FFEdit 1 not working for FF on Steam

[spydermann93]

Hello,

I just recently got on steam due to the disk causing some issues, but for some reason, I cannot get the FFEdit tool to recognize that the game is installed.

Does anybody have any suggestions?

EDIT: I am running the game on Windows 7 64-bit.

[stumpy]

FFEdit uses entries in the Windows registry to tell if/where the game is installed. You can install those entries yourself or through a REG file (which is just a text file that Windows knows contains info for the registry). I am not 100% sure how many registry keys are actually necessary, but I think my machine has 4. They contain pretty much the same information, except that the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry has a variable:value  pair for the level editor that the others don't seem to. I think that you can get by with just one or two of the four. Here is a REG file with the two that are generic (they aren't specific to each user's Windows login)

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Irrational Games\FFEdit\Paths]
"EditEXE"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\leveledit.exe"
"GameEXE"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\fforce.exe"
"Local"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\data"
"NIF"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\data\\\\art"
"PythonEditor"="C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE"
"ResData"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\data"
"Server"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\data"
"Sounds"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\data\\\\sounds"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Irrational Games\FFEdit\Paths]
"Local"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\data"
"Server"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\data"
"Nif"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\data\\\\art"
"GameEXE"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\fforce.exe"
"EditEXE"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\leveledit.exe"
"PythonEditor"="C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE"
"Sounds"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force\\\\data\\\\sounds"


Pasting that code into a text editor and saving it as a REG file should make it possible to just double click the file and Windows will add the keys to the registry. E.g. save it as FFEdit-Win7-keys.reg, but make sure Notepad does not save it as FFEdit-Win7-keys.reg.txt.

[spydermann93]

So, I just open a text program like Notepad, copy the code you pasted into it, save it as FFEdit-Win7-keys.reg, and then run the tool?

Sorry if I'm being stupid here.

EDIT: I just tried the above, but it did not work.

[stumpy]

Sorry, I lost track of this thread.

You should be able to double-click the REG file you saved above and it should run. What happened when you did it? Was there an error?

Open RegEdit (from the Start Menu, or from a Windows Command Prompt) and see what you have for the keys listed above. The idea is to create registry keys that look like the one below.

That is the entry for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. I believe there would be another (with the same entries, possibly expect the EditEXE path) for HKEY_CURRENT_USER, and possibly for your individual user account.

[stumpy]

BTW, maybe I misread your initial post. I was thinking that FFEdit installs, but won't open up properly or you can't open your campaign modules with it.

But, if the FFEdit installer itself won't finish because it can't find FF, then make that clear (specify what happens and post any errors). It might be that you need a different registry key. You might need the registry key created from the REG file below

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Irrational Games\Freedom Force]
"Game"="fforce.exe"
"GUID"=hex:4f,01,a5,04,94,b9,b7,48,ae,2b,75,22,a2,f1,56,80
"InstallDir"="c:\\program files (x86)\\games\\steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force"

[spydermann93]

But, if the FFEdit installer itself won't finish because it can't find FF, then make that clear (specify what happens and post any errors). It might be that you need a different registry key. You might need the registry key created from the REG file below

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Irrational Games\Freedom Force]
"Game"="fforce.exe"
"GUID"=hex:4f,01,a5,04,94,b9,b7,48,ae,2b,75,22,a2,f1,56,80
"InstallDir"="c:\\program files (x86)\\games\\steam\\steamapps\\common\\freedom force"

Yes, I meant exactly this. I apologize for my vagueness.

I just don't know how to make the installer recognize the installation of Freedom Force on steam using the Registry you gave me or how to modify it.

I created a new .reg file called "FFEdit-Win7-keys.reg," (is this the correct name?) saved it, double-clicked on it (I was prompted with a message that the file was added to my registry), and once again I tried to run the installer, but it failed.

[stumpy]

Guess what? I just tried again and I am not able to get the FFEdit installer to run on my Win7 PC either. But, I have no trouble opening FFEdit by simply clicking on the FFEdit.exe program in the game folder. I must have copied the executable over from my old Windows XP installation and then added the registry entries. You could probably do the same. Does the installer have an extractable FFEdit.exe file?

[spydermann93]

I can open the .exe file with 7-zip, yes, if that's what you mean.

[stumpy]

I mean, when  you open the installer up, is there a file inside called FFEdit.exe (which is the actual Freedom Force Editor excecutable), either directly inside the installer or inside one of the installer's CAB files or whatever?

[Hero2006]

I too am having trouble, I have tried editing my registry and various directories.  Is there by chance a work around for FFEdit or is it unresponsive to the Steam Versions?

[stumpy]

Sorry I'm not going to be much help on this one. I tried loading my steam version of FFvT3R and it's telling me it wants to reinstall to use a "more compact" version of the download, which sounds like baloney to me. (I hate forced "upgrades", especially when there is no description detailing what is being fixed and my current install already works the way I expect it to.) Anyway, I don't want to do the reinstall at this point because of other issues on my PC. I hope someone else who has a more "up-to-date" edition of the steam FFvT3R installed can give some guidance.

[darabka]

Im using Vista 64 bit and when I start FFedit it instantly stops working. Any suggestions?

[stumpy]

As noted above, I may not be able to help here because of issues with Steam, but anyone who can help will probably need more details. Are you talking about FFEdit for FF or for FFvT3R? What version of the game itself do you have installed (CD, Steam, etc.)? What compatibility settings have you tried for FFEdit? It sounds like you are saying that FFEdit installed correctly, but doesn't work when you try to start it up. Is that what you mean, or does the installer itself not work? When it instantly stops working, are there any error messages? What are they? The more exact you can be in your description of your setup and what is going on, the more likely it is someone can help.

[darabka]

Im running FFedit from the Freedom Force Folder, from the Steam version. Im running at Vista 64 bit. I tried XP and Windows 98 compatibility. There is an error message and then an APCRASH. I tried to load the FFedit installer and I had the same problem as the gentleman above. Im pretty sure the Steam version is with the latest patch. I ve got a couple of mods installed like FFX, but I tried it in vanilla state and it didnt work either.