Backing Up Files

DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
edited March 2004 in NS Customization
<div class="IPBDescription">Read before customizing!</div> Ok, so you have customized some files and decided the original ones are the best or you need the original for something you want to use yourself. Well, ill show you a quick and easy way to back up your models and EVERYTHING in your ns folder so you dont make a mess and hate yourself forever.

RECOMMENDED AFTER A CLEAN INSTALL OF NATURAL SELECTION

1) <span style='color:red'>Download QPed </span>from <a href='http://www.planetquake.com/qped/' target='_blank'>here</a>

2) After install (and maybe <span style='font-family:Geneva'><span style='color:red'><b>restart</b></span></span>) goto your nsp directory and rightclick and <span style='color:red'>make a qped document</span>

3) <span style='color:red'>Rename</span> to pak0

4) <span style='color:red'>Open</span> the new document

5) <span style='color:red'>Rightclick</span> on the folder that says<span style='color:red'> Root</span> and click <span style='color:red'>Create Directory</span>

6) <span style='color:red'>Rightclick</span> on the folder that says <span style='color:red'>untitled (the new directory)</span> and <span style='color:red'>rename to models</span>

7) <span style='color:red'>Click</span> on the dropdown tab that says <span style='color:red'>Objects</span> then <span style='color:red'>select Import from directory</span>

8) Find your nsp/models folder, select the folder and click OK

9) SAVE

10) (Optional) Repeat for any other folder (sprites, sounds, yada yada, but with diffrent folder names)


Now you can delete any of the model files and they will still run, and even replace them but you must do it ONLY TO THE ONES IN YOUR FOLDERS NOT THE ONES IN THE PAK FILE. This means you can delete any customized file you dont like and it will return the one that you saved to the pak file
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  • MilitaryPoliceMilitaryPolice Join Date: 2003-10-12 Member: 21623Members
    This should be stickied! <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • BlackPantherBlackPanther Join Date: 2002-02-11 Member: 197Members
    Or you could redownload the mod and take the files you need from the installer.
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  • MilitaryPoliceMilitaryPolice Join Date: 2003-10-12 Member: 21623Members
    Or you can rename the file you want to replace and it will only cost you 10 seconds or less <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Military-Police+Mar 13 2004, 11:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Military-Police @ Mar 13 2004, 11:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Or you can rename the file you want to replace and it will only cost you 10 seconds or less <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    silly unorganized people ^_^
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  • PendragonPendragon Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26982Members
    WAY TOO LATE FOR ME i dont think i have an original left.
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  • KaineKaine Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1096Members, Constellation
    i did a post explaining the same thing about 354683210454 months ago but i accidentally clicked cancl instead of submit and could never be bothered doin it again. this method works very well, makes changing customs around much easier and faster. gw
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  • PhycoPhyco Omnipotent Join Date: 2003-12-24 Member: 24730Members
    edited March 2004
    thnx dude

    i used to put the originals that i was about to replace in a zip

    this makes it soooo much easier

    is there anyway to edit the gfc file?
    so if i have customs in cs or somthing i can import them in the gfc?
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  • UrdUrd Join Date: 2003-05-25 Member: 16696Members, Constellation
    In cs the gcf has all of the models in it, if you put in replacements it will only use those over the ones in the gcf, if you delete them, it will go back to using the models in the gcf. Any mod that has a gcf file doesn't need to be backed up.
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Phyco+Mar 14 2004, 12:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Phyco @ Mar 14 2004, 12:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> thnx dude

    i used to put the originals that i was about to replace in a zip

    this makes it soooo much easier

    is there anyway to edit the gfc file?
    so if i have customs in cs or somthing i can import them in the gfc? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    yea i got a gfc unpacker but i dunno about packing it.

    i might post it later, but i dunno if i can (ah the law system >_<)
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  • ClashenClashen Join Date: 2003-08-22 Member: 20087Members
    Sticky this i say, very useful.
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  • CaptainPanakaCaptainPanaka Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4718Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DR_FUZZY+Mar 14 2004, 05:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DR_FUZZY @ Mar 14 2004, 05:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> yea i got a gfc unpacker but i dunno about packing it.

    i might post it later, but i dunno if i can (ah the law system >_<) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    hm... it's a bit OT but where do I get this thingy and how do you open the gfc files...? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • BAshhBAshh Join Date: 2003-08-26 Member: 20222Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited March 2004
    nvm delete me
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  • PhycoPhyco Omnipotent Join Date: 2003-12-24 Member: 24730Members
    the program is gfc scrape and it opens the gfc file kinda how winzip opens zip files

    and you go though the folders and choose what you want to extract or what you wanna shell execute
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  • ctxctx Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4592Members
    You could just select any folders you wish to backup, hit CTRL+C, and then CTRL+V...and voila, you have backed up folders.
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  • PhycoPhyco Omnipotent Join Date: 2003-12-24 Member: 24730Members
    ya but that takes space i just take the files im about to replace from ns for example and put them in a .zip called ns backup

    but im gonna start using this if this makes the file size smaller
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    well you can delete your models folder after you make that pak0 too.... would be like transfering it to the pak <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • CaptainPanakaCaptainPanaka Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4718Members
    edited March 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Phyco+Mar 15 2004, 01:40 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Phyco @ Mar 15 2004, 01:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> the program is gfc scrape and it opens the gfc file kinda how winzip opens zip files

    and you go though the folders  and choose what you want to extract or what you wanna shell execute <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    sorry for OT again but...

    ah. very nice... so at least a prog that got some UI <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    btw... is there any homepage or some place where I can DL this prog? Can't find anything using google <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    /edit: nvm, just found a similar prog <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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