Silent
2011-07-18 02:47:59
This is a Combo guide, and it may be split later depending on the feedback I get. Anyway on to the guide.
Since you are here to get started quickly. I'll get right to it.
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Notes:
It is also important that you occasionally check for updates using the tool bar. This is simple, just click on MSI, SRL, or Reflection and go down to check for update. Everything else is automatic.
You should also know you are not limited to MSI scripts, you use any of the scripts from the Public Scripts section.
If you have any problems, post here. I will help you as best I can. :redface:
This is a bit more complicated than part one, but it really isn't that hard. We will need a few things before we start. The things you will need are as follows:
Now that we have all the things we need we can get on to the setup.
First. We must make sure we have all the extensions enabled that we want to use before we create our self-extracting archive (Which is all this is). If you don't know how to select these, go back over to the setup post and read it again. It tells you how. Now that our extensions are all setup, close out of Simba, we shouldn't need to open it again unless you feel like testing it.
Second. Navigate to the main exe for Simba, in this same folder should be a file named settings.xml. (it may just show up as settings and list the type as XML Document depending on your OS) Open this file using your favorite text editor. (I recommend Notepad++) I'm using just plain old notepad for this tutorial.
Third. With Notepad open hit Ctrl+H to bring up the find & replace window. In the "Find what" box put in "<Path>C:\Simba\" without the quotes of course, and in the "Replace with" box put "<Path>..\Simba\" again without the quotes. Hit "Replace All", save the file, and exit Notepad.
This makes the place that Simba looks for it's plugins and everything else not locked down to a specific location, as long as this file is in a folder named "Simba" it will all work.
Note Last step Now our settings are all correct to use our extensions wherever we move the Simba folder. The last step is to archive the entire folder to make it easier to move around. This step is technically optional because you can move the folder wherever you want now and it will run and find plugins, etc. - but it is the main point of this tutorial.
Forth. Navigate up one level above your main Simba exe. In case you don't get what I mean, you should see the folder named "Simba". Now, remember how I said you needed WinRAR? This is why. Right click on your Simba folder and hit -> "add to archive…" You should see a window that looks like this:
Make sure the "Create SFX Archive" box is checked!! You can change the name, but leave the other options alone unless you know what you're doing.
Click Ok. Congratulations, you now have your own portable/quick setup Simba!
See pretty simple no? Some other things that you could do with this are include your own scripts, not just MSI and take them with you. Do this by just placing them in the scripts folder before you archive with WinRAR. :norris:
Hope this helps some people out!
Credits!
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Coh3n - For inspiring me to create the portable. (even if he didn't know it) & suggesting features to be added.
Harry & KingKong - Telling me to write a guide on how to do this.
Everyone else who posted feedback on the Development thread.
:D
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Questions? Comments? Criticism? Let's here it!
- Part 1 Quick setup - Read this if you want to setup Simba as quickly as possible for autoing.
- Part 2 Creating a Portable Simba - Read this if you want to know how to make your own portable version of Simba.
Part 1. Quickest Possible Autoing setup. Last Updated August 1, 2011
Since you are here to get started quickly. I'll get right to it.
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- Download Simba Portable from here.
- Run the file you just downloaded above. (Should be named something like Simba_PV3.2.2.exe unless you named it differently)
- Choose an install location. (you can move it to wherever you want later)
- Open the folder you just created and run "Run me"
- Make sure your Characters are setup properly according to the MSI script you plan to use. (You can see how to do this over on the MSI Section)
- Press the green play button and fill out the player form.
- Watch your character auto :)
Notes:
It is also important that you occasionally check for updates using the tool bar. This is simple, just click on MSI, SRL, or Reflection and go down to check for update. Everything else is automatic.
You should also know you are not limited to MSI scripts, you use any of the scripts from the Public Scripts section.
If you have any problems, post here. I will help you as best I can. :redface:
End Part 1
Part 2. Creating your own Portable Simba :stirthepot:
Part 2. Creating your own Portable Simba :stirthepot:
This is a bit more complicated than part one, but it really isn't that hard. We will need a few things before we start. The things you will need are as follows:
Now that we have all the things we need we can get on to the setup.
First. We must make sure we have all the extensions enabled that we want to use before we create our self-extracting archive (Which is all this is). If you don't know how to select these, go back over to the setup post and read it again. It tells you how. Now that our extensions are all setup, close out of Simba, we shouldn't need to open it again unless you feel like testing it.
Second. Navigate to the main exe for Simba, in this same folder should be a file named settings.xml. (it may just show up as settings and list the type as XML Document depending on your OS) Open this file using your favorite text editor. (I recommend Notepad++) I'm using just plain old notepad for this tutorial.
Third. With Notepad open hit Ctrl+H to bring up the find & replace window. In the "Find what" box put in "<Path>C:\Simba\" without the quotes of course, and in the "Replace with" box put "<Path>..\Simba\" again without the quotes. Hit "Replace All", save the file, and exit Notepad.
This makes the place that Simba looks for it's plugins and everything else not locked down to a specific location, as long as this file is in a folder named "Simba" it will all work.
Note Last step Now our settings are all correct to use our extensions wherever we move the Simba folder. The last step is to archive the entire folder to make it easier to move around. This step is technically optional because you can move the folder wherever you want now and it will run and find plugins, etc. - but it is the main point of this tutorial.
Forth. Navigate up one level above your main Simba exe. In case you don't get what I mean, you should see the folder named "Simba". Now, remember how I said you needed WinRAR? This is why. Right click on your Simba folder and hit -> "add to archive…" You should see a window that looks like this:
Make sure the "Create SFX Archive" box is checked!! You can change the name, but leave the other options alone unless you know what you're doing.Click Ok. Congratulations, you now have your own portable/quick setup Simba!
See pretty simple no? Some other things that you could do with this are include your own scripts, not just MSI and take them with you. Do this by just placing them in the scripts folder before you archive with WinRAR. :norris:
Hope this helps some people out!
Credits!
——–
Coh3n - For inspiring me to create the portable. (even if he didn't know it) & suggesting features to be added.
Harry & KingKong - Telling me to write a guide on how to do this.
Everyone else who posted feedback on the Development thread.
:D
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Questions? Comments? Criticism? Let's here it!