Many Doom³ Mods Not Running

[JoelRPG]

After recently getting Doom³, I d/led as many mods as I could find on the fly. But unfortunatly, many of them won't run. And of all that won't run, I get the same error displayed in the top of the console:

wrong game DLL API version

Do what? ??? *confused*

[MR_ROCKET]

When a mod is made for Doom3 it's also based on the version of Doom3 it was made for.
If the mod was made for an older version of Doom3 it my not work with any other version of Doom3 than that old version#.
This also goes for a new/patched version and DLL API version.

[JoelRPG]

Hmm...I am using the latest v1.3.1 of Doom³....

So I gotta downgrade to play those mods? ??? Aw, man! They need to update those mods (if they're hopefully not dead already).

On a side note, an interesting looking mod called DungeonDoom {homesite (http://dungeondoom.d3files.com/index.htm)} does run, but malfunctions. Would this be the explanation for that one also?

...Nah, that can't be it because their news page says that it now supports v1.3.1. Guess I better make a new thread for that one....

[MR_ROCKET]

It may also be a sort of resource conflict between mod vs. mod and each calling for the samething which may have been over written at load time..if you see what I'm saying?

For example, say you have an older LMS mod installed and you'v also been doing some editing on the side and you have the Clean Materials pack installed as well..Well the mod wont run correctly just because of that.

So there may be something like that going on..A version and or resource conflict.
The only way around, other than reading into the readme file and version matching, is to try one mod at a time while taking note which will work with which without problems.

[Berzerk]

I have this problem with the "In Hell" Mod for Doom 3. I updated the original Doom 3 to version 1.3 and then tried to start the mod (which is compatible with v.1.3). After seeing the loading screen the mod crashes and i get the "wrong game dll api version" error. I've no idea about how I could make this damn mod working. I already loaded it again but it's still the same with this error message. Please help me. Btw, the original Doom 3 game is running perfectly and some other mods I've loaded are also working fine.

[MR_ROCKET]

Hmm strange, maybe the mod is incomplete or an older version.
Try a different download and check for updates for the mod.

[ace]

IIRC In Hell has a version for 1.3 and a version for 1.3.1, so make sure you have the right one.

The whole incompatibility thing blows, really. The only way to make sure you can run any mod at all is to keep both versions installed separately! Waste of disk space...

[MR_ROCKET]

Heh I was going to say the same thing last night.
Make 2 Doom3 directories, patch one and not the other to see which mods run with patched and non-patched Doom3 vesions.

I think part of the problem also is that some mods have actually changed the api in a sdk build.
And yeah I agree this whole incompatibility thing does blow chunks..

[Berzerk]

Ok I finally made this damn Mod working. My mistake was to install the update for v.1.3.1 after patching the original game to v.1.3 . Now everything is working fine so far.