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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #316667]

Thu, 28 March 2013 12:19

Shadow21

Messages:334
Registered:November 2001
Location: on route to San Hermanos

most likely, since i use my mech mercs to repair the weapons the enemies dropped.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #316707]

Fri, 29 March 2013 05:52

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

I changed all of the stat modifying functions to only return point increases between 0 and 100. I also tweaked the formula for mechanical progression to be faster. I've also updated a bunch of the other dlls, so here is the updated installer.
https://github.com/sbobovyc/JA-BiA-Tools/raw/master/dist/experimental/jabia_mod_launcher_setup.exe

Uninstall the previous mod launcher and make sure that the mod directory in jabia install dir is gone before you install the new launcher.

I got a few ideas of where to go next:

* Add a few more custom slots to camera mod
* Add a screen for modding character statistics (like how many repairs you've done, would be good for testing xpmod formulas)
* Add the ability to save games to a different folder than default
* Add the ability to load game files from a different directory besides bin_win32 (useful for mods)
* Add more debug output to existing mods and document how to tweak and debug them

I can only do one of those things over the next few weeks. Which would you like to see asap?

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #316901]

Tue, 02 April 2013 00:05

Shadow21

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Registered:November 2001
Location: on route to San Hermanos

hey there,
the
* Add the ability to load game files from a different directory besides bin_win32 (useful for mods)
sounds like a great idea.

keep up the good work

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #317161]

Sun, 07 April 2013 07:07

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

Still in crunch time at school, but used some free moments to rewrite CRF file handling. Parsing of CRFs is totally separate from Blender now, making the reference code easier to understand, less error prone and allowing new tools for CRFs to be developed. I've been testing with Blender 2.65 and may soon move to testing with 2.66a.

Here is the latest WIP version, use at your own risk Smile

https://github.com/sbobovyc/JA-BiA-Tools/raw/blender_0.7_tools/dist/io_scene_crf.zip

https://sites.google.com/site/sbobovyc/ja-bia/0.7_blender_WIP.png

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #317312]

Thu, 11 April 2013 07:58

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

Ran into a roadblock on modifying the game's asset path, so instead I've been working on the Blender plugins.

https://sites.google.com/site/sbobovyc/ja-bia/skeletal_model.png

Here I've loaded two different CRF files that are not possible to load with 0.6 version of the plugin. The plugin still crashes on some models, mostly due to material parsing. JABIA uses Lightsprint SDK http://lightsprint.com which supports all kinds of fancy lighting techniques.

Here is the outline:

get materials parsing working (being able to load most models)
add bone and skinning support to importer
rewrite exporter to use all the new features

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #317315]

Thu, 11 April 2013 11:42

Shadow21

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Registered:November 2001
Location: on route to San Hermanos

i have to admit i dont undertand half of what you said but great job anyway Very Happy

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #317380]

Sat, 13 April 2013 06:41

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

Quick WIP update.

https://sites.google.com/site/sbobovyc/ja-bia/t72.png

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #317496]

Wed, 17 April 2013 06:10

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

Just released Update 1 for the mods:

* Fixed mechanical_modifier array missing an element (caused mechanical skill calculation errors)
* All skills capped at 100
* Fixed some bugs in xpmod related to stats being decremented and going over 100
* Added support for multiple custom camera settings

http://www.moddb.com/mods/sbobovycs-jabia-mods-tools/downloads/jabia-tools-mod-launcher-update-1

Special thanks to those that helped me track down bugs and gave suggestions on how to improve things.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #317742]

Wed, 24 April 2013 07:21

No-Nothing

Messages:57
Registered:March 2013

in debugger they cannot edit the field for smaller inventory slots, is that intended? the texts for them became corrupted in u1.
while leafing through the drop-down lists by arrowkeys it would be much more convenient if the entries were selected without additional click!
icons next to fields

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #317792]

Wed, 24 April 2013 20:19

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

NoNothing

in debugger they cannot edit the field for smaller inventory slots, is that intended? the texts for them became corrupted in u1.
while leafing through the drop-down lists by arrowkeys it would be much more convenient if the entries were selected without additional click!
icons next to fields

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #317980]

Fri, 26 April 2013 13:14

No-Nothing

Messages:57
Registered:March 2013

sbobovyc

The smaller inventory slots

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #317983]

Fri, 26 April 2013 13:36

No-Nothing

Messages:57
Registered:March 2013

also take notice game crashes when

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #317992]

Fri, 26 April 2013 17:05

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

I know why there is miscommunication. You are using an old version of the mods. Uninstall the mod launcher, remove the mods directory and install Update 1 from moddb.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #318822]

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:07

No-Nothing

Messages:57
Registered:March 2013

sbobovyc

You are using an old version of the mods.

i don

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #318826]

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:25

No-Nothing

Messages:57
Registered:March 2013

@debugger
rags & rigs are only the second part of a character look. to completely control the appearance we also need to change the body. may be one tab more? :crazy:

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #318830]

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:47

No-Nothing

Messages:57
Registered:March 2013

i have no idea about coding. so my intelligence failed to understand your formulae from that file. i have some ideas on xpmod too though and wanna share. here you are, my concept:

Toggle Spoiler

some detailed explanation:

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #318985]

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:02

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

@NoNothing
You have some good suggestions and comments. Real life is keeping me busy right now, so I will not be working on JABIA stuff until after June 1st. I have ported all the DLL based mods to Crossfire, so I'll post them for alpha testing sometime this week.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #319329]

Sat, 11 May 2013 02:00

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

Here is the alpha of the dll mods ported to Crossfire. Expect some bugs and please report them here.
jac_mod_launcher.zip

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #321407]

Thu, 06 June 2013 10:08

No-Nothing

Messages:57
Registered:March 2013

someone managed to curb

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322240]

Sun, 30 June 2013 16:52

psycho1976

Messages:32
Registered:February 2008

Hi.
Would love to try out your mods but I am getting an error: "error*2" is what the dialog box states. No idea what that means.
I do have the latest version (update 1) + MS visual installed.

Please advice.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322282]

Mon, 01 July 2013 00:15

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

Psycho,

Where is JABIA and the mod launcher installed?

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322299]

Mon, 01 July 2013 12:53

psycho1976

Messages:32
Registered:February 2008

sbobovyc

Psycho,

Where is JABIA and the mod launcher installed?

At first I tried to install it in the folder of JABIA, then I reinst. it to default (programfiles/ ). Third or so time I reinstalled to games/[default name]

JABIA is installed in games/JABIA

Forgot to mention that I run windows 8, x64.

[Updated on: Mon, 01 July 2013 12:54] by Moderator

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322325]

Tue, 02 July 2013 02:03

zippythezip

Messages:39
Registered:January 2013
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

sbobovyc

You'll need Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 to run the launcher. Download the x86 version here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679

I installed tools into the JABIA mods folder. Only trouble I had was the visual studio, but once I installed from the above link worked great. I also run steam as admin.

If you read this sbobvyc, would it be possible to put this link onto first post with you other links? Great job by the way, Thx

[Updated on: Tue, 02 July 2013 02:07] by Moderator

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322360]

Tue, 02 July 2013 20:26

TwoP

Messages:6
Registered:July 2013

i also get the error2. i can't install the visual c thing.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322376]

Wed, 03 July 2013 00:32

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

zippythezip,
I put the link to mod launcher installation instruction in the first post. It includes the link to Visual Studio redistributable.

TwoP,
What do you mean you can't install it? Does it give you an error?

Psycho,
The mod launcher should be installed to your JABIA game directory.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322381]

Wed, 03 July 2013 03:58

TwoP

Messages:6
Registered:July 2013

sbobovyc

TwoP,
What do you mean you can't install it? Does it give you an error?

yes, I get an error. it says its not an win32 executable something.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322383]

Wed, 03 July 2013 05:24

SharkD

Messages:363
Registered:July 2003

Sounds like you downloaded the 64 bit version instead of the 32 bit version. Did you download from one computer and install onto another?

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322394]

Wed, 03 July 2013 16:42

TwoP

Messages:6
Registered:July 2013

SharkD

Sounds like you downloaded the 64 bit version instead of the 32 bit version. Did you download from one computer and install onto another?

i looked for a different version but I couldn't find one.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322407]

Thu, 04 July 2013 04:10

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

If the redistributable is not installed, the mod launcher should not even start up. The Error 2 has to do with the launcher not being installed to the right directory. I should make the error output a little more user friendly. Smile

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322408]

Thu, 04 July 2013 07:57

TwoP

Messages:6
Registered:July 2013

I see. Your auto installer installed it in a whole new program files folder it created on its own. I got it to work now but I was hoping this new version didn't come with the annoying pop up that minimizes my game at start up.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322491]

Sun, 07 July 2013 08:21

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

TwoP

I see. Your auto installer installed it in a whole new program files folder it created on its own. I got it to work now but I was hoping this new version didn't come with the annoying pop up that minimizes my game at start up.

Are you talking about the character debugger popup?

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322497]

Sun, 07 July 2013 15:05

TwoP

Messages:6
Registered:July 2013

I get a popup every time I start the game up that tells me the mod loaded successfully and to press some button in game to activate the debugger. it minimizes the screen if I play full screen mode and makes the game unstable.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322552]

Tue, 09 July 2013 15:01

fleabittendog

Messages:22
Registered:October 2010
Location: Canada

I have used your mod launcher for a while and it has ran perfectly until today when, after a major steam client update, it caused the JABIA exe to crash on start up. The JABIA launcher will fire up but about 2 seconds into the intro the game will crash with the general "exe stopped working" message.
I may be doing something wrong but if I am then I don't know what it is. As I said, it ran perfectly until today's update. Anyhow, just thought I'd let you know. Your mods are really useful and I have come to find them indispensable.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #322577]

Wed, 10 July 2013 03:02

fleabittendog

Messages:22
Registered:October 2010
Location: Canada

Just an update. Searching for the crash log I found the Steam GameOverlayRenderer.dll was crashing. I backed it up and renamed the original and now it's running fine. Hopefully Steam will patch it soon.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #323105]

Tue, 23 July 2013 07:59

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

fleabittendog

Just an update. Searching for the crash log I found the Steam GameOverlayRenderer.dll was crashing. I backed it up and renamed the original and now it's running fine. Hopefully Steam will patch it soon.

Ok, thanks for the update.

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #323341]

Sun, 28 July 2013 04:25

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

Guys,

Doing some maintenance on the C++ code. No features added, just some clean up.

* Moved some data structures into a common area
* Added vs filters to each mod
* A single header now controls if files are compiled for JABIA or JAC
* Removed some absolute include paths and replaced them with relative paths

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #323655]

Mon, 05 August 2013 00:03

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

A new update is ready for testing:

* Added money field to character debugger
* Debugger instructions only show up on first run.

Download here https://github.com/sbobovyc/JA-BiA-Tools/raw/master/dist/experimental/jabia_mod_launcher_setup.exe

I added a little write up on how I implemented the money cheat https://github.com/sbobovyc/JA-BiA-Tools/wiki/Making-of-the-money-cheat

[Updated on: Mon, 05 August 2013 01:21] by Moderator

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #323733]

Wed, 07 August 2013 06:54

TwoP

Messages:6
Registered:July 2013

thank you sbob

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #323915]

Mon, 12 August 2013 02:17

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

A little WIP update. I decided to rewrite the mod launcher in C#, and here is what I have so far.

https://sites.google.com/site/sbobovyc/ja-bia/new_mod_launcher.png

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Re: JA-BiA-Tools Project[message #324101]

Sun, 18 August 2013 02:38

sbobovyc

Messages:83
Registered:November 2012

The new mod launcher is ready for beta testing. Please download, test and report any bugs. Once testing is complete, this will be uploaded to moddb.

https://github.com/sbobovyc/JA-BiA-Tools/raw/master/dist/experimental/jabia_mod_launcher_setup.exe

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