fighters.dat

mrrrrm · 01-10-2004, 03:13 PM

Regarding the update posted on the website. Several questions.

1) Is that file more current than the file that comes with the original download to the game? Originally Downloaded game on release date?

2) If I download this .dat file and use it in my current game settings, will all of my fighter's histories be lost?

Thanks to anyone for helping.

Andreas Raht · 01-10-2004, 04:18 PM

Two Times YES.

1.) Some fighters are added, and some typos and errors were corrected. But the difference is not that big.

2.) Yes, if you overwrite your fighter.dat, your data will be lost. I suggest you copy the fighters.dat ONLY to your folder /Data/Default. Then it will not overwrite your data, it will only be used when you create a NEW database sometime.

Rasmuth · 01-10-2004, 07:18 PM

make a backup of your fighter.dat file too....you never know

Bogie · 01-11-2004, 02:28 PM

Having patches or updates that overwrite your current stats in the game is not only unexceptable its totally insane. I totally love this game, but to spend hours running bout after bout and then having a patch replace everything rather than update what needs to be updated is just plain bad business. I have not loaded the boxer update patch because I am affraid of losing my current completed boxer stats. That is not only sad, but it sucks!
Still I love this game and am very happy overall with the game.
Thanks again for all that was done to make this game happen.

Cap · 01-11-2004, 06:25 PM

When it comes time for them to add missing and new fighters, I hope there won't be a problem merging them with the present groups. There is no way anyone here would want to wipe out hours and hours of work and fun.

Cap

JeffR · 01-11-2004, 07:28 PM

Andreas has said that he's going to work on a way to add individual fighters to databases without writing over the whole thing. Hopefully we'll see that in the next patch.

couriers · 01-11-2004, 11:18 PM

Andreas has stated that the individual fighter imports will eventually be a work in progress but that they are not currently planned for the next patch. He may have every intention of either adding this feature prior or he might try really hard to get it out within the very near future. I do know that he would like very much for people to have the ability of updating their databases without losing any customization that they might have already done.

Rasmuth · 01-12-2004, 12:34 AM

If new fighters get added in an upcoming database update...and they can't be added to an existing database without killing it....I would love to see the added fighters ratings and info in a text file so I can manually add them myself...until the problem is solved of course.

vistaman44 · 01-12-2004, 06:31 AM

Excellent idea, Rasmuth.

couriers · 01-12-2004, 11:40 AM

Yes, that sounds in the least doable and should help smooth things over with any fighter updates until the individual import ability becomes available.

PittPanther · 01-12-2004, 11:59 AM

I have never patched because of this. Too much work would go down the tubes.

01-10-2004, 03:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
mrrrrm Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 6	fighters.dat Regarding the update posted on the website. Several questions. 1) Is that file more current than the file that comes with the original download to the game? Originally Downloaded game on release date? 2) If I download this .dat file and use it in my current game settings, will all of my fighter's histories be lost? Thanks to anyone for helping.

01-10-2004, 04:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 4,317	Two Times YES. 1.) Some fighters are added, and some typos and errors were corrected. But the difference is not that big. 2.) Yes, if you overwrite your fighter.dat, your data will be lost. I suggest you copy the fighters.dat ONLY to your folder /Data/Default. Then it will not overwrite your data, it will only be used when you create a NEW database sometime. __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments Out of the Park Baseball Development Team Title Bout Development Team

01-10-2004, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rasmuth All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Upstate Western NY Posts: 1,214	make a backup of your fighter.dat file too....you never know __________________ http://indiemusicworks.com/forum/artists/members/50/ http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...?bandID=250426

01-11-2004, 06:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 4,004	When it comes time for them to add missing and new fighters, I hope there won't be a problem merging them with the present groups. There is no way anyone here would want to wipe out hours and hours of work and fun. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

01-12-2004, 12:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Rasmuth All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Upstate Western NY Posts: 1,214	If new fighters get added in an upcoming database update...and they can't be added to an existing database without killing it....I would love to see the added fighters ratings and info in a text file so I can manually add them myself...until the problem is solved of course. __________________ http://indiemusicworks.com/forum/artists/members/50/ http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...?bandID=250426

01-11-2004, 02:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bogie Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 139	Having patches or updates that overwrite your current stats in the game is not only unexceptable its totally insane. I totally love this game, but to spend hours running bout after bout and then having a patch replace everything rather than update what needs to be updated is just plain bad business. I have not loaded the boxer update patch because I am affraid of losing my current completed boxer stats. That is not only sad, but it sucks! Still I love this game and am very happy overall with the game. Thanks again for all that was done to make this game happen.

01-11-2004, 07:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
JeffR Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 480	Andreas has said that he's going to work on a way to add individual fighters to databases without writing over the whole thing. Hopefully we'll see that in the next patch.

01-11-2004, 11:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
couriers All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fort Lauderdale Fla Posts: 932	Andreas has stated that the individual fighter imports will eventually be a work in progress but that they are not currently planned for the next patch. He may have every intention of either adding this feature prior or he might try really hard to get it out within the very near future. I do know that he would like very much for people to have the ability of updating their databases without losing any customization that they might have already done.

01-12-2004, 06:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
vistaman44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Auxvasse, Mo. Posts: 3,143	Excellent idea, Rasmuth. __________________ ---Mark (vistaman44) "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters, compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, philosopher and poet (1803-1882) ----------------------------------- Currently operating 1980s JM-HW, 1940s, African, 1980s LW and women's boxing universes

01-12-2004, 11:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
couriers All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fort Lauderdale Fla Posts: 932	Yes, that sounds in the least doable and should help smooth things over with any fighter updates until the individual import ability becomes available.

01-12-2004, 11:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
PittPanther All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,174	I have never patched because of this. Too much work would go down the tubes. __________________ Commitment Teamwork Pride Hail to Pitt!

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