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[DarioButch]

Hey guys,
I need help loading a downloaded char, i cant get it to work, so how do i do this?

 

[stuntcock]

Hello D DarioButch . Welcome to the Undertow forum.

I need help loading a downloaded char, i cant get it to work, so how do i do this?

It depends on what you've downloaded. You might have a custom PNG hairstyle, in which case you load that file in-game (click the "Modding" tab of the in-game menu, then click the "Hair ..." button and finally choose your new file via the Browse window). But you might have a prepared folder containing various TXT and SWF files - in which case you'll need to move the character's folder into your \Mods\ subfolder and then mention it in your Mods\CharacterFolders.txt file.

Please note that the second option won't be available if you're running the vanilla game. You'll need to be using the SDT Loader (or one of the many available Loader packs) in order to benefit from character folders. You can find more information in the Newbie Guide.

But even if you're following the steps correctly, you might also run into technical difficulty. For example, if you're trying to play the game in a web browser window (because "it's a Flash thing and Flash runs in web browsers, right?") then your browser might block the game from accessing your local filesystem - which means that you'd be unable to open any PNG and SWF files. We recommend using the Flash Player projector application instead of web browsers.

If you find yourself confused or stuck then please try to provide as much information as possible about the problem. An in-game screenshot is always useful, and you can supplement it with hyperlinks (to a mod which you're trying to install, or a character which you're attempting to load, or a page of instructions whose images have gone missing).

We're happy to offer support, but SDT modding is a fairly broad topic -- so a very broad statement such as "I can't get it to work" or "I need help" isn't the best way to proceed. It's preferable to tell us about the specific goal that you're trying to achieve, or the troubleshooting steps that you've attempted, or the errors messages which you've encountered, or the other mods which you're already running, or the point at which the instructions ceased to make sense. Additional information will help us to understand the problem more quickly and therefore solve it more quickly.

 

[DarioButch]

And how do i mention it?

 

[stuntcock]

You open up your CharacterFolders.txt file, then add a new line at the bottom. The new line must contain the exact filename of the new subfolder, followed by a colon, followed by a descriptive name. The descriptive name will appear in the character roster alongside SD Chan, Asuka, etc. So players will sometimes include a user-friendly name or even a nickname ... but sometimes they'll just copy-paste the folder name for the sake of simplicity. Either of the following is acceptable:

Jennifer_Wellesley_2.0_with_custom_sunglasses:Jennifer_Wellesley_2.0_with_custom_sunglasses
Jennifer_Wellesley_2.0_with_custom_sunglasses:Jenny

Once you've made that change you can save the CharacterFolders.txt file, then restart the SDT Loader game. Your new character should appear in the roster, but please note that the roster is not sorted alphabetically. Since the new girl was added to the end of the list, she'll usually appear at the far right-hand side of the roster.

If you'd like to learn more about how Character Folders work (such as how to customize them) or if you encounter problems - then I would encourage you to review the Newbie Guide. Even if it doesn't seem to directly address your current concern, it will answer questions that you didn't know you had -- such as "what's the difference between a character folder and the Save Character button which exists in the vanilla game? Can I use both of them?" Hence, it might help you to avoid confusion or misunderstandings as you delve deeper into discoverying, using, and combining SDT mods.