Re: Freeware Tool for Mod Handling

Hello All.

there is a freeware tool that i know and use for MafiaII to easy activate/deactivate mods with a simple click.

Because it look so good and handy to me, i thoutht i tell you about it.

Would it be nice, to run FR JA 3.0 exe to depack its content to specified directory, start a program

click a button, and the mod is installed, all original files are backuped, a with a second click

the mod is deactivated , means all original files are back in place ?

If this sounds goot to you continue reading ” data-emoticon=”” srcset=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x” width=”20″ height=”20″>

The Program im speaking of is called “Generic Mode Enabler” JSGME from JoneSoft.

it was orginally developed for SilentHunterIII Mod Handling, but it is a unviversal tool.

the original developer website doesnt exist any more, but if you google

“Generic Mode Enabler JSGME downlaod” you will find some links.(just right now verified that)

Its very tiny, only about 400k of size.

If you have downloaded and depacked the archive,do the following:

copy “JSGME.exe” to your mafia IIpc folder and run the program once.

It will create the folder MODS by default. this is place where you copy your mods in.

Example of “FR JA 3.0 exe” Mod installation using JSGME:

1. Change to mafia IIpcMODS folder

2. Create a new folder Here and name it “FR JA 3.0” (this is name that will be displaye inside JGSME)

3. Run “FR JA 3.0 exe” and select the directory crated above to extract the files.

4. Now you should have the followin file structure:

mafia IIpcMODSFR JA 3.0pcdlcs….

4. IMPORTANT : Move the folder “dlcs” from pc to FR JA 3.0 (one lvl up)

now you can delete the empty pc folder its not any more needed.

5. Start JSGME , select “FR JA 3.0” in the left window and press the “>” button to install the mod.

6. Run Mafia II , enjoy FR JA 3.0.

7. Yo want to play cathouse mission of original DLC, just deinstall with “<" button (in seconds ” data-emoticon=”” srcset=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x” width=”20″ height=”20″>

and vice versa :

Because pictures says more than thousands of words. i’ll try to show some Pics here now.

Example FileStructure in the MODs Dir:

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JSGME before mod install

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JSGME after mod FR JA 3.0 activation (use “<" do disable the mod and restore original files)
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Example View of backuped original files for Mod FR JA 3.0:

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Now you can build your own easy to install mods on the fly.

You just need to know where the mod files have to go.

Crate a new dir under MODS with a speaking/meaningful name, build the needed dirstructure,

copy over the mod files and activate/deactivate mods very fast and without loosing your original files

no more manual fiddling with orginal files in the mafiaII files structure.

Before i was using JGSME for MafiaII i lost the overview easily what was where intalled,

even i made a lot of backupdirs/files.

I made a fresh MafiaII Install, from there i activate mods only via JGSME.

Another big advantage is, that JSGSME warns you if a mod wants to override fils that are already

used by another mod. So one may easily find out when its necessary to Combine Mods Manually to get them

correctly installed.

Hope that will be useful ” data-emoticon=”” srcset=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x” width=”20″ height=”20″>

If you have questions, just reply and i’ll try to answer.

Update:

This software can be freely distributed via online services.

So i uploaded it to the mafiascene.net server.

Should be available when it passed the approval from the admins ” data-emoticon=”” srcset=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x” width=”20″ height=”20″>

Don’t have a link yet, try to look for:

JSGME JoneSoft Generic Mod Enabler v2.6.0.zip

greetings

Druuc