ATTN: This thread is NOT CURRENT as of 12/7/09. TG is now running only the ACE2 Mod on both its servers! Please see this thread for more information.


This thread is Step Two of How to get started with ArmA2 at TG. If you are completely new to TG and want to make sure you have all the right mods and patches, please visit that thread first, then come back here for Step Two.

Step 2) Download and install the TG mod pack using Yoma's automagical AddonSync.

2A. Download the most recent version of Yoma's AddonSync from here.

2B. Run the AddonSync program and click the "New Server" button at the top.

2C. Now you should be in the "Server" tab of the 3 tabs in the upper-left, "Server", "Download addons", and "Launch game". You should also be in the "Auto configuration" tab of 5 sub-tabs that appear lower near the middle.

2D. Paste this exact link into the "Auto config URL" box (2nd box from the top):

Code:

http://www.tacticalsites.com/~arma/updater/modpack.7z

(Alpha Server)
or

Code:

http://www.tacticalsites.com/~arma/updater/modpackbravo.7z

(Bravo Server)
Then click on the "Import Server" button to the right of that box.

2E. A new Favorite Server named "Tactical Gamer" should have been created.

Now, click on the "Download addons" tab of the 3 tabs near the top-left that were mentioned in 2B. With that tab open, go through the buttons on the left and press "Check for addons". When that finishes press "Download addons". You are now downloading the official TG Mod Pack.

When all of the individual addons in the download list finishes, check them over to see if any of them were missed. Every addon in that list should be highlighted with green with Status "Ok".

2F. Of the three tabs mentioned in the prior step, click on the "Launch game" one now. In the bottom-left corner, you will see two buttons. Click on the one that says "Add modset".

A window titled, "Modset configuration : (Tactical Gamer)" should have popped up. On the left, check-mark the box next to "@tgmodpack", and then enter "Modset name" in the middle-top box with something like "TG Mod Pack". Click "Save" in the bottom-right, and you should be back to the "Launch game" tab.

Lastly, in the left window you should see the words "TG Mod Pack", or whatever you selected as your Modset name. Click on those words and they should become highlighted, and a "@tgmodpack;" should have appeared in the box under that one, titled "Mods to use for launch".

After finishing the rest of the steps, launch the game by clicking on the "launch arma" button in the bottom-right.

2G. You are finished! Now click here to travel back to the "How to get started" thread and continue until you complete all the steps there.


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Yoma's AddonSync allows TG to update its Mod Pack and make the update available instantly with the click of a button. Every once in a while, or when you find that you are unable to connect to the TG servers, make sure to check for updates by repeating step 2E, checking for and downloading new addons. The updates will usually be small and minor, and you will be able to play upon completion of the new downloads.