TEW Help

[nivkdadfive]

I need some help getting started with TEW. I purchased my license but I don't know how to get WWE or other major promotion such as TNA, ROH etc. on the game. I am basically looking for an update, if there is one or some help on how to get the major promotions on my game.

[Derek B]

Look down in the TEW2008 mods forum, that should help you get the mods you need... or visit www.bobinc.net as that has most (if not all) of the databases for TEW08 available on it. Instructions for installing databases are also available in a topic pinned to the top of the mods forum, so follow that advice and you should be good to go.

Though be warned... if you don't know how to navigate around Windows, you're probably gonna struggle to do anything as basic Windows knowledge is assumed to be had by pretty much everyone these days. :)

[nivkdadfive]

Okay I think I have downloaded a mod but I need a little more help on how it actually get the data base into the game.

[mad5226]

look down the page a little where it says help with mods

[nivkdadfive]

It still doesn't help, i need a more detailed response, or at least a different one :)

[magik]

refer to: http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32606

Which is a mod's user guide on how to install and play with a mod.

[nivkdadfive]

I looked at that but I can't understand how to get the database in the game.

[Derek B]

(This assumes that you are installing a mod that contains both data files and pictures; in reality you may only be doing one of those, or they may both come in different packages - the same principles still apply though.)

1 - Open TEW2008

2 - Go into the editor and create a new database. For this step by step guide we will use the name "Test".

3 - Exit TEW2008

4 - Unzip the mod that you have downloaded to your desktop.

5 - If the mod is an actual database you should see that it includes a set of files that end in ".tw8" (starting with alternate.tw8 and going to world.tw8). Highlight these and choose Copy. Now go to your Data folder (usually Program Files \ GDS \ TEW2008 \ Data). You will see a folder marked Test (or whatever you named the database). Go into it and Paste the files, replacing the existing ones. This installs the database.

6 - If the mod contained pictures, you should find that the content you downloaded has one or more folders containing jpg files. These folders will be named things like People, Belts, Logos, etc. For each folder in turn, open it and highlight all the files, then choose Copy. Go to your Picture folder (usually Program Files \ GDS \ TEW2008 \ Pictures). You will see a folder marked Test (or whatever you named the database). Go into it and you will see several folders. Choose the appropriate one (i.e. if you copied files from a folder called Logos, you should now go into the folder also called Logos). Paste the files in.

7 - When you have copied all the pictures, open TEW2008 again. From the navigation bar at the top, select the Database Options and pick the mod you have installed (if you cannot see if in the list, you did not install it correctly). Go into the editor and find Database Information. Open this, and check that the Pictures folder is correctly pointing to Test (or whatever you named the database).

8 - You can now play the mod.

What don't you understand? Assuming you know how to right click things and operate Windows, this should be enough... otherwise, you're gonna struggle as it's really, really, REALLY hard to teach people computer skills over the internet.

Tell us what step you are struggling with and someone can try to walk you through it... I'm off to bed soon though, so I can't promise I'll be around to finish helping. :)

[Kobe1724]

I'll try and make a yiutube vid for this in the future.

[nivkdadfive]

Now go to your Data folder (usually Program Files \ GDS \ TEW2008 \ Data). You will see a folder marked Test (or whatever you named the database).

This is the part that is most confusing.

[illmatic]

Now go to your Data folder (usually Program Files \ GDS \ TEW2008 \ Data). You will see a folder marked Test (or whatever you named the database).

This is the part that is most confusing.

Go to My Computer then C:

[Self]

Start up your computer.
Double Click on My Computer
Double Click on C: Drive
Double Click on Program Files
Double Click on GDS
Double Click on TEW2008
Double Click on Data

You will find the Test folder here.

[nivkdadfive]

Okay thanks I'll try it :)