Antichrist 0 Posted February 16, 2003 I'd say go with rar. First of all they're smaller then zips, and second of all I noticed that some zips I download get corrupted, but I never had problems with rar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king homer 1 Posted February 16, 2003 I voted for zip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jester983 0 Posted February 16, 2003 I voted for Zip but rar is good too. Once and awhile zip will mess up but i have yet to see rar mess up... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scorpio 0 Posted February 16, 2003 I would prefer .exe to a non-specific directory...because not everybody has WinZip/Rar, ect. and some people may not have their OFP installed in the default directory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antichrist 0 Posted February 16, 2003 I don't get why would anyone who is expecting to download addons for OFP won't have winzip or winrar? That's just dumb! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.o.R.S.u 0 Posted February 16, 2003 Zip or Rar. I voted for Zip, but if there's so big difference in filesizes between Rar and Zip, I prefer Rar. No EXEs please, they just confuse the whole installing progress. And I bet that everyone who has downloaded atleast one addon knows how to use Zip or Rar. And if that's the case, maybe you should put links to those programs and small instructions to BAS site . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
der bastler 0 Posted February 16, 2003 I'm using UltimateZip, it's freeware. The RAR-support seems to be a little bit buggy, so I prefer ZIP. What about a tar-ball (*.tar.gzip)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 16, 2003 I voted for ZIP. Most common, easy to use and lets me be responsible for placing the files in the right or wrong folders. I have no problems with RARs, ACEs, etc. I can open them all. Yet ZIPs are the easiest. EXEs bother me because: 1. They suggest the wrong (or unexisting) install directory 99% of the time. 2. Some of them have the nerve to update the Windows registry with install information. I think that's a bit overqualified for user made addons and mods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
der bastler 0 Posted February 16, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ Feb. 16 2003,10:46)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">2. Some of them have the nerve to update the Windows registry with install information. I think that's a bit overqualified for user made addons and mods.<span id='postcolor'> That's what I hate since Win95. After several install and unistall procedures you have to reinstall Windows to get rid of program corpses hidden deep in your registry/win-directory! Windows-maintenance is a horror and a pain in the ass! God bless DOS. Insert Floppy, type "b:", type "install", follow the instructions, play the game and -if necessary- simply delete the game's directory. Easy, quick, clean; No need for a resource-wasting GUI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 16, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (der bastler @ Feb. 16 2003,12:00)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Windows-maintenance is a horror and a pain<span id='postcolor'> IMO, less so in XP, which lets you get rid of "orphanned" installed program entries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the nutcracker 1 Posted February 16, 2003 Not long now, the download section has a box in it with the details of the rangers/deltas. No links yet though. BAS Downloads 16 meg, looks like they went with a .zip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallenPaladin 0 Posted February 16, 2003 /me is itchy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STS_SolidSnake 0 Posted February 16, 2003 I'd go with Rar its the best compression, but id say Zip because even windows xp supports zip extraction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Knight 0 Posted February 16, 2003 i am just staring at it waiting for it to change!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the nutcracker 1 Posted February 16, 2003 me too dark knight me too  although i am pressing refresh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted February 16, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (FallenPaladin @ Feb. 16 2003,12:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">/me is itchy  <span id='postcolor'> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaultesian 0 Posted February 16, 2003 The new download info (without links) regarding the Delta/Rangers on the BAS download page has been there for at least 8 hours (before I went to be last night, anyway). I would not hold my breath just yet guys. Sincerely, Gaultesian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the nutcracker 1 Posted February 16, 2003 Ah but if my memory serves me correctly, someone from BAS said 24 hours, probably less about 16 hours ago leaving a maximum of 8 hours left. The time is coming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaultesian 0 Posted February 16, 2003 Maybe (if we have no lives outside of OFP), we could go to the BAS site and press refresh for the next 8 hours - just in case they decide to release it before the 24 hour deadline. Or maybe I could go to the kitchen, get some coffee and go out and shovel my car out of this freakin' pile of snow we got dumped on by Mother Nature last night. Got to love Canadian winters. Sincerely, Gaultesian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johann "onn" Bitsoenn 0 Posted February 16, 2003 I vote for ZIP. Do not cheat ourselves - zip is most common format of compression, everybody using internet already do know about it - or have to learn - because they wont meet kind people who will put files in installers everywhere... Take is as education, lerning how to use .zip is not hard :] And also - why .zip is better than .exe self-extr, is because most of people have got used to manage with .zips in their way, either via some program, or any other technique (I am, in example, using Windows Commander, I browse through zip and unpack only needed files wich saves me a time and does not force me to delete anything more from unpacked files, as photos and readed readme...). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the nutcracker 1 Posted February 16, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (gaultesian @ Feb. 16 2003,11:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Maybe (if we have no lives outside of OFP), we could go to the BAS site and press refresh for the next 8 hours - just in case they decide to release it before the 24 hour deadline.<span id='postcolor'> I am at work in a shop in a quiet town for the next 5 hours, i will be hitting refresh as often as possible. For the next 5 hours i have no life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaultesian 0 Posted February 16, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I am at work in a shop in a quiet town for the next 5 hours, i will be hitting refresh as often as possible. For the next 5 hours i have no life.<span id='postcolor'> Too bad - other than the crummy weather here, I don't have to work. Â Just sit back and watch my little one run around the house playing while my wife makes me breakfast (even though I had to get up with our child at 6:30 this morning and she did not want to go back to sleep). Btw, I voted for zip files - rar is by far superior, but not everyone has it, and if you have a 56k connection that means you have to download the bas files plus winrar or a similar program to get your files. Sincerely, Gaultesian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rifleman 0 Posted February 16, 2003 yeah but while you are waiting for it to be released you can go ahead and download winrar which is the best program ive found and its easy to use Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vektorboson 8 Posted February 16, 2003 I would say: .tar.bz2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
