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Revised readmes and renamed the Steam Verify menu item

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Vhati 2017-12-31 06:34:12 -05:00
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skel_win/readme_for_windows.txt
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@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ Setup
Extract the files from this archive anywhere.
On the first run, you may be prompted to locate your
FTL resources. Specifically "data.dat" in the "resources\"
directory under your FTL install.
On the first run, you may be prompted to locate your FTL resources.
Specifically "data.dat" in a directory where FTL was installed.
In most cases, this should be located automatically.
@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ Usage
To start the mod manager:
On XP, double-click modman.exe.
On Windows 7 or Vista, Slipstream usually needs to be run as an administrator.
Since Windows Vista, Slipstream usually needs to be run as an admin.
Right-click modman.exe and "Run as Administrator".
Or double-click modman_admin.exe.
@ -61,12 +60,13 @@ Usage
If you upgrade FTL:
Delete the outdated files in Slipstream\backup\
This can be done from the menu: Help-"Delete Backups".
If you don't, the game's resources will get corrupted.
Commandline:
Run "modman.exe -h" for commandline usage.
Run "modman_admin.exe -h" for commandline usage.
On Windows 7 or Vista, the Command Prompt itself must be started as an
Since Windows Vista, the Command Prompt itself may need to be started as an
administrator (right-click it in the start menu).
@ -136,7 +136,13 @@ Troubleshooting
Steam users:
Delete FTL's resource directory:
"C:\Program Files [or (x86)]\Steam\steamapps\common\FTL Faster Than Light\resources"
Start Steam and "verify game cache".
Start Steam and "verify integrity of game files".
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335
Standalone users:
Reinstall FTL.
* UnmappableCharacterException during patching...
For FTL 1.01-1.5.13, Slipstream re-encodes text to windows-1252, which
restricts the set of characters that can be used in mods. Click the
Validate button to find any problematic characters. FTL 1.6.1 switched to
unicode and should not have this problem.