12 replies to this topic

[JuliusC]

When I first install the Widescreen Mod for GemRB, GhostDog's-PST-UI refuses to install (by saying "Widescreen Mod not detected"). Whereas if I install the Widescreen Mod for the original Infinity Engine, GhostDog's-PST-UI does install fine...

So my question is: is this mod not compatible with Widescreen Mod, GemRB version? I wanted to enable Planescape Torment in higher resolution on my tablet...

[ghostdog]

I've never used it myself, but it seems you need to install it in "non-GemRB" mode : http://forums.gibber...showtopic=24042

[JuliusC]

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Edited by JuliusC, 22 October 2012 - 06:13 PM.

[JuliusC]

I did some testing:
- if I install Widescreen Mod for Infinity Engine/"non-GemRB" (followed by your PST-UI), my tablet (running the game with GemRB) crashes right after the character screen...
- if I install Widescreen Mod for GemRB (which cannot be followed by your current PST-UI), then my table is able to go past the character screen... but the menu screens are of course still low-resolution (since your mod could not be applied)...

So in case you could adapt your mod so that it can be applied with Widescreen Mod/GemRB, that'd be great...

[ghostdog]

It's not likely for me to do it. But if the GemRB guys want to adapt it, they're certainly welcome to do it

[chiv]

Ghostdog, I'm not part of the gemrb team, but I am playtesting gemrb Torment ; May I take your UI graphics and adapt them for a gemrb compatible version? I already had to make a hi-res patch for the ui, so I may as well go the whole hog, and in gemrb it can be done without exe hacking, so a different version would be more user friendly.

[ghostdog]

Whoops sorry about the late reply. Sure, go ahead chiv.

[ghostdog]

For all resolutions the dialog box offsets are set from the "exe_patch.tph" under the   "// Dialog :" comment.

[The Imp]

Also, it seems to be calling for the "4 CD version." Is there a 2 CD version of this mod?

Well, here's the checks it does, the CD version comes from:

COPY ~Torment.exe~ ~Torment.exe~
SET fail = 0
READ_SHORT 0x00293a96 ~offset_0x00293a96~
PATCH_IF (~offset_0x00293a96~ = 20992) THEN BEGIN
PATCH_PRINT ~4CD version~

READ_SHORT "0x432300" Xnew
READ_SHORT "0x432307" Ynew

SET CDver = 4

END

ELSE BEGIN
READ_SHORT 0x00289ad6 ~offset_0x00289ad6~
PATCH_IF (~offset_0x00289ad6~ = 20992) THEN BEGIN
PATCH_PRINT ~Chinese 4CD version~

READ_SHORT "0x425640" Xnew
READ_SHORT "0x425647" Ynew

SET CDver = 5

END

ELSE BEGIN
READ_SHORT 0x0056da27 ~offset_0x0056da27~
PATCH_IF (~offset_0x0056da27~ = 20992) THEN BEGIN
PATCH_PRINT ~2CD version~

READ_SHORT "0x432f60" Xnew
READ_SHORT "0x432f67" Ynew

SET CDver = 2

END ELSE BEGIN
SET fail = 1 
END END END
ACTION_IF fail = 1 BEGIN
FAIL ~Unknown version~
END

 

And the rest:

COPY ~torment.exe~ ~torment.exe~

PATCH_IF (CDver = 4) THEN BEGIN

READ_SHORT "0x432300" X
READ_SHORT "0x432307" Y

END

ELSE BEGIN
PATCH_IF (CDver = 2) THEN BEGIN

READ_SHORT "0x432f60" X
READ_SHORT "0x432f67" Y

END

ELSE BEGIN
PATCH_IF (CDver = 5) THEN BEGIN  //Chinese 4CD version

READ_SHORT "0x425640" X
READ_SHORT "0x425647" Y

END ELSE BEGIN
END END END

ACTION_IF (X < 799) BEGIN 
FAIL ~ Widescreen Mod not detected. You must have Bigg's Widescreen Mod installed with a resolution >= 800x480 pixels, prior to installing this mod. ~
END

So you have to have the officially patched PC version to play with this mod, as the other Operation Systems are not supported... PC because it modifies the torment.exe file. And also the file needs to be readable, writable and all those things that not even the Admins privileges give, if the game is installed to a wrong directory under the Windows 7 and 8.1 (as in he default directory, we here blame Microsoft), or with sandbox antivirus software. Also notice that you have to have bigger than 799 pixels wide resolution set, as the new GUI is build to be expanded from there on out.

Edited by The Imp, 29 March 2015 - 02:46 PM.