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#881 Sam.

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Posted 19 December 2017 - 07:35 AM

On items, I think it would be appropriate to edit the "Equipped appearance" as a string which does not currently appear to be an option. Also, YW should probably be "Wings, Male" and ZW should be "Wings, Female". Both originate from 1pp: Attachable Wings.

It is possible, but only indirectly. Right-click on the field and select "Edit as hex". Right-click again and select (the now available) "Edit as string". I'll see if I can expand the datatype for "Equipped appearance" to allow setting custom strings.

I don't know what YW stands for. In BGEE it doesn't seem to work. The only item with YW appearance is WING01B.ITM, which isn't used by the game. ZW doesn't look gender-specific. It can also be used by both male and female characters.

Read the dev_readme.txt in the 1pp: Attachable Wings archive. It explains the difference between the two and the reason for it. Regardless of who and where else uses any of these resources, this mod by Erephine is the origin of the YW and ZW equipped appearances. As the EEs include much of 1pp, it does not surprise me that bits of this got slipped in with the rest.

"Ok, I've just about had my FILL of riddle asking, quest assigning, insult throwing, pun hurling, hostage taking, iron mongering, smart-arsed fools, freaks, and felons that continually test my will, mettle, strength, intelligence, and most of all, patience! If you've got a straight answer ANYWHERE in that bent little head of yours, I want to hear it pretty damn quick or I'm going to take a large blunt object roughly the size of Elminster AND his hat, and stuff it lengthwise into a crevice of your being so seldom seen that even the denizens of the nine hells themselves wouldn't touch it with a twenty-foot rusty halberd! Have I MADE myself perfectly CLEAR?!"

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#882 Argent77

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Posted 19 December 2017 - 08:12 AM

I see. Currently the extended list of appearance types is only available for EE games, so YZ didn't matter anyway. I'll try to expand it to classic BG2/BGT installations with the 1PP Wings component installed.

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#883 Sam.

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Posted 19 December 2017 - 08:32 AM

I see. Currently the extended list of appearance types is only available for EE games, so YZ didn't matter anyway. I'll try to expand it to classic BG2/BGT installations with the 1PP Wings component installed.

Adding equipped appearances to the game is rare, but not unheard of. I think two more mods that do this include Sharing my custom graphics (pointy hat/face bag/duck helm) and The Old Gold - v0.1 WIP (for BGT/BWP/BWS). I don't know if you're using a static list or trying to detect the entries dynamically, but I figured while I was at it I'd mention that at least some others exist (via mods).

"Ok, I've just about had my FILL of riddle asking, quest assigning, insult throwing, pun hurling, hostage taking, iron mongering, smart-arsed fools, freaks, and felons that continually test my will, mettle, strength, intelligence, and most of all, patience! If you've got a straight answer ANYWHERE in that bent little head of yours, I want to hear it pretty damn quick or I'm going to take a large blunt object roughly the size of Elminster AND his hat, and stuff it lengthwise into a crevice of your being so seldom seen that even the denizens of the nine hells themselves wouldn't touch it with a twenty-foot rusty halberd! Have I MADE myself perfectly CLEAR?!"

--<CHARNAME> to Portalbendarwinden

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#884 Argent77

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Posted 19 December 2017 - 08:42 AM

I'm just using a couple of static lists, depending on the detected game. There are currently separate lists for PST(EE), classic IE games and the EE games.

Is there a quick way to determine all equipped appearance types available in the game? I don't want to analyze the names of all thousands of BAM files for this.

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#885 Sam.

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Posted 19 December 2017 - 08:59 AM

I'm just using a couple of static lists, depending on the detected game. There are currently separate lists for PST(EE), classic IE games and the EE games.

Is there a quick way to determine all equipped appearance types available in the game? I don't want to analyze the names of all thousands of BAM files for this.

I'm not seeing any way other than scanning BAM file names.

"Ok, I've just about had my FILL of riddle asking, quest assigning, insult throwing, pun hurling, hostage taking, iron mongering, smart-arsed fools, freaks, and felons that continually test my will, mettle, strength, intelligence, and most of all, patience! If you've got a straight answer ANYWHERE in that bent little head of yours, I want to hear it pretty damn quick or I'm going to take a large blunt object roughly the size of Elminster AND his hat, and stuff it lengthwise into a crevice of your being so seldom seen that even the denizens of the nine hells themselves wouldn't touch it with a twenty-foot rusty halberd! Have I MADE myself perfectly CLEAR?!"

--<CHARNAME> to Portalbendarwinden

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___________Old pen and paper modules of the 70s and 80s.___________

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#886 Argent77

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Posted 19 December 2017 - 12:44 PM

I've tried to implement a dynamic list of equipped appearance codes. It works well enough in vanilla or lightly modded games. A megamod installation produces lots of false positives though. I'll probably stick with the static list for now. (As a side effect I have found two still unlisted codes though.)

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#887 CamDawg

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Posted 19 December 2017 - 01:01 PM

This is a minor display quibble:

Ops 318 and 324 can block abilities from items, too--here it's being used to block the Wand of Cloudkill, wand13.itm--so the .spl isn't necessarily a safe assumption for NI to be adding here. Op 206 remains spell-only.

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#888 Argent77

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Posted 19 December 2017 - 01:10 PM

Thanks. I'll add ITM to the list of available resref extensions.

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#889 Avenger_teambg

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Posted 20 December 2017 - 08:54 AM

I like how NI resolves splprot entries :new_thumbs:

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#890 Argent77

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Posted 20 December 2017 - 11:04 AM

I've tried to implement a dynamic list of equipped appearance codes. It works well enough in vanilla or lightly modded games. A megamod installation produces lots of false positives though. I'll probably stick with the static list for now. (As a side effect I have found two still unlisted codes though.)

I was able to further optimize the search parameters, so that they work even in bigger mod installations. It'll replace the static (and inaccurate) list of codes in the next NI release.

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#891 Sam.

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Posted 20 December 2017 - 11:20 AM

I've tried to implement a dynamic list of equipped appearance codes. It works well enough in vanilla or lightly modded games. A megamod installation produces lots of false positives though. I'll probably stick with the static list for now. (As a side effect I have found two still unlisted codes though.)

I was able to further optimize the search parameters, so that they work even in bigger mod installations. It'll replace the static (and inaccurate) list of codes in the next NI release.

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"Ok, I've just about had my FILL of riddle asking, quest assigning, insult throwing, pun hurling, hostage taking, iron mongering, smart-arsed fools, freaks, and felons that continually test my will, mettle, strength, intelligence, and most of all, patience! If you've got a straight answer ANYWHERE in that bent little head of yours, I want to hear it pretty damn quick or I'm going to take a large blunt object roughly the size of Elminster AND his hat, and stuff it lengthwise into a crevice of your being so seldom seen that even the denizens of the nine hells themselves wouldn't touch it with a twenty-foot rusty halberd! Have I MADE myself perfectly CLEAR?!"

--<CHARNAME> to Portalbendarwinden

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___________Old pen and paper modules of the 70s and 80s.___________

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#892 -kjeron-

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Posted 20 December 2017 - 01:07 PM

Thanks. I'll add ITM to the list of available resref extensions.

Could this also be done for opcodes 258, 260, and 321. They also affect both item and spell resources.

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#893 Argent77

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Posted 21 December 2017 - 02:39 AM

Thanks. I'll add ITM to the list of available resref extensions.

Could this also be done for opcodes 258, 260, and 321. They also affect both item and spell resources.

Sure, will be added.

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#894 Argent77

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Posted 22 December 2017 - 08:53 AM

Update: NearInfinity v2.1-20171222

Changes:

Cut/copy and paste operations automatically convert EFF V1.0 structures into EFF V2.0 and vice versa if needed.
Area Viewer: Added setting to disable individual region shades.
Area Viewer: Added option to specify a custom map zoom factor. Select "Custom" from the combobox list.
Area Viewer: Containers, doors and regions provide additional info in quick info box and tooltips (e.g. lock/trap state or associated scripts).
List of codes for ITM > Equipped appearance is determined dynamically based on available game resources. It replaces the (inaccurate) static list from previous versions.
Extended "Edit as string" option from popup menu for ITM > Equipped appearance field.
Added ITM to allowed resource types for opcodes 258, 260, 318, 321 and 324.
Updated several field names in EFF V2.0 structures.
Some internal optimizations.

Btw, has anyone had a chance to test the option "Change Global Font Size" on high DPI monitors yet, that were added by the previous NI release?

Edited by Argent77, 23 December 2017 - 02:28 AM.

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#895 CamDawg

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Posted 22 December 2017 - 09:17 AM

You're too good to us. Cheers!

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#896 Roxanne

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Posted 22 December 2017 - 09:21 AM

You're too good to us. Cheers!

Thank you, Argent77, this is our christmas gift.

I use the area viewer quite regularly to identify resources I reference in my mods, I really like it and now even more with the improvements.

Edited by Roxanne, 22 December 2017 - 09:25 AM.

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#897 -Gast-

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Posted 19 January 2018 - 02:15 PM

I modded BGEE V2.3.67.3 with five mods. While playing I noticed some glitches with wrong strings. Can I use Near Infinity to change the game pointing to the right string locations instead of the wrong ones? The needed strings are in the modified dialog.tlk.

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#898 Argent77

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Posted 19 January 2018 - 02:41 PM

Yes, that should work. What exactly do you want to update? Depending on the resource it might be needed to update files directly in the saved game.

Edited by Argent77, 19 January 2018 - 02:41 PM.

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#899 The Imp

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Posted 19 January 2018 - 03:16 PM

I modded BGEE V2.3.67.3,,,

If the game includes the SoD, make suireyou install the modmerger before you touch it with NI. Cause NI refers to the wrong dialog.tlk...

Yep, Jarno Mikkola. my Mega Mod FAQ. Use of the BWS, and how to use it(scroll down that post a bit).
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#900 -Gast-

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Posted 19 January 2018 - 04:29 PM

Thank You both for the replies. Modmerger is installed. Some NPC names and their bios gotten strings from Sieg of Dragonspear and mod-maps too. When I load a saved game in an old install on BGEE V 1.3.2053 the map names are correct and the names and bios are fine too but there "the best hits" are invalid strings while these strings are fine within the V2.3. I tested stuff for an EET install I plan, corrected things, so I have to reinstall. If I hit the same issues, I try Near Infinity. Have not used it for years.

Merci both.

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