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Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #232545]

Fri, 04 September 2009 11:48

Logisteric

Messages:3199
Registered:December 2008
Location: B

it is a german programm

that you don't see those sounds, does not mean you don't have them - they are stored in 'speech.slf' - you see sounds that are eather added or altered in the 'speech'-folder

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Captain

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #234290]

Sat, 03 October 2009 20:01

akmatov

Messages:74
Registered:September 2009
Location: Tucson, AZ

Just used this program and it is GREAT! Wunderbar! Ochen Xhoroshow! Etc

Many thanks. Now I can send my guy into trouble not dressed in shorts and flip-flop with a plinking pistol. Vast improvement.

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Corporal

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #235433]

Mon, 19 October 2009 01:55

Riyaah

Messages:2
Registered:October 2009

I tried to use JA2IMPAct with 1.13 + HAM & WF & AIM (followed the guide by goc_man), but it gave me the same error an earlier poster had:

http://www.shrani.si/f/3E/5M/1zDNHSKM/ja2impact.jpg

Scharfrichter writes "You can also run multiple installations (e.g. for each mod you installed one). It just needs an own directory for every installation.", so I figured it should work with a modded v1.13, any idea what might be causing the trouble?

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Civilian

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #235566]

Wed, 21 October 2009 07:16

curtwine

Messages:3
Registered:October 2009

I did the same thing and am getting the same error message. Anyone know what we are doing wrong or how to work around this? Thanks.

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Civilian

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #235591]

Wed, 21 October 2009 16:41

curtwine

Messages:3
Registered:October 2009

I don't know if that's the issue, but doesn't whatever modded xml item file you are using have to be named 1.13 for it to work? So, if we want to use the modded xml file from Wildfire (in this case the AIM version), can we do that with JA2IMPAct? If so, what do we need to do to correct our issue? Does the modded xml item file have to be named something else? And if so, will that still work in 1.13? If anyone knows, your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Civilian

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #235709]

Thu, 22 October 2009 23:14

Riyaah

Messages:2
Registered:October 2009

Ok, I was under the impression that 1.13 would work even with mods, but when I think about it it's not surprising that the ItemMod breaks the program.

Well, I'll do with IMP-interface, but curtwine, maybe you could try and create your mercs before installing WF and WFItemMod. This might create problems with the starting items, but that is hopefully minor or just considered an extra challenge. Smile

If I change my mind and make a try I'll report back here.

[Updated on: Thu, 22 October 2009 23:16] by Moderator

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Civilian

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #235743]

Fri, 23 October 2009 04:52

curtwine

Messages:3
Registered:October 2009

Actually, I created some IMP mercs using JA2IMPAct in regular 1.13 and they worked fine. Then I tried the WF/AIM overwrite suggested by goc_man, just like Riyaah did. That overwrite worked fine also (thanks goc_man!) but it didn't allow me to use JA2IMPAct to create new mercs as decribed by Scharfrichter above. However, the mercs I already created with JA2IMPAct do work in the overwritten WF/AIM version of 1.13 I am now playing - they just don't have access to the WF/AIM inventory - they only use the items from the regular 1.13 NIV. I was just hoping I could figure out a way to add the WF/AIM inventory items to my IMP mercs with JA2IMPAct. I am pretty inexperienced with modding JA2, so I don't really know how to edit the IMP's with one of the editors. If anyone knows of a way to use JA2IMPAct with goc_man's WF/AIM version of 1.13, please let me know. Thanks.

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Civilian

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #242393]

Sat, 23 January 2010 22:56

vikcasar

Messages:9
Registered:November 2009

Any chance of version compatible with HAMSTOMP?

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Private

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #257997]

Sat, 31 July 2010 07:22

Kurt

Messages:423
Registered:March 2004

Er- Probably a data format change problem, but when I try to edit an IMP file created with a fresh install of JA 1.13 3356 - SVN 1224, JA2IMPAct-0-5-20090408-EN-BETA2 tells me "File [Path to IMP dat2 file] Does not equal the calculated size!".
It also seems to look for them inside "[JA 1.13]\Data\", instead of inside "[JA 1.13]\Profiles\UserProfile_JA2113" where the app seems to store them.

Is this a "version incompatibility" or an "user incompatibility" type issue?...

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Master Sergeant

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #258001]

Sat, 31 July 2010 10:58

Logisteric

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Registered:December 2008
Location: B

i could probably work if you rename and move some folders temporarely and of course you need to move your imps afterwards (as vfs did not exist when scharfrichter wrote impact) - just try it out

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Captain

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #258024]

Sat, 31 July 2010 16:25

Kurt

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Registered:March 2004

Logisteric

i could probably work if you rename and move some folders temporarely

Thanks! Any idea which ones?
I tried to move my .dat2 files to the folder where JA2IMPAct looks for them, but I still get the checksum error ("Does not equal the calculated size").

Logisteric

(as vfs did not exist when scharfrichter wrote impact)

What is "VFS"?

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Master Sergeant

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #258026]

Sat, 31 July 2010 16:38

Logisteric

Messages:3199
Registered:December 2008
Location: B

'variable file system' or somesuch - the piece of code that uses the profiles-folder - from a modder's perspective it's great: you put your new stuff into profiles xXx, and when it works ou move move it to data_xXx, thus you can not kill already tested stuff - you also could run n different mods in one directory, but i know noone who does that - it's a logistix device that should be a lot more promoted, but most users deem it to be ??????? and hence don't touch it.

as to which folders - earlier in this threat is an example with wildfire

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Captain

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #258027]

Sat, 31 July 2010 16:43

DepressivesBrot

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Registered:July 2009

Quote:

but I still get the checksum error ("Does not equal the calculated size").

Maybe the file structure has been changed since this tool was created? Don't know, never used it.

Quote:

What is "VFS"?

Virtual File System
Basically, it allows you to keep all the mod-data in separated folders in one JA2 install.
e.g. Data-1.13, Data-WF, Data-HAM, Data-STOMP ...
You can then tell the game into what folders and in which order it shall look for files and create different mod combinations and profiles.
It's by far the cleanest and most sophisticated way to install multiple mods for 1.13 (the other and seemingly more prevalent method being dump everything into data-1.13) as it allows you to update each mod individually without having to worry about overwriting files needed by something else and reusing customized mods (like tweaked item mods and facilities) later without having to worry about traces from other mods being in that folder.

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Captain

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #258030]

Sat, 31 July 2010 17:19

Kurt

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Registered:March 2004

Logisteric

it's a logistix device that should be a lot more promoted, but most users deem it to be ??????? and hence don't touch it.

Sad, but lack of clear (and easy to find!) instructions are an old problem of the JA modding community. I'm playing JA since JA1, and come here every couple years to get me a new version - And despite having thus followed all the projects from birth, I feel each time like I'm unearthing a long-lost civilization... Very Happy

(Yes, I know, I could read the last 2 years worth of posts, but I'd rather spend my weekend playing, than reading about playing...)

Logisteric

as to which folders - earlier in this threat is an example with wildfire

Not the same error, my JA2IMPAct starts just fine (with a successful "building database" step); What it doesn't want to do is load one of the IMP .dat2 files I made.

(Anyway, if I rename the Data-1.13 directory, JA2IMPAct complains about it, meaning it is able to find the XML tables.)

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Master Sergeant

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #258032]

Sat, 31 July 2010 17:30

Kurt

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Registered:March 2004

DepressivesBrot

Maybe the file structure has been changed since this tool was created? Don't know, never used it.

Well, the plot thickens.

I tried to run it on an old install of JA2 1.13 2296 - SVN 1031 (from back in 2008). Well, I get the exact same error about the checksum!
Seems my version of JA2IMPAct is broken, period.
It is JA2IMPAct-0-5-20090408-BETA2-WIN32-EXE, downloaded yesterday from Sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ja2impact/files/). I've downloaded and tested the english and the german versions da ich kein Problem mit Deutsch habe Wink

, both give the same error, and strange enough, the error message of the german version is written in english too.

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Master Sergeant

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #258034]

Sat, 31 July 2010 17:47

DepressivesBrot

Messages:3653
Registered:July 2009

As already asked in another thread: What do you want to change anyways? You can set all those optical stuff directly when creating an IMP and change the starting gear with the xml editor.

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Captain

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #258035]

Sat, 31 July 2010 18:03

Kurt

Messages:423
Registered:March 2004

Stats, mostly.
Bypass the 35-85 limits, like for instance having 10 in medical and 90 in Dexterity.
Oh well.

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Master Sergeant

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #258036]

Sat, 31 July 2010 18:07

DepressivesBrot

Messages:3653
Registered:July 2009

You know you can set min/max and starting stats in the options.ini?

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[Updated on: Sat, 31 July 2010 18:11] by Moderator

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Captain

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #258037]

Sat, 31 July 2010 18:16

Kurt

Messages:423
Registered:March 2004

Well, no, I didn't know; That solves my problem. Thanks!

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Master Sergeant

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #264201]

Mon, 04 October 2010 04:37

Kelron

Messages:6
Registered:October 2010

I keep reading here how "easy" it is to edit IMP starting gear in the XML, but it's killing my head and I'd love a way to do it with a GUI. I came across this program but I'm getting the same as Kurt. Has anyone found a way round it or is it simply incompatible with newer versions of 1.13?

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Private

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #264223]

Mon, 04 October 2010 13:44

usrbid

Messages:1506
Registered:December 2008

Most mods require some technical know how, this is the case with other mods as well, for example Morrowind, Oblivion, Dragon Age and so on. We have multiple sections on this board and a Wiki explaining how to modify the game to your liking. http://ja2v113.pbworks.com/

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Sergeant Major

Re: editing IMP's in 1.13[message #264239]

Mon, 04 October 2010 16:02

Kelron

Messages:6
Registered:October 2010

It was getting on for 3am when I wrote that, I've had another look at XML editing now and finding it simple enough. Still would be nice to customise gear for each IMP directly, but I can make do.

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