, I did not see any difference.

This implies that instruction B.4 above can be skipped - the locale folder in the big file will work. I'm testing that now. I've deleted the locale folder in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Homeworld\HomeworldRM\Data" which came from Complex12.zip. So far, I'm not getting any issues.

So at least for Complex12, as long as you provide us Steam users with a download URL, we'll be able to set up and play.
beghins  [开发者] 2017 年 12 月 27 日 上午 10:46 
In this way you don't need to copy the folder locale, it works anyway, if you want test this just try to move the camera with ASDW like a shooter instead of the classic HW arrows, if this work you don't need the folder locale.
What I don't understand is the reason you want launch the game by the Launcher.
最后由 beghins 编辑于; 2017 年 12 月 27 日 上午 10:50
josephi 2017 年 12 月 27 日 上午 11:08 
Tried the ASDW without the folder locale. It works!

I like the Launcher. It keeps the mods I subscribe to compartmentalised.

For example, I didn't like having a stray copy of the locale folder because it is not part of the stock install. That's why I tried to find out if the big file had a locale folder. So now that I've confirmed that the locale folder in the big file works ok, I'm happy to delete the extra locale folder in the data folder. Now, my HW:RM install is back to being a stock install.

Also, it's easier to troubleshoot if the mods are compartmentalised in the big file. That's why I don't install mods that require me to add or change the stock files and folders.
beghins  [开发者] 2017 年 12 月 27 日 上午 11:43 
I think this is different for any players 76561198036294313
I have 76561198115465316
josephi 2017 年 12 月 27 日 下午 12:28 
Those numbers are our Steam profile IDs.
beghins  [开发者] 2017 年 12 月 29 日 下午 5:31 
now it's fully on steam
josephi 2017 年 12 月 30 日 上午 11:46 
Thanks beghins!
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