Construction packs/weapons not present: a fix

ShrimpFromHell

If all other solutions fail, this is (to my experience) a guaranteed fix:

(This will seem like a rather complicated fix at first sight, but when you start with it, it really is quite simple, just follow the steps!)




Using Tricon2:

Step 1: download, and extract the following packages into dynamix/tribes2/gamedata/base:
http://tricon.rosenberry.net/files/Tricon2Server.zip
http://tricon.rosenberry.net/files/Tricon2ServerExpansion.zip
http://tricon.rosenberry.net/files/Tricon2CrapPack.zip
Visit http://tricon.rosenberry.net/t2download.html for more information on Tricon2, but you will need no more than the 3 files above!

Step 2: run Tribes 2 with the Construction Online Server shortcut;

Step 3: start your server;

Step 4: when the mission is done loading, press escape;

Step 5: scroll through the menu of admin options and commands and click the option "Prebuild / compile DSO's" (or something like that) and confirm your choice. (this admin option comes with Tricon2)

Step 6: after step 5, the game will hang for a few seconds, followed by a 20 seconds countdown. It will say that the server will restart after the countdown, but actually it will shut down the game;

Step7: run Tribes 2 again with the construction shortcut and start your server, purebuild/construction packs & weapons should be available.
IMPORTANT: If you get an unhandled exception, it means that your Tribes2 has too many custom scripts to run a working Construction mod AND Tricon2 at the same time!
You will need to remove Tricon2 by using your Windows' standard filesearch tool to search your entire Tribes2 folder for Tricon2 files (mostlikely, you will have to enter "tricon" as search string). When the searching is done, delete all of the files that were found.
Now run your server again, there should be no unhandled exception and your construction packs and weapons will (or at least, should) be there.


This solution also works for the same problem in other mods.

Eehk

I just delete dsos upon starting the mod using the advanced launcher and my packs and weapons are always there. :shrug:

-|Master Chief|-

Tricon doesnt work for me. The menu items dont do anything.

Krash

To clarify what this method does, it runs the function "prepbuild();" already included with the game in console_start.cs and adds a quit timer to close the server. Prepbuild does a search for all .cs and .gui files and compiles them for use by the game.
Alternatively, you could run the prepbuild(); command in your server's console and restart it manually.

Running through the dedicated shortcut is usually the best route if you're troubleshooting or setting up your server, by the way.

ShrimpFromHell

-|Master Chief|-

Tricon doesnt work for me. The menu items dont do anything.

Hmm.. you must allready have too many custom scripts plugged in. Oh well, if typing prebuild(); in the console has the same effect, that's even better then. Thanks for the hint Krash.

Krash

Running through the dedicated shortcut is usually the best route if you're troubleshooting or setting up your server, by the way.

ORLY?


Well then, Master Chief, I guess you could try and run enter prebuild(); in your console if that realy does the same as Tricon's Prebuild/compile DSO's. Then that should probably fix your problem if just deleting the DSO's doesn't work.