Deus Ex Alpha

does anyone know why my Deus Ex GOTY won't let me install the SDK?

i defo don't have it on the disk allready, and everytime i try to install any of the versions it says it cant find the corect Deus Ex versionb which is needed

don't worry — it's a common problem

do you have WinZIP or WinRAR?

if so, right click on the SDK file you downloaded and open it as an archive
then extract the contents of the archive to your DeusEx/ folder

they all open in powerarchiver anyways
msot have .exe which gets stroppy with version info

the one i manually installed though still didn't work, one of the files had problems
this may be due to me extracting to the wrong location however

where should the files go?

kk think i put some files in wrong place
im getting loads of error messages now

and now my Deus Ex is completly broken
it also now insist that the Cd is in, even with the line altered
does anyone know where i can downlaod an older copy of the game that works +can just be updated?

right its fixed
can you tell give me a link to the SDK though that works for GOTY
and tell me where the files go?

I'm sorry, but no new links would help if you're a total computer newbie.

try again
open the archive
select all the files
find DeusEx/ folder (most likely My computer -> C: -> Deus Ex or Program Files/DeusEx)
then drag'n'drop all the files from the archive to DeusEx folder

you should install ConEdit from ConEdit folder to launch SDK

if that doesn't work just tell me WHAT EXACTLY doesnt work, e.g. if it crashes with error, copy the error text here

lol i know quite a bit about pc's
the only thing is my archiver sends files to the wrong places qiute often
i think its working though now becuase someone sent me there .exe file for it + it seems to load up correctly


what exactly does the conedit do

edits conversations, dunno if it helps in MP mapping tho :/

okies cheers

the SDK seems to open most maps including multiplayer but there one or two that it doesnt do anything with

is this becuase these are protected against editing in some way?
i wanted to change on of them to put catalcym mod on

Some maps are protected by Nobody's Map Protection Tool, but in most cases it's because you don't have all the packages that the map depends on.

{DXCt}agentsmith wrote:i wanted to change on of them to put catalcym mod on

When you modify a map and then host it, the players which already have it, won't be able to join your server. And vice versa: you won't be able to play the servers which host it, too.

u have to rename the map then :/

yeah I renamed the map but it won't come up with a map drawing on either of them when loaded
probs map protected
does that work still when you copy and rename?

If it dosen't come up with the map when loaded, you're missing a package.

the Map Protection Tool causes an editor GPF when you try to open up a protected map.

hmmm i was pretty sure i did have all the packages for it when i downloaded it
it still lets me host the map

After attempting to load a map, press "View" -> "Log".
It should show you which file its missing.

The Spambot is indeed correct.

You may have to do it multiple times, since you may be missing more than one file.

okies
where do i find the log?

In UED2 I believe it's View -> Log, and in SDK it's Window -> Log

okay that is so weird
on my third attempt of opening the map in the program it works
thanks for all your help anwyas though dudes