Sandbox 2.5 to 2.6

[idunno]

Just wondering...

I recently (ie. 2 weeks ago) downloaded Sandbox 2.5 but now am considering downloading 2.6.
If I do download 2.6, will I have two separate Sandbox programs or will 2.6 be like an expansion pack for 2.5???

I hope that makes sense.

idunno

[daltonds1]

what?? lol..
Just download 2.6.. And transfer maps to my_stuff

[PizzaLover101]

To answer your question, yes, you will have two programs

[chocolatepie33]

something you might wanna check are the (mapname)-art.cfg files, because when I transferred maps from 2.4 to 2.5, they didn't include new models and textures, so that's something you wanna think about.

If you want, you could say 2.5 and 2.6 are two roads leading off from one road, they're that different (so it's like a giant Y, if you get the analogy) 2.6 has new programming from 2.5, along with some other things, so you get the idea...

[idunno]

I've never been much of a computer person. All this programming stuff is doing my head in. But, I'll definately try and bring myself up to speed with all the technical jargon and programming. Maybe i'll check out one of those dummies books.

Either way, makes perfect sense. Thanks.

[chocolatepie33]

Sandbox (cubescript actually, that's sandbox's language) doesn't have any books published at all.

[PizzaLover101]

Just the wiki and FAQ and forum
But mike said he might make an online book

[chocolatepie33]

Yeah, that's right, actually, now that I remember it...

[klimyriad]

Mike has loads on his hands this online book may not happened for a while his still making the sandbox website and the freefungameshq website too this book would take time so i would not even think this book would be out for at least a other 1to 3 years.

idunno
You will have two programs to transfer your maps just go into my_stuff\packages\base then copy all your maps then go into 2.6 and copy it in to my_stuff\packages\base\fps (If you have no fps file you may have to create it)

Also the FAQ and the Wiki has got plenty of information in there to help.
Hope this helps
Klimyriad
support team

[Hirato]

You will have two programs to transfer your maps just go into my_stuff\packages\base then copy all your maps then go into 2.6 and copy it in to my_stuff\packages\base\fps (If you have no fps file you may have to create it)

that should not be necessary
but sandbox will not discriminate against the game module if it is inside packages/base, instead of packages/base/<module>

in other words, using the my_stuff directory from 2.5 should just work inside 2.6