What does lookupgamefolder mean/do?

[DarthJaegad 0]

I mean im partially aware of what it does, it tells the installer which folder to install in.

 

But i want to know what the different numbers mean

 

0 seems to mean you choose the folder?

but what do 1 and 2 mean?

 

and why do some installers have TWO lookupgamefolder entries? I have some installers that have one set to 0 and another set to 2. Why?

[SithNadd 11]

I would assume you’re referring to the changes.ini file inside the tslpatchdata folder for most mods?

The line to which you refer tells the installer which game the mod is for.

A value of 1 is KotOR and 2 is TSL. 

[JCarter426 1,260]

3 hours ago, DarthJaegad said:

and why do some installers have TWO lookupgamefolder entries? I have some installers that have one set to 0 and another set to 2. Why?

TSLPatcher installer instructions shouldn't have LookupGameFolder twice, but I assume you are referring to LookupGameFolder and LookupGameNumber.

The LookupGameFolder field indicates to a TSLPatcher installer whether it should look up the path to the game folder in the Windows Registry.

• A value of 1 (true) means the installer will attempt to look up the game folder and use that path if found.
• A value of 0 (false) means the installer will not attempt to look up the game folder, so the user must always locate the folder manually.

The LookupGameNumber field indicates to a TSLPatcher installer which game it should look up, assuming LookupGameFolder is true.

The default values, if the instructions are generated from ChangeEdit, are:

LookupGameFolder=0
LookupGameNumber=2

So that would be why you see those values so often.

2 hours ago, SithNadd said:

The line to which you refer tells the installer which game the mod is for.

A value of 1 is KotOR and 2 is TSL. 

That is true for LookupGameNumber, not LookupGameFolder.

[SithNadd 11]

6 hours ago, JCarter426 said:

That is true for LookupGameNumber, not LookupGameFolder.

It seems I misread the original post then, I thought LookupGameNumber was what the OP was asking about.

That’ll teach me to make sure I read posts properly. Good spot!