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Ozhara 216 4 Nov, 2013 @ 12:45am
AoE2 HD Mod Manager is back!
Ever wanted to just use parts of a mod?
Ever wanted to combine parts of different mods or create mod setups for easy switching?
Ever wanted to check the exact changes of a mods graphic, sound or text file before using it?
Ever wanted to create your own mods with ease?
Ever wanted to organize your filter or reorder your mods more easily?
Ever wanted to easily apply automatic adjustments to graphic mods yourself?
Ever wanted to automatically play AoE with a set resolution again?
Ever wanted to get a large portion of the outdated legacy mods back to work?
Ever wanted to automatically fix your load order after a new patch?

I'm developing a tool that can do all these things and a few more.
And after a long downtime I'm activly working on a rerelease now! :)

If you have any suggestion or would like to see an additional functionality that isn't included yet, just post it. :)

Translators for ui (old version up to 3.9):
German: Ozhara
Bulgarian: Gundorf the Wizard
English (GB): Sir Jasper Trund
English (US): Sir Jasper Trund
Portuguese (Brazil): Durigan
Slovenian: 1MyTh
Hungarian: NOCTURNE
Swedish: Hype

Just in case you want to add some (error)screens or larger texts to your feedback, please don't post them here, just give me a shout and send it to: aoe-modmanager@web.de

You can find my mod manager here:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=195195570
Last edited by Ozhara; 1 May, 2017 @ 7:11am
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DarK | Adélie 5 4 Nov, 2013 @ 5:16am 
Awesome! Of course yeah I will use it, to combine parts of different graphic mods for example, it will be great!

The only suggestion that I can propose is that your tool looks Medieval-like, because it's AOE II for god sake lol; so it needs to look middle-ages influenced IMO.
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Ozhara 216 4 Nov, 2013 @ 5:56am 
That was one of my main ideas for developing such a tool!

I'll think about the medieval appearence. For now it's all in dark grey and black fitting steams appearence.
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DarK | Adélie 5 4 Nov, 2013 @ 6:36am 
You can only use small touches if you don't want to make it all 1300's, for example Gothic fonts for titles or some medieval icons :)
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Sir Jasper Trund 25 4 Nov, 2013 @ 7:49am 
This is a wonderful idea. Could I suggest (if it's possbile) that the tool contain the option to restore certain files to a user-defined default. So you'd have a folder within the program that kept your default set-up for the game, allowing you to return all or individual files to your preferred state after testing a mod?

For example, if I tried a texture pack, decided I liked it but only wanted the water, I could use your software to return the land textures to the ones I was previously using? It would be similar to your 'combine mods' option, I guess.
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Ozhara 216 4 Nov, 2013 @ 8:03am 
It's very similar to it.

For now you can seperately install/uninstall every single file or file package (if you want).
And I'm working at an option to combine files from every mod you want to new mod packages. So you could define your own setup. That mod could be your individual default.

In the mentioned case you could reinstall the previous used water or add the wanted files to your individual setup and reinstall that one.

Every time you install a file, it will be associated with that mod. But for now I did no 'history'. So you can restore the original games default or associate the file to a different mod by installing it from that one.

Here an early preview image showing the ui:
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/948/uy0b.png
Last edited by Ozhara; 4 Nov, 2013 @ 8:14am
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Sir Jasper Trund 25 4 Nov, 2013 @ 8:15am 
Originally posted by Ozhara:
It's very similar to it.

For now you can seperately install/uninstall every single file or file package (if you want).
And I'm working at an option to combine files from every mod you want to new mod packages. So you could define your own setup. That mod could be your individual default.

In the mentioned case you could reinstall the previous used water or add the wanted files to your individual setup and reinstall that one.

Every time you install a file, it will be associated with that mod. But for now I did no 'history'. So you can restore the original games default or associate the file to a different mod by installing it from that one.

Ahh, OK. Sounds like it'd be extremely easy for me to do what I wanted to do with the set-up you've already implemented. Awesome! Looking forward to this, sounds like a really valuable tool.
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Ozhara 216 4 Nov, 2013 @ 8:21am 
I hope so. :)

Any suggestions regarding the ui are welcome as well. I added a link to a preview image.
Last edited by Ozhara; 6 Nov, 2013 @ 9:26pm
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Abi! 6 Nov, 2013 @ 7:08am 
This looks awesome and I look forward to trying the beta :)
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Ozhara 216 6 Nov, 2013 @ 7:21am 
Thanks a lot! Any suggestions for the ui or a function you would like to see implemented (beside the visible ones on the screen)?

I'm adding two additional features over the week, but there are good chances I get the tool ready for a beta this weekend. :)
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Zetnus 59 6 Nov, 2013 @ 3:44pm 
Great idea! The functions listed so far seem to cover all the main needs.
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Ozhara 216 8 Nov, 2013 @ 10:08am 
While working at my mod manager I started writing the manual.

It would be great if someone that's native language is english could have a look at it. :)

As a second I had problems with my first installation package I did.
If someone would give it a try that would be awesome.

In both cases just tell me and I'll give you a link. :D:
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Sir Jasper Trund 25 8 Nov, 2013 @ 10:09am 
Originally posted by Ozhara:
While working at my mod manager I started writing the manual.

It would be great if someone that's native language is english could have a look at it. :)

As a second I had problems with my first installation package I did.
If someone would give it a try that would be awesome.

In both cases just tell me and I'll give you a link. :D:

Hey, native English speaker (with writing experience) here! Would be happy to give that a look :)
Last edited by Sir Jasper Trund; 8 Nov, 2013 @ 10:09am
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Abi! 8 Nov, 2013 @ 6:16pm 
I can do both for you. I don't have too much time though so I will only be able to give general feedback on the manual and won't be able to go in depth.
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Zetnus 59 8 Nov, 2013 @ 6:29pm 
I would also be happy to read to read through the manual :)
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Ozhara 216 10 Nov, 2013 @ 6:26am 
I added multi-language support to my tool, so you can choose your country (will be saved) and at the mod managers next start it will search for a fitting language.xml to show you all ui captions and tooltips in that language.

But for I myself do only know english and german, I need your help on this.

So everyone that wants to help translating the ui into another language, please give me a shout. :)

I'll send you the default (english) xml when I have all texts finished.
Last edited by Ozhara; 10 Nov, 2013 @ 6:26am
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