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[Argent77]

Hi,
recent version can't detect the type of my classic BG2 game automatically:

NI expects "BGConfig.exe" in the game directory to successfully detect oBG2. I don't see it in your file list.

[ALIEN]

Yep, that was it. Thanks!

[Yovaneth]

Small suggestion (only because it's irritating me!   ). On the Area Viewer, if you check 'Display search map', would it be possible to auto-display a list of what the colours mean in the 'Mini maps' area? When you move off 'Display search map', auto-hide the list.

 

-Y-

[Argent77]

Small suggestion (only because it's irritating me!   ). On the Area Viewer, if you check 'Display search map', would it be possible to auto-display a list of what the colours mean in the 'Mini maps' area? When you move off 'Display search map', auto-hide the list.

 

-Y-

You could always open the IESDP page for search maps: https://gibberlings3...ces/search.html

But I'll see if I can also find a good way to provide some info in the area viewer itself.

[Argent77]

Update: NearInfinity v2.4-20250611

Changelog:

• Reference search: Removed "GAM" file type from the default selection
• Improved BIFF path detection for original games in case the game's ini path definitions are incorrect
• Improved wording of labels and tooltips for the context menu entries to apply a value to all removable structures
• Creature Animation Browser: Added option to export animation sequences as a series of PNG images (one image per frame)
• Area Viewer:
  • If minimap layers are enabled (search, light or height map) then additional information about the coordinate under the mouse cursor is displayed in the info box
  • Added support for ENTRIES.2DA entrance definitions
  • Fixed slightly off-center ranged ambient icons
• Added more filters to the BAM Converter:
  • Color filter "Gaussian Blur"
  • Color filter "Edge Detection"
  • Transform filter "Resize": Added "Lanczos" scaling algorithm
  • Transform filter "Rotate": Added support for arbitrary angles
• Improved Mass Exporter:
  • Redesigned the GUI: Options are splitted into two sections to optimize dialog size
  • Added a Preview button that lists the resources matching the current export settings
  • Added a "Preselect exported files" option that allows to control which files should be exported
  • Added option "Close dialog after export"
• WMP Viewer: A click on a worldmap icon automatically selects the entry in the area list; a click with pressed CTRL key will unselect the current entry
• WMP Viewer: Virtual worldmap icon definitions (via XNEWAREA.2DA) should not be applied to WMP resources in saved games
• ITM View tab shows all available icon frames (e.g. if equipped and dragged variants exist)
• Open external file: Shows a confirmation dialog if file is very big
• Added a "Follow system color scheme" option to the Look&Feel section of the Preferences dialog which automatically selects a light or dark theme depending on current OS settings
• Added new color theme "BCS Dark" for BCS and DLG tree view
• Added "Specifics" field to CRE View tab
• Added display of human-readable in-game date and time on the View tab of GAM resources
• Added a "Sync" button to resource views that restores the resource tree selection of the currently opened resource
• Updated CRE status flags: BG2 and EE games repurpose bit 19 (DISEASED) to track the Deactivate() script action
• Updated supported resource types for IWD and IWD2 in opcode 206
• Improved text and resource fields in structured resources to prevent accidental alterations of content unless they were explicitly modified by the user (required for some new EEex features)
• "Find resource" (quick search) should not prefer game resources in saved games if they also exist as regular game resources (e.g. BALDUR.GAM)
• Deprecated Preferences option "Ignore Override". Option is largely superceded by the resource option "Open biffed resource in new window" and will be removed in a future release.
• Fixed icon display in list controls if filter mode is enabled
• Fixed display of the CRE kit field after restoring a manual field type conversion
• Fixed strref field updates without marking the file as "modified" under certain conditions
• Fixed potential freezes when using the "Find resource" (quick search) feature that could happen under very specific circumstances
• Cosmetic fix in saved results of search operations that filters out internally used regular expression markers
• Updated build.xml: Added "release" attribute that is considered by JDK 9 or later
• Various internal fixes and optimizations

[Andrea C.]

Is the latest build supposed to run on Windows XP 32bit? If not, what is the latest release that does?

[Argent77]

Is the latest build supposed to run on Windows XP 32bit? If not, what is the latest release that does?

Yes, recent NI versions should still run on 32-bit Windows. At least theoretically. You may run out of memory if you use some of the more demanding features though (such as the area viewer).

[Argent77]

Update: NearInfinity v2.4-20260109

Changelog:

• Added several new Look and Feel themes for the app
• Added "InfinityLoader.exe" to the default list of game launchers if available
• Added Preferences option to enable or disable the warning dialog when opening the string table editor
• Saved games: Added option to export GAM > PartyNPC as CHR or CRE resource
• STO: Added options to sort store items by name
• Greatly improved performance of the Find resource (Quick Search) feature (especially noticeable on Linux)
• Improved the MUS playlist parser
• Improved feedback for unsuccessful WeiDU changelog operations
• Improved display of the result table for a WeiDU changelog operation
• Improved usability of opcode 319 by providing a customized "Power" parameter
• Improved parameter representation for opcode 342
• Updated opcode 112 parameters
• Updated opcode 303 parameters
• Updated field types in WED resources
• Expanded file type list for BCS reference search
• Slightly improved error handling if dialog.tlk is not available
• Several minor improvements to the "StringRef Lookup" dialog
• Area Viewer: Current viewport center is preserved when changing zoom level
• Area Viewer: Added keyboard shortcuts for Viewer Settings and Update Map
• Area Viewer: Updating map content also updates the enabled state of layer controls
• Area Viewer: Added context menu to copy current map position to the clipboard
• Area Viewer: Added option to display (un)explored regions of the map
• Area Viewer: Info box displays tile index at cursor position
• Area Viewer: Added option to drop pins for marking positions on the map
  • Added new "Pins" layer
  • Added context menu entries to add or remove pins
  • Pins are non-persistent but can be saved to or loaded from an external file (VMAP file type)
  • VMAP files can be explicitly opened with NI's "Open external file" feature
• BAM Converter: Relaxed frame definitions in session files
  • Frame paths can be relative to the session file path
  • Frame indices are now optional and default to 0 if not specified
  • Session export relativizes frame paths automatically if possible
• Removed deprecated "Ignore Override" option (superseded by "Open biffed resource" feature)
• Unified result windows for check and search operations
• Fixed BAM V2 encoding issues that caused glitched texture mapping under certain conditions
• Fixed biff list initialization in "Edit Biff" dialog if no resource entries are available
• Fixed context menu not opening in the resource tree for games with unmerged DLC archives
• Fixed LUA color scheme control being initially disabled in the Preferences dialog
• Structured resources: Fixed "Apply to all substructures" feature if a field type was manually changed to one of the predefined datatypes
• Current color scheme is applied to the clipboard viewer and debug console windows
• Disabled option to remove PartyNPC structures in GAM resources to prevent potential file corruption
• Many more internal updates and fixes

[Argent77]

Update: NearInfinity v2.4-20260111

This is a small follow-up release that mostly fixes usability of creature inventory slots.

Changelog:

• Greatly improved CRE inventory slot representation (that also fixes a regression from the previous release)
• Fixed signedness of the CRE Lore field
• Various internal cleanups

[Argent77]

Update: NearInfinity v2.4-20260322

Changelog:

• Near Infinity can now be opened on empty game installations to modify external files (e.g. saved games)
  • For technical reasons a "chitin.key" file is still required, but it can be anything renamed to "chitin.key".
  • A game type that matches the files to be edited should be selected to avoid potential file corruptions on save operations.
• Improved string search:
  • Search text is highlighted in matching string entries (StringRef Lookup, String Table Editor, Check for unused strings)
  • Added support for unicode characters in a case-insensitive search
  • Improved error messages for syntax errors in regular expressions
  • Updated text component library
• Added new feature "Spell Abilities Generator":
  • Auto-generates level-scaled spell ability structures based on a great number of customizable parameters
• Added a "Clear value" button to "Unknown" resource fields that can be used to quickly zeroize unused content
• Added context menu option to export Effect structures in CRE/ITM/SPL resources as external EFF files
• Added option to EFF resources to copy the file content to the clipboard for use as Effect structures in CRE/ITM/SPL resources
• Added Preferences option to "Sort Override Files in Resource Tree by Type"
• Overhauled graphics conversion dialogs for BMP, MOS, PVRZ, and TIS files
• Shortcut Ctrl-C on resources in the resource tree can be used to copy-paste the resource in the system's file explorer
• WMP Viewer: Expanded "Show map icons" by option to display only map icons that are marked as "visible" on the worldmap
• BAM Converter:
  • Added Super xBR scaling to filter "Resize BAM Frames"
  • "Long-tap" on the "Add cycle(s)" button allows to add a user-defined number of cycles at once
  • Several improvements to the UI layout
  • Added option to activate or deactivate defined filters temporarily
  • Added scroll bars to preview display which are shown if the preview image is bigger than the preview window
• Improved display of relative offsets in substructures
• Improved error messages when loading graphics files
• Improved usability of color picker UI control that is used by several opcodes
• Improved labels of ITM unusability flags for mages and druids
• Context menu option "Open biffed resource" is now available in all resource display modes
• Updated fields in ARE "tiled objects" structures
• Improved name of opcode 250
• Removed unused field from WED overlay tilemap structures
• Dice fields in effects and abilities are treated as unsigned numbers
• Fixed DLG export as WeiDU .D file for resources in DLC archives
• Fixed context menu option "Create zip archive" for saved games and also added to NI's File menu
• Fixed display issue with SPLPROT "Creature type" labels used by opcodes 318/324/326
• Fixed several potential issues when copy-pasting resource substructures
• Fixed orientations in type B000 (AMBIENT_STATIC) creature animations
• Fixed removal of resource selection in the resource tree when pressing shortcut Ctrl-C
• Several more smaller fixes and updates