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for the first time I used ovGME I installed it and following the instructions I downloaded the M 2000 D I unzipped it imported into ovGME and the DCS disappeared from my PC it is no longer on any of my three hard drives and when I want to either repair or update DCS it tells me DCS has been moved or damaged do you want to delete this icon? THIS IS HOW IT COULD DISAPPEAR LIKE THIS thanks for the help

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1 hour ago, PLUTON said:

for the first time I used ovGME I installed it and following the instructions I downloaded the M 2000 D I unzipped it imported into ovGME and the DCS disappeared from my PC it is no longer on any of my three hard drives and when I want to either repair or update DCS it tells me DCS has been moved or damaged do you want to delete this icon? THIS IS HOW IT COULD DISAPPEAR LIKE THIS thanks for the help

Please post screenshots of your OVGMe config,  and the directory location of where DCS is supposed to be installed based on right clicking the DCS shortcut and selecting properties to see what the target is. Send a screenshot of the mods folder you unzipped this mod into, and the top-level folder structure of the unzipped mod

What happens when you disable the mod again in OVGMe?

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Posted

When I disabled the mod (I only had one)
nothing special happened, but with the mod
activated this mod did not appear in the game

Posted

Is this also the Mirage 2000D mod you installed, and followed the PDF installation tutorial on that mod website for installing it via OVGMe?

https://splitair-dcs.com/language/en/downloads/?lang=en

Just now, PLUTON said:

When I disabled the mod (I only had one)
nothing special happened, but with the mod
activated this mod did not appear in the game

Not sure I understand, you said when you installed the mod that DCS vanished from your computer? But in this comment you say the mod does not show up in the game. 

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2 hours ago, PLUTON said:

HOW IT COULD DISAPPEAR LIKE THIS

 

No idea, there is not enough info to venture a guess ... all I can say, is that I use OvGME since way back, and it has never once deleted my DCS install:

 

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I'm like you, I wonder what happened but in the meantime my 2 Tera hard drive has recovered the space that DCS took up.
Well I just redownloaded DCS AND I'M GOING TO REINSTALL EVERYTHING CLEAN;
at least that will have served that purpose

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So DCS is installed under "E:\DCS World" then? What's inside that "RAF_M2000D_V1_PUBLIC RELEASE" folder in the "E:\DCS MOD" folder?

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I just finished downloading DCS
and I am installing all my MODULES AND TERRAINS and it takes 7h33 Minutes (779550.3 MB) I just have to wait until tomorrow to check all that because it is 9:30 p.m. where I am. Thank you for the answers you gave me quickly
Thanks again and have a good flight
ps: if one day I understand what really happened I will keep you informed

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2 hours ago, PLUTON said:

This folder contains the M 2000 D which replaces the M200OC

No worries. Just had noted the install instructions had a different folder name, but looks like maybe they're out of date. I downloaded and checked it and appears unzipped it matches what I would have expected from a mod, i.e. this is the contents of that folder.

So yes, still a mystery, sorry I don't have an exact answer for you at the moment.

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Posted

On the other hand, another question!

I downloaded DCS WORLD and reinstalled all my modules and terrains.
and I noticed that I still have two folders, BIN and BIN MT
is this normal?
And 2 icons on the desktop (1 black icon written dcs world and 1 orange icon written dcs world MT) and I can launch the game from these 2 icons.
Again, is this normal?

Posted
1 hour ago, PLUTON said:

On the other hand, another question!

I downloaded DCS WORLD and reinstalled all my modules and terrains.
and I noticed that I still have two folders, BIN and BIN MT
is this normal?
And 2 icons on the desktop (1 black icon written dcs world and 1 orange icon written dcs world MT) and I can launch the game from these 2 icons.
Again, is this normal?

yes both are normal. the MT folder will eventually go away. C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin is the more important of the two.

target is "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\bin\DCS_updater.exe"

start in is "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta"

adjust to your folder names.

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1 minute ago, PLUTON said:

so I launch DCS with the dcs world and not with dcs world MT?

correct. i bet MT one is leftover.

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On 1/1/2025 at 5:13 PM, PLUTON said:

This folder contains the M 2000 D which replaces the M200OC

 

Just out of curiosity, I installed v1.8 of the Mod. It does not came in OvGME-ready format, you need to create the OvGME archive manually:

 

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The Mod replaces the M-2000C and cames with just its wallpaper:

 

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but it has no instant action missions, nor training. I was a bit dissapointed to find that it doesn't implement the back cockpit. In fact I didn't see much of a difference on the front cockpit either:

 

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So, the main difference is the external 3D model ... from my viewpoint its mostly aesthetics:

 

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Anyway, just wanted to let you know that the Mod seems to work fine with the current DCS, didn't lost any file. happy New Year,

 

 

Eduardo

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Posted

Thanks for the answer Mr Ruddel
but do I have to create the archive manually?
How should I do it!
because I have never used ovGME
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU

Posted
1 hour ago, PLUTON said:

How should I do it!

 

A long time ago I did a Guide on the OvGME use, nowadays it is obsolete as it pertains to an old version of the Utility, but the Mod packaging part is still about the same, so I restored the images of that section, take a look at it here:

 

 

 

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Posted

Thank you Mr Russell for your time spent helping me
I will try to see all this.
Just another question I saw on User Files that there were several skins for the 2000 D or 2000N!

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1 hour ago, PLUTON said:

Just another question I saw on User Files that there were several skins for the 2000 D or 2000N!

 

The Mod includes 21 liveries as standard, on User Files I could find just one for this specific Mod (other Mod's liveries most likely wont be compatible):

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/es/files/3336896/

 

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maybe you could ask on the developer's Discord, to see if they have more liveries for it:

 

https://discord.gg/split-air-438053935882829824

 

 

 

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Thank youuuuu
I just read the ovGME installation and I didn't understand much, I installed JSGME instead because I found it simpler, after following the instructions to the letter everything went well except that the M2000 D does not appear in the game.
I'm completely lost.
Any advice from a pro?
Thanks in advance

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46 minutes ago, PLUTON said:

I just read the ovGME installation and I didn't understand much


here is a video guide, it may be more understandable:

 

 

 

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Honestly no he speaks too fast and his explanations are too fast, plus I don't speak English so I have to watch what he does and read at the same time (not possible) so I repeat too fast for me.
I have to find a tutorial in French.
OR POSSIBLY install the M2000D mods manually

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