AC Functional Airports Mac Problem

evarburg · January 14, 2011, 05:39:28 AM

Hi folks,
I posted this on the thread concerning AC Functional Airports, but got no answer after two days, so I go general

. O'd love to ue those splendid airports, but can't. I am a macUser -- don't know if it has anything to do with the problem, but here it is : when I dezip the file (last version), it comes out like this :
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apparently filejuicer bundles everything together, which makes impossible for me to install as advised by the readme. Help, anyone ?

RippleJet · January 14, 2011, 02:29:53 PM

Since I've never used a Mac or Filejuicer myself, I wish another Mac user could step in and help (I think I'll send Lee a pm...)

The files installed by the two installers should be these:

In the folder X-Ports\Airports:

AC Airport Sounds.dat	314 kB
AC Airport Textures.dat	333 kB
AC Functional Airports, Version 2.1.dat	1252 kB
Enable AC Prefab Airport.dat	1 kB
Enable BLS Airport Shuttle.dat	1 kB
Enable BLS City and Airport Bus Stop.dat	1 kB
Enable BLS Roth Air and City Bus.dat	1 kB
Enable Modern ATCT by Muzzy.dat	1 kB
Enable MOG Helipad.dat	1 kB
Enable RT CdS Island Air.dat	1 kB
Enable SG Heliport.dat	1 kB
Enable SWAP Airport Tram.dat	1 kB
Enable SWAP Airports by Thalassicus.dat	1 kB
Enable SWAP Airports by Xiziz.dat	1 kB
Enable SWAP Package Loading Center.dat	1 kB

In the folder X-Ports\Airports\SWAP Eyecandy:

Airport_Global.dat	2 kB
Airport_GrassLots.dat	33 kB
Airport_Parked Aircraft.dat	64 kB
Airport_Runways.dat	1 kB
Airport_Runways_Expandable.dat	53 kB
Airport_Runways_Standard.dat	43 kB
Airport_Runways_Wide.dat	120 kB
Airport_Tarmac.dat	128 kB
SWAP Airport Auxiliary Lots by Thalassicus.dat	104 kB
SWAP Airport Auxiliary Lots by Xiziz.dat	134 kB

callagrafx · January 14, 2011, 02:47:20 PM

What Mac OS and version of Filejuicer are you using?

evarburg · January 15, 2011, 03:11:24 PM

Quote from: callagrafx on January 14, 2011, 02:47:20 PM
What Mac OS and version of Filejuicer are you using?

Hello,what a relief to know I am not alone in the dark...

Mac OS Snow Leopard (mac 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo)
Filejuicer 4.14

ScottFTL · January 15, 2011, 03:20:44 PM

Quote from: evarburg on January 15, 2011, 03:11:24 PM

Mac OS Snow Leopard (mac 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo)
Filejuicer 4.14

I can't provide much Mac help, but I did check the FileJuicer site and found there is an update to v4.26 available. I'd suggest that you update FileJuicer and try it again.

callagrafx · January 16, 2011, 09:11:06 AM

Failing that, you could try Crossover (http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/download_trial) and use the windows Installer, then simply copy the files from the "installed" location to your game plugins folder....

evarburg · January 16, 2011, 09:48:00 AM

Quote from: ScottFTL on January 15, 2011, 03:20:44 PM
I can't provide much Mac help, but I did check the FileJuicer site and found there is an update to v4.26 available. I'd suggest that you update FileJuicer and try it again.

Alas it's not Filejuicer : same dezip, in which I can't know which is which and consequently can't "enable" anything...

At least, I have a newer version of the very useful Filejuicer !

I'm gona try Callagrafx' idea, albeit reluctantly (I'm a dieheard Mac user... the idea of anything Windows on my computer give me the creeps

(BTW, Callagrafx : thanks for so many wonderful bats)

evarburg · January 16, 2011, 10:28:06 AM

Quote from: callagrafx on January 16, 2011, 09:11:06 AM
Failing that, you could try Crossover (http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/download_trial) and use the windows Installer, then simply copy the files from the "installed" location to your game plugins folder....

it... seems... to... work....

We're going to test it in a sandbox city. A big thanks anyway.

[hey, does that mean that some plugins that resisted me before woiuld now be accessible

!!! hurrah !

]

evarburg · January 16, 2011, 01:39:44 PM

Quote from: evarburg on January 16, 2011, 10:28:06 AM
it... seems... to... work....
We're going to test it in a sandbox city. A big thanks anyway.

It plops ! It maxcapacitates ! IT WOOORKS ! (all mac users over here, hear-hear !)

I mean it will work when we've installed the zillion deps

But mostly,it works (is there a smiley for "crossing fingers" ?).

Thank you again, guys. If I have any problems with this awesome plugin, I'll check the topic here...

ScottFTL · January 16, 2011, 02:43:28 PM

I'm glad you finally got the problem sorted. I know it's been bothering you.

RippleJet · January 16, 2011, 03:09:29 PM

I'm also glad you've found a solution!

And I've moved this thread to the AC Functional Airports support board...
Thus, I hope other Mac users could benefit from it.

evarburg · January 17, 2011, 10:00:30 AM

Quote from: RippleJet on January 16, 2011, 03:09:29 PM
I'm also glad you've found a solution!
And I've moved this thread to the AC Functional Airports support board...
Thus, I hope other Mac users could benefit from it.

thanks ! I posted it on the macusers's forum on Simtropolis, too.

callagrafx · January 18, 2011, 03:29:09 AM

Quote from: evarburg on January 16, 2011, 09:48:00 AM
(I'm a dieheard Mac user... the idea of anything Windows on my computer give me the creeps )

I've been using Macs since 1990 and always will, but the day Apple switched to Intel and allowed us to install Windows was a great day... now I can use 3DS Max on my superior hardware