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paul23ice Junior Member Posts: 9 From:london, uk Registered: Jan 2002 | posted 05-14-2002 01:58 AM I have downloaded a lot of custom levels and many are without a .TOM that I can put in the level convertor, I get .dat instead ( I think), so how do I convert this? Also many levels just dont work when I try to convert them. What am I doing wrong? ------------------ IP: Logged
possum problem Member Posts: 37 From:England Registered: Feb 2002 | posted 05-14-2002 02:12 AM the .dat sounds like english.dat and/or script.dat - both to be placed in the trle root directory - or the level may not work. to play a level you will NEED one of these: - .tr4 - placed in trle data directory and ready to play (with the correct scripts - see above) - .tom - needs to be built into a .tr4 rarely... -.prj -needs to be converted into a .tom using the room editor, then build the .tom as before. my hunch is you've not got hold of the right script files for the level, or maybe the rest of the wads you need are on a separate download. the readme should make it clear what needs to be done - they often are not, however. [This message has been edited by possum problem (edited 05-14-2002).] [This message has been edited by possum problem (edited 05-14-2002).] IP: Logged
paul23ice Junior Member Posts: 9 From:london, uk Registered: Jan 2002 | posted 05-14-2002 02:26 AM so how do i get a .tr4 level to work IP: Logged
possum problem Member Posts: 37 From:England Registered: Feb 2002 | posted 05-14-2002 03:26 AM A .tr4 should be the least trouble: place the unzipped .tr4 in the trle/data directory and place the english.dat (or french.dat etc) and the script .dat in the trle root directory. that's all you need to do. IP: Logged
paul23ice Junior Member Posts: 9 From:london, uk Registered: Jan 2002 | posted 05-14-2002 03:31 AM and then the game level should appear in the menu with the other tombraider 4 levels? IP: Logged
eTux Member Posts: 994 From:Valmiera, Latvia Registered: Jan 2002 | posted 05-14-2002 04:08 AM It depends how the builder chose it. The level might start straight away when you select new game, or you may get a list and then have to select the level from it. IP: Logged
paul23ice Junior Member Posts: 9 From:london, uk Registered: Jan 2002 | posted 05-14-2002 07:05 AM so where do i get all the wads needed for levels to work, such as the cleopat.wad. and also where do i need to put them IP: Logged
eTux Member Posts: 994 From:Valmiera, Latvia Registered: Jan 2002 | posted 05-14-2002 07:56 AM When you installed the level editor the original wads were allready installed. There are the revised wads, which have to be replaced with the ones you have in your TRLE/graphics/wads folder. But since the most levels have custom made wads, the ones you've installed are not much of a use. When you download a level, there must be readme in the wad, that must describe the installation, if the readme sais you need the 'updated' wads or the 'revised' wads, you have to download the revised wads to play the level then. IP: Logged
paul23ice Junior Member Posts: 9 From:london, uk Registered: Jan 2002 | posted 05-14-2002 08:09 AM where do i get them from - the updated and revised wads? IP: Logged
eTux Member Posts: 994 From:Valmiera, Latvia Registered: Jan 2002 | posted 05-14-2002 08:13 AM Theres a downoad link in the TRLE FAQ(link at the top of the page) IP: Logged

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