Just as a tip for the ones, that want to play without the new patch: Just downgrade the game to the last Patch before.
How to?(it takes like 5 Minutes without the downloadtime included.) you can't use the new things at this patch, keep that in mind.
Run Steam press Win+R and type steam://open/console At the Steamwindow a Console appears
Type into the console: download_depot 1326470 1326471 388336038807447507 (just copy paste it.) The numbers are representing gameID - DepotID (the Depot from where it has to download) and the PatchID / Patchversion.
The console says then "downloading xxx...." just wait a few minutes (depending on your regular downloadrate), because its downloading like 10GB
If its done, it will give you the path, where the files got downloaded. Go to this path, copy or cut all the files out and replace them into your Sons of the Forest directory, where your Steamgame is installed. (the game is now downgraded to the last patch, you could run it now with the red loader, but keep reading before you start.)
Now go to your steamlibrary and rightclick your Sons of the Forest game, go to Properties, (the last option actually), go to Updates at the new Window and change the Updatesettings to, Something like "Update this game only at the start of the game" (sorry im german.) Close this Window and it won't update the game until you go for it manually.
Your mods will work again now as before and you can give the creators the time to update the mods. I hope this helps. Don't worry the first start with RedLoader needs a bit more loadingtime. It's simple as that and if you did not understand a part of this. just ask and i'll try to explain. :)
there is no new update for the red loader. you still have to downgrade, if you want to play with mods. :) if you have a fresh install of sons of the forest, just follow the steps on my post, to downgrade it, if you want to play with mods and with the version, before the patch.
UPDATE: after 4h try and error ... the following worked for me if your game don't start (black screen pop up but immediately close) do the following: 1. Download the depot above 2. open "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Sons Of The Forest" and delete all data 3. and copy paste the DEPOT Data into "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Sons Of The Forest" 2. open: "WIN Programm & Features" 3. Deinstall all version of "Microsoft Visual C++", in my case i had 2 newer versions and that was the problem at the end 4. reboot the system 5. download and install the old version "1. Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Re-distributable.x64" from here ToniMacaroni/RedLoader: Featureful Sons Of The Forest Modloader >> look at the end of the site 6. Reboot the system 7. Be sure your installed "NET 6.0 Desktop Runtime" or also check on the side above 8. Install "Redloader0.8.6"
Uhh very late to this, but look top left on the Github page and click Code then scroll all the way to the bottom. The requirements are just .NET 6.0 Desktop Runtime and Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Re-distributable [x64].
alors partant du postulat que meme les francais parle anglais ici , c'est parfaitement normal que personne ai repondus a ton message precedant en francais.
j'imagine que s'était une bonne intention mais si c'est pas en anglais ca sert juste a rien.
You got it to work? I'm still stuck on the failed to load redloader popup with the latest version of redmanager and redloader. I set up a fresh install of sotf and gutted everything, even through roaming. Still does not work at all
I'm using the 0.8.3 RedLoader version now (thank you for the update).
The "UserData/_RedLoader.cfg" file doesn't have all the different variables that it use to have previously, listed under the "Config" section of the documentation on GitHub.
Example: "Skip Building Animations" was an option before (boolean) - no longer present, as well as many others (no consume animation, instant inventory open, etc etc).
Am I missing something? Did this functionality get moved somewhere else?
Thank you for your hard work on modding this game, by the way. It is much appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------ EDIT / UPDATE: - I deleted older existing version of RedLoader (the files and folders) before trying the 0.8.3 version - also deleted all .cfg files from other mods, so that RedLoader could recreate them
EDIT 2: - not a big deal anymore, I went ahead and finished the final mission - now have the "skip building animations" feature enabled automatically - would be nice to have these abilities again, during normal gameplay
New version of RedLoader is on GitHub, follow description, however depending on your antivirus software it will flag some of it. I followed the instructions to github and during the download it blocked a potential trojan. So be wary.
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How to? (it takes like 5 Minutes without the downloadtime included.) you can't use the new things at this patch, keep that in mind.
Run Steam
press Win+R and type steam://open/console
At the Steamwindow a Console appears
Type into the console: download_depot 1326470 1326471 388336038807447507 (just copy paste it.)
The numbers are representing gameID - DepotID (the Depot from where it has to download) and the PatchID / Patchversion.
The console says then "downloading xxx...." just wait a few minutes (depending on your regular downloadrate), because its downloading like 10GB
If its done, it will give you the path, where the files got downloaded. Go to this path, copy or cut all the files out and replace them into your Sons of the Forest directory, where your Steamgame is installed.
(the game is now downgraded to the last patch, you could run it now with the red loader, but keep reading before you start.)
Now go to your steamlibrary and rightclick your Sons of the Forest game, go to Properties, (the last option actually), go to Updates at the new Window and change the Updatesettings to, Something like "Update this game only at the start of the game" (sorry im german.)
Close this Window and it won't update the game until you go for it manually.
Your mods will work again now as before and you can give the creators the time to update the mods. I hope this helps.
Don't worry the first start with RedLoader needs a bit more loadingtime.
It's simple as that and if you did not understand a part of this. just ask and i'll try to explain. :)
there is no new update for the red loader. you still have to downgrade, if you want to play with mods. :) if you have a fresh install of sons of the forest, just follow the steps on my post, to downgrade it, if you want to play with mods and with the version, before the patch.
that's good work
if your game don't start (black screen pop up but immediately close) do the following:
1. Download the depot above
2. open "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Sons Of The Forest" and delete all data
3. and copy paste the DEPOT Data into "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Sons Of The Forest"
2. open: "WIN Programm & Features"
3. Deinstall all version of "Microsoft Visual C++", in my case i had 2 newer versions and that was the problem at the end
4. reboot the system
5. download and install the old version "1. Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Re-distributable.x64" from here
ToniMacaroni/RedLoader: Featureful Sons Of The Forest Modloader >> look at the end of the site
6. Reboot the system
7. Be sure your installed "NET 6.0 Desktop Runtime" or also check on the side above
8. Install "Redloader0.8.6"
j'imagine que s'était une bonne intention mais si c'est pas en anglais ca sert juste a rien.
The "UserData/_RedLoader.cfg" file doesn't have all the different variables that it use to have previously, listed under the "Config" section of the documentation on GitHub.
Example:
"Skip Building Animations" was an option before (boolean) - no longer present, as well as many others (no consume animation, instant inventory open, etc etc).
Am I missing something?
Did this functionality get moved somewhere else?
Thank you for your hard work on modding this game, by the way. It is much appreciated.
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EDIT / UPDATE:
- I deleted older existing version of RedLoader (the files and folders) before trying the 0.8.3 version
- also deleted all .cfg files from other mods, so that RedLoader could recreate them
EDIT 2:
- not a big deal anymore, I went ahead and finished the final mission - now have the "skip building animations" feature enabled automatically
- would be nice to have these abilities again, during normal gameplay