Commonwealth Ad Packs for VotW

IMPORTANT

This mod is no longer supported.  I will not be providing bug fixes for this mod, or any of my other mods which use VotW.

So what's this then?

It's Commonwealth Ad Packs (CAP) for Videos of the Wasteland.  It's a collection of adverts, by category, from the 1950s onwards.  Most of them are American adverts, but there may be the odd ad from other countries.  They've been grouped into categories for anyone who may object to a certain product (alcohol, tobacco, scary adverts with coked up kiddies), with optional ESL versions if you're getting close to your ESP limit.

At present I'm only supporting TVs (these were TV ads after all) although I've got a few plans for special editions for Starlight Drive In.

What ads are there?

They'll be listed in the Articles section.

So how many packs are there?

Look on the files page.  They're going to be released periodically, but often until I run out of ads.  The reason for this is the fact that converting these is the most mind numbing experience and my son, who seems to find his zen by importing audio files for CSFR in CK, refuses point blank to do them, so I need to maintain what little sanity I have left.

Installation?

All of the packs have their own individual installer which will ask whether you want the ESL or ESP version, or there's the complete collection available as one download, and you'll have to choose ESL or ESP across the board.

Something to be aware of with the mega pack is that it contains multiple ESL/Ps.  Your mod manager may require you to explicitly activate them.  Vortex does do this by default, so if you're missing videos or something check they're all installed before you hit the bugs tab.

What's this blank.dds that it asks can it overwrite?

It's just a black texture.  When VotW reaches the end of a grid, it automatically moves on to the next.  If you've got 3 grids (the minumum number is 4), then it needs to access this blank file otherwise you get a purple screen for a couple of seconds.  If you're got more than one pack installed then you will definitely get this request, but it may also happen if you have any of my other videos or if someone else has installed it.

What's with the clapping/music/other stuff at the start of the ads?

This is down to the source files.  I did play around with a few trying to remove the clapping etc, but it was more hassle than it was worth, and in some cases didn't make much difference.  There's also the fact that some of the source files were in bad condition, and weren't going to survive another compression without becoming a blurry mess.

Do you have any testimonials?

I sure do(1).  Trudy s