[BETA Release] Playtime's PlayPack for R241 v0.71

[Lady Playtime]

Update to the thread.

The warning message about beta has been massively increased in size.

DO NOT ASK FOR HELP WITH THIS.  RUN THE UNINSTALLER, AND POST THE PROBLEM YOU HAD.

[Lady Playtime]

Updated with picture guide installation instructions.  And further warnings about asking for help.

PlayPack is designed to be run as your only mod, and is a compilation that includes Poison, Kanan, Abyss, and Tiara all in one place.

These mods can not normally be combined, and must be manually edited. And as of the current version not all mods have been added and edited.

Therefore if you have any problems with PlayPack, do NOT ASK FOR HELP, simply run the uninstaller.

Once I've finished editing and adding all the proper files, full support will be offered.  Until then, just run the installer if you have problems, and wait for the next update to fix it!

But be sure to post what problem you had to let me know it needs fixed!

[Fl0rn]

What playtime is politely saying, for those still not getting it, is that if you want all that playtime offers and you have trouble with playpack, quit using playpack till he says otherwise, that simple.  He lists what's available in playpack, go set up all the stuff yourself to suit yourself, if you can't stand waiting.

I'm chiming in cuz i feel if playtime's repeating himself this much, people aren't paying him any attention, and hopefully a second voice will catch some more attention.

[Lady Playtime]

PlayPack v0.25 now contains Tiara!

The tests on this versions are still pending.  If you use the new version of PlayPack, please post your results.

[Lady Playtime]

Make that v0.26 now updated!

[Lady Playtime]

Updated to 0.27!

[Lady Playtime]

Not an update, just a note!

Tiara has been added to PlayPack, but may not be working!
Renaming the script usedatafolder.js to 1usedatafolder.js may fix this.
As well as removing usedatafolder.js from the file "Delayed.txt"

There also may be problems running tiara, when NOT running as admin.  Running as admin removes that problem.

[hotgluegun56]

Getting this error.

Upon logging in and choosing the character you want to play, this error pops up and after clicking it, the whole mabi shuts down.

I was using the Nexon Full Install method.



Is it the recent update that might have caused this?

[Lady Playtime]

Getting this error.

Upon logging in and choosing the character you want to play, this error pops up and after clicking it, the whole mabi shuts down.

I was using the Nexon Full Install method.



Is it the recent update that might have caused this?

Seems to be a problem with Poison. But I'm going about to doctors and whatnot right now. So can't update it. 

I'll be fixing it as soon as I'm home and able to!

Keep an eye on Poison Pack thoigh, if he updates first you can just overwrite my files with his. And it'll work

[Venom Log]

Seems to be a problem with Poison. But I'm going about to doctors and whatnot right now. So can't update it. 

I'll be fixing it as soon as I'm home and able to!

Keep an eye on Poison Pack thoigh, if he updates first you can just overwrite my files with his. And it'll work

Yep, Mabinogi was updated to R236, outdating 3000_Poison_Pack_Modification_Bigger General Items & Minor Modification.pack.
Poison Pack has been updated to R236 so it should be fine now.

Happy modding

PS: @Playtime I'm a she

[Lady Playtime]

PS: @Playtime I'm a she

I had no idea My deepest apologies

[Lady Playtime]

Also just a little update. 
I actually do have a problem with my heart, and my medication was just increased from 20mg, to 150mg.

There's a rather extreme physical response to this.
My doctor says this will only last about a week or so.

That being said, PlayPack is OUTDATED and will NOT work in the current version of the game. 
Once I'm physically better, updates will continue as usual.

Sorry everyone.

[Lady Playtime]

Also just a little update. 
I actually do have a problem with my heart, and my medication was just increased from 20mg, to 150mg.

There's a rather extreme physical response to this.
My doctor says this will only last about a week or so.

That being said, PlayPack is OUTDATED and will NOT work in the current version of the game. 
Once I'm physically better, updates will continue as usual.

Sorry everyone.

Updated to v0.28.

Should now work on the latest update.

In the above quote, my health concerns are still very much a thing, so this is not actually an updated version.
What I've done is removed the specific files that causes errors. 

This will allow the mod pack to work in the current version, until I'm able to actually create a proper update.


IMPORTANT NOTE

PLEASE USE MODKILLER TO REMOVE PLAYPACK PRIOR TO USING THE LATEST VERSION

https://mabimods.net/index.php?topic=17653.0

Because of how this update was made, you WILL need to remove the current version of PlayPack prior to updating.
As the files will not overwrite as per usual.

[Lady Playtime]

Also just a little update. 
I actually do have a problem with my heart, and my medication was just increased from 20mg, to 150mg.

There's a rather extreme physical response to this.
My doctor says this will only last about a week or so.

That being said, PlayPack is OUTDATED and will NOT work in the current version of the game. 
Once I'm physically better, updates will continue as usual.

Sorry everyone.

So an update to the health concern here.
I was hospitalized again a few days ago.

I am aware of a number of problems (thank you to users for telling me your problems) and they will be fixed in the next update.

However, I have unstickied this thread, as I can not currently keep it reliably updated to meet the game updates.

My medication was modified once again, and this time my doctor says it will be a possible 1-2 weeks of down time due to the combination of recovering, plus side effects.

This project has not been forgotten, I am still making tiny tweaks here and there when I'm able to sit at my PC, and just like the minor changes from the above post (v0.28) you may still see updates to keep playpack working, but maybe not a true "update" to match with Poison's new pack, or Kanan's new mod system, or Abyss and it's thousands of updates, or Tiara updates.

And as a side note, I have been granted permission to use Abyss within PlayPack... However Abyss is prone to NGS errors and updates EXTREMELY often.
So if anybody has an idea of suggestion on how to work around Abyss updating so often, I would love to hear your ideas to help improve PlayPack.

I already have a method (not yet released) in 0.29 for Abyss updates, but maybe your idea is better than mine.  PlayPack is a compilation, so I would love to include your ideas/suggestions/content.

[Lady Playtime]

So an update to the health concern here.
I was hospitalized again a few days ago.

I am aware of a number of problems (thank you to users for telling me your problems) and they will be fixed in the next update.

However, I have unstickied this thread, as I can not currently keep it reliably updated to meet the game updates.

My medication was modified once again, and this time my doctor says it will be a possible 1-2 weeks of down time due to the combination of recovering, plus side effects.

This project has not been forgotten, I am still making tiny tweaks here and there when I'm able to sit at my PC, and just like the minor changes from the above post (v0.28) you may still see updates to keep playpack working, but maybe not a true "update" to match with Poison's new pack, or Kanan's new mod system, or Abyss and it's thousands of updates, or Tiara updates.

And as a side note, I have been granted permission to use Abyss within PlayPack... However Abyss is prone to NGS errors and updates EXTREMELY often.
So if anybody has an idea of suggestion on how to work around Abyss updating so often, I would love to hear your ideas to help improve PlayPack.

I already have a method (not yet released) in 0.29 for Abyss updates, but maybe your idea is better than mine.  PlayPack is a compilation, so I would love to include your ideas/suggestions/content.

Works on current R237 of the game.  Forgot to mention this. 

Also there is a known data folder problem, where it's not reading it for all users.
I'm aware, it's been fixed.  I have not had the chance to compile a new version yet to include it due to health.  Sorry for the problem, beta is beta afterall.

Also my health has improved a lot since I first posted about it! Not quite enough to continue the 2-3 updates per day I had going earlier.  But enough to keep PlayPack stable for the current version of the game, and my health improves more each day!
Soon I'll be able to get back on track with PlayPack for the masses to use and enjoy.

However, I do have other projects on the go, such as the master-guide to modding.  So my efforts will be split between the two.

[zeplic]

Also just a little update. 
I actually do have a problem with my heart, and my medication was just increased from 20mg, to 150mg.

There's a rather extreme physical response to this.
My doctor says this will only last about a week or so.

That being said, PlayPack is OUTDATED and will NOT work in the current version of the game. 
Once I'm physically better, updates will continue as usual.

Sorry everyone.

aye man. good work on the new pack and trying to keep it updated.

I hope you're doing alright!

[Lady Playtime]

Updated to fix some errors with the filepaths.

[Lady Playtime]

Updated to fix some errors with the filepaths.

So, it's been awhile because of my health...

But plans have changed for the future of PlayPack.
No longer will it be a compilation of mods in an all-in-one format, but instead I will keep all the mods edited so all of them will work at the same time (they normally will not) but separate them.

Currently, there are multiple versions, for the various install paths.  That will stop.

The new PlayPack when released, will have multiple versions of each mod included, as well as the "PlayPack Full" which is the current all-in-one version that I'm using now.


Kanan will still be prepacked by me, to avoid the user requiring Python.
Poison and Tiara will still be modified to work together.
Abyss will still be an experimental addition (due to it's nature of triggering NGS several times a day)
A new version will be created containing tools, such as the unpacking tool, and the PMG editor.  Many tools tiara has by default but many are also outdated, so the tools will NOT be included in the version of Tiara contained within PlayPack.  These tools will be in their own version just for tools.

And due to the lack of game version differences, I plan to have the installation pull your game directory from your registry that was created upon installation.  This should have the installation always default to the correct filepath, no longer requiring multiple versions.

PlayPack is also likely to receive further editing to the mod packs included, to avoid NGS or patches causing errors.
The result of that, is that PlayPack will not need to be updated every single patch.  That does mean a few mods are going to be missing, but the number will be quite small.
Users should only need to update their mods at major patches, not every single time.

[TheCrimsonTaco]

When I launch PlayPack everything runs up correct, Mabinogi launches, Kanan window pops up finds the client.exe then closes and cmd.exe opens but cmd.exe does not show any text its just a black box and I cant type anything in there (assuming that is where you activate the mods). I am new to modding this game so if I am doing anything wrong please let me know.

[Raeffion]

When I launch PlayPack everything runs up correct, Mabinogi launches, Kanan window pops up finds the client.exe then closes and cmd.exe opens but cmd.exe does not show any text its just a black box and I cant type anything in there (assuming that is where you activate the mods). I am new to modding this game so if I am doing anything wrong please let me know.

As you are new to modding (I assume you are new to modding/support forums as well), take the information following slowly and to heart, but don't let it get you discouraged. For starters, more information is needed in order to assess the problem that has occurred here. For example, your operating system, version of Mabinogi (Steam, Nexon Launcher, Classic Client), etc. The topic indicates that the current version of PlayPack is out of date (in the near future this will hopefully no longer be much of a problem with oncoming updates), and the admins and modders are unfortunately unable to do everything at once, so please consider their feelings and efforts before asking questions. If you want to help them out a little bit, there are other people who would be willing to help you in the Tech' Supoort sub-forum, and even possible solutions already available.

What seems to be the issue here is that you did not run "PlayPack.bat" in Administrator mode. If you are lazy like me, there is a simple fix which consists of creating a shortcut to the .bat file and looking at the properties of that shortcut. Select the "Advanced" properties under the General tab and select the checkbox saying "Run in Administrator Mode." Regardless, the pack will not run in R239 so let's give Playtime some time to update his mod, some great new features are incoming so it's definitely worth the wait

[Lady Playtime]

so let's give Playtime some time to update his mod, some great new features are incoming so it's definitely worth the wait

Beta is beta afterall... So no promises it'll work right out of the box!
But expect a series of updates soon... I'll be doing all my changes one at a time, easier to keep track of, less strain on my health.

Exact changes are a few posts above now.

[TheCrimsonTaco]

What seems to be the issue here is that you did not run "PlayPack.bat" in Administrator mode. If you are lazy like me, there is a simple fix which consists of creating a shortcut to the .bat file and looking at the properties of that shortcut. Select the "Advanced" properties under the General tab and select the checkbox saying "Run in Administrator Mode." Regardless, the pack will not run in R229 so let's give Playtime some time to update his mod, some great new features are incoming so it's definitely worth the wait

I did run in admin and funny you say you are lazy because I did the exact same thing you did XD. Although I didn't know that the mod was out of date and currently not working so that would explain that. Oh also I am running on windows 10 using the steam version and yes I installed the steam download. Thanks for some quick feed back I was expecting a couple days before I got a response.

[Lady Playtime]

I did run in admin and funny you say you are lazy because I did the exact same thing you did XD. Although I didn't know that the mod was out of date and currently not working so that would explain that. Oh also I am running on windows 10 using the steam version and yes I installed the steam download. Thanks for some quick feed back I was expecting a couple days before I got a response.

Like I said above, beta is beta... So I can't promise you it'll work right out of the box.
I actually don't even test the mods before I release them lol, I do some fairly in depth reviewing of the files from patches and pack files and resolve mod conflicts.  So based on the files, there should be no problem.

So if you run into problems, do please keep posting about them. I'm trying to get every little issue worked out before I pull it out of beta, and do a big full release.



ALSO! the first of the updates will be going up sometime today.
The mod will no longer be out of date... But beta still.  So possible issues.

[Lady Playtime]

A warning notice has been added to the first post, to make users aware of the upcoming changes.
And due to the major revamp that will take place over multiple updates, the version of PlayPack will now be "R23#" as it will remain unknown what version the pack will run on, until the final update has been released.  Each update, more and more information will be made known about this, and eventually resolved.  Stay tuned.

The first update is not yet live, but will be removing all versions of PlayPack except for the Steam version.
Note that this will NOT effect non-steam users, and PlayPack will still work for everyone.

The only difference now is that the Steam version will default to the steam filepath.  If you do not use Steam, just change the filepath to your mabi folder, and continue as usual.

This update will effect files from Poison.  So delete anything related to Poison prior to updating PlayPack (I recommend modkiller)

Nothing else will be changed in this update.
More changes are on the way, and this post will be edited once the update is live... Which will be sometime today still.

[Lady Playtime]

Update now live.

Read my above post!