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02-22-10, 04:26 PM | #1 |
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[REQ] (S3ditor) Can anybody help me create .dat file?
I'm thinking about creating "All Nations-All Flags" mod but, even after trying hard, can't figure out how to modify flag.dat file.
I tried to compile list of countries even remotely involved in WW2 and create one big flag.dat file for all future modders so there will be no need to add to flags.dat or create additional flag2.dat, flag3.dat etc So far I have hi-res flags for these countries: Albania Albania (merchant) USA Argentina Argentina (merchant) Australia same as Britain Australia (merchant) Bahrain Belgium Belgium (merchant) Bolivia Bolivia (merchant) Brasil Britain Britain (merchant) Bulgaria Bulgaria (merchant) Canada same as Britain Canada (merchant) Chile China Columbia Columbia (merchant) Costa Rica Croatia Croatia (merchant) Cuba Czech Republic Denmark Denmark (merchant) Dominican Republic Egypt Egypt (merchant) El Salvador Estonia Estonia (merchant) Ethiopia Fiji Fiji (merchant) Finland Finland (merchant) France Free French Free French (merchant) Germany Germany (merchant) Guatemala Guatemala (merchant) Greece Greece (merchant) Haiti Haiti (merchant) Honduras Honduras (merchant) Hungary Hungary (merchant) Iceland Iceland (merchant) Iraq Ireland India same as Britain India (merchant) Italy Italy (merchant) Japan Japan (merchant) Latvia Latvia (merchant) Liberia Lithuania Lithuania (merchant) Luxembourgh Mexico Netherlands Newfoundland same as Britain Newfoundland (merchant) New Zealand same as Britain New Zealand (merchant) Nicaragua Norway Norway (merchant) Philippines Palestine (merchant) Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Poland (merchant) Portugal Red Cross Romania Romania (merchant) R.S.I. R.S.I. (merchant) Saudi Arabia Slovak State South Africa South Africa (merchant) Spain Spain (merchant) Sweden Sweden (merchant) Syria Thailand Thailand (merchant) Turkey Uruguay Soviet Union Soviet Union (merchant) Venezuela Venezuela (merchant) Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (merchant) Here is a sample: If somebody just helped me to create the file i would really appreciate it. Also, any suggestions for additional countries would be appreciated. Thanks!
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02-23-10, 04:59 AM | #2 |
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Good afternoon! Sorry for my bad English. There are no problems to make one file - Flags.dat. But there is no any sensein it. The positive effect is absent.
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02-23-10, 01:00 PM | #3 |
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There is a sense behind this mod: If you have all the nations involved in one flag.dat file then any future modders wanting to add additional nation to their mod can just "tap" into nation already in it.
Also, I was planning on releasing, besides the .dat file, all flags' .dds and also recognition manuals' .dds Unfortunatey, I'm failing miserably in creating the .dat file in S3ditor.
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02-23-10, 01:42 PM | #4 |
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What problem are you having? Are you copying the flag nodes and then assigning a material, with new flag graphic to the object?
EDIT: You may get a better response posting this in the SH4 Mod forum instead.
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02-23-10, 05:13 PM | #5 | |
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I know how to assign new graphics to the object but the structure of the .dat file is complete mystery to me.
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02-23-10, 07:05 PM | #6 | |
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The other nodes are for the mesh and animation. Some countries have two flags, one civilian and one military and usually have an m or a C somewhere in the name. Picture one shows the Material/texture or the picture of the flag. Notice at the right side there is a place to import/export the image. The next picture is with the FLG node selected. Notice the Material Box has the material from the other picture which you put in using the "Add" button. If you click the "3D Model" node you will see the ID listed at the top of the window for the 3D model is the number after "Model ID" So to make a new flag you can copy an existing flag and then you need to import a new image and change the name "Japan" and give the nodes new IDs. Here is dat file file I used in the example, you can play with your own flag images and then do a Remap IDs and import the dat into the flag.dat using "File/Import/dat file" and do it again with another flag. http://www.filefront.com/15665911/Flagtemplate.dat Peabody
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02-24-10, 04:01 PM | #7 |
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I'm getting close but still getting error: "The node is referencing a model, but the index of the model is higher then the index of the node."
What does that mean? THX
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02-24-10, 04:18 PM | #8 |
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See where it says 'Index' in the right hand panel? The 'index' of the 3D Object node has to be lower than the 'parent' node that references it.
In the screenshot above, the parent node 'Node - Japan_FLG' has a 6: in front of it. The 3D Object below it, which that node is referencing has an index of 3, and the sub controller 4 and 5. You have to move the 3D objet so that it has a higher index, by either typing in the index number directly into the index box, or clicking the 'move index up/down' buttons.
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02-24-10, 05:19 PM | #9 |
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How are indexes related to each other? Are they just random numbers?
Also will it not change the order of "items" in left-hand column? THX
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02-24-10, 07:07 PM | #10 | |
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There must be something else wrong. Can you have an index of 0? I think you can, but I am not positive. @conus00, Did you use this example or try a different one? Nisgeis is absolutely right (he usually is) the 3D model MUST have a lower index than the "parent node" and that is what the error is telling you. I will test this to see if maybe when it gets imported it will change the numbers, so maybe the import is the problem, it's been a long time since I imported a .dat file. Peabody
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02-24-10, 07:17 PM | #11 |
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I found the problem: the new Node is still linked to the original model.
How do I change Linked 3D model "Model ID" to a different model? @peabody: I just PM'd you. Can you, please, check out the attached files and help me out? THANKS!
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02-24-10, 10:23 PM | #12 | |
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1 Select the new 3D model and copy the ID 2 Select the parent node, go to Linked 3D model and at the "Model ID" hold Ctrl and click on the ID and a "normal" box will open to paste the new ID. I will check the PM you sent. Peabody
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02-25-10, 01:45 AM | #13 |
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Great!!! I didn't know about that "Ctrl-thingy".
It works now. I can reassign models to nodes but I am having another issue. PM'ed again... Thanks a lot for all your help, peabody!
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02-25-10, 06:03 AM | #14 |
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I was referring to your screenshot, which is correct, as an example of what it should look like when it's working . Yes you can have an index of zero.
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02-25-10, 02:40 PM | #15 | |
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Somebody has to pick on you. I don't know if you ever ran into this problem but it appears to be the numbering. He send me the .dat file he was working on, I created a MOD and it CTD on the main loading screen. So, just to tidy it up to make it easier to work with I renumbered the whole thing. Even though the 3D model WAS numbered lower than the Parent node, it was also numbered lower than the Material node and embedded image and lower than some of the numbers in the flag above it. All the child nodes were like this, due to selecting the Parent node of the previous flag and importing i believe, and that messes up the numbering of the child node. When I renumbered to make it easier to work with, it worked. I didn't think the numbering mattered because of the index, but apparently it does. At least in this case. Maybe you have some info on why? Anyway I am going to show him how to import to avoid this issue. I just imported the "template" that I gave him and it works fine if I select the last node before the import, rather than selecting the Parent node above it. Which is the way I always did it anyway. Another point I do not understand, maybe you know. The Japan flags: On the Material node, with the embedded image, it has a "label" (8/0) that is "Tempmat #15" for warships and "Tempmat #10" for Civilian. Why is this different than any other flag? And it is only a label, why would it affect anything? The material node is still a .tga, any idea why the Tempmat #15 label? Peabody
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