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Major FS2 Error!!!!!!!!!

In the mission "Love the Treason...." the Hammako is supposed to be a GTA Charybdis. But as of lately it has turned itself into a GTF Ulysses. I went into FRED2 and the Charybdis wasn't listed.

Does anyone have any ideas on why and how this happened and how to fix it?

Look in your /FreeSpace2/data/tables directory. You have probably installed something that has removed the GTA Charybdis entry from the table.

The GTF Ulysses is the default ship so if FS2 cant find the vessel, it defaults.

EDIT: I forgot...some MODs now use VP files...but unless you have a good memory or know the files as well as some of the MODers do, it may be hard to pick out a VP file...in any case, you've installed a MOD and its best to follow the instructions to remove that MOD in the most accomodating method possible.

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Next question.

Is there an easy way to get rid of the mods and missions that I have downloaded?

Hmm. I've seen this one a lot. Time to update the entry in the FAQ methinks as it didn't deal with .vp files.

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I`M PLAYING A MISSION IN FREESPACE BUT INSTEAD OF THE SHIP I'M EXPECTING I JUST GET A ULYSSES FIGHTER.

This is the result of installing a mod that alters the ships table. The game goes to the ships table expecting to find a certain type of ship but can't find it cause the mod has replaced or removed that ship from the ships.tbl. When FS2 can't find a ship on the table it replaces it with the first ship on the table which in most cases is a Ulysses.

Fortunately the ships.tbl merely tells the game where to look for a ship so the ship hasn't actually been deleted
Curing the problem requires that you find the mod causing the problem and renaming/moving it.

Go into your Freespace2\data\tables directory and check for a file called ships.tbl. If it exists rename it file to something like disabled-ships.tbl
If that doesn't solve your problem or you find no file by that name your problem is a rogue .vp file.

The Official .vp files have the following names

root_fs2.vp
sparky_fs2.vp
sparky_hi_fs2.vp
stu_fs2.vp
tango1_fs2.vp
tango2_fs2.vp
tango3_fs2.vp
smarty_fs2.vp
warble_fs2.vp

If you've installed FS2_open you may also have

fs2_open351.vp (The name my have changed slightly depending on the version installed)

You may not have them all but if you have any files other than these is your FS2 folder it is likely that this is the cause of your problem. Try renaming the extra .vp files to .vpDisabled or something similar or simply move them out of your FS2 folder (or into a new subfolder)

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