How to port from previous versions/Get RTB2 Addons

[Welknair]

I think that these instructions may be useful for a number of noobs. If you have any things that you think should be changed or general comments on it, please post.

Step 1. Go to the following site.
http://returntoblockland.com/archive/

Step 2. Find what you want to download (ctrl+F)

Step 3. Put it in your addons folder.

Step 4. Look for the addon on these forums

Step 5. Find the link to the download (link itself won't work as it should link to RTB2 or the like)

Step 6. Change the name of the addon you downloaded to match that of the link in the forums.

Step 7. Enable.

Step 8. Enjoy.

Note: I think this goes in help as it is helping people... It doesn't seem to fit anywhere else.

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[phflack]

there is no need to port things that people can already get and are able to get

[Welknair]

there is no need to port things that people can already get and are able to get

Which is exactly my point, with  this there is no need for addon threads which are nothing but massive ports. If you want the addon, go find it in the archive.

[zenloth]

Port =! RTB2 addon.

[Freeze]

Don't the archives have stuff from RTB1 as well? I might be wrong.

[Devvy]

This is not porting.

Porting: Getting an addon from an older system, like v8's addon system that does not work with v9 v10 11 12 13 or 14.

[Corbiere]

This is:

Readding the Weapon_, Vehicle_, Item_ or whatever at the start of the .zip file.
Not porting.

[Welknair]

Drat, can't modify.

Sorry that my definition of "Port" was incorrect. What I meant was to get RTB2 addons from the archives to work...

I would change the title of the topic if I could...

[iClone]

RTB2 isn't for ports.
It's already for it anyways

[ipodmemorizer55]

I was JUST about to post a topic on how to get RTB2 Add-ons working :P

[ipodmemorizer55]

Plus what do you mean by 'Change the name of the DL to match that of the link on the forums'?

[Welknair]

Ah, if you download the addons as they are, many, if not all, will not work due to the name being different. The most frequent change in the removal of the prefix (vehicle_, weapon_, etc.). However, the name is sometimes further changed and thus requires you to know the actual name of the file. The file name is almost always part of the defunct link to RTB2, in the original addon topic.