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Ultra Pack 2.01n and SEOW

Posted: Mon 03 Jan 2011 9:51 am
by Ootoito
Hi all,

This is my first message in SEOW forum, my english is bad but i would like salute all and thank you for this powerfull and nice tool.

My question is:

SEOW is fully compatible with UP 2.01n and Mods?

thank you very much.

P.d.: I'm search in forum and only find an message afirmative for UP 1.8.

Posted: Mon 03 Jan 2011 9:57 pm
by IV/JG7_4Shades
Hello Ootoito, and welcome.

First, the strict message:

SEOW is not developed against UP. SEOW is only developed against IL-2 (which is now in the hands of Team Daidalos) and against HSFX. SEOW releases are intended to support IL-2 and HSFX. There are no plans for SEOW to support UP directly. Personally, I have never run or installed UP.

As I understand it, some past versions of UP included HSFX as a selectable option, but also added extra mods on top which can potentially conflict with pure HSFX. Therefore, in running a multiplayer SEOW campaign, there is the possibility of internal game conflicts between some players using UP+HSFX and others using pure HSFX. These conflicts may affect mission results and in-game combat performance in unexpected ways.

In any online war (SEOW or other), it is ALWAYS recommended for ALL players to use IDENTICAL game/mod versions. People who choose not to observe this rule do so at their own risk (and risk affecting other participants).

Now the practical message:

SEOW simply builds IL-2 coop files and analyzes IL-2 logfiles. As long as whatever game+mod combination you use recognizes whatever objects are used in the SEOW coops (planes/tanks/ships/buildings/etc) and writes out logfiles in standard form, the SEOW should work. SEOW does not care what game+mod combination is used to host the coop. You can add your custom "Fw190 -> Tiger Moth" mod ( :D ) and run your SEOW mission if you want, SEOW will not care!

If, on the other hand, you wish to use a new object that SEOW doesn't recognize, e.g. a custom Mig-21 jet, then you can easily get SEOW to recognize it by adding it to the Object_Specifications and Object_Costs tables. You may also need to add a screenshot of it to the MP uniticons/IL-2 Object Images folder.

Cheers,
4Shades

Posted: Tue 04 Jan 2011 8:04 am
by Ootoito
Hi IV/JG7_4Shades,

Thx for your response.

Them no have problems for mods that is a small SEOW in our squad, all players use identical game and mod configuration.

Thank you very much, i'm working and learning "how can do it... in SEOW" :D

Great job and tool.