[WTF is going on with my computer?!?!]

ok heres what happened...it was a Win32 virus....Parite actually....i downloaded AVG and ran the tests...i had over 700 infected files....must have been there a while...and for some reason it could only heal one file...and it quarentined the rest into the AVG Vault and couldnt use the files which were mainly in the WINDOWS folder and ultimately i couldnt run hardly anything so i ended up having to reformat. I VERY HIGHLY DOUBT THAT IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE MODS I DOWNLOADED. so dont worry...i just dont know how i got it because i have never gotten any email attachments...ever. dunno but its gone

[WTF is going on with my computer?!?!]

LOL Snake...i know i should have had both Antivirus software AND a firewall but im a lazy ###### and THIS computer isnt all that great so i didnt much care ...i want a new one so bad (which im saving up for) but since pc gaming is basically my only past-time, ill look into getting that freeware AV and firewall software that Tiger mentioned...should have done that a long time ago and Tiger if you know of any links to some good freeware, post them. but ill give it a "look-see" here in a bit...By the way my dad got me a Ruger 10/22 Carbine for Christmas and i ordered a Muzzle Brake/Flash Suppressor and WideView Scope Mounts (so you can use your iron sights if you are close)...cant wait to go snipe some squirrels

Plus im in the process of making a ghillie suit for this spring...I have my burlap shredded now i need to go buy the dye to color it with...im thinking of using a base color of Dark Green and Light Green and then using some (less than other colors) Dark Brown...Im in Indiana, anyone think those be good colors?

[WTF is going on with my computer?!?!]

OK im running windows 98se....cant bring myself to get xp i hate it...i have no firewall or anti-virus program...just the basic crap...my hd is only 6 gigs...im not at home right now so i dont know what version of GR im running but i did have the latest patch...then i reinstalled it and the patch wasnt installed so i dont think its the version...im on a 56k modem so i dont have a set ip...but it is online for long periods of time like when i go to sleep...i leave it connected but it usually disconnects itself if not active for awhile. The reason i say its a win32 virus is because a friend of mine had the exact same thing happen to him a while back...he tried to play some games and it was as if they were already running...he knows more about that kind of stuff than me (software and hardware stuff) im just a ok at figuring out lanuages in game files. and what he did was just back up some of his files (once he figured out which files were affected) and reformatted his HD. I got a few gift cards and some cash for christmas, i might buy an antivirus with some (depending on how much they cost) but i kinda had other plans for it. Anyway if theres an easier way than reformatting, im all for it

[WTF is going on with my computer?!?!]

its my computer cus gr isnt the only game thats affected....i just found out i have a Win32 virus most likely due to a mod i downloaded (not totaly positive) but the only ones i have downloaded are Sniper Armory, Standard Upgrade, SPV4, and DTD Isreali Defence mod....like i said im not positive thats a mod caused it but it did happen shortly after i downloaded them....and i didnt download anything else in between....but you never know...a Win32 virus can develop without downloading anything so im not blaming the mods because they all work fine....im just saying to check them before you download them. and a Win32 virus is simple to fix...just reformat...AND i CAN back up some of my files i need so its all good

[WTF is going on with my computer?!?!]

My computer is totally ######ed up! One day i was playing GR and i closed it out and went to get back on later but it wouldnt do anything...so i keep trying, nothing....i restart and try again....nothing...so i reinstall the game, works fine but when i go to play it later....same thing, nothing.....i figured i did something wrong with my mod and its messing up the game so i take the folder out and reinstall and try again....works fine then i close it out and try again....nothing....im so ready to just my computer....instead i calm myself down and say you know what ######it ill just play Ultima Online so i go to play it and i get a message "An instance of Ultima Online is already running" for some reason my computer thinks those 2 games are already running...i have tried to restart 10 times hoping it will correct itself somehow but no....as soon as my computer starts up i try to play either game and it does the same thing. Did my computer get hacked?? Does it have a virus?? my scan didnt say so...###### I dont know if i should reformat my HD and start al over :'( or if there is a way to fix it. Please somebody this is rediculous

[pistols_only.kil]

Ok, i made a pistol only kit restriction for MP and had only custom guns in it but when i play MP, the guns from the IT pistols_only.kil file are there...how do i make it to where they dont show up without deleting the IT one or deactivating the mod (cuz the rest of my mod needs it)?

[Ultimate Sniper]

I would have to say that my favorite thing as a sniper is when you are scoping the area making sure its clear to proceed to your next hiding/scoping spot and you notice a slight silouette (spelling?) of an enemy in the fog that is just in graphical range (or else he wouldnt snow up) and what i like to do is wait for them to stop (i dont like shooting moving targets unless they are coming at me) I like the 100% accuracy at the end of the mission. And depending on which wey they are facing, popping them in the ear, eye, or where the neck meets with the head. I LOVE long shots like that especially if there are more than one enemy in the area...you can lay there watching the patrols and timing it right so when you shoot it doesnt scare the others (when they are farthest apart) ...1... ...2... ...3...time to move.

[A Question about attachements]

<HeadAttachment>

<SpineLowAttachment>

take these out they tell the game to show these attachments when playing DS maps except for the DP# maps they use the <HeadAttachmentNormal> ones

check out my post about getting specialists in miltiplayer...it may answer some questions for you

[Getting Specialists in Multiplayer]

here is what i found out:

Original GR Characters/Specialists:

<ModelFace> face texture you see in original game

<BlinkFaceName> blink face texture you see in original game

<DesertModelFace> face texture you see in DS

<DesertBlinkFace> blink face texture you see in DS

<JungleModelFace> face texture you see in IT

<JungleBlinkFace> blink face texture you see in IT

<LOD#> Character textures (ie: camos) you see in original game

<DesertLOD#> Character textures (ie: camos) you see in DS

<JungleLOD#> Character textures (ie: camos) you see in IT

DS Enemies:

Faces are the same and enemies have no other camos but DS and IT have attachments but im just gonna do the heads...

<HeadAttachmentNormalLOD> hat/helmet you see in original game

<HeadAttachment> hat/helmet you see in DS

<HeadAttachmentJungleLOD> hat/helmet you see in DS

IT Enemies:

It is the same as DS...

<HeadAttachmentNormalLOD> hat/helmet you see in original game

<HeadAttachment> hat/helmet you see in DS

<HeadAttachmentJungleLOD> hat/helmet you see in DS

at first i thought <HeadAttachment> would be the one you would see in IT and i would replace "Normal" with desert but LUCKILY i tried it like DS first or else i would have done a bunch of work for nothing so there it is for anyone who got confused by Avey (like me )

OH P.S. for the spine attachments:

<LowSpineAttachmentNormalLOD> Original missions

<SpineLowAttachment> DS missions

<LowSpineAttachmentJungleLOD> IT missions

NOTE: The DS one is "SpineLow" instead of "LowSpine"....same with the mid spine attachments.

[Getting Specialists in Multiplayer]

Thanks again, FlyBy, for pointing me in the right direction. The attachments work in the original missions and IT missions. Here is what i have found with the ethiopeans:

<HeadAttachment> is the attachment you see in DS missions

<HeadAttachmentNormalLOD> is the attachment you see in the original missions

<HeadAttachmentJungleLOD> is the attach ment you see in IT missions

same goes with the neck attachments and the lower spine attachments...i didnt see any mid spine attachments or thigh attachments in the DS model folder but they may not be used in DS maybe just IT. Also i dont know if the attachment tags are different for IT cuz i havent put the characters into multiplayer yet but im getting ready to and ill post what i find out.

[Getting Specialists in Multiplayer]

my friend suggested the idea of adding us into the game and we both agreed that it would be awesome, but when i was looking at the face textures of the game i noticed that they are all streched wierd cuz they wrap around the model and just figured it to be WAY too hard but since theres a tutorial ill give it a shot. When he brought that up he was so excited to think of us in the game lol so now i hope to get this right hehe it will be his chistmas preasent since im a broke ######.

[what is the best kill you have ever made?]

I shot 2 tangos with one bullet before but it wasnt far off...I cant remember what mission i was on but i know i was doing a firefight and it was me all alone. I was trying to stealth around taking ppl out with my m9sd rather than my loud ass m16 when i came accross these 2 guys that were walking back and forth rather closely together...i got as close as i could comfortably without them seeing me and when they turned to walk back the other way i started creaping closer. I looked at my clip and realized "DUH [idiot] YOU ONLY HAVE 1 BULLET IN YOUR CLIP! " and they were about to turn around so i switched weapons just in time and as they BOTH kneeled down to shoot i popped off one shot to the guys chest at close range and i guess it went thru him and killed the other guy cuz i got 2 kills and he was dead. my heart was beating pretty fast after that...then i realized "oh no thats not very quiet" and tangos started coming from my left and right so i flipped the switch to burst (i think or might have been full auto i was too scared to remember) and took cover behind some sandbags and sat there as they all gathered at the spot i shot from...they never even saw me i just layed there and they came from the other side of the sand bags. I had no idea they were all right there, there were prolly about 5 or 6. i waited for a little while expecting one to walk to this side but they never did so i popped up and was like ######?! cuz they were all right there in a group and started firing away killed them all without them even wounding me...but of course they didnt really get a chance to shoot at me

[Raindeer Games]

HELL YES THAT ROX!!!

[Getting Specialists in Multiplayer]

Thanks, FlyBy. It worked perfectly! i figured out how to get the desert and jungle faces in too. I also got the enemies from the original missions and desert seige in multiplayer too. They work its just when i am using an original mission or jungle mission the head attachments dont work...they arent there. do i have to add <DesertJungleHeadAttachment> or something?? Ill play around with it plus im gonna add the enemies from Island Thunder. My friend and I play using IP addresses and on a LAN but he just reformatted his hard drive and is also getting a new one. Hes gonna try not to install GR on it till he gets his new hard drive so i wanna get this mod working perfectly by the time he gets his HD...but hes prolly gonna end up installing it on his old one cuz hes itching to play lol

Any thoughts on the Attachments??

[Getting Specialists in Multiplayer]

that would be cool if you could find it

[Getting Specialists in Multiplayer]

UPDATE: I figured out why the faces were all messed up. Because i was in a desert siege map...so the .atr file didnt have anything for the <DesertModelFace>, <DesertBlinkFace>, or the Jungle ones so all i did is put those into all the .atr files and used the <ModelFace> and <BlinkFaceName> for the desert and jungle ones...so they all work. I did the same thing with a few terrorist characters i added. the thing is, the specialists that are in desert siege dont change their uniforms between maps...they all have woodland camo even on the desert missions. And in the island thunder maps henry ramirez doesnt have his boonie and buzz gordon doesnt have his bdu hat...its his helmet...i know the hats are attachments but i dont know anything about editing that stuf...and i know the camos have something to do with the <LOD#> line but when i look at the .atr files from the original missions and the ones from island thunder and desert siege, they are the same...they dont have:

<DesertLOD1>blahblah.chr</DesertLOD1>

<DesertLOD2>blahblah.chr</DesertLOD2>

<DesertLOD3>blahblah.chr</DesertLOD3>

<JungleLOD1>blahblah.chr</JungleLOD1>

<JungleLOD2>blahblah.chr</JungleLOD2>

<JungleLOD3>blahblah.chr</JungleLOD3>

like the mp_plt1_asl.atr files do...and i figured i could just take the <LOD#> lines out of the desert and island .atr files and put them in as <DesertLOD#>and<JungleLOD#> but they are the same name...any suggestions??

[Getting Specialists in Multiplayer]

Thank you so much that helps alot! Theres just one problem tho.....they have no faces lol. They all have see thru faces. except for Jodit Haile for some reason his works fine. I didnt edit the .atr files at all I just copied and pasted it into my MP Actor Files and renamed them. Like i took Buzz Gordon and renames him to mp_plt1_buzz_gordon.atr and stuck it into that folder. and then put him into the no_restrictions.kil. He shows up in multiplayer all but his head. He has his hat on but its floating. do you know why?

[Getting Specialists in Multiplayer]

I figured out how to make guns pretty good and now i can make a decent gun in about an hour and have it working properly in SP and MP So now my next goal is to make skins...I would rather not make my own yet i just want to get some characters playable in multiplayer...like the specialists or even some of the enemies if its possible (im sure it is). I dont know if anyone has found out how to do this yet cuz i havent seen any mods for it and i was wanting to be the first. The problem is that i have played around with someof the .chr and .atr files and cant seem to find out how to do it. Help would be great!

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