Ergo's FixPack [mods]

pitttbulll · Post by **pitttbulll** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:06 pm

Ergo's Fixpatch Problems

Hello.

Could anyone who has been able to extract Ergo's latest fixpatch please let me know how you did it?
I've tried everything mentioned in the fix notes, but I still can't get it to work.
I really want to install this patch before I start my real game.
Thanks for any help.

My folder path is: C:\program Files\Drakensang\Export\

Gicusan · Post by **Gicusan** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:06 am

Any idea what will be working and what wont if you instal and continue the game?

It is my second game and I do not want to go back to the begining as I am already starting my first Dragon quest.

Anyway, I think speed works, plant and animal lore are faster for sure. I do not find dungeons darker - which I kinda like - and I do not find the new items in Parlos square. Last one maybe just me stupid or they pop up later in the game but I cannot find any of them.

And btw, thanks for this mod. Especialy playing a second rtime, bonus speed is great. Too bad there are not enough good weapons in this game. I do not mean very strong but beautiful and also weapons that do something.

Hryunir · Post by **Hryunir** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:52 am

Good one, really. The mod, I mean

. Just got my hands on the game, didn't really enjoy it the first time around, then installed the mod - voila! No more "allpowerful" battlemages, the balancing is close to perfect as it gets (at least in my opinion). Good job, thanks so much, really.
Got a question also... mmm, you see, the "Rondracomb" sword is THE sword for me (visually). However, the "Andergastian two-hander" somehow behaves better in my character's hands (don't know why, could be some kind of luck). Yes, I'm aware of the wounding power of the "Tuskar", I just don't feel like using it (again, don't know why). So the question is: is there a way to exchange the stats of the "Rondracomb" and the "Andergastian" (and maybe their placements ingame, just for fun), and if there is - how do I do that?

Ergopad · Post by **Ergopad** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:30 pm

FixPack v1.74 released

Since so many people were complaining about issues to install the mod, I updated the installer so that it now prompt for Drakensang folder if it's not found from registry. Enjoy.

And I'm still open for suggestions.

Ergopad · Post by **Ergopad** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:32 am

New version with updated installer. Hope it helps.

mystic2010 · Post by **mystic2010** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:16 pm

Does this fix it pack break the game, or legitimately make it better? Would the developers agree with these changes if they were still working on the project, or are these game mechanic changes things that would cause the developers to roll over in their grave if they were dead now?

Ergopad · Post by **Ergopad** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 4:25 pm

Hard to say, but at least they adapt my bonus on dodge for River of Time. And I'm quite sure, that they fix many aspects that I fixed in the mod as well and more.

aymanhaq · Post by **aymanhaq** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:34 pm

Can't get mod to install

Ive been over this forum for the last two days ergo and nothing i tried works. I receive the same error no matter where i run the Install.bat. I have replaced the two lines and done whatever else i can but i receive the same error. The db4 files cannot be located. I had mixed success with manual installation. When i did the cmd part and extracted the db4 files, the files were created alright. But i also got these errors:

SQL error near line 482: no such table: _Template_NPC

And that is just 1 among a few hundred. The above is from the static.sql file but that happens with all three. I cant post all of them cuz theyr just too many but the only thing different is the line number and table names. Also the size of the created db4 file is 0 bytes. Im guessing this isnt supposed to happen.

I have windows 7 32bit and my file path is C:\Program Files\Drakensang\export. I have taken full ownership of related files and given cmd admin rights so i doubt that is the problem. As a quick solution would it not be better for you to upload the final file structure so we can just copy and paste? And you could tell us which files to backup. From what i can tell this mod is absolutely fantastic and i would love to be able to use it. Help would be appreciated.

Thank You

aymanhaq · Post by **aymanhaq** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:13 pm

A possible fix...

Since Ergo hasn't replied, I decided to go ahead and see what i could to do myself. I downloaded another mod and found it worked perfectly. While i have no experience creating batch files i used the working mods batch file to create one for Ergo's Fixpack. I left the specific lines the I figured unpacked the mod the same and mirrored the rest the best i could. This is the batch file i came up with:

:: Title of the mod when the batch starts
@Echo == Installing Item-Mod: "Ergo's Fixpack" ==

:: sub-folder where the SQL-files can be found
@Set mod=Ergo's_Fixpack

:: filename appendage for the backup copies
@set backup=.ergo.bak

::--------------------------------------------------------------
:: Nothing needs to be changed below
::--------------------------------------------------------------

@echo off
echo.
set pfad=.
if not exist %pfad%\static.db4 FOR /F "tokens=2* " %%A IN ('REG QUERY "HKCU\Software\DTP\Drakensang" /v target_folder') DO SET Pfad=%%B\export\db

if exist %pfad%\static.db4 goto okay

Echo The path to "Drakensang\export\db\static.db4"
Echo couldn't be read from the Registry!
Echo.
Echo To install, please copy all the mod's files and folders
Echo to the folder "Drakensang\export\db\", and start
Echo "Install-English.bat" again there.
Goto End

kay
FOR /F "tokens=2* " %%A IN ('REG QUERY "HKCU\Software\DTP\Drakensang" /v version') DO SET version=%%B
Echo Drakensang v%version%
Echo Datenbank-Directory = "%pfad%"

echo.
echo Following languages are available: (E)nglish and (F)rench
set /p mod_lang="Type:"
if /i %mod_lang%==e (
ECHO English language selected.
) else if /i %mod_lang%==f (
ECHO French language selected.
) else (
ECHO Invalid selection. Aborting mod installation.
goto End
)

echo.
echo Creating backups...
if not exist %pfad%\static.db4.(%version%)%backup% copy %pfad%\static.db4 %pfad%\static.db4.(%version%)%backup%
if not exist %pfad%\locale.db4.(%version%)%backup% copy %pfad%\locale.db4 %pfad%\locale.db4.(%version%)%backup%
if not exist %pfad%\game.db4.(%version%)%backup% copy %pfad%\game.db4 %pfad%\game.db4.(%version%)%backup%
echo.
echo Updating %pfad%\static.db4...
%mod%\sqlite3 %pfad%\static.db4<%mod%\static.sql
echo Updating %pfad%\locale.db4...
if /i %mod_lang%==e %mod%\sqlite3 %pfad%\locale.db4<%mod%\locale.sql
if /i %mod_lang%==f %mod%\sqlite3 %pfad%\locale.db4<%mod%\locale_french.sql
echo Updating %pfad%\game.db4...
%mod%\sqlite3 %pfad%\game.db4<%mod%\game.sql

echo Copying new icons...
mkdir %dsroot%export\textures\icons
mkdir %dsroot%export\textures\armor
copy %mod%\textures\icons\*.* %dsroot%export\textures\icons /Y
copy %mod%\textures\armor\*.* %dsroot%export\textures\armor /Y
copy %mod%\game.ico %dsroot%\ /Y

echo.
Echo Installation finished.

:End
echo.
pause

This worked for me on windows 7 32bit. This should also work with French. I have only tested it on English. Essentially you have to extract the mod files into your Drakensang\export\db\ folder and then run the batch file. Hope this helps.

P.S. Ergo perhaps looking the above batch file may give you some insight why the errors are occurring with so many ppl.

Ergopad · Post by **Ergopad** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:23 pm

Mod re-uploaded.

flix · Post by **flix** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:31 pm

Would be nice if the 'readme.txt' mentioned in the OP was actually included with the download.

At any rate, the installer insists it can't find the download directory, no matter what I do. Windows XP. US box version of the game.

gravelcords · Post by **gravelcords** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:09 pm

flix wrote:Would be nice if the 'readme.txt' mentioned in the OP was actually included with the download.

At any rate, the installer insists it can't find the download directory, no matter what I do. Windows XP. US box version of the game.

I haven't been able to get it to work either (won't find the directory, and I've double checked the spelling a dozen times), and there's no way I'm going to try some of the code changes suggested in earlier posts to this thread. No readme.txt is anywhere in there to help us, either.

Installation for a mod shouldn't be that complicated, and it either works or it doesn't. This one does not. Nor does the link posted earlier for a faster running speed only for the characters (which is the only thing that is really a pain anyway). That link is dead.

So I play it "as is, where is", and now that I'm running myself (Battlemage) and Jost in the party, that gives access to quite a bit of magic, and it's working pretty well. Might try River of Time when it releases at some point (but info on that is sure not forthcoming).

Ergopad · Post by **Ergopad** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:57 pm

v1.75

Hi guys. Sorry for not reading this forum for a while.

Can you give me details about the game version (box or download?) and your OS. And did you run the patch as Admin?

And in case I don't read this forum, send me email to ergomane(at)yahoo(dot)com, I'll check it daily.

... And fixpack updated to v1.75

v1.75
- Few more localization fixes
- Lowered starting weapon talent values
- Tuned character advantages
* Thief "Perception Bonus" (overlapping with Danger Sense) changed to Streetwise bonus
* Added "Two-handed Swords Bonus" to Soldier, was having no bonus
* Added "Vitality Penalty" to Alchemist
* Added "Perception Penalty" and "Dwarfnose Penalty" to Mercenary
* Added "Artisan Talents Penalty" to Warrior
* And fixed character descriptions to follow the advantages
- Increased Battlemage talent value in Staves by +2
- Fixed some modding script bugs

zippythezip · Post by **zippythezip** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:18 am

I have the steam version and would love to try this mod.
My game is on my "H" drive, well I cant figure it out.
Can anyone tell me how to install?

Well I found out what I did wrong, Edited the .bat file with note pad but never transfered it with the rest of my files, so always clicking the old un modified file.

Anyway of knowing if its working?

Ergopad · Post by **Ergopad** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:21 am

Here's instructions how you can do the installation manually without the "infamous" batch file.

Manual installation:
1. Go you your game folder (...\drakensang\export\db) where all the .db4 files are
2. Copy sqlite3.exe, game.sql, static.sql, locale.sql there
3. Open command prompt (cmd.exe)
4. Run "sqlite3.exe static.db4<static.sql"
5. Run "sqlite3.exe game.db4<game.sql"
6. Run "sqlite3 locale.db4<locale.sql"
7. Go to your export folder (c:\program files\drakensang\export)
8. Create folders "textures" and and "gfxlib".
9. Go to your textures folder and again create folders "icons" and "armor"
10. One more. Create "characters" folder under "gfxlib" folder that you just created
11. Copy all files from Ergo's_Fixpack\textures\icons to drakensang\export\textures\icons
12. Copy all files from Ergo's_Fixpack\textures\armor to drakensang\export\textures\armor
13. Copy all files from Ergo's_Fixpack\gfxlib\characters to drakensang\export\gfxlib\characters
14. Play!

GawainBS · Post by **GawainBS** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:01 am

I'm curious: Isn't it possible to put all of that in an .exe? I can easily imagine a lot of people getting turned downed by the installation instructions.

swcarter · Post by **swcarter** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:19 pm

The manual installation is in addition to the batch file referenced in the first post of the thread.

SWC

GawainBS · Post by **GawainBS** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:54 pm

Good. Thank you.

Deezie69 · Post by **Deezie69** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 2:22 pm

Well, I've tried everything, can't get this mod to work. I've tried all the different options, changing the lines in the file, running it manually, I've even uninstalled the game and installed it in a different directory, been trying for 4 hours and I give up!

I would have really liked to use this mod as I've only just bought the game and I've heard about the problems people have had and, looking through the changes list, it looks like quite a few have been fixed.

If anybody has any advice they can give me it would be appreciated. Otherwise I'm just going to play the game as is.

Ergopad · Post by **Ergopad** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:00 pm

Ergo's Fixpack v1.80

Final version out, v1.80.
- New icons for my items by Zalpha
- Added The Witch Hat (*5)
- Fixed some issues with install.bat
- Changed hit zones to follow P&P rules