SVR's D2mercmod, not working

[Question]

http://svr.d2mods.com/D2ModMercMod.zip

This one here...

I have mercmod.dll in the mymod folder that d2mod comes with, i have all the necessary info in d2mod.ini. I edited inventory.txt, and i moved the graphic file from the hireling graphic folder to the ui folder under data.

Ingame my hireling has all the proper equip slots, but only the default ones(weapon, chest, helm) are working. I can move items over to the other slots but they always appear red and the hireling says he cant use that item, even if its a act 2 hireling and a normal sash.

[Necrolis]

is d2mod correctly installed? (ie: does it say d2mod 1.02 on the main menu)

[Question]

It actually says plugy because im launching it via the executable...

[Necrolis]

Then its obviously not installed properly then, as even with plugy the main menu will still display the the d2mod version. If your using the plugy exe then you need to set up the parameters in the plugy.ini

[Question]

What should i put in the plugy.ini?

This is whats there now :
[LAUNCHING]
Param= -direct -txt
Library=PlugY.dll

[cla$$ics]

In the Param line:
Make it like this:
"Param= -direct -txt -mod <name of d2mod ini file>"

[Question]

Doesnt appear to be working. I have d2mod.ini in "MyMod" subfolder, same with MercMod.dll. This is correct right?

[LAUNCHING]
Param= -direct -txt -mod d2mod.ini
Library=PlugY.dll

I also tried -mod d2mod, and putting them into the shortcut's target lines, but still doesnt work.

d2mod.ini contains :

; D2Mod.ini - v1.02
; Main ini for mod system dll (d2mod.dll)
;
;

[D2MOD]

StatFix=StatFix.dll
MercMod=MercMod.dll
CustomTbl=CustomTbl.dll
ExtLvl=ExtLvl.dll
BOL=BOL.dll


;=============================================================
; Add ini info for each mod here

;------------------------------------------------

[StatBar]

; StatBar.ini
; Ini file for statbar mod - used by Statfix.dll
;
; BLUE 151
; YELLOW 168
; MAGENTA 155
; GREEN 132
; CYAN 162
;
; stat1 = statID,MaxStatID,loColor,Color,HiColor,string key,divide
; stat2 ... more stats

stat1=8,9,5,132,162,4164,256


;------------------------------------------------

[MercMod]

; MercMod.ini
; Ini file for mercmod.dll
;
;
; merc1 = mercID,UseShield,additionalWeaponType1,2,3,4 ...
; merc2 ... more mercs
;

merc1 = 271,0
merc2 = 338,0
merc3 = 359,1
merc4 = 561,0



;------------------------------------------------

[CustomTbl]

; CustomTbl.ini
; Ini file for CustomTbl.dll
;
;
; table1 = TableName
; table2 ... more tables


table1=messages.tbl
;table2=CustomStrings2.tbl
;table3=CustomStrings3.tbl

[Necrolis]

Param= -direct -txt -mod d2mod is the correct one, you also need to have run d2modsetup(as per the readme)

[Question]

Ive tried running d2modsetup multiple times, uninstalling/reinstalling, but it doesnt work, even with -mod d2mod.

[Hans]

What operating system are you running?

[Question]

Vista SP2.

[Hans]

Vista may be blocking it from launching.

Try right clicking on the .bat and run it as administrator. You may need to run it in command prompt as the Administrator

[Question]

Its not a .bat anymore, its a .exe.

Says "D2ModSetup.exe"

[Hans]

Try running it as an Administrator

You may also want to check if any security software is running since it may be blocking it from installing

[Question]

Im already running it as adminstrator, the only security software i have is avast anti virus...how do i tell if d2mod is being installed properly?

[Hans]

You will see the D2mod and the version # in the bottom right hand corner when D2 is loaded.

Try without the plugy program to see if the D2mod loads.

[Question]

Nothing in the bottom right hand corner.

[Volf]

Doesnt appear to be working. I have d2mod.ini in "MyMod" subfolder, same with MercMod.dll. This is correct right?

Your mod directory is actually named MyMod?

[Question]

Thats the default directory created when you unzip d2mod into the diablo2 directory.

I tried renaming it to "D2Mod" to match "D2Mod.ini" and the command line parameters, but that didnt work either...

To recap, the folder is "D2Mod", inside there is "D2Mod.ini" and "MercMod.dll".

[Volf]

The default MyMod folder is just an example, should be renamed to whatever your mod dir is named. Example your mod is a in a subfolder called QuestionsMod then you extract the files to this folder. If your mod is not in a subfolder then extract to main diabloII folder

[Question]

Like i said i renamed it to D2Mod...didnt affect anything.

Also for MercMod, the zip file contains two hireling graphic folders, the readme and one dll...so it doesnt really have a folder, unless you mean to put the mod DLL and D2Mod.ini in the main diablo folder as well...

[Volf]

You put them in the same folder where your mods data folder or d2_patch.mpq files are
The dc6 files go in data\globa\ui\panel\ just as the plugins readme states

[Question]

I already have the dc6 files in panel, which is why the extra inventory slots are showing up...

Theres no data folder for MercMod. And i can only find a "Patch_D2.mpq" but thats in the main diablo 2 folder. Are you trying to tell me that i should put d2mod.ini and MercMod.dll in the main diablo 2 folder then?

[Volf]

I already have the dc6 files in panel, which is why the extra inventory slots are showing up...

Theres no data folder for MercMod.

You already have a data folder as you mentioned above

And i can only find a "Patch_D2.mpq" but thats in the main diablo 2 folder. Are you trying to tell me that i should put d2mod.ini and MercMod.dll in the main diablo 2 folder then?

So your saying your mod project is not in a subfolder, then yes you should have the files in the main folder

[Question]

Theres no mod project subfolder for this, unless you are talking about the sub folder D2Mod which has MercMod.dll.

At any right i tried putting all the files in D2Mod into the main Diablo 2 folder, and it doesnt work either, even with reinstalling d2mod.