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Lestradae,

If Lone Wolf can not help you out I have version 0.21.0 in my zip archive if that is any use to you.

Ironfist

Ironfist wrote:

If Lone Wolf can not help you out I have version 0.21.0 in my zip archive if that is any use to you.

Can you PM me a link please?

If that enables me to sell the old version and be able to buy the new one I might not be the only one with this issue though ...

Thanks in advance!

PM sent.

Ironfist

You could always edit the save file!

@ Ironfist :
check the version carefully, it needs to be 0.20.1 or earlier .
I don't have those versions anymore, please send me that link also.
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anyone that want to upgrade from a 0.20.1 or earlier to a later version :
If you have devices installed from those versions and can't use it to sell the devices anymore, editing the savefile is the simplest solution.

there are 2 parts of the savefile that needs editing :
-- extra_equipment section
remove the keys for all shield cycler devices

-- mission_variables section
remove all references that start with mission_sc

Those that don't feel safe with editing the savefile :

run with Shield Cycler latest version, save and exit oolite.
This should remove the obsolete missionvariables.
The references in extra_equipment will still be in your savefile, but oolite will not recognise them anymore.
Equipment that is listed in savefile but does not have a corresponding entry in equipment.plist is ignored by oolite.

Your savefile will be a bit (more ?) messy, but oolite should run fine.

Lone_Wolf,
PM sent

Lestradae,
Looks like it will not be of any use to you from what Lone_Wolf has posted.

Ironfist

Ironfist wrote:

Lestradae,
Looks like it will not be of any use to you from what Lone_Wolf has posted.

Hi, then I would look forward to also getting the useful version

Thanks in advance

L

Lone_Wolf wrote:

run with Shield Cycler latest version, save and exit oolite.
This should remove the obsolete missionvariables.
The references in extra_equipment will still be in your savefile, but oolite will not recognise them anymore.
Equipment that is listed in savefile but does not have a corresponding entry in equipment.plist is ignored by oolite.

Your savefile will be a bit (more ?) messy, but oolite should run fine.

I'm pretty sure if you load and resave without the relevant OXP being installed any EQ_ references that aren't in a current equipment.plist are removed as-well.

So running with latest version save, exit, remove latest version, restart, load save game, save again, exit, put latest version back in, restart, and load a cleaned up save game should do the trick.

Ironfist & Capt. Murphy,

Sorry to report that all of that isn't working.

I would like to know how to edit my savefile to flush the old version out and be able to buy the new one.

Might be of interest to a few people who like this oxp, not just me?

Cheers

L

Link to ShieldCycler 0.20.1 temporarily available below if it's of any interest.

http://www.box.com/s/b4a7f7973caf151512bb

Great find, Gimi. Downloaded and copied in 2 places.

Lestradae, this version should enable you to sell the old devices.
If it doesn't work, put the savefile somewhere and send me the link.
I should be able to remove everything related to older Shield Cycler versions.

You are welcome. Whenever I download a new version of an OXP I just drag the old one to an «old» folder. Stuff stays on my server, and there is still a few terra free, so I just keep them for now. Has come in handy a few times.

Thanks guys, most appreciated. Will try if that works.

Due to changes in CCL, shieldcycler currently doesn't run with CCL 1.6 .
Working on adjusting shieldcycler.

Lone_Wolf wrote:

Due to changes in CCL, shieldcycler currently doesn't run with CCL 1.6 .
Working on adjusting shieldcycler.

While you're at it, you should also look into applying the same changes to shieldcycler that have been applied to CCL (namely moving out of the "global" namespace).