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How to open mods install#
This mechanism allow repository creators (and packages creators) to create "dummy packages" that does not embed nor install anything but have only a list of dependencies. This mean that, if a package to be downloaded have some declared dependencies, the software will seek (recursively) within all remotes packages (of the current target Location) for dependency packages to download and will automatically add it to download stack.
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This mechanism equally work for downloads.
How to open mods mod#
You probably seen (but not tested) that Open Mod Manager support dependency mechanism for the packages. Then you now have to give the right informations to people so they can configure your Repository in the software, according informations above, the coordinates of your repository will be: In this case, you must upload packages (Mods) files in a " files" subfolder within the " mods" subfolder, so a package will be available for download at the adress: /mods/files/My_Package.omp You upload this file where you want in your server, for example, in the " mods" subfolder, so the xml file will be available on your server at the adress: /mods/DCS.xml You create a Repository with the default Download path " files/" and you save your repository file as " DCS.xml" Let assume you have a web server at th adress For example, you want to create a repository nammed "DCS" in your web server: In the Reopository editor, you will spot the parameter "Download path", this is the relative path (folder) from the Repository "base address" where the software will search for files for download. The repository file must be served by a web server either in HTTP or HTTPS. The repository creators can use the Repository Editor (Tools menu) to create the Repository definition (xml) file to host in theire web server. This is a pre-release because I made a LOT of changes and correction in code, and it may emerge some new bugs I does not have spotted.Īs I let know in the teaser, the new Network repository feature is here and operationnal.