M Editor

[KrumpolcPetr]

M Editor is now available to download. Enjoy it!
Download M Editor

Scene2.bin will be probably supported in the next version.

Last edited by KrumpolcPetr on Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:21 pm; edited 2 times in total

[Firefox3860]

thanks, it is a good work

Now there is a program that works correctly with the files of my version 1.0 (carindex.def, carcyclopedia.def). Others were created for 1.1 and higher

[arbitrarymobster]

Great looking tool, I look forward to using it.

I installed and ran it and it detected my version as 1.0, but it is actually 1.3. I clicked around and when I clicked vehicles, it said I needed to resolve problems below and I clicked "vehicles +."

It deleted the contents of my vehicles.bin and also my carcyclopedia. I never clicked to save anything.

Edit: I didn't have a carcyclopedia file in tables so it created an empty one and emptied my vehicles.bin. I added the carcyclopedia file and now it works, but it still detects version 1.0 and doesn't allow me to edit the GUI.

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[Melhior]

Good editor. But not enough support Cyrillic and Russian version of the game. Can you do it?

[KrumpolcPetr]

[CurtisTea]

Inventory editing doesn't work properly. I tried to duplicate a Colt 1911 and the program actually adds all the necessary lines to predmety.def, but it does not adds the new weapon with this new ID itself. When you save the inventory editor, exit and open it again this new weapon does not show... BUT if you try to add it again you will see signs of that previously added weapon in Localization menu.
Here's a question: what is "internal name"? Is it some kind of registration of a new weapon? What files are edited within this process (seems that it is NOT a predmety.def)?

[KrumpolcPetr]

[CurtisTea]

I will be looking forward for the fix, thanks!
Inventory editing was the first thing that I wanted to check, because there are some interesting parameters that I never managed to change by hand. Let's see, maybe your tool will help me;)

[Melhior]

[KrumpolcPetr]

[KrumpolcPetr]

Alright, the inventory and the vehicles are fixed. You can download the fixed version from the same link above. The troubles with the russian version will be fixed as soon as possible.

[Melhior]

[CurtisTea]

Well... The problem is fixed. But it works exactly how I expected: a lot of weapon charactetistics that I couldn't change can't be changed with this tool tool.
First of all, the name of the weapon is not shown when you ad it in a mission, but that is not a major problem. The problem is that you can't manage:
1. a sound of a weapon when it falls on the ground
2. a model of a clip when you reload a weapon (if it has a clip, like Colt 1911)
There things were very important for me, as I spend some time to figure out how it works. And both me and even Golod55 didn't find an answer.

What files does an Inventory Editor actually edits? If the answer is only predmety.def then you can't add a 100% new weapon for sure. Because all those other parameters are set somewhere else, only God knows where.

[KrumpolcPetr]

[CurtisTea]

Let's be honest, there is no need for a clip model to be written in predmety.def: a clip in every weapon model (if there is one) is always called "clip" (wow!). So if there was a special parameter in predmety.def that sets whether a game have to show a clip or not - I'm sure a game would find that clip. Think about it: it is just like MUZZLE dummy that defines fire when shooting. Even in a new added weapon the game recognizes MUZZLE, but doesn't recognize a standart "clip" object. So, it is about a parameter that is definitely hardcoded, yep, you might be right:(
The same thing with a sound when a weapon falls down on the floor. This parameter is aslo set not in predmety.def. Examle: if you open predmety.def in HEX, copy all the bytes of a Thompson and paste them over a bucket bytes you will have a Thompson that shoots like a Thompson, but falls on the ground with a sound of a bucket. Hardcoded again? I guess so, yes.

And .mnu files - oh yes. Just about 1-2 weeks ago I tried to figure out how font parameters work, even contacted fellas on the russian forum. The truth is - the parameters in .mnu are very individual for each case, so if you can set white color for a font somewhere that does NOT mean you can do it somewhere else if this option is not considered by the game. Well... at least I can change menu size and position and change the font if need, that might be enough for GUI modding?

Anyway, you've made a great tool with lots of interesting features packed in a very friendly interface. Cheers, mate!