How do I convert to .big?

[link_the_first 0]

I downloaded the mod selector, but none of the mods come in .big files. How do I create one with the mod files? Is there a program I can download to do this?

[joeb2000 0]

If you are useing tibed 2 to make the mod you have to click the "export mod" button. It will create a .big file in your mods folder.

[link_the_first 0]

Can I use Tibed 2 to convert a mod into .big?

[joeb2000 0]

If you have your own ini files and want to make them into a big file then I sugest you use Finalbig. It will allow you to do just that.

[Scorpio XIII 0]

If you have your own ini files and want to make them into a big file then I sugest you use Finalbig. It will allow you to do just that.

Yes It works quite well too

[link_the_first 0]

Final Big Editor? If that's it I can't make it work. Every time I try to use it it says it has encountered an error and needs to close.

[joeb2000 0]

Final big allows you to add in ini files for your own mod, if you got a mod from somewhere else and it is not already a big file I have no idea what it would be.

[link_the_first 0]

Half the mods I get come in an installer that puts a bunch of folders into the Generals ZH folder, and the other half come with some folders I need to put in it. Is there a way to convert these folders to a .big file?

[joeb2000 0]

No, a big file is just a bunch of text .ini files.

 

If they are installed then they should be big files already. The game wont understand anything else.

 

Post a link to one of the mods you have and I will take a look at it.

[Koen 2]

Some mods are quite elaborate in that they also put extra files outside of a BIG file in the game folder. For them its nice, but it locks out other mods while the mod is installed. The idea of Mod Selector was that people would just package their mod into a BIG file, like the game understands, and they bundle it with their mod but people haven't really picked that up.

Guess I need a killer feature for people to start using it.

[OmegaX 0]

Anyone know how to merge .big files? I downloaded XenoForce mod, and it comes with two .big files: 15Xeno.big, and 15patchxeno.big.

 

EDIT: Never mind, I just downloaded the version from their website and it just includes the self-extracting exe, which contains just the one .big and the data files.