Hi Im new with lomac and I want to install some addons.
I have heard that I need Modman to do so, but there are different versions of it.
I have lomac 1.02 on vista, it works fine, which modman version do you recommend, and how do I install it, have seen that it comes in a .rar file and I don’t know how to install that.
Thank you, hope you can help me.

.rar files are a newer type of .zip file. You can unzip them with a Utility called WinRAR. Simply google for WinRAR and you'll find a bunch of places you can D/L it for free.

As for which version of Modman you need, according to everything I've read, all versions of Modman are backward compatable and will work with Lockon v1.02, so pick any. I think the latest is MODMAN 7, www.lockonfiles.com certainly have it in their download section. You will need to register on the site. You should do as it is the premier English Language Lockon Community download site and there are bound to be other downloads there that you will like. Just about everybody registers there and at JaboG32 and the French site CheckSix as between the three of them, they have every download you might ever want. 99.9% of Lockon folks use MODMAN or LOMAN (its predecessor) to manage the install/removal of Mods. Life without it would be unthinkable....

I would say to install MODMAN on the same drive as your Lockon installation, but in its own seperate folder.


What is MODMAN??
MODMAN stands for MODification MANager.

In the simplest terms it allows you to add or remove Mods, aircraft and vehicle skins, etc.

Some Mods will modify a large number of Lockon files in different folders. To manually install or remove such a Mod is a real pain in the *** and very time consuming - you have to save the old versions of files somewhere, copy in the new files, write down what you have done so you can undo it at some future time when you want to remove the Mod.

Imagine if you manually installed a couple of Mods six months ago and you now want to remove them. Can you remember what you did to add them? Can you figure out how to remove them? I can't even remember what I had for lunch yesterday, so a Utility like MODMAN is a lifesaver.

MODMAN allows a one-click add or remove of Mods. It keeps the old versions of files in its backup area and it "knows" which files belong in which folders.

If the Mod or Skin maker has made their Mod or skin as a MODMAN compatable pack then MODMAN will recognise it as such. The pack will contain a file with an extension of .lma or .lma3 or similar that contains the information that MODMAN needs to enable it to add or remove a Mod.

The vast majority (95% or more I would guess) of Mods and skins available on Lockon Community sites are MODMAN compatable these days.

MODMAN has other features too - you can alter graphics settings with its user friendly interface, etc. Of course it includes an addon maker to allow you to package up your own Mods and skins into MODMAN compatable packs for distribution to the Community.

All you have to do when you download a MODMAN compatable Mod or skin is leave it as a .zip or .rar file (MODMAN expects them to be zipped, it unzips them for you). Put the pack into MODMAN's ADDON folder, fire up MODMAN and go to the addon manager where it will show you the status of all your addon packs, either installed or not installed, addon name, author, what type of addon it is - skin, cockpit, landscape, sounds, etc.

Hi Dude
thank you for your time, you have been very helpful.

No worries. Incidentally, this UBI forum is kinda quiet these days, mostly new folks to Lockon plus a few old hands such as myself and Konkussion who can point you to busier Forums.

You may get quicker answers over at the forum at www.lockonfiles.com You'll need to register, but it is the primary English language Lockon Community site (for Aircraft Skins, Missions, Mods, tweaks, utilities, etc so likely you will want to go there anyway.....

or the developers (Eagle Dynamics) forum:-
http://forums.eagle.ru/index.php