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[Argent77]

This is an intended 'feature' (I think) that exists since the beginnings of NearInfinity. New values are usually written into the structure only if you press Enter, manually remove the input focus from the field or click the 'Update value' button (for a couple of data types).
 

[Wisp]

It's a pretty standard trait among data-entry programs (and hardly some quirk of NI's), I might add.

[Argent77]

Update: NearInfinity v1.35.0-snapshot-20140611

This is mostly a bugfix release.

[Argent77]

Snapshot 20140611 contained a bug that could result in writing invalid kit values to a CRE resource. Please use Snapshot 20140611a instead!

[Dark_Ansem]

thanks to both for keeping the tool updated

[Sam.]

I could really use a way to mass export and convert all MOS (and TIS probably) files from BGEE to PNG files without having to export all 540 or so of them one at a time.  Is that something that can be arranged?

Edited by Sam., 04 July 2014 - 06:11 PM.

[Argent77]

Mass exporting MOS files as PNG shouldn't be much of a problem. I could add that option to the Mass Exporter.

Auto-converting TIS files is more difficult as the TIS format doesn't include information about width and height. Currently NI attempts to find matching WED resources to get the required information, but that doesn't cover all available TIS files. I would have to fall back to a default dimension (e.g. 1x[tile_count]) in those cases.
 

[Argent77]

Update: NearInfinity v1.35.0-snapshot-20140706

New feature:

• Added the option to export MOS, PVRZ and TIS resources as PNG to the Mass Exporter

[Ulb]

Thanks a lot for your hard work Argent!

(I'm sure the new version will come in handy once you start working on your Djinni Mod again! )

[Sam.]

New feature:

• Added the option to export MOS, PVRZ and TIS resources as PNG to the Mass Exporter

It works perfectly.  Thanks for the super quick turnaround!!

[Sam.]

In BGEE, I tried exporting MAPICONS.BAM via "all frames as graphics" to .PNG.  I get a message box saying

53/56 frames exported
0/56 frames not exported

Only frames 0 through 52 are exported. According to BAMWorkshop and BAMWorkshop II, frame 53 has a width and height of 0. NI seems to stop exporting frames from a BAM when it hits a frame with dimensions of zero. In this case, frames 54 and 55 were not exported as .PNG. Attached is MAPICONS.BAM for reference.
 
Expected behavior:  When NI is extracting frames from a BAM file and encounters a frame with dimensions of 0 (zero), it should either:

• create a transparent frame with dimensions 1x1 and continue exporting subsequent frames, or
• skip the illegally dimensioned frame and continue exporting subsequent frames

 

 MAPICONS.rar   92.35K   156 downloads

[Argent77]

I can confirm this bug. It's also present in the BAM Converter. I'll see what I can do.
 

[Argent77]

Update: NearInfinity v1.35.0-snapshot-20140722

Another bugfix release:

• Fixed a bug in the frames export routine of BAM resources when encountering illegal frames. (Illegal frames will be skipped.)
• Fixed a bug in the BAM Converter when importing or adding BAMs containing illegal frames. (Illegal frames will be replaced by 1x1 transparent frames.)

[The Imp]

So what happens to the functionality of those "illegal" frames. As if the normal pattern is taken from the animations frame, I hear that the empty frame is just a repeat of the previous frame as there's no difference between the two... so does the 1x1 transparent frame have the exact same function as the illegal (or just previously already defined) frame ?

[Argent77]

I've only encountered "illegal" frames that are actually being used in the aforementioned MAPICONS.BAM. It looks like the empty frame is used for both the werewolf island and Shandalar's island. In both cases I don't see an icon on the in-game worldmap, so it's safe to assume that the game uses an invisible placeholder or no icon at all at that position. (Edit: Correction. It's used for one of Overhaul's ambush areas, but I can see no icon for that location either.)
Repeating the previous frame doesn't make much sense, as frames have to be defined in cycles to be displayed. In the case of the worldmap icons, each cycle contains only a single frame. Afaik, there are other empty frames in creature animation BAMs, but they aren't referenced in cycles and thus never displayed.

I guess as long as we don't have access to the game's source code we can only speculate how to handle empty frames.
 

Edited by Argent77, 22 July 2014 - 09:52 AM.

[The Imp]

I guess as long as we don't have access to the game's source code we can only speculate how to handle empty frames.

Or you could uncompile and recompile an animation sequence and see if there's anything odd ... so the giant doesn't all of a sudden become invisible or something.

[Falln]

Maybe a stupid question, but I was wondering why I can't find all the areas? I was looking for the Candlekeep inn and it doesn't show up under ARE.

[Argent77]

Candlekeep Inn is either AR2616 or AR2629. Depending on how you've set up NI, the files can show up under "ARE" or "Override" in the resource tree.

[Falln]

Thanks, I never looked at Override. But in my install it's AR6516.ARE

[Argent77]

Ah yes, it's a different map in BGT. Btw, you can set how resources are filtered via menu Options->Show Override Files.