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Re: prof.dat -> xml[message #182181]

Sat, 19 April 2008 14:38

Khor1255

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I see where using the term Mercs.xml would have been confusing. Sorry about that. We were taliing about the hireable characters from MERC at the time.

What I meant by a 'Mercs.xml' is just a way to isolate parts of the regular prof.dat list into 'branches' that could be defined by their own characteristics.

For example, maybe we would have an AIM.xml that would cover all the characters in AIM but also be opened to any addition we might want to add to that branch or array.
We might have one for Merc, one for Rebels, one for Kingpin's goons, etc. Or maybe it would not have to be divided so many times. Looking at the code you would know this far better than me.

Anyway, if we did it like this their Prof.dat index number would only be relevant for their placement in the Parent list. The "branch' lists or subdirectories might be opened eventually to add as many of one type of character (AIM mercs for instance) the modder wanted.

In this way we would not have to change all of the times the game called for a merc by his Prof.dat index. You could leave these numbers alone for now. With subdirectories you might have AIM characters occupying Prof.dat slots 0-39 but also (because the program would be looking at their uiIndex number instead of the Prof.dat slot number only) you might have AIM characters occupying slots 151-155 as well. The way the game would read it would be by the uiIndex (or whatever you would call it in the .xml) so that Prof.dat number 151 would be equal to uiIndex 40 in the AIM.xml (because it is added to the end of the AIM list.

This is exactly how the items.xml does it with one exception. In the Items.xml slot 0 has to be a nada (or blank) item. I do not know if this would be problematic.

But if you could make factions and such referenced by Prof.dat first but then REALLY referenced by a 'Child' directory like is currently the case with items a lot of the restrictions of slots might become arbitrary through externalisation of each faction type.

I am speaking largely from intuition here but I think if the 0 = Barry slot is not an insurmountable barrier in the Prof dat (maybe by making the last number in Prof.dat act as the beginning/end of the array) we might be able to do all sorts of cool things possibly including adding more characters to the total list.

But even if we couldn't do that, just being able to add as many of whatever type of characters we wanted (factions, rpcs, whatever) within the existing list would be golden.

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		prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Tue, 15 April 2008 13:31
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerius on Tue, 15 April 2008 13:35
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Mauser on Tue, 15 April 2008 14:06
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 15 April 2008 14:48
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Lt.Havoc on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:15
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:28
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Lt.Havoc on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:32
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:38
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Mauser on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:39
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:47
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Tue, 15 April 2008 16:09
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Tue, 15 April 2008 18:39
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Tue, 15 April 2008 21:27
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Tue, 15 April 2008 21:58
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Lesh 2 on Tue, 15 April 2008 22:11
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: ctiberious on Tue, 15 April 2008 22:41
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Wed, 16 April 2008 01:03
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Wed, 16 April 2008 01:35
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Wed, 16 April 2008 01:38
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Wed, 16 April 2008 02:30
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Wed, 16 April 2008 02:38
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Wed, 16 April 2008 16:19
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Wed, 16 April 2008 22:05
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Thu, 17 April 2008 01:45
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Thu, 17 April 2008 01:54
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Thu, 17 April 2008 02:18
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Thu, 17 April 2008 19:25
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Thu, 17 April 2008 23:26
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 18 April 2008 02:18
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Fri, 18 April 2008 14:16
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: SpaceViking on Fri, 18 April 2008 16:24
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 19 April 2008 01:53
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 19 April 2008 02:17
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: SpaceViking on Sat, 19 April 2008 02:56
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 19 April 2008 03:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 19 April 2008 03:43
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 19 April 2008 14:38
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 19 April 2008 22:53
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Sun, 20 April 2008 00:49
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sun, 20 April 2008 01:50
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sun, 20 April 2008 04:48
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Mon, 21 April 2008 02:07
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Tue, 22 April 2008 16:58
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Tue, 22 April 2008 19:10
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Marlboro Man on Tue, 22 April 2008 20:00
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Tue, 22 April 2008 22:02
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Wed, 23 April 2008 02:59
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Wed, 23 April 2008 15:17
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Wed, 23 April 2008 15:56
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Wed, 23 April 2008 21:11
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Wed, 23 April 2008 21:53
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Wed, 23 April 2008 21:56
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Thu, 24 April 2008 01:57
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Thu, 24 April 2008 05:25
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaiden on Thu, 24 April 2008 06:46
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Realist on Thu, 24 April 2008 10:20
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Thu, 24 April 2008 12:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Thu, 24 April 2008 13:10
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 25 April 2008 03:06
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 25 April 2008 14:14
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Fri, 25 April 2008 14:22
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Fri, 25 April 2008 15:03
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 26 April 2008 15:34
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Sat, 26 April 2008 17:05
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 26 April 2008 18:36
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 26 April 2008 22:26
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Sun, 27 April 2008 13:02
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sun, 27 April 2008 16:40
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Sun, 27 April 2008 18:46
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: SpaceViking on Mon, 28 April 2008 15:55
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Mon, 28 April 2008 16:29
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Mon, 28 April 2008 23:01
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: SpaceViking on Mon, 28 April 2008 23:24
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Lokadamus on Tue, 29 April 2008 11:19
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Tue, 29 April 2008 12:01
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 29 April 2008 14:35
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Mauser on Tue, 29 April 2008 16:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: lockie on Tue, 29 April 2008 16:45
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Wed, 30 April 2008 01:57
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Wed, 30 April 2008 02:02
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Thu, 01 May 2008 01:29
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 00:54
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:04
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:29
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 02:28
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 02 May 2008 02:35
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 02:47
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 02 May 2008 02:49
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Fri, 02 May 2008 11:12
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaiden on Fri, 02 May 2008 17:55
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 23:05
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Fri, 02 May 2008 23:17
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 23:44
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Sat, 03 May 2008 00:05
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 03 May 2008 00:09
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 03 May 2008 00:56
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 03 May 2008 01:46
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 03 May 2008 02:24
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 03 May 2008 08:07
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Mon, 05 May 2008 00:15
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Mon, 05 May 2008 00:20
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Mon, 05 May 2008 00:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Marlboro Man on Mon, 05 May 2008 01:00
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Mon, 05 May 2008 01:08
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Seraph on Mon, 05 May 2008 01:09
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Mon, 05 May 2008 01:13
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Mon, 05 May 2008 02:02
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Mon, 05 May 2008 02:48
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Mon, 05 May 2008 11:51
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Mon, 05 May 2008 14:16
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Mon, 05 May 2008 17:09
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Mon, 05 May 2008 17:21
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Mon, 05 May 2008 17:30
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Mon, 05 May 2008 20:08
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 06 May 2008 03:41
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Seraph on Tue, 06 May 2008 18:42
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Tue, 06 May 2008 20:45
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Lokadamus on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:34
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Fri, 09 May 2008 14:46
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 10 May 2008 12:27
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Sat, 17 May 2008 14:37
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